General Session Day 1 - Driving Excellence - Tuesday, September 23, 2008

7:00 Registration And Networking Breakfast Inside The Solution Zone

8:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Jack Weiss, CEO, WAM Systems

8:15 LogiChem/WAM Systems S&OP Benchmark Study Results- Where Do You Stand In Relation To The Industry
Jack Weiss, CEO, WAM Systems

8:45 Bridging Global Supply Chain Silos En Route To End-To-End Supply Chain Excellence
Lawrence Cresci, Global Director Supply Chain Operations, Dow Chemical Company

9:15 Sensibly And Profitably Mitigating Global Supply Chain Risks
FMC Corporation

9:45 PANEL: Effective Collaboration With Your 3PLs
Bill Adams, Director of Americas Logistics, Hercules
Glenn Riggs, VP, Truck, Rail and Warehouse Business, Odyssey Logistics and Technology Corp.
Michael Rohrbaugh, Supply Chain Manager, Pilot Chemical Company

10:15 Refreshments And Networking Break

10:55 Protecting Your Intellectual Property (IP) In A Foreign Country
Peter Murray, Global Supply Chain Competency, and Development Leader, DuPont

11:30 Building A Cross Functional S&OP Team In Practice
Marty Heyne, Vice President Operations, MWV Specialty Chemicals

12:00 How Can Your Supply Chain Add Value By Driving Down Operating Capital Whilst Maintaining Your Customer Service Levels?
Tim Bett, Supply Chain Director, DSM

12:00 Lunch And Networking Sponsored by Agility

  TRACK A – S&OP, Forecasting and Demand Planning TRACK B– Achieving Team Building, Talent Management, And Effective Collaboration
1:45 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Kenneth Wensel, Chief Sales Officer, BDP International
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Steve Hamilton, President & CEO, ChemLogix

1:50 Implementing a New Demand Planning System to Improve Productivity or Service an Increasing Customer Base
Brian O’Neil, Ticona Global Supply Chain Manager, Advanced Engineered, Materials Division, Celanese
Feeding The Talent Supply Chain: University and Chemical Industry Synergy
Professor Sanjay Ahire, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management,, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina

2:25 Accurate 12-18 Months Demand Planning: Utopia Or Achievable?
Kevin McBride, Director Operations Planning and Systems, Orica
Successfully Applying A Labor Management System To Optimize Labor Resource ROI
Kathy Himes, Manager, Warehouse Operations and Services, Cognis

3:00 Refreshments And Networking Break

3:40 PANEL: Chemical Tracking and Condition Monitoring Across the Supply Chain - Innovative New Technologies and Methods that are Enabling Effective Asset
Harry Pappas, Founder, President and CEO, International RFID Business AssociationManagement
Leif Chastaine, Vice President of Solutions Marketing, InSync Software
Cyrus Jassawalla, Director, Site Logistics Operations, Bayer Material Science
PANEL: A Tale Of Two Teams- Cross Functional Collaboration To Effectively Achieve Cost Containment and Customer Service Excellence
Stacey McMahon, Director of Operations, Evonik Degussa Corporation
PJ Block, Manager Supply Chain Services, Ashland

4:15 Legacy to Legendary - Network Modelling the Path to Supply Chain Enlightenment
Mark Ridge, Supply Chain Solutions Director, Agility Chemicals
Changing With The Times As Painlessly As Possible
Mark Krueger, Corporate Domestic Logistics, Bostik Inc

4:40 Interactive Roundtable Discussion Sessions Interactive Roundtable Discussion Sessions

5:45 LogiChem Welcome Reception
 

Don’t miss your best networking opportunity of the year. Relax and unwind after a full day of sessions by enjoying a drink and a bite to eat at the LogiChem reception. Take this opportunity to meet and mingle with other executives. There’s no better way to end the day.


 

 

 

General Session Day 2 - Wednesday, September 24, 2008

7:00 Registration And Networking Breakfast Inside The Solution Zone

8:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
David Shannon, SVP, Product Management, Marketing & Strategy, Savi Technology

8:15 Securing Senior Management Buy-In To Ensure Sufficient Investment For Your Service
Kim Denney, President, Air Liquide America

8:45 Business Continuity Plans For A Global Supply Chain - Are You Really Ready?
Stuart Agler, Manager, Logistics Process Improvement, Global Marketing, ExxonMobil Chemical

9:15 Comprehensive Competency Based Supply Chain Learning System At BASF
Alan Milliken, Business Process Education Manager, BASF

9:45 PANEL: Movement In The Wireless Space: Current And Up And Coming Technologies
Craig Casto, Global Leader Auto ID Expertise Center, Dow Chemical Company
David Stephens, CEO, Savi Technology
Harry Pappas, Founder, President and CEO, International RFID Business Association

10:15 Refreshments And Networking Break

11:15 Driving Productivity and Effectiveness of Your Globally Dispersed Supply Chain Team
Justine MacDonald, Vice President Supply Chain, Procurement and Planning, Sigma-Aldrich

11:45 Leveraging Distribution Network Optimization For Supply Chain Process Efficiencies
Margaret McCarvill, Director Indirect Procurement and Corporate Logistics, Rohm & Haas

12:15 Sustainability On Less Than A Dime – Easy, Low Cost Ways To Get Green And Lean Started Through Responsible Purchasing
Chris O’Brien, Director, Responsible Purchasing Network

12:45 Lunch And Networking

1:45 Sustainability As A Driver For Innovative Product Development
Andrew Douglass, Marketing and Innovation Director, Rhodia

2:15 Building A Seamless Infrastructure To Implement and Sustain A Solid Alliance
Greg Javor, Director North America Customer Service & Logistics, ICI Paints, Inc.

2:45 Picking Up Speed: The Globally Harmonized System Of Classification And Labeling Of Chemicals
Imogene Treble, Product Regulatory Leader, Dow Chemical Company

3:15 Interactive Roundtable And Coffee Tête-A-Tête With Supply Chain And Logistics Executives

3:45 Conclusion Of LogiChem 2008

 

 



 
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