| Monday, June 21 | Tuesday, June 22 | Wednesday, June 23 |
| Educational Sessions & Evening Keynote Click here for Monday's Schedule | Manufacturing Executive Speakers & Best Practices Click here for Tuesday's Schedule | The MESA Unconference, Manufacturing Speakers & Thought Leadership Click here for Wednesday's Schedule |
Program & Agenda
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MESA has long been regarded for the high-caliber content delivered at its conferences, and the 2010 conference continues that tradition. The conference theme is Unlocking Your Operations Potential, and the event is focused on showing practical ways to tackle unprecedented challenges and capitalize on new opportunities. Check out the conference highlights below and register today! Pre-Conference Workshops (Monday) Come to town early for some extra opportunities for advanced learning. Choose from a series of pre-conference workshops to dig into some of your biggest challenges with some of the most experienced practitioners in industry. Advanced registration is required, so sign up today. Featured Speaker, Lou Holtz, at the Opening Banquet Join us Monday evening at the historic Dearborn Inn and help us kick-start this year's conference. Enjoy the Cocktail Hour while networking with fellow conference attendees, and prepare to soak up all that legendary football coach, Lou Holtz, has to share with his Game Plan for Success. Coach Holtz is a proven winner and a powerful speaker, and he's certain to set a strong, positive tone for our event. Keynotes & Executive Speakers (Tuesday) Our event is jam-packed with compelling stories of companies who have unlocked the potential of their Operations to achieve extraordinary results. Ford's Vice President of North American Manufacturing, Jim Tetreault, will headline a cast of business, IT and Operations leaders from across industry who will tell their company's story in their own words. Hear about the role that Manufacturing is playing at Ford to achieve it's One Ford Turnaround Plan and what these other leading companies are doing to build their own competitive advantage. Tuesday's Speaker Lineup Jim Tetreault, VP of North American Manufacturing; Ford Motor Company Rick Bullotta, Industry Luminary Dave Klante, VP Engineering & Packaging; MillerCoors Dr. Michael Heidingsfelder, Senior VP of Operations; Freudenberg-NOK Greg Augustine, VP Information Systems; Network Engines Tim Easterling, VP Corporate Engineering; Keystone Foods Bob Erb, VP of Operations; Biotronik Miguel Angel Espinosa, Global MES COE Leader; Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company Kevin Uhls, Supply Chain IT Leader; GE Consumer & Industrial The Great Data Exchange - Asset Performance Management and Automation of the Data Collection Process Thought Leadership Sessions (Wednesday) Hear best practices and learn what the MESA community is talking about. Multiple Site MES Projects: Systems Implementation is Half the Battle BPM & The Cloud in Operations From Metrics Confusion to Business Intelligence: Calming the Sea Spotlight Speakers (Wednesday) Hear from even more companies just like yours who are working to make Operations more reliable, capable and profitable. Their industries, perspectives and histories vary widely, but their common objectives bring us together to learn from their experiences. Dr. Arnesh Telukdarie, MES Engineering Manager; Sasol Ugan Maistry, Managing Director; EOH Mining & Manufacturing Gilad Langer, Consulting Manager; NNE Pharmaplan Kasper Larsen, Senior Technical Manager; Novo Nordisk Scott Daugherty, Director of Operations; Cormetech Rodney neal, Practice Manager; Global Automation Partners, Inc. Ralf Marsh, IT Director; New Untitled Motor Manufacturing Inc Melissa Nippert, Director of Capital and Strategic Projects; Pinnacle Foods Group LLC Mark Sutcliffe, President; CDC Software Market Don Enstrom, Sr. Director of Operations; Cliffstar Mike Durak, Director IT; General Motors Dr. Michael Grieves, Author and NASA Consultant Commitment to Corporate Responsibility -- New Management System Requirement for Suppliers
Unconference attendees can share and learn in an open, participatory environment. It is an intense multi-discussion, multi-room event with no script. Bring ideas and desire to interact with peers - and test the brains and bounds of the MESA community. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is invited and welcome! |
Tuesday Manufacturing Executive Speakers
Jim Tetreault, VP of North America Manufacturing Ford Motor Company
Greg Augustine, VP Information Systems Network Engines Tim Easterling, Bob Erb, Miguel Angel Espinosa, Global MES COE Leader Dr. Michael Heidingsfelder, Senior VP of Operations Lance Holmer, Technical Specialist, Refining Engineering; Marathon Petroleum Company Dave Klante, Kevin Uhls, Tuesday Rick Bullotta, |












