MESA - Program & Agenda

Unlocking Your Operations Potential

2010 North American Conference
Dearborn, Michigan U.S.A.
June 21 - 23

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

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
(The Dearborn Inn, Monday)

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.

Attendees will also be treated to a look into "the future of manufacturing" from the perspective of manufacturing enterprise software pioneer Rick Bullotta. Rick's perspective and vision are sure to energize attendees and be a treat for all.

Tuesday's Speaker Lineup

The Transformation of Automotive Manufacturing
Jim Tetreault, VP of North American Manufacturing; Ford Motor Company

Future of Manufacturing in a Connected World

Rick Bullotta, Industry Luminary

Manufacturing Executive Speaker
Dave Klante, VP Engineering & Packaging; MillerCoors

Using A Lean System Systematically is the Key to Financial and Operational Success
Dr. Michael Heidingsfelder, Senior VP of Operations; Freudenberg-NOK

Right-size Your Technology Investments to Fuel Growth While Enforcing Quality
Greg Augustine, VP Information Systems; Network Engines

Managing Operations Using Real-Time Solutions - Achieving Plant of the Year was No Accident
Tim Easterling, VP Corporate Engineering; Keystone Foods

MES: Managing Risk and Manufacturing in a Vertically Integrated Medical Device Enterprise
Bob Erb, VP of Operations; Biotronik

Multiply the Value with a Global Approach to MES Deployment
Miguel Angel Espinosa, Global MES COE Leader; Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company

Transitioning to Lean MES at General Electric
Kevin Uhls, Supply Chain IT Leader; GE Consumer & Industrial

The Great Data Exchange - Asset Performance Management and Automation of the Data Collection Process
Lance Holmer, Technical Specialist, Refining Engineering; Marathon Petroleum Company

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
Simon Jacobson, Research Director, AMR Research
John Southcott, Co-CEO; Brock Solutions

BPM & The Cloud in Operations
Matthew Littlefield, Senior Research Analyst; Aberdeen Group
Catherine Minter, President of Americas; Cordys

From Metrics Confusion to Business Intelligence: Calming the Sea
Larry White, Executive Director, Resource Consumption Accounting Institute

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.

MES for Continuous Petrochemical Processes
Dr. Arnesh Telukdarie, MES Engineering Manager; Sasol

Ugan Maistry, Managing Director; EOH Mining & Manufacturing

Lessons Larned in Global MES Roll-Out
Gilad Langer, Consulting Manager; NNE Pharmaplan
Kasper Larsen, Senior Technical Manager; Novo Nordisk

Real-Time Manufacturing Management for a Hybrid Process
Scott Daugherty, Director of Operations; Cormetech
Rodney neal, Practice Manager; Global Automation Partners, Inc.

Quality Operations Management
Ralf Marsh, IT Director; New Untitled Motor Manufacturing Inc

Keys to Achieving Rapid ROI on Plant Software Investments
Melissa Nippert, Director of Capital and Strategic Projects; Pinnacle Foods Group LLC Mark Sutcliffe, President; CDC Software

Unlocking Operations for a Competitive Advantage in the Private Label Beverage
Market
Don Enstrom, Sr. Director of Operations; Cliffstar

Productive Monitoring & Control for Energy Savings
Mike Durak, Director IT; General Motors

Product Lifecycle Quality
Dr. Michael Grieves, Author and NASA Consultant

Commitment to Corporate Responsibility -- New Management System Requirement for Suppliers
Edan Dionne, Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs, IBM Corporation
Michael Meaden, VP Services/General Procurement; IBM Corporation

The MESA Unconference (Wednesday)

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!