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Participate in interactive discussions and gain perspective on how innovative manufacturing companies are getting their businesses in tune to compete on the global stage. AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS Supply Chain Dreams — learn how Boeing is transforming its supply chain to create competitive advantage The Leadership Mandate: What Manufacturing Executives Need to Focus On — make sure you’re focused on the most important priorities for manufacturing leaders Managing the Nextgen Workforce — discuss how to apply the winning formula in your organization Bringing IT and Automation Teams Together — find out how to navigate around organizational and cultural hurdles The Evolution of the Network — Voice, data, VOIP, WiFi, WiMAX, mesh – discuss what these technologies are best suited for today and how they will evolve in the future Managing Extended Processes in the Global Supply Chain — learn how to manage the most significant risks Enterprise Mobility — learn how to assume industry leadership by forging wireless links among employees, systems, assets and customers Digitizing the Factory — find out how to leverage the big-picture potential of factory digitization The Vision of SOA — get in the know on strategies that really work Six Sigma and Lean Meet Real-time Wireless Data — this session will give you an in-depth view of business process mobilization and practical guidance on getting started How Manufacturers Can Grow a Lean, Green, Earning Machine — learn how you can look beyond the cost of being socially and environmentally responsible to drive shareholder value Uniting the Manufacturing Enterprise: How Mitsubishi Electric's e-F@ctory Strategy Links IT and Automation — find out how you can remove the barriers to game-changing collaboration in your company Digital Media - Turning Ink into Digital Data! — see how you can capture, process, and distribute information across the enterprise while increasing productivity and the accuracy of data collection Architecting Standard Processes — learn how Coca-Cola has brought together key processes including planning, forecasting, and inventory management to manage their global operations To view the agenda, visit www.managingautomation.com/agenda08 SPEAKERS • Darren Allison, IT Manager, Martinrea • John Barcus, Vice President, Manufacturing Industries, Oracle • David Brousell, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Automation • Bill Canis, Vice President for Research and Innovation, The Manufacturing Institute at the National Association of Manufacturers • Tom Dadmun, VP of Supply Chain, ADTRAN • Rick DePinto, IT Manager, Ce De Candy Inc. • Craig Giffi, Vice Chairman and US Consumer & Industrial Products Leader, Deloitte • Brad Heath, President, VirTex AssemblyServices • Abhi Ingle, Vice President, Mobility Applications Consulting, AT&T • Stacey Jarrett Wagner, Principal, JarrettWagner Group, Former Managing Director, National Association of Manufacturers’ Center for Workforce Success • Kimberly Knickle, Practice Director, Emerging Agenda, Manufacturing Insights • Dr. Larry Lapide, Director, Demand Management, Center for Transportation & Logistics, MIT • Eric Marks, CEO, AgilePath • Bruce McKay, EVP & Member of the Board of Directors, Livingston & Haven • Eric Mittlestadt, CEO, The National Council for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM) Attend the Progressive Manufacturing 50 Gala Meet the judges, honorees and alumni. View the 2008 winners at www.managingautomation.com/winners08 • Jeff Moad, Executive Editor, Managing Automation • Robert Reed, Vice President, Supply Chain, Coffee Bean International • Jeff Richlin, President, Richlin Machinery, Inc. • Maureen Steinwall, President, Steinwall, Inc. • Owen Tucker, Vice President, Marketing, E2Open • Donald J. Weintritt, Global Supply Chain Technology Director, Dow Chemical Company 2008 FEATURED PRESENTERS LISA BODELL Chief Executive Officer FutureThink KELVIN COOPER SVP, Worldwide Pharmaceutical Sciences Pfizer Global Research and Development PAUL E. MARTIN Global Chief Information Officer Rexam Plc TIM OPITZ Director, 787 Production & Support Systems Integration, Processes & Tools, Boeing FRED YOCHUM VP & Director of Commercial Products Supply Coca-Cola To view a detailed agenda and access registration information, go to managingautomation.com/summit Gold Sponsors Media Partners http://www.managingautomation.com/agenda08 http://www.managingautomation.com/winners08 http://www.managingautomation.com/summit

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Managing Automation - April 2008 Contents Take 1 Camstar to Introduce Software that Combines Quality, MES, and Intelligence SAP Revamps Maintenance, Raises Fees 29% New TAGSYS Chief Sees Opportunity in Broader Approach Siemens Turns to Security Weaver for Compliance Supply Chain Company Takes Next Step in U.S. Notes Cover Story: The Long Climb Special Report - Undertanding Enterprise Performance Management Caught Between Supply and Demand Taking Off the Blindfold No Room for Error Product Scan Advertiser Index Next

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