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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. SPEAKERS 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 • 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 • Craig Giffi, Vice Chairman and US Consumer & Industrial Products Leader, Deloitte • Brad Heath, President, VirTex AssemblyServices • Chris Hendley, Director, Applications Development & Business Integration, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation • Abhi Ingle, Vice President, Mobility Applications Consulting, AT&T • Kimberly Knickle, Practice Director, Emerging Agenda, Manufacturing Insights • Dr. Larry Lapide, Director, Demand Management, Center for Transportation & Logistics, MIT • Matt Lopinski, VP of Sales and Marketing, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. • Bruce McKay, EVP & Member of the Board of Directors, Livingston & Haven • Eric Mittlestadt, CEO, The National Council for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM) • Jeff Moad, Executive Editor, Managing Automation • Robert Reed, Vice President, Supply Chain, Coffee Bean International • Jeff Richlin, President, Richlin Machinery, Inc. • Ralph Rio, Research Director, ARC Advisory Group • Gary Robertson, Board of Advisors Programs, The Harvard Group Attend the Progressive Manufacturing 50 Gala Meet the judges, honorees and alumni. View the 2008 winners at www.managingautomation.com/winners08 • Bobby Rogers, Vice President, Commercial and Public Sector Sales, Oki Data Americas Inc. • Alison Smith, Research Director, AMR Research • Maureen Steinwall, President, Steinwall, Inc. • Owen Tucker, Vice President, Marketing, E2Open • Peter Swartz, Director, IT Global Site and Data Center Services, Dell, Inc. • 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 Marketplace Exhibitors Perfect Plant Pavilion http://www.managingautomation.com/agenda08 http://www.managingautomation.com/winners08 http://managingautomation.com/summit

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Managing Automation - May 2008 Contents Take 1 Award-Winning Shoe-Maker Otabo Alters Course, Shifts Production to China IBM Partners with Universities for Cloud Computing Getting Noise in Production Under Control Incuity Embarks on a Vertical Market Strategy Foundation Intensifies OPC Standard Testing Mailbox Notes PM Roundtable Cover Story: The Business of Going Green Special Report: Night and Day Delivering on Promises Finding the Right Fit for Wireless Driving RFID Product Scan Advertiser Index Next

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