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Conference Program


Monday, October 31, 2011

1:00 pm
DSC Golf Classic
Soffer Golf Course
   
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Reception and Golf Classic Award Ceremony
Magnolia Courtyard

 

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

8:00 am
Registration and Welcoming Coffee
   
9:00 am
The Economy; What Happened and How Do We Fix It?
Jim Sherbert, CEO, Bush Industries
   
9:30 am
Global Market Update – Decor Paper
Matthias Krull, Sales Director, Munksjo
   
10:00 am
Titanium Dioxide Market Dynamics
Pete O'Sullivan, Global Marketing Leader, Dupont Titanium Technologies
   
10:30 am
Coffee Break
   
11:00 am
Continuous TFM Innovation: Its Strategic Importance to California Closets
Bill Barton, President, California Closets
   
11:30 am
Swedwood in North America
Jakub Waligora, Purchasing Manager, Swedwood (IKEA)
   
noon
Evolution of HPL in Brazil
Fabio Haberland, Formiline
   
12.30 pm
Lunch break
   
2:30 pm
High Gloss-Trends and Challenges: Technologies for Optimum High Gloss Surfaces
Jens Fandrey, Director of Product Management, Kleiberit
   
3:00 pm
Improving Yields in “High Gloss Finish” Material Manufacture
Sheila Hamilton, Technical Director, Teknek
   
3:30 pm
Coffee break
   
4:00 pm
The Marketability of Texture
Martin Endert, Manager Graphic Arts, Kings Mountain
   
4:30 pm
The Marketing of Color
Mark Viers, President, Dackor
   
5:00 pm
End of Day 1
   
7:00 pm -
9:00 pm
Conference Reception
Drinks and Hors d'oeuvre at the
Cascata Pool, Fairmont Turnberry Isle Hotel

 

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

8:00 am
Registration and Welcoming Coffee
   
9:00 am
Powder Coating MDF Wood Furniture Parts
Peter Funder, President, Funder America
   
9:30 am
Surface Protection for Decorative Substrates
Heiko Meyer, Business Development Manager, Nitto Denko Corporation
   
10:00 am
Life Cycle Assessment for Industrial Coatings Applied on MDF
Jos Verlaak, NBD Innovation Manager, DSM Powder Coating Resins
   
10:30 am
Coffee Break
   
11:00 am
Light-Weight Panel Update
Ken McFadden, Product Manager, Wemhoner Stiles Machinery
   
11:30 am
Regulatory Pressures on the North American Composite Panel Industry: What's Next?
Tom Julia, President, Composite Panel Association
   
noon
Lunch break
   
2.00 pm
The City Collection
Mark Smith, Design Manager, Schattdecor
   
2:30 pm
Harmony - Providing a Design Solution
Jane Brecht, Development Manager, Omnova Solutions Design
   
3:00 pm
Coffee break
   
3:30 pm
Latin American Design Influences
Patricia Angulo, Marketing & International Sales Director, Lamitech
   
4:00 pm
Edging as a Design Element
Gene Dera, Vice President of Sales, Doellken-Woodtape
   
4:30 pm
Digital Decoration of Products and Surfaces
Jane Barlow, Sales Account Manager, Xennia Technology Ltd.
   
5:00 pm
End of Conference



 

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