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Conference Program
Monday, October 31, 2011
1:00 pm |
DSC Golf Classic
Soffer Golf Course |
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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 |
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9:00 am |
The Economy; What Happened and How Do We Fix It?
Jim Sherbert, CEO, Bush Industries |
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9:30 am |
Global Market Update – Decor Paper
Matthias Krull, Sales Director, Munksjo |
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10:00 am |
Titanium Dioxide Market Dynamics
Pete O'Sullivan, Global Marketing Leader, Dupont Titanium Technologies |
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10:30 am |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 am |
Continuous TFM Innovation: Its Strategic Importance to California Closets
Bill Barton, President, California Closets |
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11:30 am |
Swedwood in North America
Jakub Waligora, Purchasing Manager, Swedwood (IKEA) |
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noon |
Evolution of HPL in Brazil
Fabio Haberland, Formiline |
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12.30 pm |
Lunch break |
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2:30 pm |
High Gloss-Trends and Challenges: Technologies for Optimum High Gloss Surfaces
Jens Fandrey, Director of Product Management, Kleiberit |
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3:00 pm |
Improving Yields in “High Gloss Finish” Material Manufacture
Sheila Hamilton, Technical Director, Teknek |
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3:30 pm |
Coffee break |
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4:00 pm |
The Marketability of Texture
Martin Endert, Manager Graphic Arts, Kings Mountain |
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4:30 pm |
The Marketing of Color
Mark Viers, President, Dackor |
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5:00 pm |
End of Day 1 |
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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 |
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9:00 am |
Powder Coating MDF Wood Furniture Parts
Peter Funder, President, Funder America |
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9:30 am |
Surface Protection for Decorative
Substrates
Heiko Meyer, Business Development Manager, Nitto Denko Corporation |
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10:00 am |
Life Cycle Assessment for Industrial Coatings Applied on MDF
Jos Verlaak, NBD Innovation Manager, DSM Powder Coating Resins |
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10:30 am |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 am |
Light-Weight Panel Update
Ken McFadden, Product Manager, Wemhoner Stiles Machinery |
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11:30 am |
Regulatory Pressures on the North American Composite Panel Industry: What's Next?
Tom Julia, President, Composite Panel Association |
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noon |
Lunch break |
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2.00 pm |
The City Collection
Mark Smith, Design Manager, Schattdecor |
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2:30 pm |
Harmony - Providing a Design Solution
Jane Brecht, Development Manager, Omnova Solutions Design |
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3:00 pm |
Coffee break |
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3:30 pm |
Latin American Design Influences
Patricia Angulo, Marketing & International Sales Director, Lamitech |
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4:00 pm |
Edging as a Design Element
Gene Dera, Vice President of Sales, Doellken-Woodtape |
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4:30 pm |
Digital Decoration of Products and Surfaces
Jane Barlow, Sales Account Manager, Xennia Technology Ltd. |
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5:00 pm |
End of Conference |
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