PIMA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM – OVERVIEW


Talent, Technology and Transformation

Monday May 3rd
  8:00am - 9:30am   Session 2 - Keynote Address
"Magazine Publishing - Looking Forward"
Nina B. Link, President and CEO, Magazine Publishers of America (MPA)
  9:30am-11:00am   Session 3 - CEO Panel Discussion
Gain insight from these industry leaders as they share perspectives on the paper industry’s current situation.

Moderator: Harry Seamans, PIMA Executive Council Chair
Suzanne Blanchet, President & CEO, Cascades Tissue Group
Randy Nebel, President, Longview Fibre and Packaging
Don Rubright, President and CEO, CP Kelco
David Scheible, President and CEO, Graphic Packaging


Suzanne Blanchet


Randy Nebel


Don Rubright
David Scheible

  1:30pm-3:00pm  

Session 9 - Carbon Management I
A powerful group of highly-experienced speakers will address key topical areas such as carbon footprinting, carbon life cycle analyses, changing energy issues and policies, altered business sustainability fundamentals, print versus digital carbon tradeoffs, and the emergence of biofuels/biochemicals businesses.

Session Chair: Dr. Jacquelyn McNutt, President, Degrees of Excellence

Speakers:
George Weyerhaeuser Jr., former Weyco executive and Senior Fellow, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Tom Rosser, Director General of the Policy, Economics and Industry Branch of the Canadian Forest Service at Natural Resources Canada

  3:30pm-5:00pm   Session 15 - Carbon Management II
Session Chair:  Dr. Jacquelyn McNutt, President, Degrees of Excellence

Speakers:
Dr. Marilyn Brown, Nobel Laureate and Global Energy Policy Expert
Dr. Ron Brown, Executive Director, Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance, AF&PA

Session 16 - Young Professionals - Interviewing and Networking
Interviewing and networking tips for young professionals and students starting their career in the pulp and paper industry.
Instructor: Barbara Berman, Senior Vice President, Director of Professional Services, Lee Hecht Harrison
  7:30pm-9:00pm   Robert C. Williams Paper Museum Reception/IPST at Georgia Tech
Please join us at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology on the Georgia Tech Campus for this industry networking event. We will tour the Robert C. Williams Paper Museum, paper industry laboratories, and have time to meet with other industry and TAPPI Members. Food, wine and beer will be provided at this venue from 7:30 to 9:30. We will have bus transportation running on the half hour between the IPST and the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.

Organized by PIMA the Management Division of TAPPI; Open to all registered attendees; Buses depart hotel starting at 7:10 pm

Additional registration fee required: $50; Spouse/Guest $25
Tuesday, May 4th
  8:00am-10:00am   Session 22 - PIMA Innovation I
Session Chair: Jeff Hsieh Georgia Tech

"The Reliability Revolution: How implementing reliability basics can transform your plant"
Magnus Pousette, Vice President of ABB Reliability Services

"Creating an Innovative New Growth Engine in a Mature Company"
Steve Wilhelms, Executive Director, Encapsys™, Div. of Appleton Papers

"Gaining the Competitive Edge: Improving Business Operational Agility and Performance"
Ken Starek, Business Development Honeywell OptiVision Advanced Solutions

Richard Kerekes, 2010 TAPPI Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Winner

  10:30am-12:00pm   Session 28 - Young Professionals - The Essence of Project Management
Instructor: Bob Kinstrey, Jacobs Engineering
An overview of project management basics from an experienced pulp and paper engineering consultant. How to achieve project goals on time and within budget.

Session 29 - Carbon Management III
Session Chair: Dr. Jacquelyn McNutt, President, Degrees of Excellence

Speakers:
Don Carli, Director and Senior Research Fellow, The Institute for Sustainable Communication
Ben Thorp, Noted International Biofuels and Biochemicals Businesses Expert
  1:30pm-3:00pm   Session 36 - PIMA Innovation II
Session Chair: Jeff Hsieh, Georgia Tech, Martti Tuomisto

“Leading the Industry through Innovations in Papermaking Technology”
Marko Hakovirta, PhD, Vice President - Technology, Metso Corporation, Jouko Yli-Kauppila, PhD, Sr. Vice President - Technology, Metso Corporation

"Entrepreneurial Approach to Paper Industry Innovations"
Pekka Komulainen, Managing Partner ACA Systems Oy, Randy Southin, General Manager RTS Alliance, LLC

"Rethinking the Place of Patents in the Innovation Process: A New Model for Improving Innovation ROI"
Jackie Hutter, MS, JD, Chief IP Strategist of The Hutter Group LLC

Session 37 - Superintendants Roundtable
Seasoned mill supervisors will share their wisdom, insights and best practices on performance improvements through rebuilds, getting the most out of limited budgets, managing economic downtime and much more. Sponsored by Couch Pit University.

Moderator: Bill Kotarski, Albany International
Scheduled to participate:
Boyd Curtis, Omni
Randy Kimpfbeck, Albany International
Jay Martin, Graphic Packaging
Nyle Parchim, Omni
Michael Schindler, Director Process Analysis EurAsia
Roger Smith, Domtar
John Steen, Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.

  3:30pm-5:00pm   Session 43 - Superintendants/Papermakers Combined Roundtable
The combination of PIMA and Papermaker’s roundtables provides an opportunity for management and technical communities to meet and discuss common issues. The roundtable also provides a forum for papermaking professionals to discuss in a non-commercial way problems and issues that they face in paper machine operation.

Speakers - TBA

Session 44 - PIMA Innovation III
Session Chairs: Sujit Banerjee, Georgia Tech (IPST), Jeff Hsieh, Georgia Tech

"Technology Transfer, the Fuel of Guerrilla Stovetop Innovation"
R. Daniel Haynes, Senior Technology Coordinator Eka Chemicals, Inc.

"Technology Transfer, Minefields on the Way to the Marketplace"
Sujit Banerjee, Georgia Tech (IPST)

"Putting Innovation to the Test"
Oliver Renier, Tom Kremer, Bernie Kressner, Bruce Shafer, Integrated Paper Services

Wednesday, May 5th
  8:00am-10:00am   Session 48 - State of the Industry
Peter Ruschmeier, Director, Barclays Capital charts the course ahead for the pulp and paper industry (includes PIMA Executive of the Year Award)
  10:30am-12:00pm   Session 54 - Mill Manager's Roundtable
Leaders address critical management issues in today’s mill environment (includes PIMA Mill Manager of the year award) with an emphasis on talent and innovation – and explore strategies for improved recruiting and talent development, and ways to strengthen innovation to become more competitive.

Moderator: Jack Bray, Domtar, Hawesville, Kentucky
Scheduled to participate:
Norm Bush, Domtar, Ashdown, Arkansas
Anitra Collins, Kapstone Paper, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Bill Edwards, Domtar, Bennettsville, South Carolina
Richard Hartman, Rand Whitney, Montville, Connecticut
Bob Williams, Weyerhauser Flint River Mill, Oglethorpe, Georgia
  1:30pm-5:00pm   Session 62 - Young Professionals - Coating 101
An intro to coating for students and young professionals new to the industry. Taught by experienced TAPPI members from the Coating and Graphic Arts Division