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| 2008 Custom Automated Systems Group (CASG) Conference Agenda |
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2008 Custom Automated Systems Group Conference
Competing Effectively in a Global Market
Westin Detroit Metropolitan Airport Hotel - Detroit, Michigan
May 5-6, 2008
| Monday, May 5, 2008
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| | 7:00 pm | Reception and Dinner, Westin Hotel |
| | | | | Tuesday, May 6, 2008
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| | 7:00 am | Buffet Breakfast |
| | 8:00 am | Welcome to the Conference & Introduction
Bill Budde, CASG Chairman President, Assembly and Test Worldwide Inc., Advanced Assembly Automation Division, Dayton, Ohio Setting the Scene: "Competing Effectively in a Global Market"
Malcolm Mason, AMT Business Development Director Member Introduction
A "30-seconds-per-slide" introduction of all attending companies (slides also included in the conference workbook) |
| | 8:55 am | Case Histories by AMT Members
Following a Good Domestic Customer to New Markets
Tom Kramer, President, sortimat Technology L.P.
Penetrating Asian Transplants in the U.S.
Rena M. Pomaville, Ph.D., Japanese Cultural Diversity Services
Effective Branding in the Global Market
Jim Sheldon, President, U.S. Operations, Automation Tooling Systems, Inc. (ATS) |
| | 10:10 am | Break
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| | 10:35 am | CASG and the Mexican Market
We identify customers, set up visits, proxy hire, hold one-on-one strategy sessions.
Carlos G. Mortera, General Manager, AMT Mexico Office |
| | 11:25 am | The Financial Strengths and Weaknesses of CASG Companies
Taken from AMT's Financial Performance Report
John Mackay, President, Mackay Research Group |
| | 12:10 pm | Lunch
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| | 1:00 pm | Competing Effectively in a Global Market
Joe Jones, Vice President/General Manager, MAG Cincinnati Automation |
| | 1:35 pm | China: Customer, Partner, and Competitor
A 360-degree view of the world's most dynamic economy |
| | 2:15 pm | "Custom Systems Outlook" - CASG Specific Forecasting
Addressing all three subgroups: assembly and test systems, material removal systems, and material forming and joining systems.
Pat McGibbon, AMT Vice President, Strategic Information & Research |
| | 2:45 pm | Break
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| | 3:10 pm | Roundtable "Open Forum"
Popular format for discussions on hot topics |
| | 3:50 pm | Closing Remarks
Answers to the earlier audience questions presented to AMT's SIR Department |
| | 4:05 pm | End of Conference |
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