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Food Shippers of America Conference 2008
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Theme: “Food Shippers 2008 –
Making Great Things Happen” |
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Sunday (2/17/08) Agenda: |
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7:00 AM |
Golf Tournament and Luncheon |
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- 1:00 PM |
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2:00 PM |
Conference Registration |
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- 6:00 PM |
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6:00 PM |
Welcome Reception |
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- 7:00 PM |
Gatlin Terrace |
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7:00PM |
Welcome Dinner |
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- 10:00 PM |
Gatlin Terrace |
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Monday (2/18/08) Agenda: |
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Conference Co-Chairs - Larry Cooper & Mike DelBovo |
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DAY 1 |
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7:00 AM |
Continental
Breakfast & Networking |
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8:00 AM |
Opening Remarks |
Tom Jones -
General Mills (President FSA) |
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Millionaire
Game |
Mitch Bernet -
Integra, President |
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Welcome and
Overview |
Larry Cooper &
Mike DelBovo |
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8:30 AM |
Session 1: Trends in the Food
Industry |
Michael Sansolo |
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Michael Sansolo,
a Contributing Editor of the www.morningnewsbeat.com, is a veteran of
the food industry. He has served as a Sr . VP of the Food Marketing
Institute (FMI) and editor of Progressive Grocer magazine.
He will present a summary of competitive and consumer trends
driving challenge and change in the retail industry and the impact
on organizations from front line through the supply chain. |
Contributing
Editor www.morningnewsbeat.com
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9:30 AM |
Session 2: Leadership Running
Lean |
Robert
Martichenko |
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This session
will present “Lean & Six Sigma Principles” on an executive level and
how they can be applied to the logistics and supply chain to produce
cost saving results in your organizations. |
President -
LeanCor |
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10:15 AM |
Break |
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Millionaire
Game |
Mitch Bernet -
Integra, President |
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10:45 AM |
Session 3: Highway, Roads and Infrastructure |
Rick Schweitzer |
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This session
will focus on the development ann conditions, including funding of
the transportation infrastructure and current legislation along with
growing capacity and congestion challenges and the responses to
these issues by government and private fleets |
Principal
Richard P. Schweitzer, PLLC |
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11:30 AM |
Lunch |
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Millionaire
Game |
Mitch Bernet -
Integra, President |
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1:00 PM |
Session 4: Keynote Speaker |
Ken Blanchard |
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Ken Blanchard
has impacted the day-to-day management of people and companies
around the world as a prominent speaker and consultant. Millions
have looked to Ken to help them improve their leadership skills. The
One Minute Manager library has sold more than nine million copies. |
Chief Spiritual
Officer, The Ken Blanchard Companies |
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2:00 PM |
Session 5: Efficient Food
Shipping (best practices) |
Panel Discussion |
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This panel
discussion will focus on "best practices" ideas from a shipper,
carrier and receiver's perspective! Each will discuss strategies for
improving cooperation and efficiency and reducing damage. |
Moderator:
Jennifer Peary Sr Manager Global Logistics Starbucks Panelists: Ken
Lehman - VP Logistics - Ralston Foods, Chuck Grant - Director of
Logistics - Harris Teeter, Inc, David Gibbs - GTI |
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2:45 PM |
Break |
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Millionaire
Game |
Mitch Bernet -
Integra, President |
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3:15 PM |
Session 6: "Leader Who Care Too Much" |
John Engels,
President, Leadership Coaching, Inc. |
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One of
America's long-time, respected leadership coaches explains why
caring too much about employees can be just as perilous and caring
too little. Learn how to foster maturity and challenge to build a
more confident and competent team. |
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4:00 PM |
Business
Meetings - Breakouts |
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Carriers |
Jack Sharkey |
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Shippers &
Receivers |
Tom Jones |
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6:00 PM |
Cocktail
Reception |
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7:00 PM |
Dinner |
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Music
& Sports Bar Games |
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DAY 2 |
Tuesday (2/19/08) Agenda: |
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7:00 AM |
Continental
Breakfast & Networking |
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8:00 AM |
Session 7: Economic &
Infrastructure |
Bob Costello,
VP and Chief Economist - ATA |
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Again this year
Bob Costello will bring the latest and most important information on
the transportation industry to you in an informative and
entertaining way. The economy is the key and Bob will identify
trends and issues that are important to our industry |
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8:45 AM |
Session 8: Fuel Conservation
and Management |
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Tight profit
margins and high fuel costs are encouraging shippers and freight
carriers across the country to find new ways to reduce their fuel
use. The SmartWay Transport
Partnership aims to address these concerns with a voluntary
public-private initiative focused on improving the fuel efficiency
of goods movement in the U.S.
Participating companies benefit with reduced shipping costs through
improved management practices and technologies. |
Buddy Polovick,
EPA/Smartway Chief Shipper Coordinator |
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9:30 AM |
Break |
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10:00 AM |
Session 9: Education Trends -
Undergrad and Continuing Ed. |
Dr. Karl Manrodt,
Georgia Southern |
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Dr. Manrodt
will help us to understand where the transportation and logistics
graduates are coming from today, which schools are attracting
students and what it takes in this job market to attract this
talent. The second part of
the presentation will focus on ways you can improve your skills and
those of your management team by profiling different continuing
education programs available today in the Supply Chain, Logistics
and Transportation arenas. |
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10:45 AM |
Session 10: Business
Intelligence: Technology of the Future |
Randy Marble,
CEO Blue Sky Logistics |
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How to make the
supply chain more visibe in your company! This session will focus on
how to extract "real time" information from a data base and send it
to the appropriate decision maker. |
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11:45 AM |
Wrap Up -
Closing Remarks |
Tom Jones -
General Mills (President FSA) |
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