The American Chemical Manufacturing Summit brings together industry leaders to discuss the current state of the industry and the impact of new regulations. The summit provides chemical manufacturing, quality and supply chain executives valuable insight into new manufacturing strategies, technology and Operational Excellence.

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2. DAY 1, 18 June 2013
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
CHAIR’S WELCOME ADDRESS
Lawrence D. Sloan
President and CEO
Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates
CO-CHAIR
Ken Clansky
CEO
Chemical Watch
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Maximizing your facilities: Optimizing layout to reduce production inefficiencies
How can you reduce costs by improving the layout of your facility?
Recognizing inefficiency and redundancy in chemical manufacturing facilities
Achieving ROI through the 3 E’s: Engineering, Equipment, and Execution
Analyzing successful projects that have avoided scope creep
Case study: Developing partnerships for project logistics and local engineering in Russia
Murray Covello
VP, Global Supply Systems, Engineering and Construction
Praxair
CASE STUDY
Exploring the impact of an abundant shale gas supply
What can the rest of the industry do to take advantage of the shale revolution?
Identifying strategies that Dow Chemical implemented to maximize benefits
Reviewing the direct impact on Chlor-Alkali production
Putting successful results into perspective
Andrew Jones
VP, Chlor-Alkali and Vinyl
The Dow Chemical Company
PRE-ARRANGED 1-2-1 BUSINESS MEETINGS AND REFRESHMENTS
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Case study: Chemtura's experience rolling out and integrating PSM programming to
enhance global and local safety
Describing Chemtura's five-year journey to safety excellence and an incident-free
workplace
Overcoming roadblocks and hurdles during key phases of the program
Walking through Chemtura's leadership foundations to earn enterprise-wide
cooperation and buy-in
Stimulating employees to achieve new performance goals
Offering best strategies and tools for mapping and managing monthly metrics
What does taking productivity and process excellence to the next level look like?
Kief Hess
Global Director, Chemical Process Safety
Chemtura
MANUFACTURING STRATEGIES
Making the transition to pull-based supply chains in industries when forecasting fails
Recognizing when forecasting cannot be relied upon to inform decision-making
Making the business case for a switch to pull-based, demand-driven supply chains
A four step approach for moving from push to pull
Using the forecast to “condition” the supply chain as opposed to driving it
Implementing tools and processes in order to provide remote access to the system for
your field force
Matt Tichon
Head, Supply Chain, Medical Specialties, North America
Clariant Corporation
07:15-08:15
08:15-08:20
08:20-08:55
08:55-09:30
09:30-11:15
11:15-11:50

3. INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
Meeting established regulatory requirements, managing risk and expediting time to
market
Ensuring you and your organization effectively comply with regulatory and safety
requirements
Mitigating risk, maintaining product integrity and quality
Leveraging an extensive global network of analytical laboratories to expedite time to
market
Naeem Mady, Ph.D
VP, Regulatory USA
Intertek
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
Innovative analytical technologies that support sustainability initiatives
Examining analytical technologies - UltraPerformance Convergence Chromatography
(UPC2) and Advanced Chromatography (APC)
How these technologies support laboratory sustainability initiatives
How they support your corporate pipeline for innovative new products
Jeff Mazzeo
Senior Director, Global Chemical Materials Marketing
Waters Corporation
NETWORKING LUNCH
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Emerging chemistry and technology platforms to meet manufacturing and production challenges of the future
Addressing global trends in demand and innovation that will drive business for the next 5-10 years
Pushing innovation forward in agrochemicals and agricultural products to support expanding economies
New technology systems to drive global growth
Michael Stern, Ph.D.
VP, Americas Row Crops
Monsanto
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Case study: Correcting process errors in a chemical plant where exposure resulted in
a fatality
Walking through before, during and after a fatal incident and reviewing the lessons
learned
Building a safety plan for your facility - What does the Globally Harmonized System of
Classification and Labeling of Chemicals look like?
How will GHS impact domestic chemical plants and your day-to-day operations?
Improving outcomes of site-specific inspections - Ensuring manufacturers are
compliant with GHS
Capitalizing on the benefits of hazard communication in PSM and scheduled PSM
inspections
Streamlining communication for materials handling and manufacturing to reduce risk
Christopher Robinson
Acting Director, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Pittsburgh
United States Department of Labor
Jan Oleszewski
Industrial Hygienist, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Pittsburgh
United States Department of Labor
MANUFACTURING STRATEGIES
Case study: Developing paths to implement the LEED rating system in chemical
manufacturing facilities
Understanding processes for rewarding leadership standards of the U.S. Green
Building Council LEED program
New building products disclosure and optimization - LEED v4 Material Ingredients credit
Improving ambient air temperatures for formulation and safety precautions
Exploring the challenges in energy and water usage - Overcoming the barriers
Innovating science during R&D to create safer, more "green" formulations for
manufacture and the product lifecycle
Sara Cederberg
Manager, LEED
U.S. Green Building Council
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
Achieving leading edge functional and financial supply chain performance: Pragmatic
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
Case study: Maximizing your control system's potential
11:50-12:25
12:25-13:25
13:25-14:00
14:00-14:35
14:35-15:10

4. insights into optimizing your chemical supply chain
Understanding the financial benefits associated with leading edge supply chain
performance in the chemical sector
Examining the sector peer group performance along Celerant's SCM Proprietary
Performance Continuum
Leaning Practical ways to enhance supply chain capabilities while reducing costs
Gaining perspectives on leading SCM approaches and the key secret to optimizing your
supply chain
Using transformational management controls and reporting systems to drive
sustainable change
Joseph Coote
SVP, Global Practice Leader
Celerant Consulting
Troubleshooting unacceptable deviations in your processes to greatly increase ROI
Reducing continuous process start-up/shutdown from 24 hours to 2 hours
Correcting cooling tower water evaporation losses in facilities with higher temperatures
Improving automation systems
Ed Elliott
Branch Manager
Avid Solutions
PRE-ARRANGED 1-2-1 BUSINESS MEETINGS AND REFRESHMENTS
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Driving enterprise-wide growth through innovation while managing for decreased manufacturing complexity, product lifecycles and reduced costs: an R&D perspective
r Selecting cutting-edge technologies to reduce costs and improve development timelines
r Leveraging partners to develop innovative technologies and products for enterprise-wide growth
r Getting the most out of your investments - Better decision making in an R&D portfolio
r Strategies for reducing working capital and strengthening market sustainability
r Managing manufacturing complexity when introducing new products and line extensions
Charles Kahle, Ph.D.
VP, Coatings R&D and Chief Technology Officer
PPG Industries
PANEL DISCUSSION
Facilities of the future
What will chemical manufacturing facilities look like in the next 5-10 years?
How do we create smaller, safer, more efficient, better-controlled chemical plants?
Best strategies to improve sustainability and energy efficiency, and cut costs where necessary
Breakthrough technologies poised to revolutionize the industry
Bill Seaton
VP, U.S. Operations
Sigma-Aldrich
Keith Moser
Innovation Manager
Exelon Nuclear
Lawrence Maynard
Plant Manager
Valspar
Steve Burgin
Senior Plant Manager, Packaged Explosives
Dyno Nobel
CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
Lawrence D. Sloan
President and CEO
Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates
15:10-16:30
16:30-17:05
17:05-17:50
17:50-17:55
17:55-18:55

5. DAY 2, 19 June 2013
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
NETWORKING AND BREAKFAST
CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS AND REVIEW OF DAY ONE
Lawrence D. Sloan
President and CEO
Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates
CO-CHAIR
Ken Clansky
CEO
Chemical Watch
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Understanding the challenges facing U.S. competitiveness innovation in chemical industries
What can large multinationals and medium-size chemical companies expect to see in the next 5 years?
Outlining how the modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Acts (TSCA) will impact new product development and IP
How will recent trends in outsourcing and the rise of emerging markets affect labor, cost, sourcing and product supply?
Looking to the future - what is on the horizon that supports American jobs and increased chemical production?
Charles Bennett
CEO
Dixie Chemical Company
REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE
Navigating the current and future chemical regulatory environment
The following session will be jointly presented by the EPA to present the regulator’s perspective and SOCMA to bring industry’s point of view forward in effort to understand impact of
changing regulations in chemical manufacturing. The session will end with joint questions and discussion
Discussing how upcoming regulatory changes could impact chemical manufacturers
Offering lessons learned from Europe’s experience with REACH and other international regulations
Understanding what the EPA is looking for and how you can exceed their expectations
Staying ahead of the curve by leveraging other chemical control law, increasing transparency and voluntary programs
Jim Jones
Acting Assistant Administrator
Environmental Protection Agency
Lawrence D. Sloan
President and CEO
Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Building a culture of continuous improvement in chemical manufacturing
Developing a CI culture in your business
Aligning the company functions to strive for CI beyond the shop floor
Demonstrating ROI from CI initiatives
Tom Walsh
VP, Engineering and Functional Excellence
Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Capitalizing on the benefits of outsourcing non-core supply chain functions and
automated processes
Examining how third party logistics can benefit large chemical companies
Breaking through the challenges of outsourcing supply chain functions - Saving time
and money
Using 3PLs to better assess the viability of improvement measures
Validating cost savings of the outsourced model
Identifying new opportunities with third party partners to propel future growth
08:00-08:30
08:30-08:35
08:35-09:10
09:10-09:45
09:45-10:20

6. Sean Ritchie
Director, Logistics Operations
Bayer MaterialScience
NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Case study: Reducing costs by $1m per month by utilizing statistical-based inspections
and lean programming
Implementing lean manufacturing and operational excellence initiatives across your
operations
Identifying areas where OpEx will generate the most ROI
Overcoming roadblocks to make lean the best fit for a batch production model
Maximizing current capabilities and expanding plant productivity
Sharing best practices to serve your business in the most economical way
Bill Seaton
VP, U.S. Operations
Sigma-Aldrich
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Supporting global growth by improving manufacturing and sourcing processes in Asia
In-house vs. outsourcing - which manufacturing model and operational models are
working?
Increasing your manufacturing footprint through smart planning, capital efficiency and
talent development
Developing processes and implementing new technologies to help drive down cost
Understanding the opportunities and risks of expanding chemical operations into new
regions
Building solid foundations for accelerating business into emerging markets
Kevin Shoemaker
VP, Global Operations and Supply Chain
Purac
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Addressing industry-wide challenges of making the transition to green chemistry and sustainability
How has the move toward green chemistry shaped vendor relationships and the cost of supply chains?
Taking a holistic approach with partners and government to deliver on customer's growing sustainability needs
Building a business infrastructure to be more reliant on renewable feedstocks
Deploying and integrated sustainability strategy for manufacturing and supply chains
Case studies: Examining process bottlenecks and supply chain successes to improve sustainability
Strategically managing and improving energy efficiency
Mike Berry
VP, Global Procurement and Chief Procurement Officer
Eastman Chemical Company
NETWORKING LUNCH
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Case study: Expanding production capabilities through process and facility build-out
Developing a manufacturing strategy and constantly building on it
Getting cash now - Maximizing existing assets to support growth
Debottlenecking existing assets to support the next 2-3 years - Capacity and capital for
investments
Expanding production in the right place at the right time
Dan Key
VP, Integrated Supply Chain
UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Increasing manufacturing manpower - Tackling the challenges of talent retention and
recruitment in the chemical industry
Building more robust talent pipelines in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North
America
Assessing talent trends and challenges in manufacturing over the next 3-5 years
Developing processes to build-up young, highly skilled workforces to secure the future
of American manufacturing
Ingolf Thom
Director, HR Center of Expertise, Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition
The Dow Chemical Company
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Taking advantage of the reshoring trend in chemical manufacturing
10:20-11:20
11:20-11:55
11:55-12:30
12:30-13:45
13:45-14:20
14:20-14:55

7. What are the cost and risks of implementing a reshoring initiative in your business?
Understanding requirements to reshore manufacturing and supply chain functions
Examining your in-house and outsource capacity to determine the most cost effective options for the long-term
Harry Moser
Founder and President
Reshoring Initiative
PANEL DISCUSSION
Managing the global challenge of supply in a fluctuating raw materials market
How can chemical manufacturers and supply teams reduce the cost of raw materials?
What are the best strategies to forecast raw material availability and stability?
What are some alternative ways to control costs of safe, quality raw materials?
Preserving product quality during transportation from manufacturing facilities to terminals or overseas for export sales
Chelsea Lang
Managing Editor
Digital Manufacturing Report
Jeff Presley
Manager, Alternate Methods of Supply (AMS)
Eastman Chemical Company
John Conley
Past President
National Tank Truck Carriers
Mike McConnell
VP, Supply Chain
Sherwin-Williams
Scott Mason
EVP, Global Supply Chain
Stepan Company
CHAIR’S CONCLUDING REMARKS AND CLOSE OF SUMMIT
Lawrence D. Sloan
President and CEO
Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates
14:55-15:40
15:40-15:45

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June 18 - 19, 2013
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