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PROGRAM AGENDA

Saturday 23rd October | Sunday 24th October | Monday 25th October | Tuesday 26th October | Wednesday 27th October

SATURDAY 23rd OCTOBER
7:00am - 6:00pm
Registration
7:00 - 9:00 Breakfast
8:00 - 5:00 Research Forum
9:00 - 4:00 An Overview for Optimizing the NPD Process for Successful Commercialization
10:00 - 10:45 Break
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch
2:15 - 3:30 Break

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SUNDAY 24th OCTOBER
7:00am - 6:00pm
Registration
7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast
8:00 - 12:00 Research Forum
12:00 - 1:00 Research Forum Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 Conference Opens
Welcome: Hamsa Thota, Conference Chair, Vice President, PDMA
1:30 - 2:30 OPENING KEYNOTE: Jazz Impact: The Behaviors of Jazz and the Artistry of Process
Michael Gold, Ph.D., Jazz Impact
Sponsored by:
2:30 - 3:30 CEO Roundtable
Moderator: Mark S. Davis, Deloitte.
Panelists: Sandra Beach Lin, President, Alcoa Closure Systems International, George W. Buckley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brunswick Corporation, Dave Rolls, Chief Executive Officer, The Chamberlain Group, Mindy Meads, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lands' End
Sponsored By:
3:30 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 4:45 PDMA Foundation: Trends and Drivers of Success in NPD Practices: Findings from the 2004 PDMA Foundation CPAS Survey
4:45 - 5:45 PDMA Annual Meeting
6:00 - Evening Opening Reception
Join Microsoft and PDMA Sunday evening for the "All that Jazz Kick-off" exhibit-opening reception. At this always popular evening, you will hear the music of Keynoter, Michael Gold, of Jazz Impact, greet old friends, make new ones and enjoy the festivities. Heavy hors d'ouvres, wine, beer and soft drinks will be served.
Sponsored By:

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MONDAY 25th OCTOBER
Time
Discovery
Development
Commercialization
7:00am - 6:00pm Registration
7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 KEYNOTE PRESENTER: The Two Towers - Complex Systems, Volume Operations, and Product Life-Cycle Management
Geoffrey Moore, The Chasm Group (live via Videocast)
Sponsored By:
9:00 - 10:00

Approaching Strategy Development as an ongoing Process Based on Learning

Minas Apelian, J.M. Huber Corp.,/David Crosswhite, Strategos Corp.

Project Risk Management and Tools for Reducing Uncertainty
"Things that go bump in the night"

Kevin Ley, Medtronic

Project 360: Product Lifecycle Management @ CA

Laurie Torchia, Computer Associates

10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:00

Discovery Practices in Different Industries (Panel)

David Amrani, Baxter
Pushpinder Puri, Air Products
Niels Steenstrupi, Connexion by Boeing
Kevin Hall, Fidelity Investments

Managing Resource Conflicts Across Multiple Projects, Balancing Multiple Projects In A Portfolio, Dealing With Scope Creep
"What do you mean I can't have it all?"

Moderator:
Chris Hawver, Adesso Systems, Inc.
Panelists:
Kirk Botula, Confluence
Imran Ansani, FedEx Services Corporation
Eduardo Miranda, Ericsson Canada
Hugh Ujhazy, Hitachi

Exploring Cross Functional Roles in Product Lifecycle Management (An Interactive Panel Discussion)

Dean Stewart, Diebold, Inc.
Nishat Ahmed, GE Transportation Systems
Alan Chachich, Gentec Electro-Optique Inc.
Tim Raupp, Oshkosh Truck Corp
Jason Morris, Black & Decker Corporation
Moderators:
Mark J. Deck, PRTM
Shayne Smith, Wardrop

12:00 - 2:00 Lunch/Exhibits
2:00 - 3:00

Pre-Emptive Innovation

Jim O'Shaughnessy, Rockwell Automation

Accelerated Team Development: Why Can't We Be Friends? (Guided Improvization)

Facilitator:
John Sweeney, Brave New Workshop
Speakers:
Michael Goodman, Centrance
Andrea Hill, Bell Group
Darlene Weghorst, NCR Corporation
Wendell Short/Dan Sauder, Sauder Woodworking

Beating Fast Followers at Their Own Game

Dave Driefus, Brady Corp.
Dan Longhenry, Brady Corp.
Iain Ainsell, Scientific Generics Ltd.

3:00 - 3:30 Track Wrap-Up Track Wrap-Up Track Wrap-Up
3:30 - 4:00 Break/Exhibits
4:00 - 5:00

Analyst PLM Panel
Moderator: Michael McGrath, PRTM
Panelists: Marc Halpern, Gartner
Bruce Hudson, META Group
Kevin O'Marah, AMR Research
Navi Radjou, Forrester Research

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TUESDAY 26th OCTOBER
Time
Discovery
Development
Commercialization
7:00am - 6:00pm Registration
7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 KEYNOTE PRESENTER: Loewen PLM - Enabling Customer Innovation
Stephen Segal, Chief Information Officer, Loewen
9:00 - 9:30 Outstanding Corporate Innovator (OCI) Awards
Affymetrix Inc. and Air Force Research Laboratory Win PDMA's 2004 Outstanding Corporate Innovator Honors
Sponsored By:
9:30 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 11:00

Presentation by OCI Winner Affymetrix: Achieving Product Development Excellence In a Rapidly Moving Market

Hospira Product Review Committee, Hospira's New Product Process (Simulated Stage Gate Review)

Hospira - Bob Nelson, Jim Mitchell, Jerry Groen, Glenn Davis

Profitably Managing the End of the Product Lifecycle

Craig Anderson, Hill-Rom Company

11:00 - 12:00

The Use of Trade-Of-Analysis in identifying Vectors of Differentiation (VoD)

Joe Lanzetta, Carrier Corporation

Presentation by OCI Winner Air Force Research Laboratory

Defining and Implementing an Effective Lifecycle Management Process

Mike Coffey, Sprint Consumer Solutions

12:00 - 2:00 Lunch/Exhibits
2:00 - 3:00

The Role of Decision-making in Accelerating the Innovation Process

Andrea Thomas, Frito-Lay Corp.

Change Breakthrough Analysis (Facilitated Workshop)

Facilitator: Jim Canterucci, Transition Management Advisors

Presentation by OCI Winner Affymetrix: Achieving Product Development Excellence In a Fast Moving Market

3:00 - 3:30 Break/Exhibits
3:30 - 4:00 Cross Track Wrap-Up
4:00 - 5:00 KEYNOTE PRESENTER: Global Innovation Fueling Growth
Mark Minevich, Executive consultant and Partner, Going Global Ventures Inc.
Sponsored By:

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WEDNESDAY 27th OCTOBER
7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast
8:00 - 3:30 Workshops and New Product certification review
10:00 - 10:15 Break
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
2:15 - 2:30 Break

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