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Note: The 2008 Signage and Graphics Summit was held January 16-18 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Information about the 2008 Summit remains here for your reference until 2009 details are finalized.
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2008 SGS AGENDA
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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NETWORKING BREAKFAST
MORNING INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION
New Opportunities in Vehicle Graphics
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8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
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CONFERENCE KICKOFF |
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9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Inventing Your Future
Frank Maguire, Business expert and former executive at
FedEx, ABC Radio Network, American Airlines and KFC
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10:45 AM - NOON
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS
• Improving Your Bottom Line through Plant Layout and
Workflow
• Your Employees' ROI
Frank Maguire, Business expert and former executive at
FedEx, ABC Radio Network, American Airlines and KFC
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12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
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Lunch Roundtable Discussions
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2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS
• Forecasting Sales Growth: Hope versus Reality
Steve Mulch, President, Veritas Training Group
• Flatbed UV Digital Printers: What's New? What's Next?
What Matters?
Moderator: Tim Greene, Director, InfoTrends' Wide Format Printing Consulting
Speakers: Jim Hunt, Director of Technical Services, FASTSIGNS; Paul Lilienthal, President, Pictura Graphics; Greg Root, President, SuperGraphics Div. of GM Nameplate
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3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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GENERAL SESSION
New Developments in Measuring the Effectiveness of Signage
and Graphics
Moderator: Wade Swormstedt, Publisher, Signs of the Times magazine
Speakers: Kozell Boren, Chairman & CEO, Encore Imaging Group; Peter Hoyt, The In-Store Marketing Institute; Joe Philport, The Traffic Audit Bureau (TAB)
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5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Cocktail Reception
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Breakfast Roundtable Discussions
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9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS
• New Ideas in Inventory Control
Moderator: Marty McGhie, CFO, Ferrari Color
Speakers: Greg Schopmeyer, Vice President of Manufacturing, OAI, Inc.; Mark Wallace, Vice President of Manufacturing, Pratt Corp.
• Is It Easy Being Green? Or Profitable?
Moderator: Gregory Sharpless, Associate Publisher, The Big Picture and Screen Printing magazines
Speakers: Rick Bachelder, President, Filmet; Brandon Gabriel, Principal, LAGraphico; Jonathan Zinsmeyer, President, The BIG Print
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11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS
• The Test Drive: How to Evaluate a Potential Printer
Purchase
Moderator: Darek Johnson, Senior Technology Editor/Analyst, Signs of the Times magazine
Speakers: Rich Thompson, President, Ad Graphics;
Jim Hunt, Director of Technical Services, FASTSIGNS
• Are You Ready for CTS—And Is It Ready for You?
Moderator: Ben Rosenfield, Managing Editor, Screen Printing magazine
Speakers: Jim Schulte, CEO, Modernistic; Jim Blee, COO, Graphic Tech; Mark Taylor, Vice President of Imaging, GFX Int'l.
• New Developments in Lighting
Dr. M. Nisa Khan, Optoelectronic and SSL Technologist, Asset Mgr., IEM Asset Mgmt.
• Developing Meaningful Metrics
Moderator: Marty McGhie, VP Finance, Ferrari Color
Speaker: Larry Capodilupo, President, ICL Imaging
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12:30 PM
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Conference Conclusion
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