Tuesday, November 27, 2007
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| 8:15 am |
Continental Breakfast/Showcase Exhibits/Registration |
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| 8:45 am |
Opening Remarks |
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Rob Westervelt, Editor-in-Chief, Chemical Week |
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| 8:50 am |
Opening Keynote: A New Era in the
Petrochemical Industry |
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Michael P. Mulrooney, President, Basell Polyolefins North America |
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| 9:30 am |
The Impact of the Credit Crunch on the Pace of
Industry Consolidation |
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Glenn Youngkin, Managing Director, Carlyle Group |
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| 10:10 am |
Networking Refreshments/Showcase Exhibits |
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| 10:30 am |
Panel Discussion: M&A Outlook |
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Moderator:
Robert Westervelt, Editor-in-Chief, Chemical Week |
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Panel Members:
Jean Cayanni, Senior Managing Director,
RSM Equico Capital Markets |
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Michael P. Mulrooney, President, Basell Polyolefins North America |
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John Televantos, Principal, Arsenal Capital;
Board Member, Vertellus |
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| 11:15 am |
Managing Profits in the Chemical Industry |
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Paul Betsis, CEO, pVelocity Inc |
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Rainer Blaha, Managing Director, Cytec Surface Specialties Germany |
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| 11:45 am |
Keeping Specialty Chemicals Special |
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Sharon Feng, Vice President/Technical Services,
Lanxess Corporation |
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| 12:25 pm |
Networking Luncheon |
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| 1:30 pm |
Outlook for the North American Chemical Industry |
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Dave Naugle, General Manager/Portfolio, Strategy and Ventures,
Shell Chemicals |
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| 2:10 pm |
Europe: Fighting to Stay Sustainable |
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René van Sloten, Executive Director/Industrial Policy,
European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic)
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| 2:50 pm |
Networking Refreshments/Showcase Exhibits |
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| 3:10 pm |
What's New in Renewable Materials? |
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Thomas Schäefer, Senior Director/Business Discovery, Novozymes |
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| 3:50 pm |
Panel Discussion
The Regulatory Landscape in Election Year:
What Will it Look Like?
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Moderator:
Robert Westervelt, Editor-in-Chief, Chemical Week |
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Panel Members:
Joe Acker, President,
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA) |
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Mike Walls, Managing Director/Regulatory and Technical Affairs,
American Chemistry Council (ACC) |
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| 4:35 pm |
The World Economic Outlook and its Impact on Chemicals |
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Fred Peterson, President, Probe Economics |
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| 5:05 pm |
How High Can They Go? A Look at Energy and Feedstocks Prices |
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George Intille, Vice President, SRI Consulting |
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| 5:35 pm |
Conference concludes |
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| 5:45 pm |
Cocktail reception |
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