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Meetings & Sessions
Sunday, October 10
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. SHERA Committee Meeting3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Program Planning Committee Meeting
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Metalworking Lubricants Committee Meeting
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Supplier Member Committee Meeting
Committee meetings are casual, roundtable discussions that examine current issues pertinent to each industry sector. The Safety, Health, Environmental and Regulatory Affairs (SHERA) and Metalworking Lubricants committee meetings are open to all Members, and the Supplier Member Committee Meeting is open to all Supplier Members. Details on these meetings will be sent out prior to the Annual Meeting. You can also contact committee chairs via the website.
Monday, October 11
8:30 - 10:30 a.m. Opening General Session Featuring Keynote Speaker Roy FirestoneThe Many Voices of Roy Firestone
Sponsored by: The Lubrizol Corporation
Firestone uses humor, observational experience, fantastically funny video clips of bloopers, blunders, topical events and newsmakers, as well as celebrity impressions and some computer graphic work to make members of the audience “come alive� on stage. Be sure to attend for this unique, engaging presentation!
10:45 a.m. - Noon Industry Session
ExxonMobil: Outlook for Energy — A View to 2030
Todd Onderdonk, ExxonMobil Corporation
Take a look towards the future of energy at this presentation from ExxonMobil Corporation. Join Todd Onderdonk, Senior Energy Advisor in ExxonMobil's Corporate Strategic Planning Department, to find out what will be the opportunities and challenges ahead to meet the world's energy needs.
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Association Session
Embracing ILMA's Identity: The Ethics & Branding Strategies
Jim Taglia, ILMA Past President and Industry Task Force Chair & President, NL Grease LLC
Through collaboration with key industry stakeholders, the Ethics and Branding programs enable ILMA to keep raising the bar for the entire lubricants industry. Past President Jim Taglia will present the latest updates from the testing and branding programs.
ACC Code of Practice Foundation for Quality
Brian Fox, Chemtura Corporation, representing American Chemistry Council
This special presentation will focus on the value and benefits of following the guidelines provided by the ACC Code of Practice, and how this procedure benefits the industry as well as the end user.
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Combined Committee Session: Family Business and Young Executives Councils
Entrepreneurship Wears Many Hats — What Color is Yours?
Ann Dugan, Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence
Today's business leaders are experiencing different dynamics that require constant innovation in order to remain competitive. This program will provide a platform for success that keeps the sparks alive through a robust entrepreneurial culture that can harness the strategic strengths of every employee.
Tuesday, October 12
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Manufacturing Member Breakfast & Business MeetingJoin your fellow Manufacturing Members at this vital meeting to vote on incoming Board Members and hear a complete update of Association activities.
Concurrent Industry Committee Sessions
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
- Metalworking Lubricants Committee Session
Green Chemistry in Metalworking Fluids — An End-User's Perspective
Mark Panetta, Ford Motor Company
Mark Panetta, instrumental in implementing environmentally friendly metalworking fluids and lubricants at Ford, will address the forces behind this focus on sustainability and green chemistries. - Packaging Committee Session
Sustainable Packaging: Recycled Content or Source Reduction
Tom Bishop, Letica Corporation
Join in this panel discussion with industry experts who will offer their insight on which path to sustainable packaging is best for our business, our industry and our environment. Tom Bishop, chair of the Packaging Committee, will serve as moderator.
9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
- SHERA Committee Session
Megatrends in Global Chemical Regulation
Rich Kraska, Kraska Consultants, Inc.
The EU REACH program, the California Green Chemistry Regulation and the Obama administration's agenda for regulation and compliance re defining the future of global chemical regulation. How can we keep up? - Engine & Transmission Lubricants Committee Session
Re-Refined Energy
Thad McNeil, Evergreen Oil, Inc.
Thad McNeil will cover the basic methods for re-refining used oil, as well as the advantages, and certain specific performance issues, when re-refined oil is blended into lubricants.Update on European Engine Oil Specifications
Laurent Jumelle, Chevron Oronite Company, LLC
This presentation will examine the key European Engine Oil specifications that must be met by ILMA Members for lubrication of engines produced by European manufacturers.
11:00 a.m. - Noon
- Grease Committee Session
Grease Applications: Choosing the Best Option
Matt Mannette, COASTAL Blending & Packaging
A discussion of the strengths of thickener type and choosing the best grease type for optimal application performance. Emphasis will be made to identify solutions where extreme conditions exist and a general purposegrease is not providing performance. - Industrial Lubricants Committee Session
The U.S. Windpower Market and Drivers for the Future
John R. Dunlop, American Wind Energy Association
Every company involved, or wanting to be involved, in the business of windpower needs to know market characteristics and more. Dunlop will provide market statistics and other information vital to understanding the future growth of the wind industry.