IPC Electronics Industry Executive Summit

IPC Electronics Industry Executive Summit:

Ideas for a Bright Future In the New Electronics Industry
October 13–14, 2010 • Palm Springs, CA

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Change means new opportunities…for those who are prepared. As an executive in the electronics industry, you know that there is no such thing as “business as usual.” You must constantly be ready to respond to new developments.
The IPC Electronics Industry Executive Summit will cover some of the latest trends in markets, technologies and management issues so you can change with the industry. The agenda includes:

Economic forecasters panel
Materials issues
Counterfeit component traceability
Future outlooks for key markets
Environmental regulatory trends
High-growth technologies

Designed for senior level decision makers, this event presents an excellent opportunity to network with industry leaders, peers, customers and suppliers to strengthen your relationships, investigate new ideas and get solutions to your toughest challenges.

Discover how you can position your company to capitalize on the new electronics industry.

Questions? Call Susan Filz at +1 847-597-2884.

MEETING AND LOGISTICAL INFORMATION

The IPC Electronics Industry Executive Summit will be held at the:

La Quinta Resort & Club
49-499 Eisenhower Drive
La Quinta, CA 92253
800-598-3828
+1 760-564-4111

Please state that you are with IPC to receive the IPC rate of $159.00 per night (single occupancy) and to avoid a $27 per day resort/service charge.

Rooms and rates are subject to availability until Friday, August 27, 2010 or until the room block is sold out.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Several sponsorship opportunities for this event are available to help you reach key contacts: the executives who attend and the thousands of people who will receive information on the event.
Contact Maria Labriola, Manager of Trade Show Sales, at +1 847-597-2866.

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE GOLF OUTING

On October 12, the IPC Electronics Industry Executive Summit Golf Outing will be held at PGA West, on the Greg Norman Course. Fee of $125 includes greens fees and cart rental. Tee off is at 11:00 am. Call +1 847-597-2879 for details.

Golf outing registration information

AGENDA

Day 1 — Wednesday, October 13
8:30 am	Networking Breakfast and Registration
9:00 am	Welcome and Introductions
Panel of Industry Forecasters
9:15 am	Electronics Industry Forecast Shawn DuBravac, Chief Economist, Consumer Electronics Association
9:55 am	PCB Industry Forecast Ed Henderson, President, Henderson Ventures
10:35 am	Break
10:50 am	EMS Industry Forecast Randall Sherman, President, New Venture Corporation
11:30 am	Panel Discussion
12:00 pm	Lunch and Networking
Management Breakout Sessions
		For PCB Executives	For EMS Executives	For PCB Supplier Executives	General Management Session
1:30 pm		Materials Issues: What We Need to Be Concerned About Rich Pangier, Director of OEM Marketing, Isola Thomas Lantzer, Marketing Manager, DuPont	Traceability of Counterfeit Components François Monette, Co-President of Sales & Marketing, Cogiscan	Preparing for the Upturn: A PCB Supplier Perspective Rick Lies, CEO/General Manger, Chemcut Corporation	Trends in Industry Salaries, Benefits and Sales Compensation Structure in the EMS and Assembly Equipment Industries Sharon Starr, Director of Market Research, IPC
2:15 pm		Overview of UL’s Printed Circuit Boards Recognition Program Carlos Correia, Vice President & General Manager, Underwriter Laboratories	Company Spotlight-API Technologies: A Defense Contractor or EMS Player On Steroids? Steve Pudles, CEO, API Technologies Corp.	Printed Electronics: The Impact on the PCB Supplier Industry John Andresakis, Vice President of Strategic Technologies, Oak Mitsui	New IPC Standard for the Protection of Intellectual Property in Electronics Manufacturing Fern Abrams, Director of Government Relations and Environmental Policy, IPC
2:45 pm		American PWB End Markets in Transition Ed Henderson, President, Henderson Ventures	ESOPs, A Business Ownership Alternative Kevin Trieber, Senior Vice President ESPO Executive, Bank of America	What We Need From The Supplier Base Shane Whiteside, COO, TTM Technologies	The Movement to Ban Conflict Metals: It Can and Will Impact the Electronics Industry Tony Hilvers, Vice President of Industry Programs, IPC
3:15 pm		Break	Break	Break	Break
3:30 pm		Roundtable Discussions	Roundtable Discussions	Roundtable Discussions	Roundtable Discussions
5:00 pm		VIP Reception and Dinner
Day 2 — Thursday, October 14
8:30 am	Networking Breakfast
9:00 am	Impact of Materials Shortage Rick Pierson, Senior Analyst, Semiconductors and CPT, iSuppli
9:45 am	Opportunities in the Value Chain for the Next Wave of High-Brightness Light-Emitting Diodes (HBLED) Leonard Livschitz, CEO, Luxera Inc.; and Orville Brown, Senior Research Scientist, Ferro Electronic Material Systems
10:45 am	Break
11:00 am	Core Enabling Process Technologies Driving Electronics Innovation *Phil Plonski, Managing Partner, Prismark Partners*
Noon	Lunch and Networking
1:30 pm	Environmental Policy Update Fern Abrams, Director of Government Relations and Environmental Policy, IPC
2:30 pm	New Advancements in Miniaturization: It is Not Just for Consumer Electronics Jim Fuller, Vice President, PWB Engineering, Endicott Interconnect Technologies
3:15 pm	Break
3:30 pm	Taking the Pulse of the Electronics Industry: Highlights of Recent IPC Studies Sharon Starr, Director of Market Research, IPC
4:15 pm	Adjournment

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ABOUT IPC

Since 1957, IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has been guiding the electronic interconnection industry through its dramatic changes. A global trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its more than 2,700 member companies, IPC represents all facets of the industry, including printed board manufacturing, electronics assembly, and design. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of an estimated $1.7 trillion global electronics industry. IPC maintains offices in Bannockburn, Ill. (headquarters); Taos, NM.; Arlington, Va.; Garden Grove, Calif.; Stockholm, Sweden; Moscow, Russia; and Shanghai and Shenzhen, China.