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Leadership - Monday, March 10
Keynote: COMMANDER KIRK LIPPOLD
Former Commander of the USS Cole
 Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Ret.) was the Commanding Officer of the USS Cole when it came under a suicide terrorist attack by al Qaeda in the port of Aden, Yemen. During his command, he and his crew distinguished themselves by saving the American war ship from sinking. This event is widely recognized as one of the most brazen acts of terrorism by al Qaeda prior to September 11, 2001. With this unique and invaluable experience, Commander Lippold has briefed over 2,500 military officers and given over 125 presentations on this seminal event in the war on terrorism.
Commander Kirk Lippold's assignments prior to the USS Cole included Executive Officer of USS SHILOH, an Aegis-class guided missile cruiser. His department head tour was unique in his assignment to the crew that commissioned USS Arleigh Burke, the Navy's first Aegis guided missile destroyer. He served as the Operations Officer responsible for the training and operation of a next generation $1 billion warship with a crew of over 300 Sailors. He had two division officer assignments, which included a tour on USS Yorktown, an Aegis class guided missile cruiser. There, he completed a lengthy seven and a half month deployment to the Mediterranean, where he participated in the Achille Lauro aircraft seizure, Black Sea Freedom of Navigation operations against the Soviet Union, and Attain III combat operations in the Gulf of Sidra off Libya that followed several Libyan sponsored terrorist attacks in Europe. His initial division officer tour was in USS Fairfax County, a tank landing ship, where he completed a deployment to Beirut, Lebanon, in support of the US Marine Corps and the Multinational Peacekeeping Force when terrorists attacked the American Embassy and severely damaged it. ... MORE
Monday, March 10
Converter Roundtable
Sponsored by Converting Magazine
Representatives from five leading AIMCAL converter-member companies will address the hard-hitting issues impacting their businesses on a day-to-day basis. In an unusual talk-show format, these top managers will discuss how they deal with meeting customer demands, growing sales in a budget-conscious environment, combating cheap imports, and investing for the future. Audience members are encouraged to pose their own questions as part of the discussion. The panel's responses will become an exclusive feature article in Converting Magazine.
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Business - Tuesday, March 11
Rick Farrell, Tangent Knowledge Systems
"Selling is Not About Selling"
The underlining theme of this presentation is that sales people should stop selling, presenting, answering objections and closing and should instead play the role of a "change agent".
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(attendees will receive Rick's new book of the same name)
Richard P. Farrell is President of Tangent Knowledge Systems. Having been responsible for sales, and business development for nearly 25 years, Richard brings a tremendous depth of experience and results to his audiences. His passionate, provocative and interactive style encourages audience participation, learning, and improvement while providing practical, usable "time tested" information. Richard stresses a non-selling posture that allows the sales person to play the role of a "change agent" rather than a product centric transactional sales person.
Ira Blumenthal, CO-OPPORTUNITIES, Inc.
"Brand-Building For Your Future"
 Products are consumed. Brands are purchased. In our branded world, we make Xerox copies, blow our nose in Kleenex, snack on Jell-O, relax in the Jacuzzi and cover wounds with Band-Aids. From Nike on our hats to Tommy on our shirts to Swatch on our watches and Starbucks in our cups, branding is critical to business development. This session focuses on the philosophy, strategy, guiding principles and "best practices" to create, build, maintain and manage brand success. After all, regardless of what your title is, everyone's a brand manager… Great examples, provocative anecdotes and purposeful humor make this a great session, especially when customized for the industry, client and event. Everyone's a brand manager!
Ira Blumenthal is the president of CO-OPPORTUNITIES, Inc., an Atlanta-based consulting company that has counseled world class clients such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Kroger, McDonald's, Harrah's, American Airlines, Disney, United Artists, Marriott, Exxon, Wal*Mart and others in areas related to branding, strategic alliances, marketing, change management, re-invention and success.
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Economics - Wednesday, March 12
David Lampton, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
"China's Growing Power and What It Means to the World."
 Dr. David M. Lampton, dean of faculty and director of China Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC, will speak about how China's increasing comprehensive national power is changing the global landscape in military, economic, and intellectual terms. Lampton argues that if we overestimate the military challenges and pay insufficient attention to the economic and intellectual challenges and opportunities, Americans will be insufficiently competitive in the areas critical to maintaining their national strength in the decades ahead. China's national grand strategy places emphasis on the growth of economic and intellectual power, a strategy with implications for America's own policies in the years ahead. Dr. Lampton is the author of the forthcoming book, THE THREE FACES OF CHINESE POWER: MIGHT, MONEY, AND MINDS.
Economic Outlook for the Converting industry
 Robert Fry, senior associate economist for Dupont, will return to provide a look at the economic indicators and forecasts that are shaping our industry. Dr Fry earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and has been with Dupont since 1984. Dr. Fry analyzes and forecasts global macroeconomics and its impact on the DuPont businesses worldwide.
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