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May
10-12, 2006 Innovation Program Wednesday, May 10 9:00 - 12:00 Board of Dirrectors Meeting (includes working lunch) 1:00 - 5:00 Workshop: Taking the China Market by the Horns - Practical Business Skills for Western Companies Doing Business in China, James Chan, PhD, President and Founder, Asia Marketing and Management (separate registration) "Taking
the China Market by the Horns" is designed for general management,
manufacturing and financial executives interested in essential,
practical skills for doing business in China. According to Dr. Chan,
"lack of practical knowledge leads to unrealistic expectations,
poor performance and on-again/off again dysfunctional business relationships
that contribute to waste rather than profits." Topics include To assure the relevancy of Workshop content, attendees are asked to submit questions for Dr. Chan in advance with his replies circulated prior to the event. Attendance is open to SMMA members and prospective members. For additional information on fees, see the enclosed registration form James Chan, PhD,
is founder and principal of Asia Marketing and Management (AMM),
a United States-based consultancy that specializes in advising U.S.
companies on doing business in China and on entrepreneurship. An
experienced, animated public speaker in three languages-English,
Mandarin Chinese, and the Cantonese dialect-Dr. Chan was born in
Guangzhou, China. He received his Ph.D. in geography in 1977 from
the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; M.A. in 1973 from the University
of Chicago, and B.A. in 1970 from the University of Hong Kong. A
naturalized citizen of the United States, Dr. Chan lives and works
in Philadelphia. To view his website, go to:
http://www.AsiaMarketingManagement.com. 3:00-5:00 Table Top Exhibitor Set-Up 3:30-4:30 Registration 6:00-7:00 Reception with Putting Contest 7:00-9:00 Dinner Thursday, May 11 7:30 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast with Table Top Exhibits 8:00 - 8:15 Welcome Rex Bergsma, SMMA Spring Management Conference Chair, and President, Shinano Kenshi Corp.* 8:15-9:00 Table Top Exhibitor Presentations 9:00 - 9:45 How to Change Your Culture to Foster Innovation, James Higgins, PhD, Harriet W. and George D. Cornell Professor of Innovation Management, Roy E. Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College. Innovation is the only competitive advantage left for most U.S. based firms. The global marketplace demands it and research verifies that it is the competitive advantage that provides the highest returns. Professor Higgins will discuss a new set of tools to change an organization's culture to make it more innovative - cultural artifacts. At the conclusion of this interactive presentation you will be able to use cultural artifacts to foster higher levels of innovation in your organization. NOTE: There will
be an afternoon break-out session with Dr. Higgins. 9:45 - 10:30 China in 2010, James Chan, PhD, President and Founder, Asia Marketing and Management Will China’s rise as a global manufacturing power continue? Will the looming wealth gap in China bring about a re-run of the Tiananmen Incident of 1989? Will China buy more American products? James Chan will present his thoughts on what China will be like as a place in which you do business in 2010. 10:30-11:00 Networking Break with Table Top Exhibits 11:00-11:45 Engineering Across Borders: Improving the Effectiveness of Globally Distributed Design Teams with attention to strategic, cultural, and power issues, Kenneth David, PhD, MBA, Anthropology and Transcultural Project Studies, Michigan State University Senior executives view outsourcing and offshoring as necessary parts of business development. They cannot ignore it as a source of competitive advantage. They also cannot ignore that offshoring is controversial. Manufacturing jobs from the United States and from Western Europe (that were earlier offshored, respectively, to the Maquiladora region or to Central Europe) are now going further afield to China and to India. Due to the rise in quality and quantity of engineers from Asia, engineering jobs are also being offshored. What are engineers and project managers to do when they are told to offshore? First, a prime strategic question is "When to go and when to stay?" Second, are there alternatives to the lowest-cost-offshore strategy? Third, engineers from North America now have to work in dispersed design teams with engineers from abroad. Miscommunication occurs frequently. Professor David will discuss effective practices for handling cultural and power issues that arise in dispersed teams; these practices reduce costly miscommunications and improve performance. Bio NOTE: There will be an afternoon break-out session with Dr. David. 11:45-12:00 SMMA
Annual Meeting, Mike Lunsford, SMMA President, and President,
Dart Controls Inc.* 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00-3:00
Break-out Sessions 2) Engineering
Across Borders with Kenneth David, PhD., facilitator Dinner on your own 7:00-8:00 SMMA Motor & Motion College Committee Meeting, Paul Murphy, Marketing and Business Development Manager, Moog Components Group,* and Chair, SMMA Motor & Motion College Committee Friday, May
12 8:00-8:45 Wall Street Outlook for the Industry, Michael A. Schneider, CFA, Senior Industrial Research Analyst, Managing Director, Robert W. Baird & Co. Michael Schneider, analyst with an investment research firm, will discuss the challenges and opportunities of the electric motor industry in this economic climate, particularly the attributes and financial metrics most closely watched when assessing the performance and value of a motor company. 8:45-9:00 Investing in U.S. Innovation: The National Summit on Competitiveness and NAM Trade and Technology Policy, Ronald D. Bullock, Chairman and CEO, Bison Gear & Engineering Corp.* Ron will report on the December 6, 2005 Summit in Washington, D.C., a national gathering of executives concerned about America's future competitiveness. For additional information, go to www.usinnovation.org. As a member of the Presidents Council of the NAM Small and Medium Manufacturers (SMM), Ron is involved in representing their interests from the inception of NAM legislative positions to the lobbying for those positions and will provide an update on trade and technology. 9:00-9:45 Demographics:
Driving the Economy and Innovating Change "If you have some idea where the economy is going, you will have some idea of where to invest." As a business owner, manager or principal decision maker, if you do not know what makes the economy do what it does, you will never know how to position your companies future or its future investments. Understanding demographics may provide you with the knowledge of understanding the economy. 9:45-10:00 SMMA/EMERF/Clarkson Consortium Update: Business Applications and Implications, Steve Sprague, Sales Manager, Proto Laminations Inc.*; Electric Motor Education and Research Foundation (EMERF) Board of Directors; Editor, EMERF Lamination Steels CD-ROM; and Consortium Member Company 10:00-10:30 Networking Break with Table Top Exhibits 10:30-12:00 Seeing the Future First, D. Jeffrey Dietrich, PhD, Senior Analyst, Institute for Trend Research Dr. Dietrich will present short-term and long-term economic forecasts for the U.S. and/or abroad and discuss how those forecasts directly impact your company. He will also advise which ITR Phase Management ObjectivesTM apply at this time in the business cycle. Other topics covered in the presentation include: the outlook for inflation and interest rates; the impact of China's growth on the U.S.; the leading indicators we should be watching; and the impact of the current administration on the economy. 12:00-2:00 Table Top Exhibitor Tear-Down 12:30-4:00 EMERF Board of Directors (includes working lunch)
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