Time and Topic of Presentation:

Presenter & Company Name:

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

02:45 p.m. - 03:45 p.m.

Lean Manufacturing for Small-Medium Sized Manufacturing Companies

Bruce Jakiel

Software Technology Concepts

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

02:45 p.m. - 03:45 p.m.

Regional Approaches to Export Assistance

Dorte Heffernan and

Laurence Nelson

Northwest Commission and Center for Trade Development, PA DCED, Office for International Business Development

12:15 p.m. - 01:15 p.m.

02:45 p.m. - 03:45 p.m.

e-Sourcing

Brett Grady

eDynaQuote

03:00 p.m. - 04:00 p.m.

IT & Telecommunications Network

04:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.

Meeting the Challenge of Building the Engineering and Technology Workforce

Dr. Ralph Ford

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

01:30 p.m. - 02:30 p.m.

05:15 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.

Government Procurement

Wayne Williamson

Northwest Commission

12:15 p.m. - 01:15 p.m.

04:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.

International Expansion - Simplified

Nancy Wallace

High Street Partners

01:30 p.m. - 02:30 p.m.

Hydrogen Recycling

Joe Bushinsky

H2Gen Innovations

01:30 p.m. - 02:30 p.m.

04:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.

Global Sourcing: Legal and Practical Considerations of Doing Business in China - A Local Tool Company's Perspective

Rich Moroco

Joint Venture

Specific Industry Presentations (By Invitation Only)

08:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Cutting Fluid Selection and Application

Marty Sivar

Blaser Swisslube

04:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.

TeleHealth Forum

Rhett Hintze

Affinity Group of Harrisburg, Inc.

February 13, 2008

Intended Audience:

Industry leaders, CEOs, executive management
and government leaders

8:00 a.m.

Registration / Visit exhibits from regional providers

8:30 a.m.

Overview of the day

Perry Wood, CEO

Technology Council of NWPA

Michele Zieziula, CEO

Regional Center for Workforce Excellence

8:45 a.m.

Opening Keynote
• Staying Competitive in a Global Manufacturing Industry - Today and Tomorrow

Keynote Speaker –John Dineen, CEO,

GE - Transportation

9:45 a.m.

Break / Visit exhibits

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Panel Discussion

• Key issues impacting business across sectors

CEO’s from EMSIP, GLBT, HCIP, Plastics, Metals, Food Processing

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Break-out Session #1
• Embracing New Technologies

Eric Hoover, President Core Manufacturing

12:15 - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch Keynote: Understanding the Millennial Mind!

Ph.D. Robert Wendover Center for Generational Studies

1:30 p.m.

Break / visit exhibits

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Break out session #2
• How to assess your organizational development needs
• From Newspaper Ads to Jobs.com, Recruitment and Retention in the New Millennium

Speakers:
• Sharon Kuntz

Strategy Solutions
• Ph.D. Robert Wendover Center for Generational Studies

4:00 p.m.

Break / Visit exhibits

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Networking event