Arrival Day
Day 1 | Conference & Networking Activities
Day 2 | Conference & Breakouts
Departure Day
Ends 4/8/22 | $850
4/8/22 - 4/29/22 | $1050
Registration pricing includes the conference, breakout sessions, hotel room, group meals, selected group activity and group entertainment.
An overview of Ammega’s digital journey, highlighting initiatives designed to increase value for our customers. Topics will include B2B and EDI, Cybersecurity actions, AMMcare, smart belt technology and other digital engagement plans.
Initiatives underway to deliver best-in-class products that address strict regulatory operating conditions for food conveying and processing applications.
Issues affecting the logistics industry and what is being developed to ensure line uptime, lower noise and energy levels, heavier loads and greater speed demands.
Materials and belting designs developed for conveying, lifting and power transmission applications starting at the press shop to painting assembly and end of line inspection. Additionally, the use of modular belting to replace chain and drag lines in modern carwash environments.
Belting designs and materials developed that yield greater line efficiencies for moving corrugated and paper materials. Innovative product handling solutions that offer a high degree of customization to meet exact application needs.
Technical Programs designed to assist in making the right belt selection.
High release coating compounds for belting and engineered parts to allow greater line speeds and throughput.
Developments in joining technology and logistics applications to keep your belts moving.
Robert Rogers, Director of Food Safety at Mettler Toledo will discuss food safety, regulations and issues facing today’s food supply chain
Belt design options for applications that require precision movement and indexing without loss in drive efficiency, while still maintaining accurate belt tracking and alignment.
An overview of Megadyne investments to create an Innovation and testing center which will enable start to finish belt development and certification to meet the customized needs of our customers. With exposure to processes, material sciences and advanced testing technology, Megadyne can partner with you to achieve objectives relating to performance, increased up-time, operating cost reduction, reliable preventive maintenance, product availability, and service.
Industry 4.0 leads to Smart-Connected-Autonomous Factories. Sensors and equipment allow for data collection. Connections are essential for data to be utilized. This presentation will discuss technology available to enhance productivity and deliver flexibility of quality data at high speed.
Material Carryback on food processing covers can slow production, reduce quality and require unplanned downtime. Guidelines and products designed to maximize uptime will be presented by Flexco.
Flexco will present its new conveyor transfer plate design to prevent product loss at transfer points, providing a smooth transition across the transfer and preventing items from falling under or getting caught in the transfer.
Using motorized pulleys to drive lightweight belting in a safe, hygienic way in harsh conditions. Rulmeca will explain motorized pulley technology and explore ways to use motorized pulleys to drive modular belting, homogeneous belting and other types of belting to allow for maximum uptime and availability in hard to reach, harsh, washdown, corrosive or abrasive environments.
New belting products, IoT sensors & interactive equipment, belt joining technology and conveying and power transmission components will be on display.
Business Trends, Leadership & Innovation Expert
Jim Carroll is recognized as the world’s leading futurist, trends and innovation experts, with a massive global blue chip client list. For more than 25 years, Jim has shared his insight with more than 2 million people in attendance at his events.
Jim’s global client list is extensive and covers virtually every industry sector, including Pfizer, the World Bank and Volvo; NASA and the PGA of America; the Walt Disney Organization, the World Government Summit in Dubai, the Swiss Innovation Forum, the Wall Street Journal, National Australia Bank, WorldSkills, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, DuPont. The GAP. the US Air Force Research Laboratory, Godiva, SAP, Pfizer, Mercedes Benz, the US Department of Defense & hundreds more.
This client list gives him a front row seat to the high velocity change that is occurring as disruption comes to take hold of every industry and every organization. With that insight, and the customized research that he undertakes for every engagement, he helps to transform growth-oriented organizations into high-velocity innovation heroes!
Jim is recognized worldwide as a “thought leader” and authority on: our post-pandemic economy; economic recovery strategies; the future of the workplace; new business and governance opportunities in the era of International upheaval; rapid business model change and industry transformation; business model disruption and the acceleration of market change; global economic trends; and the necessity for fast paced innovation. He is an authority recognized for his deep insight into the cutting edge trends of our time, including autonomous vehicle technology, 3D printing, virtual reality, alternative energy generation and storage technologies, the transition to electric battery vehicle technology, genomic medicine, CRISPR and healthcare virtualization, advanced robotics and artificial intelligence, blockchain and virtual cash, machine learning and robotics, crowd-thinking and next generation R&D.
Jim’s insight has been covered in the UK Telegraph, Dubai’s Capital Magazine and South Africa’s The Star, CNN, and AP News, among hundreds more. BusinessWeek named Carroll as one of four leading sources for insight on innovation and creativity. He was also a featured expert on the prime time CNBC series, The Business of Innovation.
Jim has shared his insight at the top tier of the global meetings industry, appearing at events with Leonard Nimoy (“Spock” of Star Trek), President George W. Bush, the late Carrie Fisher (“Princess Leia” of Star Wars), Terry Bradshaw of the NFL, Biz Stone (founder of Twitter), Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia, Astronauts Scott Kelly (last pilot of the Space Shuttle), Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11 and ISS Commander Chris Hadfield, business leaders Jack Welch of GE and Roger Goodall, the Commissioner of the NFL, actors Robert DeNiro, Goldie Hawn & Forest Whittaker, and Lee Trevino and Bubba Watson of golf, among others.
For more than 25 years, Jim has shared his insight from the stage with over 2 million people worldwide. Jim is represented by the same agencies that book global icons such as Barack and Michelle Obama, George W. Bush and Richard Branson, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, Michael Douglas and Jay Leno.Jim Carroll is an author, with numerous books including Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast; Surviving the Information Age, The Future Belongs To Those Who Are Fast, Ready, Set, Done: and What I Learned From Frogs in Texas: Saving Your Skin with Forward Thinking Innovation.
Former SVP & Supply Chain Officer at Indigo
Former VP & Chief Procurement Officer at Caterpillar Inc.
Frank Crespo most recently served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer for Indigo, a leading agriculture company that is using microbiology and technology to improve sustainability, profits for growers and consumer health. Indigo has been recognized by CNBC's annual Disruptor 50 as the #1 (2019) and #3 (2020) and #14 (2021) private venture-backed companies transforming the economy and the way we live.
Formerly, Frank was the Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer for Caterpillar Inc. and was responsible for leading Caterpillar's procurement and logistics functions, ensuring a lean and responsive global supply network for products, parts and services delivered to Caterpillar facilities and the company's dealer network. The global transformation effort led to being recognized as one of the Top 25 Supply Chain organizations in the world three consecutive years.
Prior to joining Caterpillar in August 2010, Frank worked at Honeywell International, Inc., where he was Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer; Linde (previously Praxair) where he led the globalization of the Semiconductor/High Tech market vertical business and was their Chief Procurement Officer prior to that role; and top leadership roles at Texas Instruments and Hewlett-Packard. His experience in Supply Chain organizational and capabilities transformation is unparalleled across a breadth of industries. His leadership has led to direct improvements in customer satisfaction, leveraging technology, financial performance, driving supplier alliance relationships and building and delivering people excellence within his organizations.
Frank also serves in various professional leadership and community service roles:
Frank is a native of Pittsburg, California. He received a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School.
Founder & Principal Consultant of Genesis Technology Advisors, a technology advisory and consulting firm
Gary Hill is the Founder & Principal Consultant of Genesis Technology Advisors, a technology advisory and consulting firm in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm provides services to companies across a variety of industries as well as assisting technology start-ups. With over three decades of experience driving technology change within a large enterprise, Gary’s primary goal is to accelerate his client’s business and technology transformation initiatives.
Prior to founding Genesis Technology Advisors, Gary served in multiple technology leadership roles at Georgia-Pacific, one of the world’s largest private consumer goods manufacturers. In his role as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), he led the transformation of the security program into a business-focused risk reduction model. As Chief Technology Officer (CTO), he was a change agent with company leadership to demonstrate what’s possible with technology to transform the business.
Gary holds a Bachelor of Science in information systems from Henderson State University and completed the UCLA Anderson School of Management IT Executive Program. He is a Computerworld Honors Program Laureate recipient and enjoys attending technology conferences and start-up events to expand his knowledge of disruptive business and technology trends.
Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Head Economist, Chase Commercial Banking
As managing director with JPMorgan Chase and head economist for Chase Commercial Banking, James Glassman provides market insights to help clients better understand the changing economy and its impact on their business. Mr. Glassman also works closely with the firm’s Corporate Sector, including the Chief Investment Office and Investor Relations, as well as the Investment Bank and Government Relations groups, providing financial analysis and research.
A publisher of independent research on the principal forces shaping the economy and financial markets, Mr. Glassman is regularly cited in the financial media, where he is also a frequent commentator on economic policy issues. Additionally, he is a long-standing participant in the widely-followed Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Survey of Professional Forecasters and the National Association of Business Economists’ panel of macro-economic forecasters.
From 1979 through 1988, Mr. Glassman served as a senior economist in the Research & Statistics and Monetary Affairs departments at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. His responsibilities ranged from analysis and forecasting of inflation and labor market developments, to analysis of the Federal Reserve’s operating strategies and interest rate markets, to the development of monetary and reserves projections. He joined Morgan Guaranty in 1988 and then Chemical Bank in 1993, which, through a combination of mergers, became JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Mr. Glassman earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and a master’s degree in Economics from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University.
Senior Advisor Food Safety & Regulation
at Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection Division
During Robert's 26 years of experience of various commercial and technical roles within METTLER TOLEDO, he has facilitated customer development of food safety programs around METTLER TOLEDO technology.
In this strategic role, Robert provides clients with expertise in the fields of current regulation and compliance within the food industry as they relate to product inspection solutions. Robert has provided consultative services to clients which have delivered value in their systems suitability and efficiency. His consultation has covered areas such as process capabilities, validation and verification, maximize efficiencies through proper system identification and placement, all within the scope of customer's limitations and resources.
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