Keynote
Speakers
Jim Boeheim,
Head Coach, Syracuse Orange
- Sponsored by 
Pulling Together to Win – Teamwork and
Teambuilding
Jim Boeheim is an accomplished coach recognized for his
ability to recruit and motivate young talent, who leaves
audiences re-energized and ready for any challenge. His
accomplishments as head coach of the Syracuse University
Orange rival those of college basketball’s greatest
legends. In his 28-year tenure at his alma mater, Boeheim
has guided Syracuse to 23 NCAA Tournaments with a winning
percentage ranked second among active Division I college
coaches. After decades of close calls, Boeheim led his
team to the NCAA Men’s Basketball championship
in 2003.
Jim Boeheim delivers powerful teamwork strategies and
a proven roadmap for building a winning team. He provides
practical techniques for creating and maintaining a successful
team by – choosing the right players; instilling
trust, confidence, and productive communication; effectively
mentoring and motivating your people; and establishing
chemistry within your organization. Boeheim is an expert
at bringing out the best in every individual on a team
and working to overcome obstacles by keeping everyone
focused and believing in the goal, even during difficult
times or setbacks.
Ron Christenson,
Corporate V.P. and Chief Technology Officer,
Cargill
Why a Focused Reliability Strategy is Critical to Successful
Plant Operations
Cargill Corporation is the world's largest
privately held companies and one of world's largest companies,
public or private. With over 1,000 operating sites
worldwide and 100,000 employees, physical asset management
is critical to Cargill's success. In this special
keynote presentation, you'll enjoy the rare privilege
of hearing a top-level senior corporate officer from
a major global company talk about maintenance & reliability...but
not in the conventional sense. Ron Christenson,
Corporate Vice President and Chief Technical Officer
(CTO) for Cargill won't tell you how to maintain your
equipment - rather he'll discuss WHY a sound and focused
reliability strategy is critical to your success.
He'll describe how it enables Cargill to improve customer
satisfaction, increase its competitive advantage, improve
supply chain partner relations, increase employee
job satisfaction, etc. In other word's you'll learn
why maintenance and reliability is critical to Cargill's
mission. If you are a senior manager that is responsible
for a large physical asset base, you won't want
to miss this important presentation.
Vincent C. Adorno,
V.P. Engineering and Maintenance,
Alcoa
Reliability Excellence: Why and How Reliability
Became a “Blue Chip” Initiative for Alcoa’s
Primary Metals Business Unit
Learn the story of why and
how senior Primary Metal Alcoa leadership adopted Reliability
as a “Blue
Chip” initiative. By adopting a methodical approach
to internal communication and education, the business
case for reliability was formed, reviewed, and endorsed
by the Primary Metals leadership team. Explore how reliability
is now understood to be a critical foundational element
of the strategic Alcoa Business System which enables
market distinction, share holder return and continuous
improvement in Alcoa’s business. Join Vince as
he shares the strategy of how he and his team successfully
achieved executive sponsorship of the compelling Business
Case around Reliability. Experience the reality that
achieving Reliability Excellence is the combination of
technical and change management project activities founded
upon the principal that Operations truly “owns” reliability.
After learning of and discussing the success of Alcoa,
you will come away with the ability to better promote
the business case for reliability for your own success.
