7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by JMP

Location: Ballroom I

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Steve Zinkgraf, CEO, SBTI
Topic: Welcome, Purpose and Introductions

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Dan Kutz, President, SBTI
Topic: SBTI Update

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Tom England, Global Director of Six Sigma, Tyco Electronics
Topic: "Leveraging a Global Advantage"

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Break & Networking

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

John Oskin, Executive Vice President, Informance
Topic: "Benchmarking for Operational Excellence"

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Skip Swanner, Plant Manager & Jeff Bolhuis, Lean Six Sigma Project Leader, AOC, LLC
Topic: "The Value of Discovery - Discovery Event Best Pratice"

11:15 AM - Noon

Special Keynote Speaker: Josh Davis,
5-time Olympic Medalist - 3 golds, 2 silvers
Topic: TBD

Noon - 1:15 PM

Lunch

Sponsored by Crystal Ball

Location: Ballroom I

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Discussion Group(s)

Topic 1: "Measurement System Analysis"
Led by David Bacon

Topic 2: TBD
Led by David Enck

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Hugh Brinson, MBB, CSX
Topic: "Explaining Kappa in Layman’s Terms"

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Break & Networking

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Matt Chin, Senior Director, Fairchild Semiconductor
Topic: "The Little i Before the Big D"

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Dr. Prasad Raje, CEO, Instantis
Topic: "Six Sigma Maturity Model"

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Conference Close

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Free Time

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

SBTI Cocktail Reception & Dinner

Cocktail hour sponsored by Minitab

Location: Palo Duro Pavillion
Dress: Business Casual


For questions or information about the conference, please contact Jen Zinkgraf,
jzinkgraf@sbtimail.com 1-888-752-7070 or 1-512-353-7489