OMTEC 2008
4th Annual
Orthopaedic Manufacturing & Technology Exposition and Conference

June 18-19, 2008 — Rosemont, Illinois

For Exhibitors

Education/Workshop Agenda

Please note that the schedule is tentative, and times may be subject to change.

Please click hyperlinks to view session and speaker biography information.

Focus of Presentations:
General Address
R&D Focus
Operations Focus
       
Wednesday, June 18th
7:00-8:00
Breakfast
8:00-8:45
Breakfast Address: Shirley Engelhardt, The Orthopaedic Industry – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
9:00 exhibit hall opens
Room A
Room B
Room C
Room D
9:00-9:15

Session A1:
Kate Vitasek

9:00 to 10:15

7 Step Pathway to Benchmarking Success

 

Session C1:
Perry Van Over

9:00 to 10:00

Intellectual Property Losses Occur by Design and Negligence

Session D1:
Jose Justiniano

9:00 to 12:30

WORKSHOP: Process Control, Process Qualification, Process Validation and Design Transfer for Medical Devices

9:15-9:30  
9:30-9:45  
9:45-10:00  
10:00-10:15

Session B2:
Gene Tyndall

10:00 to 11:00

Global Supply Chain Strategy and Its Value to the Industry

 
10:15-10:30    
10:30-10:45     

Session C2:
Ted Kucklick

10:30 to 11:30

A Medical Device Designer’s Innovation Toolkit

 

10:45-11:00  
11:00-11:15

Session A3:
Kate Vitasek

11:00 to 12:30

WORKSHOP: Benchmarking the Procurement Process

Session B3:
Magnus René

11:00 to 12:00

Orthopaedic Implants with Rapid Manufacturing Technology

11:15-11:30
11:30-11:45  
11:45-12:00  
12:00-12:15    
12:15-12:30    
12:00 to 1:30
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:00-1:15

Session A4:
Bruce Arntzen

1:00 to 2:30

Selling the Board Room on Engineering and Supply Chain Innovations

 

Session C4:
Gregory Githens

1:00 to 4:30

WORKSHOP: Practices and Skills for Innovation and High-Speed New Product Development

Session D4:
Jose Justiniano

1:00 to 2:00

Design Controls, Design Transfer and Supplier Contributions

1:15-1:30  
1:30-1:45  
1:45-2:00  
2:00-2:15

Session B5:
Mark Chockalingam

2:00 to 3:30

Collaborative Supply Chain Planning for the Orthopaedic Industry

 
2:15-2:30  
2:30-2:45    
2:45-3:00    
3:00-3:15  

Session A6:
J. Paul Dittmann

3:00 to 4:00

Collaboration with Your Suppliers: Is This Just Hype, or Does It Produce Bottom Line Results?

 

Session D6:
Judith Andrews

3:00 to 4:00

Strategies for Avoiding a Recall - And Surviving One If Necessary

3:15-3:30
3:30-3:45  
3:45-4:00  
4:00-4:15      
4:15-4:30      
4:00 to 6:00
Welcome Reception - Exhibit Hall
Thursday, June 19th
6:00-7:00
Breakfast
7:00-7:45
Breakfast Address: John Engelhardt, Supplying the Increasing Demand for Orthopaedic Treatment - The Technology Challenge
8:00 exhibit hall opens
Room A
Room B
Room C
Room D
8:00-8:15

Session A5:
Mark Lagunowich

8:00 to 9:00

Orthopaedic Inventory: Overcoming Challenges in Tracking, Scheduling & Ordering

 

Session B5: Rebecca Morgan/Nick Rennie

8:00 to 10:00

WORKSHOP: The Outsourcing Advantage: Thinking and Solving Problems WITH Your Supply Chain

 

Session D5:
Ron Bercaw/ Bob Broach

8:00 to 11:00

WORKSHOP: Lean New Product Development: Product Management

8:15-8:30  
8:30-8:45  
8:45-9:00  
9:00-9:15    
9:15-9:30    
9:30-9:45    
9:45-10:00    
10:00-10:15

Session A6:
Michael Hill

10:00 to 11:00

Concurrent Development in New Product Launches

 

 

 
10:15-10:30      
10:30-10:45      
10:45-11:00      
11:15-12:15
Session: Glenn Stiegman, New Technologies and Their Impact on Regulatory Submissions
12:15-1:00
Lunch
1:00 Exhibit Hall closes

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