The World's Premier Bearing Industry Event for authorized distributors of bearing products and services and the manufacturers of those products. |
Past Leaders Panel | Present Industry Overview | Future Panel Analysis | Counterfeit Bearing Court | The Future
Business Program
You’re invited to join BSA industry leaders as they take you on a journey from the past to the future!
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BSA Update
Sunday, May 2nd, 8:15 - 9:15 a.m.
Gordon Duncan, President, Kinecor LP
Gordon Duncan, President of Kinecor LP will give us an update on the bearing industry from the distributor perspective including data from the current Distributor Report.
ABMA Update
Sunday, May 2nd, 8:15 - 9:15 a.m.
Bruce Warmbold, President & CEO, Schaeffler Group
Bruce Warmbold, President and CEO of Schaeffler Group, will give us an update on the bearing industry from the perspective of the American Bearing Manufacturers Association.
President and CEO of the Schaeffler Group North America since 1992, Bruce has been a member of the ABMA Board for the last 17 years and is presently a member of its Executive Committee. Bruce has also been a board member of CoLinx since its inception in 2001.
Sunday, May 2nd, 9:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Moderator: Bill Childers, President, North American Sales, Rexnord Industries, LLC
On Sunday morning, a panel of industry veterans will share their expertise based on past challenges and their answers to questions on six different key topics of interest to the bearing industry developed by BSA leaders. During this session the audience will be encouraged to ask the panel questions and provide feedback.
The six key topics to be addressed are:
1. Operational Structure
2. Consolidation
3. International Competition
4. Technology
5. Channel Relations
6. Globalization
Panel Moderator:
Bill Childers, President of North American Sales, Rexnord Industries, LLC
Distributor Panelists:
Tom Brown, Applied Industrial Technologies/Associated Bearings Company
Tom Miller, Motion Industries, Inc.
Lathrop Smith, Industrial Supplies, Inc.
Manufacturer Panelists:
Gus Kontonickas, NSK Precision Americas/The Timken Corporation/Loctite Industrial Div. Henkel Technologies/Thomson
Industries, Inc.
Jamie Martin, The Timken Corporation/Torrington/Fafnir Bearing Company
Gene Yarussi, Emerson Power Transmission
This is your chance to learn what your peers and industry leaders really think about the past, present and future of the economy and bearing industry!
Present Industry Overview
Bill Purser
Sunday, May 2nd, 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Mike Arnold, Exec VP & President, Bearings & Power Transmission Group, The Timken Corporation
Bill Purser, President & COO, Applied Industrial Technologies
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Mike Arnold, Exec VP & President, of the Bearings & Power Transmission Group at The Timken Corporation and Bill Purser of Applied Industrial Technologies will present the Present Industry Overview on Sunday, May 2nd elaborating on the six key topics introduced by the Past Leaders Panel. Utilize their knowledge and insight to navigate your company's way out of the recession.
Audience Response Questions
Monday, May 3rd, 8:00 - 8:15 a.m.
Take advantage of the opportunity to cast your honest and anonymous vote via individual electronic devices on future industry and economic audience response questions based on the six key topics of interest to BSA industry leaders and insight provided by past and present leaders during the previous day's session.
Facilitated by rapid-response electronics that will instantly reveal onscreen distributor and manufacturer responses as categories, not individuals. As a participant, you can be comfortable giving your honest response because it will be anonymous, and you will see the same honest responses from other distributor and manufacturer attendees as categories.
The BSA convention committee has developed a number of multiple choice questions derived from the six thought provoking topics. Attendees will respond to the multiple choice questions, answering each question from their perspective as a distributor or manufacturer using the wireless keypad. The audience response system will separate the answers of distributors and manufacturers and other demographic considerations. Attendees will immediately see the aggregate responses of distributors and manufacturers onscreen.
Future Analysis Panel
Monday, May 3rd, 8:15 - 9:30 a.m.
Moderator: Jeff Ramras,
Vice President of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Applied Industrial Technologies
Join BSA future panelists as they bring the audience from the present to the future with their engaging and innovative opinions.
A panel of current industry leaders will address the results of Monday morning's immediate audience responses and elaborate on the six topics presented the previous day by the past and present leaders. Our Future Analysis Panel will help provide a guide to understanding how to learn from the past in order to build a better future. Join us for a very timely program shaped by the immediate responses of BSA 2010 Convention attendees!
Panel Moderator:
Jeff Ramras, Vice President of Marketing & Supply Chain Management, Applied Industrial Technologies
Distributor Panelists:
Mitch Bouchard, Secretary/Treasurer, General Bearing Service Inc.
Rex Davis, Vice President of Supply Chain, IBT, Inc.
Carl James, President/CEO, BDI
Manufacturer Panelists:
Chris Curran, President, Marketing, Climax Metal Products Company
Jeff Moore, Director of Sales, Baldor - Dodge - Reliance
Donald Poland, President, North America, SKF Service Division
Whether you are a distributor or a manufacturer, this is the conversation you want to be a part of. When you learn what your industry past and future leaders are thinking, you will be ready to exceed their needs and expectations as well as yours and those of the end-user. Don’t miss this opportunity!
Counterfeit Bearing Court
Monday, May 3rd, 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Narrator: Howard Gainey, Vice President/General Manager, Bearings & Drives, Inc.
The Verdict is in...Court is now in session!
All rise for the honorable Judge Bob Casazza of Koyo Corporation of U.S.A who will preside over the Counterfeit Bearing Court. This court case is about the illegal selling of counterfeit bearings and the dangers and liabilities that the purchase and use of counterfeit bearings pose to the bearing industry. Join BSA as we tackle a current, serious topic of concern to the bearing industry in a humorous and entertaining way.
You won't want to miss this fun reenactment of a real life situation that occurred between one of our own manufacturing companies and an illegitimate distributor. Come see our BSA all-star cast perform a light hearted version of a very serious topic.
The Future
Monday, May 3rd, 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Don Reynolds, Futurist
BSA has invited Don Reynolds, The Entertaining Economist, to share his understanding of today’s economy and tomorrow’s new future!
The New Normal
We are now looking at transformational change. The corporate mantra for this year has been "If we can just hold on, one of these days things will get back to normal." Forget about getting back to normal; this is the new normal.
Biography
Don is a past Pension Board Chairman that was responsible for over $120 Billion in Pension & Trust Funds. He understands how important personal accountability and bottom line performance is. He founded 21st Century Forecasting in 1986, a research company focusing on long term global, economic, demographic, and technology trends. He has personally advised some of the wealthiest families in America.
He has a Masters Degree in Public Administration/Planning, a Doctoral background in Economics, and is a graduate of the Securities Industry Institute of the Wharton School. He also has an Honorary degree from the University of Moscow.
Reynolds has given over 1000 speeches and earned numerous speaking awards. He's been described as "Passionate, Motivational, Charismatic, and Mesmerizing. . . not just a great economist - he is a gifted storyteller."
You don’t want to miss this opportunity to find out what's in store for your business down the road.
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With resources like these, attendees at BSA’s 2010 Annual Convention will have a serious advantage over their competition. Make the most of the prospects for your company in the recovering economy. Join other industry leaders as BSA takes “A Look Back to Step Ahead.”