Schedule

Friday |Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday

Please note optional activities listed in gold require an additional fee.

Friday, May 1
2:00pm - 5:30pm  
Convention Registration
2:20pm - 2:50pm  
Committee Chairman Briefing
3:00pm - 4:00pm   Supply Chain Strategy and Technology Committee
4:10pm - 5:10pm   Distributor/Manufacturer Relations Committee
5:20pm - 6:20pm   Educational Services Committee
     

Saturday, May 2

    
7:30am - 10:00am  
Convention Registration
7:50am - 8:50am   Long Range Convention Planning Committee
9:00am - 10:00am   Past Presidents Council
10:10am -12:10pm   Board of Directors Meeting
12:00pm - 5:00pm   Convention Registration
2:00pm - 4:30pm   Opening Beach Bash Sponsored by Young Executives
     

Sunday, May 3
7:00am - 11:30am  
Convention Registration
7:30am  
Doors Open and Breakfast is served
7:45am - 9:00am   Welcome and Industry Updates: BSA and ABMA
8:00am - 9:00am   Beach Yoga for Spouses and Companions
9:00am - 9:15am   3-D Printing - Separating the Myths from the Marketing
Bryce Pfanenstiel, Co-Founder, FORGE
9:15am - 9:45am   Networking Break
9:45am - 10:30am   Update on the Strategic Plan
10:00am - 11:30am   Morning Bunco for Spouses and Companions
10:30am-11:30am   Teamwork: Power of Partnership
The Passing Zone
1:00pm - 4:00pm   Tennis Round Robin
1:00pm - 2:00pm   Afternoon at the Spa **SOLD OUT**
2:00pm - 3:00pm   Afternoon at the Spa ** SOLD OUT**
6:30pm – 7:00pm   1st Timers Reception
7:00pm – 10:00pm   Roaring Twenties Reception/Dinner: Expect the Unexpected
   

Monday, May 4
7:00am - 7:30am   Continental Breakfast
7:30am - 8:15am   Annual Business Meeting
8:00am - 8:45am   Barefoot Beach Walk for the Spouses and Companions
8:15am - 9:15am   Dynamics of Global Relationships
Richard G. Kyle, CEO & President, The Timken Company
Masahide Matsubara, Executive Vice President, NSK Ltd.
Tom Johnstone, Retired President & CEO, SKF
9:15am - 9:45am   Networking Break
9:45am -11:00am   Panel Discussion: The Future of Distribution
Moderator: Peter Negri, BSA Past President, CEO, Jamaica Bearings Company
Speakers: Richard G. Kyle
Masahide Matsubara
Tom Johnstone
Carl James, Chairmen, President and CEO, BDI
Steven Smidler, President, Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation 
9:15am - 11:30am   Charity Event for Spouses and Companions
12:15pm tee time   Golf Tournament
12:15pm - 5:30pm   Fishing Tournament** SOLD OUT**
1:00pm - 4:00pm
   Horseback Riding on the Beach ** SOLD OUT**
7:00pm - 10:00pm   New York, New York Reception/Dinner
     

Tuesday, May 5
8:00am - 11:00am   Manufacturer Hosted Conference Tables
(Eight 20-minute sessions)
10:00am - 1:30pm
   Salt Cooking School for Spouses and Companions
1:00pm - 5:00pm   Individual Private Meetings
12:30pm - 5:00 pm
   Sailing ** SOLD OUT**
7:00pm - 10:00pm   Pool Party Reception/Dinner
 

Wednesday, May 6
9:00am - 12:00pm   2016 Convention Planning Committee Meeting

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