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Las Vegas 2009 - Event Schedule

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SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 1, 2009
2:30PM- 7:30PM	RLA FOOTBALL PARTY AT STUDIO 54 (Sponsorships Available)Special Guest: Former Pro Bowl Quarterback, Jeff Blake Sponsored by:
MONDAY - FEBRUARY 2, 2009
12:00PM	4th RLA ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT (Sponsorships Available)Benefits Kids On The Move   SIENA GOLF CLUB  - 12:00PM Noon Tee Time
Official 3PL of RLA C&E Las Vegas 2009
TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 3, 2009
7:30AM- 5:15PM	Pre-Conference Workshops 7:30AM-5:15PM
1:00PM- 2:00PM	RLA Industry/Focus Committee Reports
	Track A		Track B		Track C
	Chairperson: Larry Maye, President Global Reverse Logistics, LLC Wireless Communications Bob Sullivan Global Reverse Logistics Al Mahesh Service Central Tech- nologies Art Teshima Bell Techlogix Bill Kenney On Process Tech- nology Chris Griffin Sprint				Chairperson: Sanjeev Kakar Director RT Outsourcing, India India Focus Committee John Mehrmann ZSL
2:30PM- 3:30PM	Chairperson: Ron Tibben-Lembke, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management University of Nevada Reverse Logistics Standards Paul Rupnow Andlor Logistics Systems Bob Sullivan Global Reverse Logistics		Jack Debutts, Production Control/Strategic Planning Manager Dell Consumer Electronics Mary Ellen Daniels Compu- spar Brian Eddy Sub- Con Indust- ries David Douthit Accen- ture Ishak Kang Vox UI Joel Jacobs Millenn- ium 3000 Ltd.		Gary Gear, VP, Ops Toshiba Data Storage Don Collier, Flextronics Doug Pratt Iomega Eric Miller Agnitio Management Consultants
4:00PM- 5:00PM	Chairperson: Jade Lee, President,Supply Chain Services, Inc. Sustainability and Environmental Management		Chairperson: Don Rombach, VP Damage Research Team Food & Beverage Industry Carl Dubose PepsiCo Lori Klein- schmidt Con Agra Bruce Stevenson Return Mgmt. Services Julie Steen Express- Point Technology Services		Chairperson: Leonard Schneeman, SVP CTO Information Technology Solutions Anne Patterson Free Flow Tom Johnson Cisco Systems Lisa Perry Clear Orbit Paul Rupnow Andlor Logistics Systems Lee Sacco Oracle
1:00PM	EXHIBIT HALL OPENS (1PM)
6:00- 9:00PM	EXHIBITOR, SPONSOR & SPEAKER RECEPTION - EXHIBIT HALL (Sponsorship Available)
WEDNESDAY - FEBRUARY 4, 2009
8:00AM	CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST - EXHIBIT HALL (Sponsorship Available)
10:00AM	Welcome Remarks Gailen Vick, President, Reverse Logistics Association
10:30AM	Introduction Dale S. Rogers Ph.D., Foundation Professor Industry Keynote Address Kevin Winneroski, Vice President, Secondary Markets Best Buy Reverse Logistics: It's Not a Challenge, It's An Opportunity Download
11:30- 1:00PM	BUFFET LUNCH - EXHIBIT HALL (Sponsorship Available)
1:00PM	Track A	Track B Panel	Track C	Track D	Track E	Track F
	Jack Debutts, Production Control/ Strategic Planning Mgr, ARRC Going Green in Retail Returns Download	Moderator: Andrew Katcher, President Reverse Logistics Issues in the Data Storage Industry	Tim Reilly, Director Strategy and Development Shrinking the RL Pipeline: How to Reduce the Flow of Product Download	Tom Johnson, Manager RL Systems Integration of RL Processes & Systems Download	Seshagiri Singaraju, Materials Manager Remanufacturing and its Challenges Download	William Fletcher, Senior Project Manager Optimizing Stock Utilization Critical to Success During Tough Trading Conditions Download
		Gary Gear, VP, Ops TJ Harper, VP, Operations Eric Miller, Principal Consultant Don Collier, Dir. Business Develop- ment Ilan Lev, Dir. of Global Reverse Logistics,
2:00PM	Track A	Track B	Track C Wireless Communications Panel	Track D	Track E	Track F Panel
	Tony Sciarrotta, Director, Asset Recovery, Philips Consumer Lifestyle Reverse Logistics - The next generation of support and value add services. Download	Derek Wishart, Reverse Flow Manager Reverse Flow From A Retailer's Perspective. Download	Moderator: Chris Griffin,, Sr. Mgr., Repair Services Reverse Logistics Driving Future Models in the Wireless Industry	Eric Aparicio, Director of Administration Raising The Visibility Of Returns Within The Organization Download	Joe King, VP, Aftermarket Solutions Eric Hemming, Head of Program Mgmt. Integration Delivers Value Beyond Repair Download	Moderator: Michael Luckman, CEO, Increasing Revenues Through a Smarter and More Professional Sales Team, Best Practices of Other RLA Members
			Dana Keeling, Dir. Reverse and Repair Jeff Gosline, Senior Director Business Develop- ment Jim Hunt, Vice President, After-Market Services Al Mahesh, Business Develop- ment, Service Central Tech- nologies Dale S. Rogers Ph.D., Foundation Professor Michael Palma, National Sales Manager, Bob Anderson, Sr. Global Operations Manager,
3:00- 3:30PM	AFTERNOON BREAK - EXHIBIT HALL (Sponsorship Available)
3:30PM	Track A Panel	Track B	Track C - Wireless Communications	Track D	Track E	Track F
	Moderator:     Lori Kleinschmidt, Director / Customer Finance Returns and Damages Within the Food & Beverage Industry	Mark Servidio, VP Logistics Jay Richards, National Business Development Executive Environmental Supply Chain - SmartWay Transport Partnership - A Shipper & Carrier Perspective Download	Bernie Schaeffer, VP Global Repair & Reverse Logistics Integrated Supply Chain Reverse Logistics as an Asset Download	Hannah Kain, President & CEO Before You Outsource: 5 Secrets That Your RL Provider Does Not Want You To Know Download	Warren Sumner, VP of Marketing & Products SkinCeuticals Case Study: Automating Your Returns Management Process To Deliver Exceptional Customer Experience Download	Stephen Fraser, President & CEO Recessionary Impact on the Reverse Supply Chain and Some Best Practice Considerations Download
	Don Rombach, VP Damage Research Tom Marcellino, SVP Sales & Client Services Carl Dubose, Manager, Product Packaging & Unsaleables M. Scott Dineen, General Manager Desert Meats & Provisions Matt Snynder, Senior Manager -Reverse Logistics Wendy Bolles, Resource Recovery Group Manager
4:30PM	Track A Panel	Track B	Track C - Wireless Communications	Track D	Track E	Track F Panel
	Moderator: Michael Blumberg, President, Blumberg Advisory Group Reverse Logistics Management Systems Software State of the Art	Doug Pratt, Global Logistics Manager Reverse Logistics Issues in the Data Storage Industry Download	John Mehrmann, VP Business Development Navigating the Economic Changes Download	Steve Brown, Global Product Life-cycle Manager John Weatherup, New Business Development Case Study 1: Utilizing 3PSPs internally to mitigate Life Time Buy (LTB) cost exposure.	Bradley Gross, Attorney at Law Drafting the Perfect Agreement: A "How To" Guide Download	Moderator: Pete Carfrae, Consultant, AKS Consulting White Paper: Improving Reverse Logistics Practices for Consumer Electronics
	Seshagiri Singaraju, Materials Manager Leonard Schneeman, SVP CTO Dick Kluis, VP, Product Management Paul Rupnow, Director of Reverse Logistics Software Systems Steve Teel, President Lisa Perry, Solution Architect Paul Bruce, VP Jack Debutts, Global Retail Returns/ Strategic Planning Manager
5:30- 7:30PM	EVENING RECEPTION (Sponsorship available) Music by Faux Collins (The Phil Collins Musical Experience) Sponsored by:
Official 3PL of RLA C&E Las Vegas 2009
THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 5, 2009
8:00AM	CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST - EXHIBIT HALL (Sponsorship Available)
9:00AM	Introduction Gailen Vick, President Reverse Logistics Association Industry Keynote Address William Pollock, Vice President - Principal Analyst Aberdeen Group Reversal of Fortunes: Maximizing Revenue in the Reverse Logistics Supply Chain Download
10:00- 10:30AM	INTERMISSION - EXHIBIT HALL
10:30AM	Track A Panel	Track B	Track C	Track D	Track E	Track F
	Moderator: Eric Miller, Principal Consultant, Agnitio Management Consultants Recycling to support end of life Product Repair Requirements	Chip Dickinson, President Michael Conley, Global Capability Owner Repair and Asset Recovery to Support Leased PC's Download	Chris Griffin, Sr. Manager, Repair Services Reverse Logistics Challenges Faced by Wireless Providers Download	Dustin Ares, Senior Account Manager for Asset Protection Sales Lifecycle Product Tracking - Retailer Return Prevention Solutions Download	Sanjeev Kakar, Director RT Outsourcing, India Opportunities and Challenges of Reverse Logistics in India Download	David Whitley, Event Sales Account Executive (Eastern US/Europe) Reverse Logistics Association Strategies for Marketing Global Reverse Logistics Solutions
	Lori Gallegos, Sr Manager US Logistics Kelly Dudek, SVP of Operations Paul Tran, Sr Director Sales and Marketing John Bair, Cto Jeffrey Harrison, Dir. of Business Operations Paul Adamson, Dir. Strategic Relationships Barbara Kish, Sr. Mgr., Business Ops, Global Service Logistics Felix Shalit, VP sales Hyper Micro- systems, Inc.
11:30AM	Track A Panel	Track B	Track C	Track D	Track E	Track F Panel
	Moderator: Emily Rodriguez, Senior Consultant Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility in Environmental Management	John Slothower, Manager - Innovation Diamonds in the Rough: Maximizing Secondary Market Revenue Opportunities Download	David Mowat, Senior Manager, Services Technology Service Parts Download	David Meldrum-Taylor Director of Research Reverse Logistics Association RL Quote, Research and Consultants Co-op Download	George Cannon, Director of Client Engagements Reverse Logistics—Is It Sexy? Download	Moderator: Leonard Schneeman, Cto, Data Exchange Corporation Universal Model for Reverse Logistics IT
	Dan Barrett, Business Development Manager Rodney Bias, VP Regulatory Compliance Matt Snynder, Senior Manager -Reverse Logistics Gordon Mills, Business Development Manager Tom Calderwood, Supply Chain Development Lisa Perry, Solution Architect Paul Rupnow, Director of Reverse Logistics Software Systems
12:30- 2:00PM	BUFFET LUNCH - EXHIBIT HALL (Sponsorship Available)
2:00PM	Track A Panel	Track B	Track C	Track D	Track E	Track F
	Moderator: Ron Tibben Lembke PhD, Associate Professor New Technologies in Reverse Logistics	Chad Lockhart, Manager Services SCM Marc Melkerson, VP Business Development Aligning Customer/Supplier Resources & Core Compentencies to Realize Maximum Supply Chain Efficiency Download	Haozhe Chen Ph.D., Assistant Professor, East Carolina University An Overview of Reverse Logistics in China Download	Lori Gallegos, Sr Mgr, U.S. Logistics Developing a Set of RL “Business Rules"	Richard Starr, Manager Liquidation Inventory Asset Recovery and Liquidation
	George Cannon, Director of Client Engagements Mike Moore, Regional Director Kristen Secreto, VP, Client Services Mark Balinski, Senior Manager Linda Dashiell, US Reman Operations Ralph Abramo, National Service Manager, Imaging Systems Division
3:00PM	Track A Panel	Track B	Track C	Track D	Track E	Track F
	Eric Hemming, Head of Program Management Discussion Around Sony Ericsson’s Needs	Ferris Segovia, Senior VP The DTV Conversion: Managing the By-Product of Progress	Jim Henry, Director of Enterprise Solutions Reverse Logistics' Visibility: See your Way to Process Improvement	Cayce Roy, EVP & President Using a Multi-Channel Reverse Supply Chain Strategy to Thrive in a Down Economy	Leslie Harms, Director of Registration/ Membership Relations Reverse Logistics Association RLA Membership Benefits
	Jason Berger, Reverse Logistics Manager Michael Solosky, Demand Supply Manager Ken Plue, Head of Repair Operations Anthony Gorse, Business and Consumer Support
4:00PM	Closing Remarks Jeremy Vick, VP Global Marketing Solutions and Sales Reverse Logistics Association
4:30PM	LUCKY DRAWING for iPods, DVD RW, Portable DVD Players, External Hard Drives, Digital Cameras (you must be present during the drawing to win)