Past event: Civil Aviation Manufacturing Conference

May 8, 2012

8:30 a.m.

Welcome
Civil Aviation Industry Update: Challenges and Opportunities

§  Marshall Larsen, Chairman, CEO and President, Goodrich Corp.

9:00 a.m.

Setting the Stage - Issues and Opportunities
While meeting a record-breaking challenge in production is front of mind for the civil aviation manufacturing community, so too are changes in how we are doing business. Our opening session will look at globalilzation, consolidation and the forecast for everything from landing gear to raw materials.

§  Kevin Michaels, VP ICF International

9:45 a.m.

Green Field Sites Create New Opportunity
It’s been more than a decade since the civil aviation sector has seen as much square footage growth as it is currently seeing. The plans for these facilities extend beyond the current record production demand. The industry is laying the foundation for weathering this upturn, as well as the next.

§  Moderator: Keith Crisco, Secretary of Commerce, State of North Carolina

9:45 a.m.

Embraer Settles Into Florida

§  Phil Krull, GM Melbourne, Embraer

10:30 a.m.

Rolls-Royce Rolls into Virginia

§  Tom Loehr, Executive Vice President Crosspointe, Rolls-Royce

11:15

BREAK

11:30 a.m.

Spirit AeroSystems Calls on Kinston

§  Dan Wheeler, GM Kinston, Spirit AeroSystems

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 p.m.

Manufacturing the Future
Getting through the current delivery schedule is a major focus for every participant in the civil aviation manufacturing value chain. However, just important is keeping a finger on the pulse of the future and where the efficiencies and innovation breakthroughs derive for the future. Speakers:

§  Dr. Leo Christodoulou, Advanced Manufacturing Office, Department of Energy

§  Jack McDougle, SVP, Council on Competitiveness

§  Mike Vander Wel, Dir Manufacturing Domain-Engineering, Operations & Technology, The Boeing Co.

2:30 p.m.

Modeling and Simulation in the Next Generation Manufacturing Cycle
Among the innovations critical to the future of the industry is the ability to define, refine and fully test complex systems … and then transitioning this capability to manufacturing. This session will look at architecting this capability across the value chain to assure day one quality, capability and capacity.

§  William J. Dolan, Director Software Engineering, Hamilton Sundstrand

§  Tom Kilkenny GM Global A&D Industry, IBM

3:30 p.m.

Globalization 101: New Paradigms in Partnering
Creating new, different types of partnerships is crucial to how the aerospace industry moves into the future. With research and production centers operating around the globe, it’s imperative to sew together a relationship that avoids disruption and missteps.

§  Tim Martin, VP Supply Chain and Strategic Initiatives, Goodrich Aerostructures

4:30 p.m.

Cocktail Reception
sponsored by North Carolina Department of Commerce

5:30 p.m.

Adjourn Day One

May 9

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Exec Roundtable Deliberations

8:45 a.m.

Supply Chain CEO Update: Balancing Diversified Customers with Civil Aviation Demand
Among the supply chain’s strongest players is a company known for invention and solid performance, the Lord Corp. In this keynote address, the company’s CEO will take a look at the inventions related to the civil aviation market, diversification of markets as a strategy, and continuous improvement to move invention into production and delivery

§  Richard McNeel, Chairman and CEO, Lord Corp.

9:15 a.m.

The Demand Signal: Airbus Manufacturing Sets Pace for Major Deliveries
Most often we hear about the sale of aircraft and the demand created. In this session, we will hear from Airbus how it is handling its own manufacturing strategy – what it plans in terms of improvement, addressing critical challenges, and working with the extended value chain.

§  Guenther Butschek, Executive VP Operations, Airbus

9:45 a.m.

Break

10:00 a.m.

Mastering Light Weight Materials
Across the industry, manufacturing engineers and operations personnel are adapting to new, lighter weight materials. This session will focus on the impact to manufacturing and driving improvement in these new areas.

§  Bill Condas, VP Operations, ATK Aerospace Structures Division

§  Simon Laddychuck, VP Manufacturing & Technologies, Constellium

§  Lane Miller, VP Global Technology, Lord Corp.

§  Eric Roegner, ALCOA

11:15 a.m.

Lessons Learned in Civil Aviation Manufacturing
A team of civil aviation leaders discusses the lessons learned during the last cycle of record demand – what they learned and how they’re using this to create opportunity on aircraft large and small.

§  Moderator: Ralph Carpenter, Aerospace & Defense Industry Lead, Oracle

§  Mark Correll, VP Commercial Operations, Rockwell Collins

§  Tom Mayes, VP Manufacturing Operations, Pratt & Whitney

§  Steve Prior, Propulsion Structures & Systems Engr Director, Spirit AeroSystems Inc.

§  Allan Swan, VP Supply Chain Planning and Control, Rolls-Royce, NA

12:30 p.m.

Conference Ends