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6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Early Registration
6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast/Registration
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Call to Order/Opening Remarks
Peggy Fisher, President, TIA;
Dr. Roy Littlefield, Executive Vice President, TIA; and Dennis Bull, TIA OTR Group Chair
and President, B R Retreading, Inc.
George Bishop, Bishop Consultant, LLC
8:30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.
Today’s Safety Tip
KLINGE Tyre Management Systems
(new safety tip each morning)
8:40 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.
OTR Conference 2008/2009
Tom Formanek, TIA Events Chair
and Manager Tire Service Products,
Stellar Industries
8:55 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
USA Industry Numbers, OE and Replacement
Gary Nash, Director OTR Sales,
Yokohama Tire Co.; and
Tim Easter, National Fleet/OE Marketing
Manager, Yokohama Tire Co.
9:20 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
China Industry Numbers, OE,
Replacement and Distribution
Tech Wang, President, Techking Tires
Limited, Qingdao, China
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Keynote Seminar
Achieving a Millionaire Mindset
Richard Flint, President & CEO,
Richard Flint Seminars
11:30 a.m.
Golf Shuttle Service Begins
and leaves when full
(to overflow course)
12:30 p.m.
Golf Tournament Tee-Off
Shotgun Scramble, Best Ball Format Hapuna Golf Club Course & overflow course at Waikoloa Beach Course (box lunch provided on cart & beverage carts on course)
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Shuttle Service Returns to Hotel
(approximate time)
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Light Food, Drink and Music
6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast/Registration
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Call to Order/Remarks
Dennis Bull, TIA OTR Group Chair
8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Key Note Presentation
A Look at the OTR Industry
A talk by Morry Taylor,
Chairman and CEO, Titan International
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
ETS Training & Certification – Update
Kevin Rohlwing, Senior Vice President
of Technical and Education Services, TIA
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
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Friday Continued
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Tire Manufacturers Panel #1 –
Progress of Companies to Advance OTR Production
Moderator:
Craig Smith, Publisher,
Modern Tire Dealer
Panelists:
Abraham Hengyucius, President, Ph.D., American Tire Corporation;
Roger Lucas, North American Vice
President for Marketing and Sales,
Michelin Earhmover Tires;
Ryan Waldron, General Manager,
Global Off The Road Tires, The
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company;
Nelson Richards, National Sales
Manager, Yokohama Tire Company;
Shawn Rasey, Executive Director Off Road Tires, Bridgestone/Firestone Off Road Tire Company; and
Paul Hawkins, Vice President
Operations, Titan Tire
11:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
Global Energy Review –
Past, Present and Future
Pete Holman, Senior Consultant,
Global Mining Group, Caterpillar Corporation, Peoria, IL
12:00 Noon – 2:00 p.m.
Dealer/Supplier Networking Luncheon
(includes supplier sponsored table top displays)
7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Gala (Special Evening Event)
Dinner, Entertainment and Dancing
6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Morning Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
TIA OTR Group Business Session & Golf Awards
Dennis Bull, TIA OTR Group Chair; and
Mike Baggett, Eastern OTR Products Manager, Yokohama Tire Co.
8:30 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.
Update on OTR Tire Recycling
Dennis Irving, Chair, Tire Recycling Alberto, Industry Council (Alberto Recycling Management Authority);
Brad Schultz, Program Director, Alberta
Recycling Management Authority; and
Willhelm Brau, General Manager, RDH Reclaim
9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
New Technology – Shearography of OTR Tires
Edd Burleson, President,
Central Marketing, Inc.
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Valving (Large Bore and Beyond)
Maurice Robitaille, President, Exactra; and
Dave Caruso, Vice President,
Haltec Corporation
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Tire Manufacturers Panel #2
Moderator:
Al Chicago, Vice President of OTR
Sales, Purcell Tire & Rubber Co.
Panelists:
Roger Lucas, North American Vice
President for Marketing and Sales,
Michelin Earhmover Tires;
Tim Good, Manager Global Customer Accounts-OTR Tires, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company;
Nelson Richards, National Sales
Manager, Yokohama Tire Company;
Shawn Rasey, Executive Director
Off Road Tires, Bridgestone/Firestone
Off Road Tire Company; and
Paul Hawkins, Vice President
Operations, Titan Tire
11:00 a.m.
Closing Remarks
Dennis Bull, TIA OTR Group Chair
Adjournment
Please Note: All sessions will be held at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel. |
