Please note sessions will run concurrently on this day unless otherwise noted.
7:00-8:00 am Breakfast
8:00-8:45 am Managing Nonconformances
Unmanaged nonconformances can cripple your manufacturing process. Reliance’s industry-leading portfolio of QMS capabilities are designed to optimize the complete product lifecycle.
Speakers: Kim Wakeman, Group Product Manager – Applications, ETQ; Ben Mack, Director – Solutions Engineering, ETQ.
8:00-8:45 am Supply Chain Customer Panel
Research shows that organizations with optimal supply chains have above average growth and margins. Learn how to manage your suppliers to build superior quality and business benefit.
Speakers: Ben Bollenbacher, Director, Supply Chain Digital Capabilities, Kimberly-Clark; Jim Wilson, Senior Manager, Supplier Quality & Development, Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.; Tom Barlow, Strategic Solutions Engineer, ETQ.
9:00-9:45 am Integration Customer Panel
Siloed systems are the enemy of great quality and an impediment to creating an agile, data driven manufacturing ecosystem. Learn how integrating Reliance with other enterprise software platforms can yield exponential improvements in quality, visibility and financial performance.
Speakers: Bill Tauber, Manager IT – Quality | Maintenance | EHS, Wabtec; Tom Gee, IT Solutions Architect, SAP Business Technology Platform, Corning Incorporated; David Isaacson, VP Product Marketing, ETQ; Shrenya Salguti, Principal Consultant – Services Sales, ETQ.
9:00-9:45 am Training Management
A properly trained workforce enables every organization to meet the challenges of a fast-changing world. An automated training management system ensures that your team is ready to handle whatever challenges arise today and in the future.
Speaker: Stephen Fischer, Product Manager, ETQ.
9:45-10:30 am Coffee Break in the Zone
10:30-11:15 Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence division Plenary Session
11:30-12:15 Tips and Tricks
The ETQ user conference experience isn’t complete without learning a few “Tips & Tricks” to boost your Quality Champion credentials. Step up your QMS game here!
Speaker: Shil Sahu, Principal Consultant – Services Sales, ETQ.
11:30-12:15 How ETQ works with Hexagon solutions
The ETQ/Hexagon combination delivers a unique ecosystem that gives you the control, insight and agility required to optimize your complete product lifecycle to accelerate time to market, capture more market share and keep customers loyal.
Speaker: Jamie Fernandes, Chief Product Officer, ETQ.
12:15-1:30 Lunch in the Zone
1:30-2:15 Investing in a Recession – ROI
The need for great quality doesn’t diminish when economic weather gets choppy. In fact, it’s an opportunity!. Find how to maintain your quality resiliency in the face of market, regulatory and economic change.
Speakers: Adam Ryley, Quality Systems Leader, Trane Technologies; David Isaacson, VP Product Marketing, ETQ.
2:45-3:30 Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence plenary session featuring ETQ CEO Vick Vaishnavi.
3:30-4:00 Afternoon break in the Zone
4:00-4:45 New Product Introduction, with a Focus on FMEA
A world class New Product Introduction solution must include the ability to help you meet the latest regulatory and corporate standards. We’ll look closely at the NPI process with an emphasis on deploying a comprehensive FMEA solution (which is not just for automotive anymore) to keep your manufacturing process agile and compliant.
Speakers: Mike Vitek, Director, Sandalwood; Angela Anderson, Product Marketing Manager, ETQ; Ben Mack, Director – Solutions Engineering, ETQ.
4:00-4:45 Safety Customer Panel
Employee safety is mission critical to most companies but safety incidents can also be a source of critical business disruption. Learn how to build a safety culture that protects people and processes equally.
Speakers: Katy Robertson, IT Staff Consultant, Chemours; Marty Simpson, SMS Senior Manager, Lockheed Martin; Kayla Gold, SMS Data Management Lead, Lockheed Martin; John Anderson, Senior EHS Manager, Corteva; Kyle Saunders, Principal Consultant – PE, ETQ.
5:00-5:45 Harmonization
Increasingly, quality is a global game so systems harmonization is critical to ensure standard outcomes across a range of locations and products. Hear how major manufacturers rely on harmonized QMS environments that allow them to deliver consistent product quality and deep visibility across dispersed systems.
Speakers: Kathy Kimball, Quality Engineer, Arrow Electronics; Joel O’Connor, IT Sr Director QEM, Johnson & Johnson; Glen Fraser, Group Product Manager – Platform, ETQ; Jean Kuehnel, Principal Consultant, ETQ.
5:00-5:45 Culture of Quality
A Culture of Quality isn’t just “nice to have.” It’s the center of gravity for programs that protect your organization’s brand reputation and drive down the cost of poor quality. Learn the characteristics of an impactful culture in this session.
Speakers: Kristi Jean, Quality Engineer, ComDel; Harsh Patel, Database Developer, Universal Display Corporation; Art Gehring, Vice President – Marketing, ETQ.
5:45-6:30 Happy hour reception in the Zone
8:30-10:30 Evening Event