2020 Schedule of Events
2020 Texas Show Location and Host Hotel
Omni Fort Worth Hotel
1300 Houston Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Phone: (817) 535-6664
Monday, February 10, 2020
| Start Time | End Time | Agenda Item | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel to Fort Worth | |||
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | SOCMA Board of Governors Meeting | Stockyards 1 |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Registration Open & Exhibitor Setup | Texas Foyer |
| 6:30 PM | 9:00 PM |  Click for Details & Pricing |
River Ranch, Stockyards National Historic District (10 mins. from Omni Hotel) ** Shuttle service provided, starting at 6:15 PM from Omni lobby. |
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
| Start Time | End Time | Agenda Item | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | 5:30 PM | Registration Open | Texas Foyer |
| 8:00 AM | 1:30 PM | Exhibitor Setup (Exhibits Open @ 1:30 PM) | Texas Ballroom and Foyers |
| 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | SOCMA Breakfast & Presentation:** Welcome: Jennifer Abril, President & CEO, SOCMA Fireside Chat with Chemical Experts from Deloitte Panelists: Neal Batra, Principal, Pharm/Future of Health, Deloitte Shay Eliaz, Principal, Ag Chemicals, Deloitte Bob Kumpf, Executive, Advanced Materials, Deloitte Moderator: Travis Harper, Sales Executive, Chemicals, Deloitte **Price to Attend included with Monday Event Fee |
Fort Worth Ballroom |
| 10:10 AM | 4:10 PM | Exhibitor Showcase Presentations (3 concurrent rooms) Click for Showcase Schedule |
Fort Worth Ballroom 3, 4, 5 |
| 1:30 PM | 5:45 PM | Exhibits Open (1:30 PM) & Opening Networking Reception (4:15 PM) |
Texas Ballroom and Foyers |
| 1:30 PM | 5:45 PM | SOCMA Member Lounge | Stockyards 1 |
| 5:45 PM | 7:00 PM | Emerging Leaders Reception, SOCMA Member Lounge (Open to All Attendees) |
Stockyards 1 |
| Evening Open for Individual Dinners |
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
| Start Time | End Time | Agenda Item | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 AM | 9:30 AM | Attendee Networking Breakfast | Fort Worth Ballroom |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Women's Networking Coffee, SOCMA Member Lounge (Open to All Attendees) |
Stockyards 1 |
| 8:30 AM | 5:30 PM | Registration Open | Texas Foyer |
| 9:30 AM | 5:30 PM | Exhibits Open | Texas Ballroom and Foyers |
| 9:30 AM | 5:30 PM | SOCMA Member Lounge | Stockyards 1 |
| 10:00 AM | 10:45 AM | General Session #1: Global Trade Update – Around the World in 30 Minutes Speaker: Jim DeLisi, President, Fanwood Chemical Moderator: Matthew Moedritzer, Manager, Legal & Gov't Relations, SOCMA |
Fort Worth Ballroom |
| 10:45 AM | 11:30 AM | General Session #2: How Risk Factors into Evaluating a Toll/Contract Manufacturer Panelists: Wesley Chang, Senior Manager, Global Supply Quality, Ashland Guido DeStefano, Chief Science and Technology Officer, MFG Chemical, LLC Lynnae Duprey, Contract Manufacturing Manager, The Chemours Company Jessie Walters, Senior Sourcing Manager - Tolling, Evonik Corporation Moderator: Joe Dettinger, Senior Director, Compliance & Stewardship, SOCMA |
Fort Worth Ballroom |
| 11:45 AM | 12:30 PM | 1st Seating: Attendee Networking Luncheon | Fort Worth Ballroom & Bob's Steakhouse |
| 12:45 PM | 1:30 PM | 2nd Seating: Attendee Networking Luncheon | Fort Worth Ballroom & Bob's Steakhouse |
| 2:00 PM | 2:45 PM | General Session #3: Talent Acquisition – Keys to Recruiting & Retaining Top Talent Panelists: Jeana Beeland, Chief Operating Officer, CJB Industries, Inc. Owen Jappen, Senior Manager, Industry Relations, SOCMA Kyle Johnstone, Senior Search Executive, Boaz Partners Moderator: Weslee Washington, Managing Director, Boaz Partners |
Fort Worth Ballroom |
| 2:45 PM | 3:30 PM | General Session #4: Best Practices for Outsourcing Custom & Toll Chemical Manufacturing Panelists: Mike De La Cruz, Contract Mftg. Director, Ascend Performance Materials Don Joseph, Toll Mftg. Manager, Ashland Specialty Ingredients Rob Levasseur, Procurement Manager, BASF Corporation Moderator: Owen Jappen, Senior Manager, Industry Relations, SOCMA |
Fort Worth Ballroom |
| 4:00 PM | 5:30 PM | Networking Reception on Exhibit Floor | Texas Ballroom and Foyers |
| Evening Open for Individual Dinners |
Thursday, February 13, 2020
| Start Time | End Time | Agenda Item | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Networking Breakfast Buffet for All Show Attendees | Fort Worth Ballroom |
| 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM | SOCMA Member Lounge | Stockyards 1 |
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Exhibits Open | Texas Ballroom and Foyers |
| 11:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Event Concludes & Exhibitor Breakdown |