Conference Schedule & Speakers

Monday, February 11, 2019

Start Time	End Time	Agenda Item	Location
		Travel to Fort Worth
2:00 PM	5:00 PM	Registration Open	Texas Foyer
2:00 PM	5:00 PM	SOCMA Board of Governors Meeting	Stockyards 1
6:00 PM	9:30 PM	Click for Details & Pricing	River Ranch, Stockyards National Historic District

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Start Time	End Time	Agenda Item	Location
8:30 AM	5:30 PM	Registration Open	Texas Foyer
8:30 AM	1:00 PM	Exhibitor Setup (Exhibits Open @ 1:00 PM)	Texas Ballroom and Foyers
9:00 AM	9:30 AM	Keynote Breakfast* (Price to Attend included with Monday Event Fee)* Speaker: Texas Senator Kelly Hancock (R) State Senate District 9 (Dallas & Tarrant Counties) Owner, Advanced Chemical Logistics	Fort Worth Ballroom
9:30 AM	10:30 AM	Panel Discussion: Are We Still Bullish About Specialties? A Frank Discussion About Capital and Future Investments Panelists: John Foley, President & CEO, KMCO, LLC Bill Bobbora, Managing Director & Executive VP, Cadence Bank Kevin Yttre, President & Managing Director, Grace Matthews Bob Girton, Partner, Edgewater Capital Partners	Fort Worth Ballroom
11:00 AM	3:30 PM	Exhibitor Showcase Presentations (4 concurrent rooms) Click Here for Showcase Schedule	Sundance Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4 (3rd Level)
1:00 PM	5:30 PM	Exhibits Open (1:00 PM) & Opening Networking Reception (3:30 PM)	Texas Ballroom and Foyers
1:00 PM	5:30 PM	SOCMA Member Lounge	Stockyards 1
		Evening Open for Individual Dinners

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

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	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 Sustainability Initiatives: How Expectations of a Circular Economy Strain the Chemical Industry Speaker: Mark Jones, Exec. External Strategy and Communications Fellow The Dow Chemical Company	Fort Worth Ballroom
11:45 PM	12:30 PM	1st Seating: Attendee Networking Luncheon	Fort Worth Ballroom
12:45 PM	1:30 PM	2nd Seating: Attendee Networking Luncheon	Fort Worth Ballroom
2:00 PM	2:45 PM	General Session #2: Panel Discussion Best Practices in Sourcing Custom & Toll Chemical Manufacturing Panelists: Jeff Presley, Global Strategic Sourcing Director, Buckman International Chris Sickler, Sr. Custom Mftg. Manager, Americas, The Lubrizol Corporation Michael Stadelmaier, Contract Mftg. Manager - North America, BASF Corporation	Fort Worth Ballroom
3:30 PM	5:30 PM	Networking Reception on Exhibit Floor	Texas Ballroom and Foyers
		Evening Open for Individual Dinners

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Start Time	End Time	Agenda Item	Location
7:30 AM	9:00 AM	Attendee Breakfast	Fort Worth Ballroom
8:00 AM	9:00 AM	Emerging Leaders Networking Coffee, SOCMA Member Lounge	Stockyards 1
8:30 AM	11:30 AM	Registration Open	Texas Foyer
9:00 AM	11:30 AM	Exhibits Open	Texas Ballroom and Foyers
9:30 AM	11:30 AM	SOCMA Member Lounge	Stockyards 1
10:00 AM	10:45 AM	General Session #3: Panel Discussion Emerging Leaders Outlook on the Future of Specialties Moderator: Kristen Donnelly, Executive Vice President, Abbey Research Panelists: R.J. Wolcik, Director, EH&S, Strem Chemicals Brooke DiDomenico, Technical Manager, Nation Ford Chemical Austin Hutchinson, Business Development Mgr., GFS Chemicals Kevin Possi, Production Manager, ChemDesign	Fort Worth Ballroom
11:30 AM	1:00 PM	Event Concludes, Exhibitor Breakdown All Attendees Welcome to Stay for Reception-Style Lunch	Texas Foyer

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February 11–14, 2019