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16th
Annual Conference The Agenda The Speakers 15th Annual Conference Review Pricing & Registration Hotel/Accommodations Golf
Jim
Bergquist John Yokoyama purchased Pike Place Fish in 1965. At that time, John was one of several employees of the quiet, unassuming little fish stand. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to sell the business, John's employer offered him the opportunity to purchase Pike Place Fish. As a young man of 25, John was at
first hesitant to buy the business. However, the monthly payments on
his new 1965 Buick Riviera were taking most of his pay. He decided
he could do better on an owner's salary and went ahead and bought
the company…so…originally, John purchased Pike Place Fish so he
could make his car payments…amazing how things have turned out!
A compelling mixture of vision and
leadership created Wal-Mart, and clearly the legacy went to a worthy
heir. Tom Coughlin heads the nations #1 retailer and assumes
additional responsibilities for the loss prevention and marketing
divisions. Tom joined Wal-Mart in July 1978. Prior to taking the top
U. S. executive position, he served as: VP of loss prevention, VP of
human resources, executive VP of Sam's Operations, executive VP of
specialty groups, and executive VP and COO of Wal-Mart Store
Operations. His board affiliations attest to his leadership and
community service as well, for he sits on many, including: Boys'
& Girls' Club of Bentonville/Bella Vista; California State
University, Hayward; ChoicePoint, Inc.; LakeWest Group; National
Association of Chain Drug Stores; Northwest Arkansas Community
College Foundation; St. Edward's High School; and Students in Free
Enterprise. Amy
Crews Cutts Amy Crews Cutts was appointed to the position of principal economist in the Office of the Chief Economist in April 2001. In this position, Cutts is responsible for primary and secondary mortgage market analysis and research, macroeconomic analysis and forecasting. Cutts is also involved in the analysis of affordable lending activities, fair-housing policy and other policy issues affecting the housing industry. Prior to joining the Office of the Chief Economist, Cutts served as principal economist in the Housing Economics and Financial Research Department at Freddie Mac since March 2001, and as a senior economist from March 1999. Before coming to Freddie Mac Cutts was assistant professor of economics in the Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University from 1994 until 1997, where she did research on housing policy, income distribution and poverty, specializing in cross-national comparisons. A member of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, Cutts holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Virginia. Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned corporation established by Congress in 1970 to increase the availability of mortgage money in support of home ownership and rental housing. Over the years, Freddie Mac has helped finance one in six American homes. Lynne
Greene Daniel
F. Jennings Daniel F. Jennings is a Professor in the Industrial Distribution Program within the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A& M university College Station, Texas. He received a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering (with honors) from the University of Tennessee and an M.B.A. from Northeast Louisiana University and a Ph.D. degree in Strategic Management from Texas A&M University. Dr. Jennings’ corporate career includes engineering, corporate planning and managerial positions with: Armstrong World Industries; Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation; Olinkraft, Inc.; Boise Cascade Corporation; and Certainteed Corporation in locations in the United States, Canada, and South America. His industry experience involves manufacturing and distribution activities. Dr. Jennings has published over 130 articles in academic and practitioner journals and recently authored ten textbooks/instructor manuals in entrepreneurship and management theory. His research has been described in both the Wall Street Journal and New York Times and he has received several best paper awards from the Stern Center of Entrepreneurship, New York University, Prentice-Hall and Irwin Publishing Companies. The Corporate Entrepreneurship Division of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship listed an empirical article on corporate entrepreneurship by Dr. Jennings as being one of the five best articles written on corporate entrepreneurship. Dr. Jennings was formerly the W.A. Mays Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship at Baylor University and received the Outstanding Researcher Award from Baylor University in 1989. Professor Jennings has served as a Visiting Professor at universities in Russia, France, Canada, Mexico and Australia and has conducted executive development programs in the U.S., Canada, France, and Italy. He has performed consulting assignments for a variety of firms, labor unions, and governmental agencies in four areas: strategy formulation and implementation, value chain analysis, management development, and organizational changes that are vital to a client's business. Dr. Jennings also conducts economic loss analysis for a variety of organizations.
As
Manager for American Forest & Paper Association's (AF&PA)
Sustainable Forestry Initiative®
(SFI) program's Office for Label Use & Licensing,
Suzanne oversees all the service and certification marks owned by
the SFI®
program.
AF&PA,
the national trade-group for the forest and paper companies,
represents some 200 industry companies and related associations.
Its members account for approximately 85 percent of the paper
production, 50 percent of the solid wood production, and 90 percent
of the industrial forestland in the United States.
The
SFI program, one of the largest sustainable forestry and
certification programs in the world, is a comprehensive system of
principles, objectives, and performance measures which integrates
the perpetual harvesting of trees with the protection of wildlife,
plants, soil, water, and air quality.
In
1998, Suzanne graduated from Clemson University, South Carolina with
a B.S. in Forest Resource Management.
Upon graduation, Suzanne worked for the National Woodland
Owners Association in Washington, DC, and then joined AF&PA in
1999.
Suzanne
lives in Washington, DC she has completed her first marathon, and is
training for her second. Kevin
O'Meara Kevin O’Meara is Senior Vice President – Operations and Chief Operating Officer for Builders FirstSource. In this role, he is responsible for the Company’s operations, including national marketing, purchasing, information systems, e-commerce, installed sales, manufacturing and acquisitions. Prior to this appointment, O’Meara served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Kevin
was one of the three founders of Builders FirstSource.
Since its inception in March of 1998 Builders FirstSource has
become the fastest growing supplier of materials to builders and
contractors in the country. The
Company’s operations currently consist of approximately 69
distribution centers and 31 manufacturing operations in 12 states.
Kevin has been integrally involved in the Company’s rapid
growth, primarily focusing on acquisitions and post-acquisition
integration and operations. Prior to co-founding Builders FirstSource, O’Meara served as Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development for Fibreboard Corporation. He has also worked as a strategy consultant with Bain & Co. and spent six years with two private investment firms. Kevin has degrees in Accounting and Economics from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Vince
Poscente The key elements in corporate culture today require a balance of mental toughness, a passion for excellence and a dedication to an enjoyable journey. An authority on speed and focus, Vince Poscente knows the mind set needed to meet those demands. During the 1992 Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France Vince raced to a Canadian national record of 135 miles per hour (216.7 km/hr) on skis. Even more astonishing, at the age of 26, Vince had never ski raced before. He went from a recreational skier to the Olympic finals in just 4 years. Vince applied the same principles
used to reach his Olympic goal in an award-winning real estate
career and in the corporate world, as the former Vice President of
North America's largest real estate investment service. Currently,
Vince speaks professionally worldwide at more than 80 meetings per
year for Fortune 500 companies and large associations. Poscente
shows corporate and association audiences how to apply his strategy
for winning in a competitive marketplace. His story outlines
innovative techniques which include the five C's: Clarity of Vision,
Commitment, Consistency, Confidence, and Control. During his
presentations, Poscente tailors the 5 C's to his audience and shows
them how to apply each technique to make their business and personal
goals become reality. Vince is also the author of the life changing
book InVinceAble Principles: Essential Tools for Life Mastery. S.
Kathleen Leonard Kathy Leonard is group president of The Integer Group, a retail-oriented advertising and promotion agency. Founded in Denver, Colorado, in 1993, The Integer Group is one of the fastest-growing agencies in America and ranks as the 10th largest U.S. promotion agency. Kathy shares responsibility for the company’s 875 employees and $590 million in billings. Kathy has taken her background in traditional brand advertising and transitioned that skill into The Integer Group’s more focused retail and promotional expertise. She began as president of the newly formed Dallas agency and in four years has developed that company from a one-account shop to more than $65 million in annual billings. Kathy’s experience encompasses
brand strategy and advertising, promotional marketing and specialty
retail marketing. She has built her career in advertising with more
than 20 years experience in account service. She has worked on such
brands as MasterCard International, Cingular Wireless, Nokia Mobile
Phones, Beringer Wine Estates, 7-Eleven, National Hot Rod
Association, Chase Bank of Texas, Dillard’s Department Stores,
Alphagraphics, Kindercare Learning Centers, Embassy Suites Hotels,
Cinnabon Bakeries, GTE Directories, Phillips Petroleum Company and
Citgo. Lance
Liljeqvist, Lance Liljeqvist is one
of the two founding Principals of Liljeqvist & Wargo, an
innovative product packaging, brand strategy and design consulting
firm, with an exclusive focus on the Home Improvement DIY Mass
Market retail channel. Located in in Westport, Connecticut, Lance brings over 20 years of
experience in branding across a broad spectrum of industries and
category sectors. He
leads the creative effort and integrated brand-building strategy
practices through disciplines such as new product ideation, brand
design and development, prototyping, delivery system design and
retail merchandising. Lance is the Brand Design Consultant for the Home Improvement
President’s Council. He
is widely recognized for his expertise in creating new opportunities
for growth, enabling clients to successfully gain entry into new
channels of distribution and expand their existing presence within
key retailers. Previously, Lance spent 10 years with King-Casey, Inc., as Vice President
and Creative Director, with responsibility for the brand strategy
development and creative direction for clients such as Miles
Laboratories, Ralston Purina, Johnson & Johnson and Nestle.
He also led the team responsible for the United States Postal Service
redesign program, where he created and launched the new corporate
identity and signage program, as well as the integrated retail
merchandising initiative. The
program was prototyped in Albuquerque and successfully rolled-out in
Atlanta for the 2000 Olympics Summer Games.
Currently, it is being implemented nationwide on a
market-by-market basis. Ben
Zoghi, Ph.D. Dr.
B. Ben Zoghi is director of the Thomas and Joan Read Center for
Distribution Research and Education, and the coordinator for the
Industrial Distribution Program at Texas A&M University. He is
also the Bruce and Valerie Leonard Leadership Chair in Industrial
Distribution and has been with the Department of Engineering
Technology and Industrial Distribution in the Dwight Look College of
Engineering since 1987. Zoghi
has been working with Applied Materials as an Industry Faculty
Fellow since 1995. He also worked as a design engineer and research
associate on various projects for organizations including the
ElectroScience Laboratory in Ohio and the Texas Transportation
Institute in Texas. Zoghi
has published over 55 articles in academic and practitioner journals
and conferences. His
specialties and interests are distributor network and serviced-based
leadership management. Zoghi holds a bachelor's degree from Seattle
University and a master's degree from Ohio State University, both in
electrical engineering. He also holds a Ph.D. from Texas A&M
University. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of
Texas. He
is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Tau Alpha Pi and the
American Society for Engineering Education. He has received
recognition as an outstanding teacher throughout his almost 15 years
in academe. He earned such distinguished awards as the Motorola
Fellow Award and the Association of Former Students of Texas A&M
University Distinguished Teaching Award.
Council Members @ $1,295 Special Requirements Please indicate or contact us at 847-480-7171, if we can assist you with special needs regarding dietary restrictions, accessibility or accommodations. No-Risk Assurance The Presidents Council’s annual Conference is intended to be a no-risk investment. If you do not feel that this event was a good value and legitimate use of your time, your registration fee will be fully refunded. Substitution/Cancellation Substitutions may be made at any time. Cancellations must be requested in writing to the Presidents Council. No refunds after August 10, 2002. Hotel
& Accommodations
To
reserve rooms, simply call 214-748-1200 by August 27, 2002 and ask
for the Presidents Council group rate of: Check-in
time is 4:00 PM. Rooms must be guaranteed by one night’s advance
deposit or by credit card. Cancellations will be accepted up to 4:00
PM 48 hours before scheduled arrival. Complimentary parking spaces and valet parking are available. The Wyndham Anatole accommodates disabled guests in accordance with the American Disabilities Act. Special requests should be directed to the Presidents Council by August 1, 2002.
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