The Executive Forum at IWCS

The Executive Forum, organized by IWCS and ECA, provides an opportunity for executives and managers from cable and connector companies, and their suppliers and customers, to take part in a program dedicated to providing key information in the management of their businesses.

Each year, market data is presented by experts from CRU and KMI, leading sources for strategic information. Renowned economists from DuPont help participants understand the economic trends and dynamics that affect their companies. In the 2008 program, speakers from Factory Mutual and Underwriters Laboratories will be addressing key issues impacting our industry and the products we sell. A very intense perspective of the Global Optical Fiber markets will be presented by Corning Inc. , and the impact of new LED technologies on cables and connectors will be described by Avnet. Bandwidth demand is an issue that all of the industry follows as it directly impacts the future view for industry markets. In 2008, CCCA and IICIT contributed significantly to the Executive Forum program as the IWCS Conference and the Executive Forum expands its focus.

Focus Suppliers’ Exhibition™

The IWCS Focus Suppliers’ Exhibition will include over 150 exhibits providing interaction among users and suppliers, to learn about product developments and user applications. Also, the New Product Presentations provide an opportunity for suppliers to report on new commercial products. The schedule for these activities is revised in 2008 to allow for a minimum of schedule conflicts, allowing more opportunity for communications between attendees and the companies participating in the Exhibition. New Product Presentations have been extended and will take place on Tuesday afternoon.

Symposium
IWCS Professional
Development Courses
IWCS continues to update our Professional Development Program. This year there are new courses in the issues and technologies of high concern and interest to the industry. This is in addition to the core course in fiber, copper and materials. The three core courses will provide those new to wire and cable with basic technology information. The elective courses will deliver current, leading edge topics geared at providing information on new areas of interest to engineers, scientists, and other wire and cable professionals. This is the fourth year in the new format that offers participants the opportunity to complete the whole program of courses.

Executive Forum Program
TUESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2008 – 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Ballroom E

Morning Session
HOST: Robert Willis, President, ECA
8:30 - 8:45 – Welcome and introductions
Markets
8:45 - 9:15 – Rob Daniels, CRU International – “World Wire and Cable Markets”
9:20 - 9:50 – Patrick Fay, KMI Research – “Fiber Optic Markets and Prospects”

Keynote Speakers
10:15 - 10:50 – Vincent DeGiorgio-Factory Mutual – “Increased Safety in Cables and Transit Systems in Data Centers”
10:55 - 11:35 – Dale Reed, Emerson Network Power – “Bandwidth Demand”
11:40 - 12:15 – Cary Eskow, Avnet Electronics Marketing – “High Brightness LED Technologies, Impact on Cables
and Connectors”

Afternoon Session
HOST: Frank Peri, Executive Director, CCCA, Inc
1:15 - 1:30 – Kevin St Cyr, Berk-tek – “An introduction to the Communications Cable and Connectivity
Association”
Economics
1:30 - 2:05 – Robert H. Shrouds, DuPont – “The Economic Environment for Wire & Cable”
Keynote Speakers
2:10 - 2:45 – Marty Curran, Corning Incorporated – “Perspective on Global Optical Fiber Market”
2:50 - 3:30 – Brian Monks, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. – “Counterfeit Products”

 

 IWCS Technical Symposium
The cornerstone of the IWCS Conference is the Technical Symposium recognized globally as the premier technical conference for wire & cable. In its 57th year, the symposium will present approximately 100 new and previously unpublished papers on research and development for wire & cable materials, designs, components, fabrication, performance, testing and applications. Sessions will begin on Monday morning and end on Wednesday at mid-day.