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"MOLD THE FUTURE OF YOUR BUSINESS" - 2010 AMBA Annual Convention
March 21-25, 2010
Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa , Orlando, FL
Do you have the ability to mold the future of your business?
Or are you being blown around by the economic storms?
Where will your business be a year from now?
Where will your business be five years from now?
If you can’t answer those questions, then you need to join the American Mold Builders Association for the 2010 Annual Convention and learn how to "Mold the Future of Your Business"!
Registration is now open!
Click here to register online or download the brochure and registration form.
For full schedule, pricing, convention details and optional activities - Click here .
AMBA featured Convention Topics and Speakers Are:
"AMBA STATUS REPORT"
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Melissa Millhuff,
Executive Director, AMBA |
The American Mold Builders Association has worked hard over the past year to provide top-notch benefits and services such as Webinars, Lead Lists, among other unique benefits.
Don’t miss this informative report on your organization as we seek to help guide the future of mold manufacturing in the USA.
Melissa will provide an insightful look at the AMBA organization and its recent accomplishments.
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Steve Rotman,
President, AMBA | MOLD THE FUTURE OF YOUR BUSINESS"
AMBA’s President and mold manufacturing company owner Steve Rotman will discuss the importance of molding the future of your business and what you can expect to gain from attending this year’s convention.
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"MANUFACTURING A BETTER FUTURE FOR AMERICA"
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Richard McCormack,
Publisher of
Manufacturing
& Technology News |
Scott Paul,
Executive Director,
Alliance for American
Manufacturing |
Richard McCormack and Scott Paul, our Keynote Speakers, will take pages from their newest book;
“Manufacturing a Better Future for America ,”
and present attendees with a look at what American manufacturers need to do to create a better future for ours and future generations.
Richard McCormick is the editor and publisher of Manufacturing & Technology News, a publication he created in 1994.
Scott Paul is the founding Executive Director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing. Their combined expertise and knowledge will bring a new perspective on how we can help ensure the success of the moldmaking industry and manufacturing in America .
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"THE FUTURE OF THE MOLD INDUSTRY "
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Jack Shedd, VP,
Hoffer Plastics |
Laurie Harbour-Felax,
President,
Harbour Results |
Jerry Seidelman,
Sales & Mktg. Mgr,
Tech Mold |
Are you concerned about the industries you currently serve?
Looking for new business in new markets?
Don’t miss these panelists as they provide analysis and commentary on these markets to help you decide in what direction your company needs to move.
This expert panel will provide unique insights into these three major markets that mold manufacturers serve:
Appliance Market: Jack Shedd, Vice President Marketing & Sales, Hoffer Plastics Inc.
Automotive Market: Laurie Harbour-Felax, President of Harbour Results Inc.
Medical Device Market: Jerry Seidelman, Sales & Marketing Manager, Tech Mold Inc.
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"STRATEGICALLY PLANNING YOUR FUTURE"
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Patrick McNally,Partner
Blackman Kallick |
Patrick F. McNally, a partner of Blackman Kallick’s Corporate Financing Group, has provided the AMBA members with much valuable advice over the years.
His insights into financial issues, business valuations, and what to do when your customer files bankruptcy have proven helpful to many of our members.
McNally’s presentation will give you the answers to all those questions you’ve wanted to ask – answers that will provide you strategic direction to help you formulate your future.
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"BUILDING A SALES TEAM FOR YOUR COMPANY'S FUTURE"
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Scott Smith, Partner
Sales Pro, Inc |
After years of working with mold manufacturers and seeing a need for better structure in their sales efforts, Scott Smith, Managing Partner of SalesPro Inc., realized that many mold manufacturing companies lacked an understanding of what it takes to develop a sales team that is truly effective.
Based on Scott’s many years as a successful sales person, his presentation will provide tips on how to develop long-term goals in sales organizations, how to accept rejection and overcome objections, and teach people to be “relationship” sales people to make the sales team more effective and the company more profitable.
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"PREPARING YOUR EMPLOYEES FOR THE FUTURE "
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Ryan Pohl,
Co-Founder,
Expert Technical
Training, LLC. |
Ryan Pohl’s Expert Technical Training practice evolved from his work as the Training Coordinator at Commercial Tool and Die in Comstock Park, MI .
“We must start laying the groundwork for building the next generation of skilled workers,” Pohl states. “A renewal of pride in workmanship, updated training content and methods, as well as careful planning can secure our futures as leaders in the industry.”
Ryan’s presentation will raise awareness in our industry of the coming skilled-labor shortage and how it has the potential to dramatically hinder future sustainability and growth.
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"TOOLING TECHNOLOGIES OF THE FUTURE"
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Andy Bondhus,
Tooling Engineer,
i2Tech |
Andy Bondhus, Tooling Engineer for i2Tech, a large custom injection molder and contract manufacturer in West Des Moines, Iowa will discuss“In-Mold Labeling and In-Mold Decorating”. In-mold labeling and in-mold decorating is finally coming on big in North America.
Will your shop be ready?
Andy’s presentation will look at the nuances of designing molds to accommodate this technology for durable goods including accommodating the label in the mold, the extensive supply chain involved in designing for in-mold labeling, and how collaborative efforts with automation suppliers, label suppliers, the OEM and the molder are needed to be successful in this technology.
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"BUILDING STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUPPLIERS"
Todd Schuett of Creative Evolution, Scott Fernandez of Vega Tool, Rob Esling of Industeel, Glenn Starkey of Progressive Components, all suppliers to the mold manufacturing industry, can help you secure your future in many ways.
The days of the supplier and the moldmaker being on opposite sides of the fence are over.
Learn how you can work with your supplier to promote the value of your business to your customers, how your suppliers can help you provide more value to your customers, and how together we can all come out winners! |
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At the 2010 AMBA Annual Convention you will:
* Network with Peers and Suppliers
* Get new ideas
* Learn new business strategies
* Find the information, and the people you need to "Mold the Future of Your Business!"
Click here to register online or download the brochure and registration form.
You can’t afford to miss this opportunity to learn about best business practices, new mold manufacturing technology that is coming to your future, and hear solutions to finding skilled employees, implementing training programs, and how to keep your business growing and thriving!
Join us in Orlando in 2010 to
"Mold the Future of Your Business"!
Click here to register online or download the brochure and registration form.
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Convention testimonials:
I look forward each year to the AMBA conventions and conferences. The informative seminars are an invaluable part of my business planning and success. It’s a time to make new friends, and a time to see “old” friends. I enjoy the group outings at each conference designed to encourage casual networking opportunities between companies.
I am always surprised about how open all the members are about discussing what they are doing in their shops to compete globally and what they are doing to solve the same business challenges that I face every day. I did not get the feeling that we were competitors (although many times we are), but rather we are all in the same boat, in the same race, and on the same team. AMBA membership and conventions have played an important part in my company’s success and growth.
Randy Morey, Choice Tool & Mold, Inc., Largo Florida
I go for the networking. It’s a great way to see what other shops are doing and how they do it. The meetings are easy to attend because its ALL moldmakers, we have a lot in common and there’s always something to talk about. Going to national meetings gives you more insight into what’s going on all over the U.S. and not just your area. You get to learn about the moldmaking that’s happening on the other side of the country.
Ken Patzkowsky, Hanson Mold |
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2010 Convention Schedule:
Sunday, March 21:
* Travel Day
* Convention registration
* Welcoming Cocktail Reception
Monday, March 22:
* AMBA Status Report
* Mold the Future of Your Business
* Manufacturing a Better Future for America
* The Future of the Mold Industry (Expert Panel),
* Optional Excursion - "Disney by Design" Tour (Must be 16 years and over)
Tuesday, March 23:
* Strategically Planning your Future
* Building a Sales team for Your Company's Future
* Preparing your Employees for the Future
* AMBA Networking/Teambuilding Event - "The Clipper Classic"
* Optional Evening Luau
Wednesday, March 24:
* Tooling Technologies of the Future
* Building Strategic Relationships with Suppliers
* AMBA Closing Dinner and Annual Meeting
Thursday, March 25:
* Travel day
Click here to register online or download the brochure and registration form.
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