CONTACTS

In a hurry? Quickly access key contacts for this year's SPEĀ® Automotive TPO Engineered Polyolefins Global Conference using one of these links, or contact the 2011 conference committee members below.

Key Committee Members                          

Conference Co-Chair                                                   

Bill Windscheif, Advanced Innovative Solutions, Ltd.                                     phone: +1.248.375.5055 
bwindscheif@auto-tpo.com                                                                       

Conference Co-Chair                                                   

Jeff Valentage, ExxonMobil Chemical  (also Moderator: TPEs)                     phone: +1.281.870.6659
jvalentage@auto-tpo.com                                                                                  

Technical Program Chair                                             

Dr. Norm Kakarala, Inteva Products                                                                     phone: +1.248.655.8483
nkakarala@auto-tpo.com                                                                          

Sponsorship Chair                                                       

Nippani Rao, Rao & Associates                                                                             phone: +1.248.444.1753
nrao@auto-tpo.com                                                                                          

Advertising and Promotions

Ron Price, SPE                                                                                                           phone: +1.248.244.8993
speautodetroit@gmail.com                                                                               

Conference Registration                                             

Dawn Stephens, SPE                                                                                                phone: +1.248.244.8993
speautodetroit@gmail.com                                                                               

Conference Sessions                               Session Co-Chairs

Advances in Automotive Polyolefin        Patti Tibbenham - Ford Motor Company /Neil Fuenmayor -  LyondellBasell Industries               

Part Design,Tooling & Processing           Dave Okonski - General Motors Company/Charles Buehler - General Motors Company

Rigid Polyolefin Compounds                    Mike Balow - Asahi Kasei Plastics NA/Ermanno Ruccolo - Mitsui Plastics Inc.

Understanding TPOs                                 Hoa Pham - Washington Penn Plastics/Tom Traugott - Advanced Composites

Automotive Interior Trim & Skins             Bob Eller - Robert Eller Associates/Yvonne Bankowski - Ford MotorCompany

Lt. Weight TPO Structural Applications   Laura Soreide - Ford Motor Company/Dr. Jay Raisoni - Adell Plastics

Surface Enhancement                               Dr. Rose Ryntz - IAC/Dave Helmer General Motors Company                                         

Large Part Thermoforming                        Ed Bearse - Advanced Plastics Consultants/Kurt Dubowski - Mytex Polymers

Automotive TPEs                                       Bob Eller - Robert Eller Associates/Jeff Valentage - Exxonmobil Chemical Co.                                  

Executive Panel Discussion                     Ron Price - Global Polymer Solutions