Keynote Speakers
Company Matchmaking on a Global Level
Much of the Emerging Market Panel session concerned growing business in general, but Michael Masserman, director of the office advisory committee for the Department of Commerce, concluded the gathering by outlining the Commerce’s efforts to encourage businesses to grow their exporting operations via a new campaign, the National Export Initiative (NEI). »
Find Economic Prosperity in Forgotten Ingenuity
Keynote Speaker Mitt Romney encourages business owners to focus on hard work and ingenuity Keynote Speaker Mitt Romney encourages business owners to focus on hard work and ingenuity Keynote speaker and 2008 presidential candidate Mitt Romney drew chuckles and applause from COMPOSITES attendees yesterday. He explained that, at the moment, he prefers... »
The Best Defense Is a Good Offense
ACMA President Monty Felix urged attendees at COMPOSITES to take advantage of the education and volunteer opportunities available. »
After Severe Year, Composites Veteran Predicts Modest 2010 Growth
Since 1960, the U.S. composites industry has had six downturns, but the one that continued last year was “very severe,” reported industry veteran and business analyst Ray MacNeil during a speech yesterday afternoon at COMPOSITES 2010. The good news: Composites companies have compelling reasons to be optimistic this year and beyond. The composites industry—along with... »
Why Composites? Industry Can Bond for Compelling Answers
Most composites manufacturers, suppliers and distributors can rattle off the advantages of the material—it's stronger than steel, lighter than aluminum, more corrosion-resistant than both and so on. But John Busel believes the industry still struggles to define itself and answer a simple question posed by engineers and others in the marketplace: "Why composites?" »
Attendees Cash in on Composites 2010
Attendees began flocking to COMPOSITES 2010 this morning like an Elvis impersonator on a jumpsuit sale. Attendees from around the world, a few tired from either jet lag, a few rounds of slot machines or both, lined up to register at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. »
Lamborghini Rep Joins Emerging Markets Panel
Paolo Feraboli is assistant professor of aircraft materials and structures at the University of Washington (UW) and the driving force behind a new UW laboratory funded by Italian automaker Lamborghini.Feraboli will participate on the emerging market panel at COMPOSITES 2010 General Session. »
Mitt Romney to Speak at Composites 2010
Mitt Romney will be a keynote speaker at Composites 2010 in Las Vegas on Tuesday, February 9, 2010.Romney was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. He also served as President and CEO of the 2002 Winter Olympics. »
Forecasting the Composites Industry in 2010
Composites industry shipments could be 50 percent lower this year than last year, according to some economic forecasts. “The overall economy is starting to stabilize and recover, but we haven’t seen recovery in the composites business yet,” says Ray MacNeil, a consultant to the composites industry. »
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