The Niagara Development Corridor


7:30 AM	8:30 AM	Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM	8:45 AM	Welcome & Greetings Mike Whatling, Chairman, Niagara Industrial Association Honourable Jim Bradley, Minister of Transportation
8:45 AM	9:00 AM	Steve Rogers, Yves Landry Foundation - Click here for the presentation
9:00 AM	9:15 AM	Miriam Zitouni, CME SMART Program - Click here for the presentation

9:30 AM	11:45 AM	Tradeshow Opens / Networking

12:00 PM	1:30 PM	Keynote & Luncheon Honourable Michael Bryant, Minister of Economic Development, Government House Leader

1:30 PM	2:15 PM	Workshop A - You Don’t Have to Be Big to Take on the World Louie DiPalma, Program Manager, Export Market Access Program, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, will explain how Ontario small businesses have a new partner in their drive to expand to foreign markets. Click here for the presentation

2:15 PM	3:00 PM	Workshop B - The Lean & Innovative Approach, the Asian Way James C. Phillips, Senior Partner, Operations Expertise Inc., former Assistant Vice President for Honda of America, will provide an overview of what lean and innovative means to Honda and Toyota and tie the requirements to the Operational Excellence Program. Click here for the presentation

3:00 PM	3:45 PM	Workshop C - Alberta's Oil Sands: Refining Your Market Strategy Stephen Rach, Director, Oil Sands Partnerships, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters will present an Oil Sands Industry update, cover the basics of synthetic crude oil production, review the opportunities for Ontario manufacturers in the oil sands market. Click here for the presentation

3:45 PM	5:00 PM	Networking Reception & Refreshements Sponsored by the the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation & Hamilton Port Authority

Niagara Industrial Buyer Seller Trade Show
February 19^th, 2009