2007 IFSA Global Leadership Conference - Annual Conference & Exhibition

Schedule of Events

(as of 8/22/2007)
Events & Speakers subject to change.

Friday, September 7, 2007
0600 – 1400	Contractor Set-Up / Lanier Grand Ballroom
1400 – 1800	Registration Desk / Lanier Grand Ballroom Foyer
1400 – 1800	Exhibitor Set-Up / Lanier Grand Ballroom
1100 – 1700	Board of Directors Meeting / 335 AB
Saturday, September 8, 2007
0800 – 1700	Registration Desk / Lanier Grand Ballroom Foyer
0800 – 1700	Exhibitor Set Up / Lanier Grand Ballroom
1130 – 1800	Golf Tournament (1300 tee off time) Wild Cat Golf Club www.wildcatgolfclub.com
1500 – 1800	Indoor Tennis Tournament The Downtown Club at the Met www.thedowntownclubhouston.com Open for entertaining & hospitality suites
Sunday, September 9, 2007
0800 – 1700	Registration Desk / Lanier Grand Ballroom Foyer
0800 – 1000	Voucher Exchange for President’s Dinner Tickets / Registration Desk Platinum & Gold Sponsors Only Day One General Session/Ballroom of the Americas AB Master of Ceremonies – Ken Samara, IFSA Vice President
0900	Welcome - Sandra Pineau, IFSA President
0900 – 1000	Education Session 1 - Mr. Mo Garfinkle, Chairman and CEO, GCW
1000 – 1030	Break (Coffee & Conversation)
1030 – 1130	Education Session 2 / Ballroom of the Americas A "Catering 101" *presented by* The Government Affairs and Education Committee
1100 - 1700	General Voucher Exchange for President’s Dinner Tickets/ Registration Desk
1130 – 1200	Break
1200 – 1600	Exhibit Hall Open & Cyber Lane / Lanier Grand Ballroom *Product Demonstrations:* 1300 – DFS (Chef Jim Litza) 1330 – Raffle Drawing 1400 – Gate Gourmet (Chef Yoshi Tanaka) 1430 – Raffle Drawing 1500 - Gourmet Foods (Marcel Lagnaz)
1200 – 1330	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1230 – 1330	Latin America & the Caribbean Committee and Planning Meeting / Meeting Room 339 AB
1600 – 1730	Government Affairs and Education Committee / Meeting Room 339 AB
1530 – 1630	Membership Task Force Meeting Meeting / Meeting Room 340 AB
1800 – 1900	Leader’s Reception (By Invitation Only)
1900 – 2300	Fun Night / Ballroom of the Americas ABC
Monday, September 10, 2007
0800 – 1700	Registration Desk / Lanier Grand Ballroom Foyer
0800 – 1300	General Voucher Exchange for President’s Dinner Tickets / Registration Desk
0830 – 0930	Annual Business Meeting / Ballroom of the Americas EF IFSA Update – Sandra Pineau, IFSA President Board of Directors Nominations Announcement and Voting ITCA Update – David Young, ITCA President
0930 – 1030	Keynote Speaker – Mr. Larry Kellner, Chief Executive Officer, Continental Airlines
1030 – 1100	Coffee & Conversation
1100 – 1200	Education Session 3– Airline/Hot Topic Round Table / Ballroom of the Americas D IFSA Airline/Hot Topics Round Tables Session Process Airlines Participants and Facilitators: British Airways Simon Soni General Manager, Catering Operations Mike Fishburn Catering Manager Americas Continental Airlines Jane Bernier-Tran Senior Director, Planning and Operational Excellence Clark Miller Senior Director, Field Operations and Support Services Copa Airlines Yvette Garrido Inflight Service Manager, Planning & Control Allen Lainez Onboard Services Director Delta Air Lines Jake Frank Director, Onboard Services J.C. Cook General Manager, Menu & Service Planning & Design Japan Airlines International Shungo Niikura Sr. Director, Inflight Services, the Americas JetBlue Airways Chris McCloskey Manager, Inflight Service Standards Taca International Airlines Marilena Cartegena Senior Manager, On Board Tania Escobar Logistics and On Board Service Manager Hot Topics and Facilitators: *Boeing:* *Galley Design and Food Service Delivery* Bob Bengtsson, Payloads Concept Center - Design Engineer, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Richard Rankin, Payloads Concept Center - Design Engineer, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Bud Sharpe, Payloads Concept Center - Strategy & Analysis Specialist, Boeing Commercial Airplanes *Food Safety: As it Relates to Security –* Dean Davidson, Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Interstate Travel Team Lead, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, CFSAN Jeffery Elsworth, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Hospitality Business Entrepreneurship, The School of Hospitality Business, Michigan State University *Globalization* – Mr. Mo Garfinkle, Chairman and CEO, GCW *Green Solutions* – Earl Engleman, Senior Vice President Corporate Strategic Sourcing, Bunzl Distribution, Inc. Onboard: Cash vs. credit - \| Tracy Metzger, President, Abanco International Pete Ross, General Manager, Food for Purchase & Onboard Technology, Delta Air Lines
1200 - 1600	Exhibit Hall Open & Cyber Lane *Product Demonstrations & Raffle Drawings:* 1300 – Cuisine Solutions (Richard Keys) 1330 – Raffle Drawing 1400 - Gate Gourmet (Chef Carlos Gonzalez) 1430 – Raffle Drawing & Best of Show Award Announcement 1500 - Delta DailyFood (Chef Stefan Czapaly)
1200 – 1330	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1500 – 1600	Asia Pacific Committee Meeting / Meeting Room 336 AB
1600 – 1700	Board of Director’s Meeting / Meeting Room 335 AB
1830 – 1900	President’s Reception / Ballroom of the Americas Lobby
1900 – 2330	President’s Dinner/Dance & Awards / Ballroom of the Americas DEF
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
0800 – 0900	Annual Conference Planning Committee Meeting / Meeting Room 335 C
0900 - 1000	Exhibitor Meeting – Suppliers & Caterers / Meeting Room 335 C

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Schedule of Events

Friday, September 7, 2007

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Monday, September 10, 2007

Tuesday, September 11, 2007