2008 Capstone Program Schedule

October 9-11, 2008 • Westin Convention Center Hotel • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Thursday, October 9

6:00 p.m. Reception and Icebreaker Session
  Gary L. Bunch, Key Group

Friday, October 10

7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Coaching and Motivation
  Edward J. Donovan, Key Group
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Team Building Across Generations
  Dee Giffin Flaherty, Ph.D., Carlow University
12:00 p.m. Lunch with Keynote Address “Leadership and Global Industry”
  John Goodish, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, United States Steel Corporation
1:30 p.m. Peer Connection: Insights on Emerging Leaders and Global Teams
  Dean A. Lippold, Kraft Foods
2:00 p.m. Conflict Resolution and Communication Skills
  Gary L. Bunch, Key Group
5:30 p.m. Networking Reception with Keynote Address: “Green Engineering”
  Chris Hendrickson, Ph.D., Co-Director, Green Design Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Saturday, October 11

7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Risk Assessment
  Ann Atkinson, Ed.D., Ann Atkinson Associates
11:45 a.m. Lunch with Keynote Address “Social Responsibility and Environmental Stewardship”
  Bob Kumpf, Ph.D., Chief Administrative Officer and Vice President, Bayer MaterialScience, LLC
1:00 p.m. Social Responsibility and Ethical Decision-Making for Emerging Leaders
  Michael Balmert, Ph.D., Carlow University
2:30 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
  Ann Atkinson, Ed.D., Ann Atkinson Associates
4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

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