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12:30pm-1:30pm
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Networking Lunch
Kick off this year’s Annual Dinner & Meeting with a networking lunch. Join us for an opportunity to connect with your colleagues and customers in a casual setting. |
| 1:45pm-2:15pm |
Opening General Session & Annual Business Meeting
The SOCMA Annual Business Meeting is open to all. During the meeting, we will:
- Elect a new slate of officers and a new class to our Board of Governors
- Review this year’s accomplishments
- Discuss our association’s direction for the upcoming year
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2:00pm-5:30pm
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Lounge Open for Networking
A lounge and coffee bar will be open throughout the afternoon. We encourage you to use this valuable open setting to renew friendships and meet with peers to discuss industry trends and create new business opportunities. |
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3:00pm-3:45pm
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ChemTrends Education Session: Intersection of Economics and Politics: A Conversation with Stephen Moore & Peter Tanous
Peter Tanous, noted author and Founder and Chairman of Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC, will moderate a fireside chat with Stephen Moore, an outspoken American writer and economic policy analyst. Moore is most known for advocating free-market policies and supply-side economics. He is a frequent contributor to CNN and former member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board.
Tune in as our speakers analyze the political and economic forecast moving into 2019, with an eye on issues relevant to specialty chemical manufacturers such as trade policy uncertainties, tax reform, health care and transportation costs, and the outlook of the electoral landscape.
Moderator: Peter Tanous, Founder and Chairman, Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC
Speaker: Stephen Moore, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Project for Economic Growth, The Heritage Foundation
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4:00pm-4:45pm
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ChemTrends Education Session: Hot Topics with Industry Trade Press
Back by popular demand, the industry trade press panel features four of the top editors in U.S. and global chemical industry trade publications.
Our speakers are on the frontline providing insight and analysis on issues that affect your business operations. They keep us informed on the goings-on within the regulatory agencies, fluctuations with raw material availability, and potential trade disruption due to impending tariffs. As a trusted resource, we turn to them when it comes to industry news that matters most.
Don't miss your opportunity to hear their perspectives and ask questions on the critical issues that affected our industry in 2018 and what may become paramount in 2019.
Moderator: Jenny Gaines, Sr. Director, Communications & Marketing, SOCMA
Panelists: Joseph Chang, Global Editor, ICIS Chemical Business; Michael McCoy, Executive Editor, C&EN; Gregory DL Morris, U.S. Editor, Speciality Chemicals Magazine; Rob Westervelt, Editor-in-Chief, Chemical Week
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| 5:00pm-5:45pm |
VIP Reception: Current & Past Board Members [By Invitation]
SOCMA cordially invites current and past Board Members for a special reception honoring your distinguished service to the association and the specialty and fine chemical industry. |
| 5:30pm-7:00pm |
Pre-Dinner Reception
Join us for a pre-dinner beverage (or two!). The reception will provide you an opportunity to continue the conversations from the ChemTrends Education Sessions and catch up with key leaders in the specialty and fine chemical industry. The reception will include a hosted open bar and light bites. |
| 7:00pm-9:30pm |
Dinner & Awards Presentation
This year’s featured entertainer, Greg Schwem will make you laugh - all the way to the top. Schwem’s performance will take a comedic exploration of today’s complex and ever changing business environment. In addition to the night’s entertainment, we will present the SOCMA Performance Improvement Awards, SOCMA Distinguished Service Award, and recognize this year’s ACS Scholar. |