Textiles Human Resources Council - FuturTex 2006 Program

The Textiles Human Resources Council
Proudly Presents

May 8, 2006
Hilton Montréal Aéroport

"Investing in Ideas"

7:30-9:00	Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:00-9:15	Conference Opening Pierre Jean Olivier, National Representative, UFCW Canada and THRC Co-chair Jeannine Quinn, Human Resources Manager, Firestone Textiles Company
9:15-10:00	The Economic Outlook and Today's Business Environment Peter Andersen, Andersen Economic Research Ltd.
10:00-10:15	Coffee Break

Human Resources Best Practices
Technical Sessions *

10:15-10:50 Partners, not Employees
Laurent Nolin and Jean-Pierre Simard,
Victor Innovatex Inc.
New Developments and End Uses for Barrier Fabrics
François Simard, Stedfast Inc.

10:50-11:25 Lean Manufacturing - Lessons from Toyota's Production System
Paul Henderson, Autoliv Canada Inc.
Ultrasonic Seaming
Benjamin Gagnon, Centre de Transfert Technologique de la Mode

11:25-12:00 Employee Involvement and Company Renewal
Ronald Audet, Daniel Tardif, and Bernard Cournoyer, FilSpec Inc. How Textile Companies Can Benefit Using the SR & ED Program
Scott O'Neil and Carl Deslongchamps, KPMG LLP

12:00-1:15 Luncheon

1:15 - 2:00 Unleashing Human Capital Potential

Prem Benimadhu, Vice-President of Organizational Performance,
Conference Board of Canada

2:00 - 2:45 Informal Workplace Learning: The Other 80%

Jay Cross, CEO, Emergent Learning Forum

2:45 - 3:30 Leadership and Innovation in Industry Today

Jean-Marc Chaput

3:30 Conference Closing

Adrian Spoerry, President & CEO, Hafner Inc., and THRC Co-chair
Wayne Hanley, President of Local 175, UFCW Canada

* Organized by the Textile Federation of Canada

Program Subject to Change