ASC 2019 Executive Leadership Conference Final Program

October 21-23, 2019 | Hilton Head, South Carolina Sonesta Resort Hotel

Bringing Adhesive and Sealant Industry LEADERS Together **Dress code is business casual throughout the event**

ASC 2019 Leadership Conference

Program Schedule Monday, October 21 Noon to 5:00 p.m. Emerging Leaders Seminar (pre-registration required)

Savannah A, Main Lobby Level Noon to 5:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting – Savannah B, Main Lobby Level 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Spouse/Guest Meet & Greet – Terrace outside of Bayley’s restaurant

T he networking event is designed for spouse/guest to networking and plan out the next two and half days.

3:00 to 6:30 p.m.

Registration – Santee Ballroom Foyer, First Floor

7:00 to 9:30 p.m.

Opening Reception & Dinner Oceanfront Beach Pavilion

(just off the lobby)

Sponsored by:

All guests are invited to attend.

Tuesday, October 22 7:30 a.m.

Registration – Santee Ballroom Foyer, First Floor

7:30 to 8:50 a.m.

Networking Breakfast – Santee Ballrooms ABC, First Floor

8:50 to 9:00 a.m.

Program Overview

Santee D, First Floor

All attendees, including guests, are invited to this breakfast.

Brian McSwigan, ASC Chair, Henkel Corporation

ASC Chair Brian McSwigan will welcome attendees, provide an overview of the program and networking events.

9:00 to 10:15 a.m. The 2020 Economic/Business Outlook: Is the Tank Running Out of Gas?

Sponsored by:

Ken Mayland, President, ClearView Economics, LLC

Santee D, First Floor

The current business expansion has gone on for a record-long time. But with the jobless rate at the lowest level seen in a generation, will a lack of employable persons thwart the further expansion of the economy? What do the best indicators say about the economy’s immediate future? What factor will ultimately cause the economy to stumble, and how will the march to the next recession unfold? AND how will the economy’s vote figure into the 2020 Presidential election? ALL good questions, but you have to attend the Conference to hear the answers!

10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. to Noon Strategies on Leading Organizational Change from A Senior Level Perspective Sponsored by: Bob Marquette, Senior Vice President, Bostik Inc.

Santee D, First Floor

Bob Marquette will provide an overview of Bostik and Arkema businesses and discuss the importance of and strategies for leading organizational change.

Noon to 1:30 p.m. Networking Lunch – Santee ABC, First Floor

All attendees, including guests, are invited to this lunch.

1:30 to 2:45 p.m. Blurred Lines – Strategic M&A Transactions in Adhesives and Sealants

John Beagle, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Grace Matthews Inc.

Santee D, First Floor

2:45 to 3:00 p.m.

Day One Wrap-Up

Santee D, First Floor

Current market dynamics in the global adhesives and sealants sector have blurred the lines defining our industry. As large multinational corporations seek elusive growth to defend robust stock prices, the attractive margin and growth profile of adhesives and sealants has created a new class of strategic buyer. Industrial conglomerates, building material and construction chemicals companies, and paint & coatings powerhouses have elected to compete with well capitalized chemical-sector focused private equity funds and large adhesives manufacturers in pursuit of quality A&S acquisitions. Vertical integration is also becoming more common, as chemical producers, distributors and converters pursue formulators. These newcomers from complementary industries create additional opportunities for some adhesives providers, as well as risk and uncertainty for others as these recent arrivals gain influence and blur the lines via strategic acquisitions.

Bill Allmond, President, Adhesive and Sealant Council

ASC President Bill Allmond will highlight the evening’s activities and alert attendees to programming and activities for Day Two.

3:00 to 5:30 p.m.

5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Attendee Networking “On Your Own”

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Reception & Dinner – Oceanfront Beach Pavilion All attendees, including guests, are invited.

8:00 to 10:00 p.m. After Dinner Networking Lounge Oceanfront Beach Pavilion

Sponsored by:

End the night by joining Grace Matthews for a night cap and a cigar before heading up to bed for the night.

Wednesday, October 23 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

Networking Breakfast – Santee ABC, First Floor

All attendees, including guests, are invited to this breakfast.

8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Innovation Requires High Performance Leadership

Crystal Morrison, CEO of EverRise and Director, Chemquest Group

Santee D, First Floor As senior leaders, we often think that if we bring brilliant people together, innovation will happen.

Time and again, we find these teams of brilliant people struggling to move forward. There’s never a shortage of ideas, yet we still struggle to bring truly innovative, disruptive technologies to the market. Do we ever consider the leadership behaviors we demonstrate and culture we’ve created?

If not, we should. Innovation is an act of leadership, not just creativity. High performance leadership across an organization is required to innovate, drive growth and build a sustainable future. In this talk, we’ll discuss the characteristics of high-performance organizations and leadership, the link to innovation and how to empower and engage your employees as partners in the business.

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Opportunities for chemical buyers and sellers on Amazon Business

Tim Stanislaus, Head of Enterprise Sales, Amazon Business

Santee D, First Floor

Since its inception, Amazon Business has become a significant sales opportunity for brands, wholesalers, and distributors. The rapid expansion of B2B e-commerce presents both opportunities and challenges for chemical sellers who want to grow their business. This session explores why chemical buyers and sellers increasingly choose Amazon Business.

10:30 to 10:45 a.m. Networking Break 10:45 a.m. to Noon VISION – MINDSET – GRIT: Success Strategies to Help You Stand Up to Any Challenge Scott Burrows, Keynote Motivational Speaker, VISION–MINDSET–GRIT

Sponsored by:

Santee D, First Floor

The true measure of success is how well you respond to change, self-doubt, setbacks and fear.

Whatever belief system you employ must be powerful enough to conquer these obstacles and any other impediments to your personal and professional growth, or you—and your organization—will be left behind.

Noon to 4:30 p.m. Afternoon on your own Shipyard – The Heritage Golf Collection on Hilton Head Island (pre-registration required)

Meet in hotel lobby at 12:15 p.m. for a 12:20 p.m. departure.

Dolphin Eco-Tour (pre-registration required)

Meet in the lobby at 12:45 p.m. for a 1:00 p.m. departure.

5:00-9:30 p.m.

ASC Chair Reception & Dinner Skull Creek Dockside Restaurant - Offsite

All attendees should meet in the hotel lobby at 5:15 p.m. for a 5:30 p.m. depart to Skull Creek.

Thank you to our EXCLUSIVE SPONSORS:

Golf Sponsored by:

ASC 2019 Leadership Conference

Meet our speakerS John Beagle

Managing Director & Co-Founder, Grace Matthews Inc. John Beagle, CEO, Managing Director and co-founder of Grace Matthews, has advised chemical and material clients since 1991. John has been the lead investment banker on over 100 engagements and has advised clients across the entire chemicals and materials spectrum. Prior to Grace Matthews, John was a research engineer in Digital Equipment Corporation’s Advanced Semiconductor Development group (Hudson, MA), which was subsequently acquired by Intel. John was part of the R&D effort at Digital that developed the patented Alpha chip technology, which at the time was the fastest commercially available microprocessor ever engineered. John received his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering and his M.B.A. from the Johnson Graduate School of Management, both at Cornell University..

Scott Burrows

Keynote Motivational Speakers, VISION – MINDSET – GRIT Scott Burrows was a star athlete and fierce competitor. During the height of Scott’s collegiate career, his life changed dramatically. He survived a car crash, suffering a serious spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the chest down and diagnosed a quadriplegic. Despite his grim diagnosis, Scott astonished everyone, including his doctors, by turning an impossible goal into a reality.

Bob Marquette

Senior Vice President, Bostik Inc. Bob Marquette, Senior Vice President of Bostik Americas and Global Industrial Adhesives, oversees all aspects of Bostik’s Americas operations, which include 16 facilities and over 1,200 employees. He has spent 41 years with Bostik and has held a variety of leadership positions including the global management of the company’s Nonwovens business, President of Bostik-Nitta, and General Manager of Bostik’s Industrial Business Unit. Bob joined Bostik shortly after finishing his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Louisiana State University.

Ken Mayland

President, ClearView Economics, LLC Dr. Ken Mayland is President of ClearView Economics, LLC, a firm specializing in economic research and forecasting. Ken was previously the Chief Economist of two major financial institutions. Dr. Ken graduated with degrees in economics from MIT and the University of Pennsylvania (M.A. and Ph.D.).

He has spent more than 46 years studying the business cycle in order to provide economic analyses to a variety of constituencies and has won prestigious awards for his forecasting accuracy. He is “mostly retired,” but continues to keep close tabs on the economy for his former clients with his monthly “ESSENTIAL Charts Update” from ClearView Economics, LLC.

Crystal Morrison

CEO of EvenRise & Director, Chemquest Group Dr. Crystal G. Morrison is a highly regarded scientist and leader who is passionate about developing people and organizations to their highest potential. She believes strongly that innovation is an act of leadership not just creativity. Dr. Morrison holds a Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering and a B.S. in Chemistry. Following graduate school at the University of Michigan, Dr. Morrison was a Harold Agnew National Security Postdoctoral Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and later became a staff member, team leader and program leader before moving to Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Morrison led global research for industrial and packaging coatings at PPG with technology covering 11 unique market segments with over $2.5B in annual sales. In 2018, Dr. Morrison converted her passion for people, technology and leadership into EverRise. EverRise is focused on building strong leaders and strategy in technical organizations. She is also a Director with the ChemQuest Group and ChemQuest Technology Institute.

Tim Stanislaus

Head of Enterprise Sales, Amazon Business Tim is a senior business development leader at Amazon Business. Prior to this role, he led vendor and product management teams focusing on Amazon’s Industrial Chemicals and Professional Healthcare categories.

Prior to Amazon, Tim worked as the VP of Business Development at ChemPoint, a Univar company focusing on e-commerce solutions for chemicals manufacturers. Tim holds an MBA from the University of Washington and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado. Outside of work he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, all of whom love to spend time outdoors in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

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SPONSORS Chemquest – Chair Reception & Dinner The ChemQuest Group, Inc. is a leading business strategy firm in specialty chemicals.

Our core competency is guiding clients to profitable growth outcomes through strategic planning and assessments; development of marketable technology visions; channel expertise, point-of-purchase merchandising, and winning sales strategies. ChemQuest directs market research initiatives and value chain analyses; manages complexity, uncovers manufacturing operational inefficiencies, performs scenario planning and decision & risk analysis and offers formulation assistance and innovation through its expert R&D services. Additionally, access to The ChemQuest Group’s comprehensive Coatings and Adhesives databases provide the statistical “tools” to add value and insight to your market development efforts. Web: www.chemquest.com.

DHM Adhesives – Keynote Sponsor DHM Adhesives, Inc. of Calhoun, Georgia, specializes in developing environmentally safe hot-melt adhesive technology for our customers and tolling partners, then expertly producing these products for efficient shipment throughout the US and abroad. DHM, a top mid-sized manufacturer, is considered the best hot-melt contract manufacturing partner in the USA.

Eastman – Opening RECEPTION & DINNER Eastman Chemical Company offers a broad range of raw materials for use in adhesives and sealants, as well as lamination, roofing, cable filling and wax blend applications. Eastman manufactures and markets Eastotac hydrocarbon resins, Regalite hydrogenated resins, Piccotac aliphatic resins, Picco aromatic resins, Tacolyn resin dispersions, Foral and Staybelite fully and partially hydrogenated rosins and rosin esters, Permalyn tall oil resins, Eastoflex amorphous polyolefins, Epolene low molecular weight polyethylene, plasticizers and solvents. Eastman also manufactures Endex, Kristalex and Piccolastic pure monomer resins for use in adhesives. They recently introduced a unique line of AQ water dispersible polyesters for a variety of hot melt and water based applications. Web: www.eastman.com

Emerald Kalama Chemical – Chair Reception & Dinner

Emerald specializes in resins, plasticizers and additives to stand up to your toughest formulation challenges—bringing flexibility, durability and performance to a growing range of applications, including water-based, structural, and silyl-terminated adhesives, plus sealants, coatings and certain food contact applications. K-FLEX® dibenzoate plasticizers improve peel, tack, viscosity, Tg suppression and water resistance. Specialty materials from CVC Thermoset Specialties—RLP tougheners, multifunctional epoxies and modifiers, catalysts and accelerators—enhance toughness, strength, chemical resistance, cure speed and low-temperature mechanical performance. Web: www.emeraldmaterials.com.

Grace Matthews – After Dinner Networking Lounge For 20 years, Grace Matthews has provided strategic and tactical M&A transaction advice spanning the entire chemical value chain, including formulated adhesives and sealants, converted tapes and labels, raw materials and distribution. From aerospace adhesives to products for construction, durable assembly, packaging and many other markets, we have the expertise to quickly understand your business and help formulate a thoughtful transaction strategy. We have developed strong, senior-level relationships within the industry on a global basis and can help you navigate key issues that can arise in a transaction process. Whether buying or selling, our clients are well-served by our expertise in current industry trends, including up-to-date valuation and financing environments, emerging technologies, globalization, and the often changing regulatory environment. Web: www.gracematthews.com.

INGEVITY – Chair Reception & Dinner Ingevity provides specialty chemicals and high-performance carbon materials and technologies that purify, protect and enhance the world around us. A leading global supplier of bio-based tackifying resins for adhesives, Ingevity additives are commonly used in rigid packaging, hygiene, tapes, labels and construction applications. With the acquisition of Capa™ caprolactone, Ingevity has expanded upon its portfolio of innovative products to include engineered polymers. Through a team of talented and experienced people, Ingevity provides a reliable supply to adhesives markets worldwide. Headquartered in North Charleston, South Carolina, Ingevity operates from more than 25 locations around the world and employs approximately 1,750 people. For more information visit www.ingevity.com.

Kraton Polymers U.S. LLC – Keynote Sponsor Kraton Polymers, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of sytrenic block copolymers, can bring improved performance and processing benefits to the adhesives sector. Its innovative Kraton® D and G polymers allow customers to tailor adhesive properties for demanding applications, such as packaging tape, labels, disposables and sealants. Visit web at www.kraton.com.

Natureworks – Keynote Sponsor Building upon decades spent advancing materials chemistry innovation for plastics and fibers markets, NatureWorks now offers solutions based on lactides and lactide intermediates that help innovators within the adhesives industry realize significant product performance benefits while decreasing systems costs via an optimized supply chain. Vercet™ lactide-based technology platform that enables new performance properties and opportunities for the adhesives market, including a series of resins for use in hot melt adhesive applications. Web: www.natureworksllc.com.

PECORA CORPORATION – Golf Sponsor Originally a paint and varnish company, Pecora Corporation was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1862. Over the next hundred years, Pecora continued to grow and its research program for new products was intensified. Through the years, as paint slowly slipped from its former dominant position, sealants and adhesives became the company’s most important products and has remained so to this day. Pecora’s products are distributed internationally from our headquarters in Harleysville, Pennsylvania. They provide products for a wide variety of applications including epoxies, silicones, urethanes and waterproofing products for the preservation of concrete and masonry structures.

ASI Magazine – Media Partner