The Boeing Company and the SEA Team Up For the Aerospace and Defense Supplier CEO Summit
IRVINE, Calif., March 13, 2008 – Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) and The Boeing
Company have scheduled an important conference for April 22, 2008 for senior leaders of
supplier companies within the aerospace, defense and space supply chain. The Supplier CEO
Summit will be hosted by The Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington. An opening Reception
will be hosted by Kennametal, Inc. on the evening of April 21, 2008.
SEA is a non-profit alliance of leading industry prime and tier-one contractors and sub-tier
production suppliers. SEA is transforming the global supply chain by improving supplier
performance, and expanding capabilities and collaboration to produce breakthrough, integrated
supply chain solutions.
The Supplier CEO Summit will feature an impressive line up of industry experts as conference
speakers, including:
John Bishop
Vice President, Prototyping Operations and Supplier Management,
Advance Systems for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
He will share why and how The
Boeing Company is transforming into a Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) on new programs. Mr.
Bishop will discuss how LSI impacts suppliers, why supply chain performance is more critical
than ever to Boeing, and why it’s important for all suppliers in the value chain to improve.
William C. Greenwalt,
Deputy Undersecretary of Defense
He
will discuss the future of defense
industrial policy, with a focus on acquisition and technology.
William H. Alderman,
Founder and President of Alderman & Company Capital
He
will
demonstrate how a supplier organization can build shareholder value and market value by
investing in process improvement.
Also featured on the information-packed agenda will be insightful presentations by three
supplier CEOs on their results from implementation of the SEA Roadmap, the industry standard
for continuous improvement and integrated supply chain solutions. SEA Certification will also
be reviewed along with a breakout educational session presented by Kennemetal, Inc.
The unique, fast-paced forum, SEA SPEEDCONNECT® will help connect everyone at the
conference who wishes to meet fellow attendees, including other supplier CEOs, SEA Supplier
Advisory Council members, SEA Board members, and SEA Sponsors.
Prime empowered and supplier led, SEA member companies represented on its board of
directors include The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman
Corporation, United Technologies, Inc, Parker Aerospace, Rockwell Collins, Cessna Aircraft
Company, Honeywell Aerospace, Hitco Carbon Composites, Dresser-Rand, Roberts Tool
Company, Cristek Interconnects, Photo Etch Company, Bodycote Thermal Processing, and
DRS Technologies.
SEA sponsors include Mori Seiki, USA, Inc. and Kennemetal, Inc.
SEA partners and alliances include Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), International
Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG), Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), California
Council for Excellence, California Employment Training Panel, California Space Authority,
UAW-Labor Employment and Training Corporation, and ASG Renaissance.
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