50th Annual Meeting &
Plant Leadership Conference
This year’s Annual Meeting has been expanded to include a plant leadership conference. GBRIA’s Board of Directors encourages members and ABC ICC contractors to not only attend but also to bring their leadership staff because the Board sees the need to raise awareness in our plants to the issues surrounding industry today. More employees are needed to speak as voices for industry to each other and in our communities and this conference provides the key information necessary to do that. Scroll down to see the program, registration and sponsorship details!
February 4, 2020
LSU Lod Cook Alumni Center
3838 W Lakeshore Dr, Baton Rouge, LA
Program
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Welcome, Introductions, Anti-Trust 10:00 a.m.
Connie Fabre. President & CEO, GBRIA
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Annual Meeting Business
Tom Yura, Chair, GBRIA, COO, Cornerstone Chemical
Steve Ledoux, Secretary/Treasurer, GBRIA, Louisiana and EDC/VCM/HCl Business
Manufacturing Director, Olin Corporation -
50 Years and Counting - Where We've Come From
Tom Yura and Roland Toups, CEO, Turner Industries
(How Louisiana's labor history, business and political environment developed
and impacts us today) -
Plant Leadership Essentials of Today 10:45 a.m.
Tim Harris, Eastman and Jennifer Dunphy, ExxonMobil
(Safety, compliance, workforce, and the critical role associations like GBRIA serve) -
Break 11:15 a.m.
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Keys to Contracting Success 11:30 a.m.
John Thompson, VP and GM, Delek, and Johnny Holifield, CEO, SWAT (Best practices for plants and
contractors and how collaborating through associations benefits all) -
Lunch & Craft Training in the U.S. and the Struggle for Acceptance of Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs 12:00 p.m.
Boyd Worsham, President, National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
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Industry's Leadership Role in Our Government and Community 1:00 p.m.
John Scroggins, Westlake Chemical
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The Digitization of Industry and the Next 50 Years 1:30 p.m.
Paul Labonne, Mississippi River Region Zone Manager, Air Liquide, Coila LaFleur, Enterprise Architect, ExxonMobil
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Adjourning Summary 2:00 p.m.
Tim Harris, Eastman and GBRIA's Vice-Chair
Sponsor GBRIA's 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting!
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance (GBRIA) is a trade association, 501 (c)(6) non-profit organization with a membership of 60+ industrial facilities in the Greater Baton Rouge Region.
8555 United Plaza Blvd., Suite 202, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809
(225) 769-0596
GBRIA’s mission is to drive solutions to common issues with an emphasis on Safety Performance and Workforce Development