Session Descriptions

Featured Speaker: Jamie Clarke
Valid for .15 CEUs and CCE Recertification Points
Our General Session speaker is Jamie Clarke, an extreme adventurer, gifted storyteller and author. Jamie uses life experiences, like climbing Mount Everest in 1997 and crossing the Arabian Desert in 2000, to share his message of endurance and perseverance. Mr. Clarke relates the importance of overcoming the fear of rejection as a major factor in the process of reaching your goals. He suggests that we must face and conquer the internal battle of self-awareness so that we may then become a supportive member of any team that faces challenges together, whether it is our companies, our marriages or our families. Mr. Clarke is also the author of The Power of Passion, an absorbing account of his early Everest expeditions. In 2000, he published his second book, Everest to Arabia. Clarke is also the co-founder of a successful outdoor equipment and apparel store called Out There Adventure Center in Calgary, Canada.

A closed meeting for those involved in the International Utility Group.

Sessions 20015–20020 are valid for .25 CEUs
and CCE Recertification Points.

NACM is pleased to again offer its popular
Executive Exchange Sessions. Monday
afternoon is dedicated to an open exchange of
ideas, knowledge and shared experiences
through these interactive forums. These
sessions, led by a moderator and supported by
a panel of practitioners and subject matter
experts, are participant driven.

Our Executive Exchange Sessions are divided
into six specialty areas: Building and
Construction, Collections, Credit Management,
International Credit, Legal Issues and
Performance Metrics.

20015. Building and Construction
Moderator: Dave Beckel, CCE, Mitek Industries
Panel: Gena McCan, Stuart C. Irby Co., Jim
Fullerton, Esq., Fullerton & Knowles, P.C. and
Greg Powelson, NACM-MLBS

20016. Collections
Moderator: Bill Balduino, D&B
Panel: Bob Bernstein, Esq., Bernstein Law Firm,
PC and Ken Harvey, CCE, PolyOne Corporation

20017. Credit Management
Moderator: Val Venable, CCE, Ascend
Performance Materials LLC
Panel: Nick Chiros, CCE, Airgas, Inc. and
Michelle Higgins, CCE, Coca-Cola Refreshments

20018. International Credit
Moderator: Tom Corbett, Marsh Trade Credit
Panel: Jim Fried, CCE, CCM, Timex Group USA,
Inc., Gary Gaudette, CCE, CICP, Hypertherm,
Inc. and Karen Hart, Esq., Bell Nunnally

20019. Legal Issues
Moderator: Kathy Tomlin, CCE, Central
Concrete Supply Co., Inc.
Panel: Deborah Thorne, Esq., Barnes &
Thornburg LLP and Lynnette Warman, Esq.,
Hunton & Williams LLP

20020. Performance Metrics
Moderator: Susan Delloiacono, CCE, Decoustics
Limited C/O CertainTeed Corporation
Panel: Ed Bell, PhD, CBA, CICP, W.W. Grainger,
Inc., Brian Northrop, CCE, CICP, General Mills
Sales, Inc., and George Schnupp, CCE, Anixter, Inc.

Give us your input: To help the moderators
better guide the flow of the sessions,
questions/topics for content discussion are
encouraged in advance. Please email questions
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subject line, Executive Exchange–your session
choice. Example subject: Executive Exchange–
Collections.