Agenda
Day 1
October 12
Wednesday
8:00 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM
Welcome & Introductory Remarks

Jeff Stukenborg
Chair, Remanufacturing Industries Council

Nabil Nasr
CEO, REMADE Institute & Director, RIT Golisano Institute for Sustainability
8:45 AM
Welcome

David Munson
President, Rochester Institute of Technology
9:00 AM
Opening Keynote
Driving Sustainability through Multiple Lifecycles

Brian Edwards
Senior Vice President, Caterpillar Remanufacturing Division
9:45 AM
Executive Panel
Sustainability Executive Conversation
Remanufacturing is sustainable by definition. This moderated session brings together a panel of senior sustainability professionals to share insights on the role remanufacturing has to play when it comes to green products, carbon disclosure and risk, and circular economy.

Scott Tew
Vice President Sustainability, Trane Technologies

Matt Kupcak
Director of Global Environmental and Sustainability, BorgWarner

Kelvin Sanborn
ESG Program Leader, GE Healthcare

Kara Fulcher
Director of Sustainability, Michelin North America
Moderator

Nabil Nasr
CEO, REMADE Institute & Director, RIT Golisano Institute for Sustainability
10:30 AM
Networking Break
10:45 AM
Concurrent Track Session 1: Tools and Technologies for the Circular Economy
Sustainability Tools and Measurement Frameworks
Carbon Framework

Verena Radulovic
Vice President for Business Engagement, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Metrics in Practice

Ryan Wilson
Director of Sales, BBB Industries

Theo Lamperis
Circular Economy Business Analyst, BBB Industries
Lifecycle Assessment

Doug Pilgrim
LEED AP | WELL AP Business Development, Davies Office
Moderator

Bill Davies
Founder, Davies Office
Emerging Circular Economy Technologies
Automation for EV Battery Disassembly and Diagnostics

Abu Islam
Senior Prognostics & Health Management Engineer, Rochester Institute of Technology

Nenad Nenadic
Associate Research Faculty, Rochester Institute of Technology
Machine Learning for Electronics Condition Assessment + Core ID

Nenad Nenadic
Associate Research Faculty, Rochester Institute of Technology
High Speed Laser Cladding/Repair

Aravind Jonnalagadda
CTO, Synergy Additive Manufacturing
Repair of High Strength Steel with Ultrasonic Peening

Joha Shamsujjoha
Senior Materials Scientist, Rochester Institute of Technology
Moderator

Mike Thurston
GIS Technical Director, Rochester Institute of Technology
12:15 PM
Lunch & Networking
1:30 PM
Tribute to Past-RIC Chair, John Disharoon (Retired, Caterpillar Inc.)
2:00 PM
Trade Outlook & Interactive Discussion

Sushan Demirjian
Acting Assistant USTR for Small Business, Market Access, and Industrial Competitiveness, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2:45 PM
Networking Break
3:00 PM
Executive Panel
Geopolitics, Trade & Policy: Reman Perspectives on Changing Landscapes
Shifting geopolitics, trade, policy and regulatory requirements can significantly impact market access and growth opportunities for remanufacturers. This moderated session will feature a cross section of different reman sector representatives for a discussion on companies are adapting to these changing landscapes, lessons learned and what they are doing to positively influence these issues.

Jena Holtberg-Benge
General Manager, John Deere Reman

Bill Davies
Founder, Davies Office

Mike Schmit
Director of Remanufacturing Technology, GE Healthcare

Alex Parle
Vice President, National Center for APEC (NCAPEC)
Moderator

Ann-Marie Padgett
Market Access Director, Caterpillar Inc.
3:45 PM
Day 1 Closing Keynote
Future Factories

Dr. Stephan Biller
Purdue University
4:30 PM
Leave Hotel for Rochester Institute of Technology
5:00 PM
Tours of Golisano Institute for Sustainability at RIT
5:30 PM
Networking Reception
at Golisano Insitute for Sustainability at RIT
Enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres in this reception before dinner begins.
6:30 PM
Conference Dinner & RIC Distinguished Service Award
at Vignelli Center for Design at RIT
Dinner will be served alongside the awarding of the RIC Distinguished Service Award – a ceremony honoring an individual that has created positive change for the remanufacturing industry.
Day 2
October 13
Thursday
8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM
Welcome Back

Jeff Stukenborg
Chair, Remanufacturing Industries Council

Nabil Nasr
CEO, REMADE Institute & Director, RIT Golisano Institute for Sustainability
8:45 AM
Keynote

Verena Radulovic
Vice President for Business Engagement, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
9:30 AM
Executive Panel
DEI Conversation & Interactive Session
Hear from those at the forefront of action to increase diversity and inclusion. Learn from their experiences and gain insights on how to build, measure, adapt successful programs.

Johane Domersant
Global Director Talent Supply and DEI, Deere & Company

Elena Donahue
Head of Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket and Fleet Business, ZF Group

Julian Webb
Manager, Reman Products, Global Parts, AGCO Corporation

Nicole Ensink
Sr. Human Resources Manager Leading Global Functions & Total Rewards, BorgWarner Inc.
Moderator

Joanne Philips
Senior Product Compliance Engineer, Deere & Company
10:30 AM
Networking Break
10:45 AM
Executive Panel
Remanufacturing the EV
This panel will discuss the EV components that are best-suited for remanufacture, as well as the anticipated policy, market, technical and logistical opportunities and barriers that lie ahead.

Jenny Preston
Global Director of Electric Power, Deere & Company

Eric Lundgren
CEO, BigBattery

Chris Biederman
CTO, Li-Cycle

Dirk Spiers
Founder and CEO, Spiers New Technologies
Moderator

Jeff Stukenborg
Head of Global Reman Engineering, ZF Group
11:45 PM
Guest Speaker
12:15 PM
Lunch & Networking
1:15 PM
Plenary Session
Design for Remanufacturing

Brian Hilton
Senior Research Engineer, RIT

Ryan Abel
Senior Solutions Engineer, Autodesk

Jeff Stukenborg
Head of Global Reman Engineering, ZF Group

Tyrone Ellis
Aftermarket Engineering Leader, Trane Technologies

Yeshwant Bhoskar
Engineering Group Manager North America, BorgWarner
Moderator

Jeff Sutherland
Chief Engineer, Caterpillar Reman
2:15 PM
Panel Discussion
Circular Approaches to Supply Chain Challenges
Panel discussion featuring different reman sector perspectives on what remanufacturing and the principles of a circular economy offer the current supply chain challenges, lessons learned, and how the convergence of these issues provides new opportunities for remanufacturing to support the transformation toward more sustainable, agile and resilient supply chains.

Casey Blevins
President, PEARL

Joe Kripli
President, APRA

Bob German
Business Development Manager, Dorman Products

Ron Zartman
Purchasing Manager, CNH Industrial Reman
Moderator

Dave Ahlstrand
Factory Manager, John Deere Reman
3:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Topics and times are subject to change.