Attend the annual Market Outlook Workshop to gain insights on market trends and issues that impact your future business.  Twelve presentations include a Q&A, so come prepared to ask questions relevant to your business and the markets you serve.  This workshop is a valuable opportunity to learn and network with colleagues from both pump and valve manufacturing companies.

MARKET OUTLOOK WORKSHOP
August 9 - 10, 2012

HI MARKET INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE
August 8, 2012

1st Registration: $580
2nd+ : $480

The Renaissance Blackstone
636 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL  60605
866.508.0261
www.blackstonerenaissance.com

*Book online*

Reference the Hydraulic Institute room block to receive the discounted rate of $189/night; reservations accepted through July 19, 2012. Requests after this date will be accepted on a space and price availability basis only. Discounted rates are available 3 days before and after the meeting, based on availability.

Wednesday, August 8

• 9:00 am – 5:00 pm: HI Market Intelligence Committee Meeting
• 6:00  – 8:00 pm: HI Market Intelligence Committee Dinner at Mercat a la Planxa

A legendary luxury hotel in downtown Chicago, The Blackstone has been a favorite of movie stars, sports legends, royalty and Presidents since 1910.  Meticulously restored to its original grandeur, this historic hotel displays French Beaux-Arts architecture, highlighted by over 1,400 contemporary works of arts by local artists.  A convenient location to Grant Park, Soldier Field, Art Institute of Chicago, Field Museum, and Shedd Aquarium positions this hotel near famous area attractions.


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Thursday, August 9

• 7:30 am: Registration & Continental Breakfast
• 8:00 am: Welcome
• 8:15 am: Session 1 – Water/Wastewater, Tom Decker, VP, Brown & Caldwell
• 9:00 am: Session 2 – Power, Kevin Geraghty, VP, Power Generation, NV Energy
• 9:45 am: Break
• 10:00 am: Session 3 – Brazil, Chris Garman, Director, Latin America, Eurasia Group
• 10:45 am: Session 4 – Wall Street Perspective, Michael Schneider, Senior Research Analyst, VP, Robert W. Baird & Company
• 11:30 am: Session 5 – Nuclear, Mike Higgins, Director of Corporate Strategy & Finance, AREVA, Inc.
• 12:15 pm:  Lunch
• 1:30 pm: Session 6 – Oil & Gas, John Spears, President, Spears & Associates
• 2:15 pm:  Session 7 – Petrochemical, Mark Eramo, VP, IHS Global Insight
• 3:00 pm:  Break
• 3:30 pm:  Session 8 – Hydrocarbon Processing, Mark Peters, Group Publisher, Offshore Magazine
• 4:15 pm:  Session 9 – Domestic Economic Outlook, Alan Beaulieu, President, Institute for Trend Research
• 5:30 pm: Reception (Sponsored by Robert W. Baird & Company)
  
  Dinner on your own
  

Friday, August 10

• 7:30 am:  Continental Breakfast
• 8:15 am:  Session 10 – Shale Gas, Stuart Kemp, Assistant General Counsel, Halliburton
• 9:00 am:  Session 11 – International Economic Outlook, Mark Witte, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Economics, Northwestern University
• 9:45 am:  Break
• 10:15 am:  Session 12 – Managing Millennials, Steven Jacobs, Human Capital, Deloitte
• 11:00 am:  Adjournment