Schedule and Agenda

Following an enthusiastic response to the call for papers, the conference program committee has finalised the programme, which features highly knowledgeable speakers from around the world. The international committee comprised:

Andrew Ashton, features editor, SA Instrumentation and Control
Alan Williams, vice president, strategic advisory services from international conference partners ARC Consulting Group in USA
Steve Mackay, technical director, IDC Technologies in Australia

Day 1 - Wednesday 2008/11/12
07:35 – 08:20	Registration & coffee
	Common track
08:20 – 08:30	Introduction Andrew Ashton, features editor, SA Instrumentation and Control: Technews
08:30 – 09:15	Keynote address ARC Dick Hill, VP & GM for Manufacturing: ARC Advisory Group
09:15 – 10:00	Keynote address JP Jim Pinto, independent analyst, angel investor and futurist
10:00 – 10:45	The Holy Grail for Process Performance Enhancement Dr. Johan Rademan, director: Africa: CSense Systems
10:45 – 11:00	Tea
11:00 – 11:45	A Perspective for Manufacturers Moving Towards IT and Controls Engineering Convergence Deon Engelbrecht, business manager Rockwell Software: Rockwell Automation; chairman: MESA International in South Africa
11:45 – 12:30	SOA What – An Explanation Neil Freeman, principal consultant: mining, metals and minerals processing & Siggy Drews, account manager: Africa: mining, minerals and metals Industries: Honeywell
12:30 – 12:50	Morning question session / panel discussion Andrew Ashton Dick Hill Jim Pinto
12:50 – 13:50	Lunch
	Manufacturing & process track	Mining track
13:50 – 14:35	Alarm system management in the process industries Dick Perry, control systems design director: Fluor	Why does process matter? Paul van der Merwe, enterprise architecture consultant: Real IRM Solutions; Course presenter: Department of Informatics: University of Pretoria
14:35 – 15:20	Wireless Technology Implementation in Process Plants Alan Baird, PlantWeb marketing manager: Emerson Process Management	Active RFID interface with Mining Clive Wilmans, managing director: Core System Integration
15:20 – 15:35	Tea
15:35 – 16:10	Quality Lifecycle Analysis Goran Dragosavac, product manager: SAS Analytical Intelligence	Specifying and selecting a MES system for mineral processing Johan van Tonder, manager, information management: Anglo Platinum
16:10 – 17:00	Afternoon question session / panel discussion Andrew Ashton Dick Hill Jim Pinto	Darren Smith, managing director: Technews Rick Devolve, director strategic services: ARC Advisory Group
18:00 -	Technews hosted presenter & sponsor function

Day 2 - Thursday 2008/11/13
07:35 – 08:20	Coffee
	Manufacturing & process track	Mining track
08:20 – 08:30	Introduction Andrew Ashton, features editor, SA Instrumentation and Control: Technews	Introduction Darren Smith, managing director: Technews
08:30 – 09:15	Beyond MES And ERP: The Future of IT in Mining & Manu-facturing Operations Gavin Halse, managing director: ApplyIT	A nickel project - case study Richard Chilvers, global practice director: Hatch Systems & Process Control
09:15 – 10:00	The value of standards (ISA S88 Batch Control ) Mike Ramsay, global automation standards architect: APV	Lonmin MES Journey Gawie Reynecke, manager operational systems, shared business services: Lonmin Platinum
10:00 – 10:45	The Rise of Information Technology in Manufacturing David Ives, Developer platform head: Microsoft SA	Sensor Web Enablement of Environmental Monitoring and Process Control Gavin Fleming, Mintek
10:45 – 11:00	Tea
11:00 – 11:45	EtherCAT – the Ethernet Fieldbus Martin Rostan, executive director: EtherCAT Technology Group	Man-machine anti-collision system: an application of active microwave technology Lore Holtzhausen, senior project manager: ProDesign
11:45 – 12:30	Operational Risk Modelling and Control Kobus van der Merwe, founder: IME Solutions	MES enabling lean six sigma Johnny Teixeira: MES manager, GE Fanuc Intelligent Platform
12:30 – 12:50	Morning question session / panel discussion Andrew Ashton Rick Devolve, director strategic services: ARC Advisory Group Jim Pinto, independent analyst, angel investor and futurist	Morning question session / panel discussion Graeme Bell, director, CIO & managing editor: Technews Dick Hill, VP & GM for Manufacturing: ARC Advisory Group Dean Trattles, managing director, OsiSoft
12:50 – 13:50	Lunch
	Common track
13:50 – 14:35	Plant-Level Asset Management Rolf Köstlin, Product manager: SIMATIC PCS 7 Process Control System: Siemens
14:35 – 15:20	Security in Industrial Control Systems: Getting Back to the Basics Eugene Coetzee, consultant: Consultants-Online
15:20 – 15:35	Tea
	Manufacturing & process track	Mining track
15:35 – 16:10	Alarm Management as a winning strategy for enterprise auto-mation in mining, manufacturing & process Dave Wibberly, managing director: Adroit Technologies	Water and Energy Balances in Mineral Processing Plants Ales Soudek business development manager: metals and mining, OSIsoft
	Common track
16:10 – 16:50	Afternoon question session / panel discussion Andrew Ashton Darren Smith Dick Hill Jim Pinto
16:50 – 17:00	Wrap up Darren Smith
17:00 - 18:00	Feedback forms and CPD certificates

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Schedule and Agenda

Day 1 - Wednesday 2008/11/12

Day 2 - Thursday 2008/11/13

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