Catherine Diamond, Associate Editor07.20.15
The second biennial Eastern Coatings Show was held June 1-4, 2015 at the Trump Taj Mahal Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. According to organizers, the total number of attendees exceeded one thousand, and included representatives from China, Germany and Canada, as well as U.S. attendees from six Northeastern, six Mid-Atlantic, six Southeastern, five Gulf, eight Midwestern and six Western states.
Three breakfast sessions – held on June 2, 3 and 4 – each featured a keynote speaker. The first was Robert Fry, who was named by the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Bloomberg as one of the country’s top economic forecasters. He and his colleague, Bob Shrouds, won the prestigious Lawrence R. Klein Award for Blue Chip Forecast Accuracy.
The second day’s breakfast highlighted Dee Schlotter, a key member of the PPG Global Color Styling Team whose function is to develop the color trends for the upcoming year for all of PPG’s business units including the automotive, the consumer electronic appliances, the aerospace and the architectural areas.
The Special Breakfast on the Show’s last day focused on Jeff Spilla
Three breakfast sessions – held on June 2, 3 and 4 – each featured a keynote speaker. The first was Robert Fry, who was named by the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Bloomberg as one of the country’s top economic forecasters. He and his colleague, Bob Shrouds, won the prestigious Lawrence R. Klein Award for Blue Chip Forecast Accuracy.
The second day’s breakfast highlighted Dee Schlotter, a key member of the PPG Global Color Styling Team whose function is to develop the color trends for the upcoming year for all of PPG’s business units including the automotive, the consumer electronic appliances, the aerospace and the architectural areas.
The Special Breakfast on the Show’s last day focused on Jeff Spilla
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