| Tuesday 10/27/2015 |
| Our Evolving Industry: Merger and Acquisition | |||
| Innovation Strategy for the Polymers Industry [More Info] Raj Krishnaswamy, Fellow and Director of Innovation and Technology , Braskem | |||
| Key Trends, Drivers and Outlook for Mergers and Acquisitions in the Specialty Packaging and Plastics Sectors [More Info] Rick Weil, Managing Director, Mesirow Financial | |||
| M&A Panel Discussion: Sun Capital, Mesirow Financial, and Coveris [More Info] Jeffrey Williams Rick Weil, Managing Director, Mesirow Financial Dan Florian Brian McGee | |||
| Plenary Speaker | |||
| Keynote: The U.S. Flexible Packaging Industry [More Info] Marla Donahue | |||
| Wednesday 10/28/2015 |
| Innovation Tools and Trends | |||
| Evaluating Your New Business Development (NBD) Process for Packaging [More Info] Greg Stevens, President, WinOvations | |||
| Developing an effective learning strategy and toolset to innovate successfully [More Info] Dudley Brundige, SVP and Head of Industrials Research, Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. Jason Pallente, Business Development, Diversified Packaging, Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. | |||
| Practical Flexible Food Packaging Innovation across the Value Chain [More Info] | |||
| Creating Consumer Value using High Barrier Films; A Campbell’s Brand Example [More Info] Matt Dingee, Packaging Manager , Campbell Company of Canada | |||
| Innovation Panel Discussion [More Info] | |||
| Package Performance and Sealing | |||
| Functionality in Multilayer Films for Packaging [More Info] Abdellah Ajji, PolyMTL | |||
| Peelable Seal Films with Enhanced Moisture Barrier Properties for Flexible Packaging Applications [More Info] Dan Falla, Technical Services, NOVA Chemicals | |||
| Sealant Development for Flexible Packaging Using Light Microscopy [More Info] Eddy Garcia-Meitin, The Dow Chemical Company | |||
| Testing and Prediction of Puncture Resistance of Flexible Food Packages [More Info] Barry Morris, DuPont | |||
| 10 Ways to Improve Corona & Atmospheric Plasma Treatment Results [More Info] Rory Wolf, Business Unit Manager, ITW Pillar Technologies | |||
| Improving Oxidation of the Extrusion Melt at Higher Line Speeds and Lower Melt Temperatures for Better Heat Seal Integrity [More Info] Robert Hammond, Technical Sales Director, Mica Corporation | |||
| Processing Equipment and Materials | |||
| From Idea to Product [More Info] Barry Hunter, DR Collin | |||
| Improved Film Flatness of a Blown Film And The Benefits it Brings [More Info] Steve DeSpain, Vice President, Reifenhauser Incorporated | |||
| Creating valve sacks & pouches from plastic film and creating pinch bottom sacks from woven-PP [More Info] David Beddus, Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation | |||
| The Stabilization of LLDPE: A new, clean stabilization system to overcome challenges of the Flexible Packaging Industry [More Info] Ron Becker, Addivant | |||
| The Next Milestone for Blown Film Technology [More Info] Camille Drake, ExxonMobil Chemical Company | |||
| Food Safety and Preservation | |||
| Food Safety Through Better Communication Jim Huang, Bemis | |||
| Food safety management systems for food packaging manufacturing: Vive la différence Thomas Dunn, Consultant, FlexPacknology, LLC | |||
| Changes in Regulation for Polymer Masterbatches Mitchell Cheeseman, Managing Director, Steptoe & Johnson LLP | |||
| Knowing Your Supply Chain: Traceability Solution for Products and Packaging Michael Hogan, Vice President, Life Sciences | |||
| Successes and Challenges Encountered in the Development of Active Packaging for Food | |||
| EVOH and Polyethylene High Barrier Compound Films for Packaging Application Guojun Zhang, A. Schulman, Inc. | |||
| Sustainable Solutions | |||
| The Challenge of Flexible Packaging Recycling - Multilayer Films, Barrier Structures and Pouches. Terence Cooper, CEO, ARGO Group International | |||
| Plastics Packaging: Environmental Assessment of End-of-Life Options Abdelhadi Sahnoune, Sustainability Team Leader , ExxonMobil Chemical Company | |||
| Accelerating Sustainability in Packaging by Enhancing Recycle Stream Performance Didem Oner-Deliormanli, Dow Chemical Company | |||
| A Compostable Solution for Flexible and Paper Based Packaging Randy Jester, BASF | |||
| Sustainable Collaboration: A Call to Action Christopher Mitchell, Business Manager for Packaging & Sustainable Products , Innovia | |||
| Efficient Design: Novel Packaging Technology Rashi Tiwari, Dow Chemical Company | |||
