FlexPackCon 2015
 
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
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
To view the agenda for the rest of the conference please visit the AIMCAL webpage.