2012 Program Topics & Highlights
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
Day 1: Monday, February 6, 2012
12:00 p.m. - Registration & Exhibitions open
1:30 p.m. - Welcome and Opening Remarks
The Packaging Conference, LLc
Frank Semersky, Managing Director
Session One
SBA-CCI, Inc.
Steve Ates, Managing Director
"Global PET and Raw Materials Outlook: Are We at the End of Price Volatility?"
Beverage Marketing
Gary Hemphill, Managing Director
"Review of 2011 U.S. Beverage Sales and Challenges for Growth in 2012"
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Networking beverage break
Session Two
Blaige & Co.
Thomas Blaige, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
"Global Packaging Consolidation: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way"
H.J. Heinz Company
Dr. Michael Okoroafor, Vice President - Global Packaging Innovation and Execution
"Innovating in a Challenging Economy: The Vital Role of Packaging"
6:00 p.m. - Evening networking reception
Day 2: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Networking breakfast & exhibitions open
Session Three
M&G Group
Marco Ghisolfi, Chief Executive Officer
"M&G: Sustainable Growth Through Technology Leadership in the 3rd Millennium"
Product Stewardship Institute
Scott Cassel, Chief Executive Officer / Founder
"Extended Producer Responsibility and the Potential for Increased Material Recovery"
Braskem America
Mark Mendelson, Marketing Portfolio Director
“What Bio-resins Mean to the Polyethylene Producer and the Packaging Industry”
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Networking beverage break
Session Four
Ball Corporation
Jay Billings, Director of Innovation and Marketing
"Latest Trends, Technologies and Marketing Potential for Upscale Aluminum Packaging"
Amcor Rigid Plastics
Laurel Spencer, Vice President of Marketing, Diversified Products
“Technical Hurdles and Commercial Applications for Widemouth, Lightweight, Hot Fill, and Barrier Containers"
KHS
Bjoern Von Lengerke, General Sales Manager
"Innovations in Blocked (blow-fill-cap) Machines for Water and Hot Fill Applications"
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Networking luncheon
Session Five
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Yu Shi, World Wide Director - Early Research
"Potential Gaps and Opportunities in Oral Care and Personal Care Packaging"
Ecologic Brands
Glenn May, Chief Innovation and Packaging Officer
"Rigid Paper Outer Shell and Flexible Inner Liner: A Package the Earth Can Live With"
PPi Technologies Group
R. Charles Murray, Chief Executive Officer
“The Stand Up Pouch is a Package that Performs Safely, at Nominal Cost and Zero Landfill”
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Networking beverage break
Session Six
Indorama Polymers Public Company, Ltd.
Frank Embs, Director of Business Development
"Finally a Real PET Extrusion Blow Molded Package - With a Handle"
Albis Plastics Corporation
Torsten Clasen, European Product Manager
"The Latest Developments in Iron-based Oxygen Scavengers"
ColorMatrix
Dr. John Standish, Packaging Market Development Manager
"High Performance Barrier: FDA Compliance and Announcing First Commercial Application"
5:30 p.m. - Evening on your own
Day 3: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
7:30 a.m. - Networking breakfast & exhibitions open
Session Seven
PepsiCo
Denise Lefebvre, Vice President - Global Beverage Packaging
"Complex Global Packaging Challenges in a Diverse and Dynamic Marketplace"
Dow Chemical Company
Jeff Wooster, Global Sustainability Leader
"Benefits and Myths of Bio-based Materials for Packaging"
Avantium
Dirk den Ouden, Director New Business Development
“Dynamics of Introducing a New Polymer: Bottle Development, Testing and Recycling Considerations"
10:00 a.m. - Networking beverage break
Session Eight
Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd.
Craig Reynolds, Director - Business Development, Beverage Packaging
"Innovation and Technology Come Together to Maximize Closure Manufacturing"
SACMI Imola
Claudio Scudellari, Area Sales Manager
"Rigid or Flexible: Complete Systems for Beverage Packaging"
Agr International, Inc.
Georg Wolfe, Chief Technical Officer
"Pushing Light Weighting to the Limit While Maintaining Zero Defect Bottle Manufacturing"
12:00 p.m. - closing remarks
The Packaging Conference, LLC
John Maddox, President
Frank Semersky, Managing Director