Conference At PACK EXPO To Focus On Packaging Performance, Sustainability And Economics

Arlington, VA - PMMI, sponsor and producer of PACK EXPO, announces the agenda for the Conference at PACK EXPO (October 5-7; Las Vegas Convention Center). With a theme of "Maximizing Performance, Sustainability & Economics," the program will feature leading retailers offering their unique perspectives on the private label sector, plus more than 50 sessions by industry experts exploring an array of issues affecting today's packaging professionals.

The conference will be held in conjunction with PACK EXPO 2009.

Conference sessions are organized into several tracks including Branding, Converting, Digital Package Printing, Economics, Intelligent Coding, Legal Landscape, Materials, Processing, Sustainability, Sustainable Operations and Vision Systems.

Each day's program features a keynote address at 10:00 am. Delivered by top executives from A&P, SUPERVALU and Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, the presentations will provide insight into why consumers are choosing private label brands and what retailers are doing to enhance the consumer's retail experience. For the remainder of each day's programming, sessions run concurrently in four time slots, allowing attendees to take up to four session per day and keep their show commitments.

Discounted registration for the Conference at PACK EXPO is currently available at www.packexpo.com. Those who register for conference sessions before September 15, 2009, will be charged $55 per session. Fees go up to $75 per session for registrations received after September 15 or on-site. Attendees must register for PACK EXPO before they can sign up for conference sessions.

The Conference at PACK EXPO schedule (as of July 15, 2009) follows. Program updates and abstracts for each presentation can be found on www.packexpo.com.

Monday, October 5

10:00 – 10:50am
Keynote Presentation
Title: The Future of Retailer Packaging and Branding – The A&P Story
Speaker: Doug Palmer, Vice President / Own Brands, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

Track: Economics

8:00 - 8:50am
Session: M05
Title: Improving Your Energy OEE: Using Intelligent Machine Components to Cut Costs and Raise Your Overall Energy Efficiency
Speaker: Karl Tragl, Executive Vice President, Sales, Bosch Rexroth

9:00 - 9:50am
Session: M06
Title: Engagement . . . Doing More With Less
Speaker: Joe Barto, President and CEO, TMG Consulting

11:00 - 11:50am
Session: M07
Title: Lean for High Speed Manufacturing
Speaker: Scott Watson, Senior Consultant, E2M, Inc.

12:00 - 12:50pm
Session: M08
Title: Sustainability Signals the End of "Low-Cost/Disposable Product" Thinking
Speaker: Rick Pallante, Market Development Manager-Packaging Systems, Nordson Corporation

Track: Converting (Coordinated by CPP)

8:00 - 8:50am
Session: M13
Title: Inline Printing and Laminations
Speaker: Jerry Henson, Flexible Packaging Manager, Mark Andy, Inc.

9:00 - 9:50am
Session: M14
Title: Redefine Folding Carton Printing & Converter
Speaker: Mike Pfaff, Folding Carton Manager, Mark Andy, Inc.

11:00 - 11:50am
Session: M15
Title: Sustainable Packaging: Reducing the Carbon Footprint
Speakers: Giancarlo Caimmi, Vice President, Nordmeccanica Group; Nancy Smith, Commercial Development Manager for Packaging Adhesives, Dow North America

12:00 - 12:50pm
Session: M16
Title: Value Added Printing in the Future of Packaging Markets
Speaker: Jerry Henson, Flexible Packaging Manager, Mark Andy, Inc.

Track: Materials

8:00 - 8:50am
Session: M09
Title: Mirel — A Renewable Material Option in the Growing Bioplastics Marketplace
Speaker: Dan Gilliland, Director of Business Development, North America, Telles

9:00 - 9:50am
Session: M10
Title: A Sustainability Packaging Case Study for ECO-THERM TM Sheet
Speakers: Marc Goldenberg, Sales Manager, Integrated Packaging Films, Inc.; James Scott, Principal, JES Packaging

11:00 - 11:50am
Session: M11
Title: Industry's First Green, Cool, Rapid Set Adhesive
Speakers: Dave Mancuso, VP of Marketing and Sales .; Jeffrey Krotine, Jr., Chemist, Liquid Polymer Corp.

12:00 - 12:50pm
Session: M12
Title: Can Cheaper and Sustainable Coexist?
Speaker: Tom Malone, CEO, MicroGREEN Polymers, Inc.

Track: Sustainability
8:00 - 8:50am
Session: M01
Title: The Hidden Sustainability Benefits of Plastic Packaging
Speaker: Jeff Wooster, Senior Value Chain Manager, Plastics North America, The Dow Chemical Company

9:00 - 9:50am
Session: M02
Title: Packaging as a Decision Science
Speaker: Jeff Sherry, Vice President/General Manager, Packaging Materials Kureha America

11:00 - 11:50am
Session: M03
Title: Sustainability, Economics, and Brand Image
Speaker: David Clark, Director, Sustainability, Amcor PET Packaging

12:00 - 12:50pm
Session: M04
Track: Sustainability
Title: Lean Manufacturing's Unexpected Windfall: A Lower Carbon Footprint
Speaker: Charles Cohon, President, Prime Devices Corporation

Track: Digital Package Printing

8:00 - 8:50am
Session: M17
Title: Brand Packaging Needs and How Digital Printing Plays a Role
Speaker: Michael Ferrari, R&D Packaging Development Associate Director, The Procter & Gamble Co.

9:00 - 9:50am
Session: M18
Title: Full Color Digital Printing & Packaging: Past, Present, Future
Speakers: Raymond Dickinson, Marketing & New Business Development, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Donald Allred, Director, Development, Inkjet Printing Solutions, Graphic Communications Group, Eastman Kodak

11:00 - 11:50am
Session: M19
Title: Digital Printing for Packaging: Supplier Panel of Excellence
Speakers: Jeff O'Reilly, National Sales Manager, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Ken Stack, Senior VP & General Manager, EFI Jetrion; Kristof Dekeukelaere, Sales Manager, Dotrix North America, Agfa Corporation; Michael Ring, VP of Sales & Chief Marketing Officer, North America, Xeikon America

12:00 - 12:50pm
Session: M20
Title: Digital Printing for Packaging: Converter Panel of Excellence
Speakers: Jay Dollries, President, Innovative Labeling Solutions; John Roberds, Owner, Odyssey Digital Printing; Natalie Spradlin, Ample Industries.

Tuesday, October 6

10:00 – 10:50am
Keynote Presentation
Title: Packaging – A Holistic Approach to Winning
Speaker: Mike Witynski, Group Vice President, Our Own Brands, SUPERVALU, Inc.

Track: Legal Landscape

8:00 - 8:50am
Session: T09
Title: "Producer Pays" Laws Shift Responsibility for Packaging Disposal to Manufacturers
Speaker: Victor Bell, President, Environmental Packaging International (EPI)

9:00 - 9:50am
Session: T10
Title: What Does the New Day at FDA Mean to Packagers?
Speaker: Eric Greenberg, Principal Attorney, Eric F. Greenberg PC

11:00 - 11:50am
Session: T11
Title: Federal Regulations on Tablet Presses
Speaker: John Kronenbusch, Program Analyst, Drug Enforcement Administration

12:00 - 12:50pm
Session: T12
Title: Protecting Novel Packaging From the Competition
Speaker: Tracy-Gene G. Durkin, Director, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

Track: Processing (Coordinated by FPSA)

8:00 - 8:50am
Session: T17
Title: Facility Design for Food Safety
Speakers: Harlan VandeZandschulp, President; Jim Black, Vice President; Ron Rens, Executive Vice President, Gleeson Constructors LLC

9:00 - 9:50am
Session: T18
Title: Reducing Total Cost to Clean: Sustainable Solutions for Energy, Water & Time Savings
Speaker: Peter J. Fernholz, Vice President, RD&E, Global CIP Technology, Ecolab Inc.

Track: Intelligent Coding

8:00 - 8:50am
Session: T05
Title: Mass Product Serialization Creates New Packaging Challenges
Speaker: Clive Hohberger, Managing Director, Clive Hohberger, LLC

9:00 - 9:50am
Session: T06
Title: Printing Compliant GTIN Bar Codes on Corrugate
Speaker: Rick Fox, President/CEO, FOX IV Technologies, Inc.

11:00 - 11:50am
Session: T07
Title: Small Character Coding — Much Info, Small Space
Speaker: Randy Fraatz, Pharma Sector Manager, Domino Amjet

12:00 - 12:50pm
Session: T08
Title: GS1 DataBar: New POS Bar Code Symbologies
Speaker: Greg Rowe, Global GS1 DataBar Program Manager, GS1 US

Track: Sustainable Operations

8:00 - 8:50am
Session: T01
Title: Packaging Execution Systems — Meeting Packaging Challenges for Today and Tomorrow
Speaker: Joe Ringwood, COO, Systech International

9:00 - 9:50am
Session: T02
Title: 4 Phases to Approach Zero Equipment Stoppages
Speaker: David Frye, Senior Trainer; John Kravontka, CMRP, President, Fuss & O'Neill Manufacturing Solutions LLC

11:00 - 11:50am
Session: T03
Title: Reduce Changeover Downtime by 30% Within 1 week
Speaker: Ron Heiskell, President, Reduced Effort Inc.

12:00 - 12:50pm
Session: T04
Title: Optimizing Package Development Performance
Speaker: Robert Collins, President, Global Packaging Optimization

Track: Vision Systems (Coordinated by AIA)

8:00 - 8:50am
Session: T13
Title: Reducing Planned/Unplanned Downtime with Vision Sensors
Speaker: Mark Sippel, Product Marketing Manager — Object Identification, Balluff Inc.

9:00 - 9:50am
Session: T14
Title: Considerations for Lighting and Optics in Your Machine Vision System
Speaker: Greg Hollows, Director, Machine Vision Solutions, Edmund Optics

11:00 - 11:50am
Session: T15
Title: Integrated High Speed Vision for High Speed Packaging Needs
Speaker: Frank Latino, Product Manager, Festo Corporation

12:00 - 12:50pm
Session: T16
Title: Lean Safety and Safe Vision Systems
Speaker: Craig Torrance, North American Sales Manager, Pilz USA

Track: Reusable Packaging (Coordinated by RPA)

11:00 - 11:50am
Session: T19
Title: How Reusable Packaging Contributes to a Sustainable Packaging Strategy
Speaker: Bob Klimko, Orbis Corporation Chairman, Reusable Packaging Association

12:00 - 12:50pm
Session: T20
Title: Utilizing Reusable Packaging in the Whirlpool Supply Chain
Speaker: Jennifer Schleicher, Project Manager, Strategic Materials Management, Whirlpool Corporation

Wednesday, October 7

10:00 – 10:50am
Keynote Presentation
Title: Day One to Doors Open and Beyond – Tesco's Fresh & Easy Builds a Totally Branded Experience
Speakers: Steve Ryder, Store Design & Planning Director, Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market; Kevin O'Donnell, Founder, thread collaborative

Track: Branding

8:00am - 8:50am
Session: W09
Title: Creating Competitive Advantage through Open Innovation and Sustainability
Speaker: Ray Felts, VP Strategic Alliances, NineSigma, Inc.

9:00 - 9:50am
Session: W10
Title: Packaging in the Context of the Shopper's Experience – How and Why it Works
Speaker: Randall Stone, Creative Director, Lippincott

11:00 - 11:50am
Session: W11
Title: Packaging Strategies that Build Brands
Speaker: Sterling Anthony, President, The Sterling Anthony Consultancy

12:00 - 12:50pm
Session: W12
Title: Building Store Brands that Will Endure the Recession
Speaker: Scott Lucas, Executive Director/Packaging, North America, Interbrand

Track: Sustainability

8:00 - 8:50am
Session: W13
Title: Cut Costs and Increase Sustainability with Optimized and Shared Packaging
Speaker: Richard Smith, Director of Sales; Roy Hasenfratz, Director of Operations, Corbi Plastics; Pete Smink, Plant Administrator/Traffic Manager, DS Containers

9:00 - 9:50am
Session: W14
Title: Are the Labeling and Green Claims on Your Packaging Meeting FTC and Retailer Requirements?
Speaker: Tanja Carroll, Project Manager, Environmental Packaging International (EPI)

11:00 - 11:50am
Session: W15
Title: Sustainability and Competitiveness in the Packaging Machinery Sector
Speaker: Pat Sweeney, Trade Administration, Office of Transportation and Machinery, U.S. Department of Commerce

Track: Processing (Coordinated by FPSA)

8:00am - 8:50am
Session: W01
Title: Green Sustainable Design & Construction of Food Manufacturing & Distribution Facilities
Speakers: Darryl Wernimont, Director; Peter Skirbst, Vice President A/E LEED AP, The Haskell Company

9:00 - 9:50am
Session: W02
Title: Design for Cleanability
Speaker: Gabe Miller, Sr. Application Engineer, Sani-Matic, Inc.

Track: Economics

8:00am - 8:50am
Session: W05
Title: Navigating the Economic Whitewaters as Training Partners
Speaker: Nancy Cobb, President, Partners in Possibilities

9:00 - 9:50am
Session: W06
Title: Can R&D Tax Credits Help Your Company Weather the Storm?
Speaker: Paul Boutin, CEO, TMG Consulting Group

11:00 - 11:50am
Session: W07
Title: Packaging Equipment Acquisition in Challenging Financial Times
Speaker: Ivan Heit, Executive Vice President, American Packaging Capital, Inc.

12:00 - 12:50pm
Session: W08
Title: Sustainable Automation for Packaging — Reducing Total Cost of Ownership
Speaker: Kjell Lyngstad, Manager, Industrial Markets & Applications, Bosch Rexroth Corporation

Track: Reusable Packaging

11:00 - 11:50am
Session: W03
Title: Transforming the Retail Supply Chain for Cole's Supermarket — A Case Study of Deploying Reusable Packaging in Australia's Largest Grocery Retailer
Speaker: Ian Neeland, CEO, TransL Systems

12:00 - 12:50pm
Session: W04
Title: How RFID and Reusable Packaging Contribute to a Successful Supply Chain Track and Trace System: A Panel Discussion
Moderator: Michael McCartney, Principal, QLM Consulting
Panelists: TBD

To register for PACK EXPO or obtain further information, visit www.packexpo.com or contact PMMI's Show Department at 703.243.8555 or expo@pmmi.org.

About PMMI
PMMI is a trade association with more than 550 member companies that manufacture packaging and packaging-related converting machinery, commercially-available packaging machinery components, containers and materials in the United States and Canada. PMMI's vision is to be the leading global resource for packaging, and its mission is to improve and promote members' abilities to succeed in a global marketplace. PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas and EXPO PACK México. Learn more about PMMI at pmmi.org

PACK EXPO Las Vegas will be held October 5-7, 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show will be co-located with PROCESS EXPO and Converting & Package Printing EXPO. PMMI also produces EXPO PACK México, the premier packaging show in Mexico serving the Latin American region. This show will be held June 22–25, 2010at Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico. PACK EXPO International 2010 will be held Oct. 31–Nov. 3, 2010 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Visit www.packexpo.com for more information.

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