Leading Industry Groups Contribute Educational Programming to The Conference at Pack Expo
July 13, 2012
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Leading Industry Groups Contribute Educational Programming to The Conference at Pack Expo
Customer-Centric approach to content helps manufacturers Educate, Innovate and Advance
Reston, Va.; July 13, 2012 —The 2012 Conference at PACK EXPO, held in conjunction with PACK EXPO International 2012 (October 28-31; McCormick Place, Chicago), will offer packaging and processing professionals actionable insight into the latest trends and issues driving the industry under the umbrella, “Educate. Innovate. Advance.”
In keeping with the show’s customer-centric approach to delivering innovation, owner and producer PMMI is partnering with leading associations from across the supply chain to provide conference sessions tailored to attendees’ specific areas of interest. Partners include:
- Alliance for Innovation and Operational Excellence (AIOE)
- Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM)
- Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)
- The Great Lakes and Midwest chapters of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE)
- International Society for Beverage Technologists (ISBT)
- PMMI U
- Reusable Packaging Association (RPA)
- The Packaging Association — PAC
Presenters will include executives from Bayer Consumer Care, ConAgra Foods, Estee Lauder Cosmetics, Ltd., General Mills, GlaxoSmithKline, Kraft, Nestlé and Pfizer.
Conference tracks complement the customer-centric approach to PACK EXPO:
- Beverage
- Focus on the Future – Trends and Innovations
- Food Safety/Product Security
- Manufacturing Solutions
- Pharmaceutical and Medical Device
- Sustainability/Packaging Materials
- Track and Trace
- Transportation and Logistics
In addition, the PACK EXPO Lecture Series will feature a spirited discussion between nationally renowned commentator and comedian Dennis Miller, and James Carville, political consultant and former advisor to President Bill Clinton. The two speakers will provide their views on the 2012 Elections and respond to audience questions on Sunday, October 28; at 5:15 p.m. Tickets for this special event will be sold separately from Conference session tickets or general registration, at a cost of $125 or $1,000 for a package of 10.
Registration for the Conference at PACK EXPO is available at Packexpo.com at a cost of $99 per session through October 8, 2012, when tickets increase to $125 per session; ticket price includes admission to the PACK EXPO show floor.
Show registration is $30 per person through Oct. 8, when the price increases to $60.
The conference schedule below is current as of July 12, 2012, and is subject to change. Visit www.packexpo.com for the most up-to-date conference information.
Monday, Oct.29
8:30a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
M01—IOPP: An Overview and Update of GFSI
Speakers: Roger Roeth, General Manager, Eagle Food Registrations Inc.
Session Description: Government regulations are no longer enough to ensure global food safety. Governmental agencies are looking to the Food Safety Management Systems, approved by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), to provide guidelines. This session will delve into food safety certification and GFSI-approved standards.
M25—IOPP: Labels and Barriers and Trends, Oh My!
Speakers: Pat Reynolds, VP/Editor-in-Chief, Packaging World Magazine
Session Description: Packaging World Editor Pat Reynolds will present a few packaging developments that are piquing his interest. Learn about in-mold labeling growth and barrier, new extrusion blow molding grades of PET and the latest initiatives in driving efficiency via operations.
M13—GLC: Managing Quality in Pharmaceutical Capital Projects: A Real World Approach
Speaker: TBD
M19—ISBT: PET Packaging for Beverages – Current State-of-the-Art and What Factors will Drive Future Commercialization
Speakers: Scott Steele, President, Plastic Technologies, Inc.
Session Description: The growth of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) packaging has been rapid and significant. Since the first packages were introduced over 25 years ago the number of applications continues to grow. We will take a closer look at the materials, properties, process and end uses. In addition, we will look at some of the trends in sustainability, bio-based developments and recycling efforts making this material a viable long term packaging option.
M07—AIOE: The Journey to Sustainability Excellence
Speaker: TBD
Session Description: Whether a CPG company or a processing/packaging equipment supplier, all are on a journey to sustainability excellence. All, also, want to know what obstacles lie in the road and how far along they are on the journey. In this session, team members from the Alliance’s Sustainability Solutions Group will share results of their journey report highlighting the significance of critical factors including foundation, governance, measurement, communication, and coordination in seeking sustainability excellence regardless of where you are on the journey.
Monday Oct. 29
9:45 – 10:45
M02—AIOE
Speakers: TBD
M20—ISBT: Introduction to Flexible Packaging for Beverages
Speaker: Michelle Parikh, Principal Engineer, Materials Engineering & Packaging, LLC
Session Description: A growing part of the market is in beverage packaging. This session will introduce attendees to the types of flexible packaging available and how they are manufactured. The filling/seaming processes will be detailed with attention given to categories of beverages suitable for flexible applications. Package properties that are of specific importance to the beverage industry will be highlighted.
M14—IOPP: Product Fraud and Anti-Counterfeiting in the Medical Device and Pharma Industry
Speakers: John Spink, Associate Director/Assistant Professor, A-CAPPP, Michigan State University; Karen Greene, VP, Sales & Technology, Life Packaging Technology
Session Description: This presentation will be two-fold. First, it will cover research into strategic issues regarding brand protection and anti-fraud initiatives. Then, it will evolve into a medical device packaging industry overview, and regulatory direction for brand protection and fraud prevention/anti-counterfeiting.
M08—IOPP: Regulations and Packaging of Dangerous Goods: Essentials for Today
Speakers: Tracie Cady, Business Manager, Labelmaster Services
Session Description: Understanding relationships between international regulations, domestic legislation and suppliers is essential for successfully moving dangerous goods. This presentation will lay out how to establish relationships between regulations, find regulatory information and participate in the regulatory process.
Monday, Oct. 29
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
M03—AIOE: How FSMA is Affecting CPG Companies and What Equipment Manufacturers can Do About it
Speaker: Jeff Barach, Principal, Barach Enterprises, LLC; David Drum, Senior Food Safety Engineer, Kellogg Global Engineering; Thomas Fishlove, General Mills
Session Description: For CPG companies, FSMA regulations will require compliance in a variety of areas including preventive controls, records and traceability, and verification, just to name a few. There is a need and an opportunity for processing and packaging equipment suppliers to help CPG companies meet these requirements. In this session, FSMA subject matter experts will present an up-to-the-minute update on FSMA and highlight just how FSMA will impact CPG companies and what equipment manufacturers can do to help, and provide practical tips on how they can get started.
M27—IOPP: Quantifying the Emotional Response to Packaging
Speakers: Donna Sturgess, President, Buyology Inc.
Session Description: Packages that connect on an emotional level with consumers are winners that move products off of store shelves. What causes the emotional response? How to leverage it? Successful packaging examples? They’re all included in this “neuro-insight” presentation.
M15—GLC: Rapid and Effective On-Site Biological Decontamination and Sterilization Technologies: Application Case Studies
Speakers: TBD
Monday, Oct. 29
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
M28—IOPP: Contract Packaging and Kitting as a Lean Packaging Strategy
Speakers: Joe Jaruszewski, President, Contract Packaging Association
Session Description: This presentation will explain the science of lean kitting. Successful product kit packages are not viewed as waste, but rather a lean opportunity. Properly handed kit packages reduce labor hours, increase throughput and lower COGS, increasing speed-to-market and improving quality controls.
M04—PAC: IFS PACsecure, HACCP-based Packaging Food Safety Standard for Packaging Converters
Speakers: Larry Dworkin, Government Relations Director, PAC- The Packaging Association
Session Description: Learn about IFS PACsecure the foremost HACCP-based packaging for food safety standard in the world. It was developed for packaging manufacturers by global food processors, packaging converters, food safety consultants, PAC-The Packaging Association, IFS and Agriculture Canada. The standard has been submitted for Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognition in 2012.
M22—ISBT: Packaging Hall Sanitation Best Practices
Speakers: Mike Lammers, Director of Business Development, Diversey, Inc.
Session Description: This presentation discusses best sanitation practices for fillers, conveyors, warmers, coolers and environmental surfaces in a beverage packaging plant. Specifically we will discuss cleaning and sanitizing techniques, the impact of air quality, and maintaining package integrity as it passes through the packaging hall.
M10—IOPP Packaging Perspective
Speakers: Eric Greenberg, Attorney-At-Law, Eric F. Greenberg PC
Session Description: Significant changes have occurred in the food safety industry, and food packaging is feeling the effects. Hear about what these changes mean for food packaging and how they are affecting the way you do business now.
Monday, Oct. 29
1:30p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
M05- IOPP: CPG Perspectives & Expectations for the Packaging Suppliers
Speakers: Debra Krug-Reyes, Food Safety & Quality Auditing Principal, ConAgra Foods ; Jeffrey Brunken, Quality Manager, General Mills; Roger Bleiler, Senior Scientist, Microanalytics, a Mocon Company; Suresh Nagaraj, Director of Packaging Quality, ConAgra Foods; Suzanne Matuszewski, Manager, Global Sustainability and Regulatory Compliance, Graham Packaging Co.
Session Description: Brand owners are placing more emphasis on product safety programs. A panel discussion, including brand owners, will explore the evolving dynamics of the product manufacturer-package supplier relationship as they relate to food safety, where the food safety effort is headed and CPG companies’ expectations.
M11- PAC: PAC NEXT “A World Without Packaging Waste”
Speakers: Nina Goodrich, Program Director, PAC NEXT;
Session Description: Learn about PAC NEXT, the ambitious packaging industry initiative of A World without Packaging Waste. Our mission is to unite leading organizations across the packaging value chain to collaboratively explore, evaluate and mobilize packaging end-of-life solutions. Including economic recovery of discarded packaging that leads to improved Reduction, Recycling, Reuse, Up-Cycling, Composting, Energy-from-Waste and other Emerging Solutions.
M17—IOPP: Packaging Materials and Patient Safety: The ISO 16378 Standard
Speaker: Michael Pearsall, Food Safety Business Development Director, UL DQS;
Session Description: ISO 15378 is a global standard and initiative for pharmaceutical packaging materials to reduce patient safety risks from packaging materials. Spend time familiarizing yourself with the basics of ISO 15378 and become familiar with the certification process.
M29—PMMI: The 3rd International Packaging Press Global Packaging Trends Session
Speakers: Andrew Manly, freelance journalist, treasurer, IPPO (UK/Netherlands); Trina Tan Ker Wei, Editor, PackWebasia.com; Secretary-General, IPPO (Singapore)
Presented by the International Packaging Press Organization (IPPO) – which comprises more than 80 professional packaging journalists from 32 countries – this session examines the key trends and opportunities for the North American Packaging Industry in Asia and Europe. IPPO leaders Andrew Manly and Trina Tan Ker Wei will cover packaging development in Europe and the Integrated Asian Packaging economy.
“Package Development in Europe” (Manly): Since the Eurozone crisis, the packaging industry in Europe has had to deal with several conflicting issues. Sustainability is still very high on the agenda, as corporate social responsibility is now a must. But with energy prices sky rocketing and pressure from retailers driving down prices how are Europe's packaging companies responding?
“The Integrated Asian Packaging Economy” (Tan): examines China’s progress along its route to becoming the largest economy in the world. China is well on its way to becoming the largest economy worldwide, while the 10 Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are committed to the establishment of a single market and production base within the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015. How will an open economy affect production and trade dynamics in the region even as the nations struggle to conform to a homogenous East Asian sustainability legislative regime?
Monday, Oct. 29
2:45-3:45 p.m.
M30—IOPP: Insights from the Beauty Leaders: The Secrets behind Successful Package Innovation
Speaker: Charles Chang, President & CEO, Topline Products Co., Inc.; Guido Schmitz, Director of Packaging & Technology Innovation, Bayer Consumer Care; Herve Bouix, Senior VP Packaging, New Ventures & Special Projects, Estee Lauder; John Butcher, Senior VP, Product Support & Engineering, Revlon
Session description: Panelists from beauty industry titans Estee Lauder, Revlon and Bayer will discuss how their companies succeed at package innovation. Learn their innovation secrets, and insights and suggestions on how to adapt their strategies for other types of products.
M12— PAC: Packaging Next Life Solutions
Speakers: John Downham, President & CEO, PAC- The Packaging Association;
Session Description: TerraCycle and PAC share innovative solutions to eliminate packaging waste. TerraCycle's purpose is to eliminate the idea of waste. They create innovative national recycling systems for previously non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle waste. PAC’s ambitious PAC NEXT objective is to facilitate the convergence of ideas and identify sustainable solutions that lead to zero packaging waste.
Monday Oct. 29
2:45-4:15 p.m.
M18—GLC Pharmaceutical Packaging: Current Trends and Technologies
Speaker: TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 30
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
T13—IOPP: Avoiding Packaging Nightmares with Terminally Sterilized Medical Devices
Speakers: Jan Gates, Principal Packaging Engineer, PackWise Consulting
Session Description: A medical device’s safety and efficacy require effective packaging, especially devices with a “sterile” label claim. Explore upstream decisions made by packaging designers, and the discussions needed to meet requirements, while also complying with regulatory requirements for packaging sterile medical devices.
T25—IOPP: HACCP\Hazard Analysis: Delivery Food Safely Through Packaging
Speakers: Barry Novak, Material Quality Manager, General Mills, Inc.
Session Description: Food safety is a consumer expectation. How do packaging professionals ensure delivery of safe packaging materials? Learn about HACCP and supporting principles for the food packaging industry. Discussion points: how to start, going beyond a checklist, anticipating potential risks and building sustainable plans.
T01—AIOE: OEE Guidelines for CPG Companies and Their Suppliers
Speakers: TBD
Session Description: Overall Equipment Effectiveness is a powerful measurement tool for both CPG companies and their packaging and processing equipment suppliers that exposes all manufacturing losses and allows for continuous improvement in the performance, capacity and utilization of valuable plant assets. In this session, the Alliance’s Operational Reliability Solutions Group will share results of their report on guidelines for using a core set of metrics to enable meaningful comparisons between operating units, improve overall efficiency and state the business case for OEE.
T19—AIM: QR Code: The Latest Strategy for Product Projection
Speakers: Robert Sherwood, VP Security Programs Management, Sekuworks, LLC
Session Description: The presentation will show why QR code use is hot, how they can connect verification, authentication and track & trace systems and be leveraged by all stakeholders in the packaging supply chain to product the brand and the product authenticity.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
T02—AIOE: An Engagement Model for Developing the Manufacturing Workforce
SPEAKERS: Greg Flickinger, Vice President of Manufacturing & Corporate Engineering, Snyder's-Lance; Bill Flint, Founder, President & CEO, Flint Strategic Partners
The full and complete engagement of employees is key to developing the manufacturing workforce. The Alliance’s Manufacturing Excellence Share Group is building an “engagement model” for workforce development that identifies the critical attributes of employee engagement and the steps along an engagement continuum, so that both CPG and equipment manufacturers can assess where they are on their journey to workforce development excellence and what steps are needed to improve. In this session, the MESG will discuss approaches that have proven effective in developing workforce engagement and resultant business performance improvement.
T14—IOPP: Product Serialization: Preparing for 2015
Speakers: D Bruce Cohen, Principal, PackTechPlus, LLC
Session Description: The California State Board of Pharmacy’s proposed legislation would begin Jan. 1, 2015. What is Congress prepared to do to give the pharmaceutical industry one federal standard? What if each state had its own set of regulations? This session will cover the latest need-to-knows.
T20—AIM: Track & Trace for the Food Supply Chain: Farm to Fork
Speakers: Peter Mehring, President, Intelleflex
Session Description: The produce industry loses more than $35 Billion annually as a result of spoiled product. Hear an in-depth case study that explores the real world potential of track & trace used to reduce the cost incurred from the loss of perishable foods, as well as improving quality as a result of in-transit temperature monitoring throughout the cold supply chain system.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
T27—IOPP: Chemical Migration – and Mitigation Approaches
Speakers: Eric Greenberg, Attorney-At-Law, Eric F. Greenberg PC; Joe Bacik, Technical Service Manager, WALTER G ANDERSON; Jonathan Graunke, VP- Energy Curable Technology, INX International Inc.; Kevin Facklam, Director of Regulatory Affairs, INX International Inc.; Mark Montsinger, VP- Research & Development, Bryce Corporation; Michaela Penescu, Director, Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
Session Description: Companies struggle with knowing what substances to inquire about or evaluate in food packaging materials, and how to do it, to address concerns of their customer and the public, and assure regulatory compliance. Panelists from the value chain will discuss best practices, issues and concerns.
T09—PMMI: Pharma Medical Device Study
Speakers: TBD
T21—AIM: Track& Trace within the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Speakers: George Wright, Vice President, Product Identification & Processing Systems (PIPS)
Session Description: New “HDMA Guidelines for Bar Coding in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain” introduces significant changes to pharmaceutical case pack labels. This session highlights the outdated coding and marking options that have been withdrawn; the GS1-128 linear bar code formats that have been updated—in particular to foster serialization; and an additional GS1 DataMatrix 2-D symbol that was added to promote efficient data capture of all data elements in a single scan. Virtually every pre-2012 pharmaceutical case pack label format will have to be revised to become compliant.
T03—AIOE: SPOTLIGHT SESSION: Retail Panel
Speakers: TBD
T15—MWC: Facility Master Planning and the Cost/Benefit Relationship to Project Goals
Speakers: TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 30
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
T22—AIOE: It’s Your Packaging Line…How Do You Gain a Competitive Advantage Using Your Data?
Speakers: David Habib, Product Manager- Strategic Solutions & Applications, Markem-Imaje
Session Description: Learn why manager’s at the most competitive organizations are two times more reliant on business analytics than managers at their least competitive peers. You will hear the latest trends in capturing data from your packaging line equipment that can help take the guesswork out of your line efficiencies, improve your competitive advantage as well as protect your brand from expensive recalls and diversion. Markem-Imaje CoLOS applications is the foundation that helps companies make the right decisions with integrated packaging line hardware and software solutions that are quick to deploy and easy to manage, right out of the box - freeing up time to run your business more efficiently and placing your competitive advantage within reach.
T04—PMMI: Mechatronics
Speakers: TBD
T10—IOPP: Why Innovative Sustainable Packaging Requires Innovative Packaging Machinery
Speakers: Gene Eckert, Marketing & Sales Director, Pack Flow Concepts LLC
Session Description: As sustainable packaging evolves, packaging machinery might not be able to perform the needed processes for cost-effective manufacturing. A case study of a reusable outer container with a compostable refill will be presented, and modifications to pouch-making machines, as well as filling, sealing and shipping, discussed.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 a.m.
T05—PMMI: Blended Learning
Speakers: TBD
T17—MWC: Establishing Early-Phase Partnerships for Critical Project Areas of Risk- Integration
Speakers: TBD
T11—IOPP: Packaging Sustainability and the Food Value Chain
Speakers: Anne Roulin, Head of Packaging, Nestle
Session Description: The Packaging Impact Quick Evaluation Tool (PIQET) has been introduced at Nestlé, where packaging specialists worldwide are using it as part of their work. This session will explore that initiative and provide ideas for a holistic value chain approach that considers sustainable packaging.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
T06—IOPP: 10 Things You Should Know About Manufacturing and Supply Chain Efficiency
Speakers: Sriman Banerjee, Head of Packaging Development – Global Wellness, GlaxoSmithKline
Session Description: Packaging touches everything: procurement, manufacturing, retail and product use. One of the brightest packaging minds at GlaxoSmithKline says if manufacturers can get 10 things right, they can build ideal supply chains. Hear his Top 10 list!
T18—MWC: Streaming the Approach to Commissioning and Qualification to Support Packaging Project Goals – Life Lessons
Speakers: TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 31
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
W13—IOPP: An Analysis of Current Testing Standards
Speakers: Brian Stepowany, Packaging Development Manager, Bumble Bee Foods
Session Description: Are long-standard package-performance tests still appropriate for measuring what packages endure in today’s transportation and distribution network? Attendees also will learn how to reduce packaging, and the importance of knowing your transportation and distribution system in assessing test methods against requirements.
W19—PMCOP: Reset for Reliability- Reliability Centered Maintenance in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Speakers: TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 31
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
W02—IOPP: SPOTLIGHT SESSION: Packaging Lessons from the One-Handed World
Speakers: Jeff Kaufman, Group Manager, Consumer Insights, Avery Office and Consumer Products, Kelley Styring, Consumer Strategist & Principal, InsightFarm; Shelly Seabaugh, R& E Senior Specialist, Kimberly-Clark Corp.; Thad Fisher, Senior Engineer, Packaging Strategic Research, Kraft Foods
Session Description: Handheld devices are changing consumer interaction. A new study of an extreme user group—arm amputees—offers a glimpse into a future that product companies can’t ignore. Be sure to hear the findings of this two-year study, and the impact on packaging.
Wednesday, Oct. 31
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
W15—IOPP: The Evolution of Contract Packaging within the Customer Supply Chain
Speakers: Eric Wilhelm, CEO, Coregistics
Session Description: Late-stage product differentiation has grown to 20% of the volume going to retailers. Increased speed-to-market and evolving technology are driving contract packaging’s integral role in the supply chain. Learn how brand owners are integrating contract packaging into their supply chains.
W21—PMCOP: Project Management & People Management: Secrets to Success
Speakers: TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 31
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
W16—IOPP: How and Why Transport Packaging Must Improve
Speakers: Dan Balan, President, Intraqq Consulting Group
Session Description: Hoping to further cut costs and carbon footprint, the transportation industry is turning to packaging and delivery design for answers. But many designers barely consider transportation issues when creating packaging. Learn the issues transporters face, and get a roadmap for cost-effective transportation practices.
Wednesday, Oct. 31
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
W23—IOPP: The Benefits of SMED Changeover Toolkit
Speakers: Paul Zepf, Engineering Director, Zarpac, Inc.
Session Description: It is possible to introduce a simple spreadsheet for SMED changeover analysis and improvement, with a justification spreadsheet, to submit to management for approval, funding and action. A beta toolkit has been shared with 750 practitioners, and feedback and improvements will be discussed.
Wednesday, Oct. 31
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
W24—IOPP: Marketing-Operations Conflicts: The Costs in Package Development, and How to Avoid the Waste
Speakers: John Henry, President, Changeover.com
Session Description: Designers sometimes create packages that cannot be run efficiently or are incompatible with existing packaging machinery. Better communication between design and operations often can resolve these challenges. This presentation will explore these conflicts and offer solutions.
About PMMI
PMMI is a trade association of more than 600 member companies that manufacture packaging, processing and related converting machinery in the United States or Canada; machinery components and packaging containers and materials. PMMI’s vision is to be the leading global resource for the packaging and processing supply chain, and its mission is to improve and promote members' abilities to meet the needs of their customers.
PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas and EXPO PACK México, connecting participants in the packaging and processing supply chain with their customers around the world. Coming Up: PACK EXPO International at McCormick Place in Chicago, Oct. 28–31, 2012; EXPO PACK Guadalajara, Feb. 27–March 1, 2013, in Guadalajara, Mexico. EXPO PACK México, June 18-21, 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Learn more about PMMI and the PACK EXPO trade shows at PMMI.org and Packexpo.com.
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