Packaging Summit: A Conference Deep in Content

The Packaging Summit Expo and Conference convenes again on May 15-17, 2007, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The 2007 event will feature a fully integrated conference program that will analyze and address packaging drivers, new solutions and strategies, central packaging issues, and the results of exclusive research. Live, interactive demonstrations on the expo floor will "show you how it's done."

Innovate! - Tuesday Morning, May 15, 2007

KEYNOTES

DRIVING INNOVATION...in a multi-discipline corporate environment
Jay Gouliard, Vice President, Packaging R&D, General Mills

RESTAGING P&G'S HERBAL ESSENCES BRAND...innovation by addressing all players in the value chain
Krista Schwartz, global upstream design manager, Procter & Gamble; Nathan Hendricks, creative director, beauty group, LPK

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

FOUR ESSENTIALS...to Managing Packaging Innovation
Jane Chase CPP, vice president, packaging R&D, U.S. Foodservice

INFORMED CREATIVITY...leveraging imagination with a pragmatic foundation
Craig Sawicki, executive vice president, TricorBraun

SUSTAINABILITY'S MOVE TO ACTION...key issues in effective implementation
John Delfausse, vice president, package development, Aveda

7 DAYS IN THE AISLE...shows how retail impacts your packaging tactics
D'Juana Ballard CPP, chief packaging specialist, Packaging Science Center

Be Sustainable! - Tuesday Afternoon, May 15, 2007

THE WAL-MART Sustainability Scorecard - Special Lunch Presentation

LIVE DEMO of the Wal-Mart Scorecard and Virtual Trade Show
Located on the Expo Floor - FREE TO ALL DELEGATES!

Think Globally! - Wednesday Morning, May 16

KEYNOTE

IMPACT OF EU PACKAGING REGULATIONS...precursor of global directions?
Pierre Picot, senior international consultant, packaging; International Trade Center

BREAKOUT SESSSIONS

PACKAGING IN INDIA...South Asia's giant emerges
Rajiv Dahr, director, Indian Institute of Packaging

STRATEGIC PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY...focuses on the global supply chain
Tom Blanck, manager, Adalis Corp.

SHAPING YOUR GLOBAL BRAND...with shape
Ronald de Vlam, partner, Webb Scarlett deVlam

THE ELECTRONIC WORKFLOW...the tie that binds global packaging together
Mark Vanover, director of marketing, North America, Esko Graphics

Outsource! - Thursday Morning, May 17, 2007

KEYNOTE

CONTRACT PACKAGING...the Method to Launch New Products
Glenn May, director of packaging, Method Home Products

ROUNDTABLE

DRIVING INNOVATION...with Contract Packaging resources

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

GROWING PARTNERTSHIP...software solutions to cut lead time, cost, improve quality
Donald K. Tham, president, Nulogy Corp.

SUSTAINABLE SPECIALTY PACKAGING...strategic gains from global outsourcing
Rich Cohen, CEO, Distant Village Packaging

SOURCING IN THE FAR EAST...pitfalls and opportunities
David Deans, CEO, Roberts Container

AVOIDING PITFALLS...in outsourcing the packaging function
Rihaz Z. Chughatta, v.p. of operations, Equity Packaging Inc.

For more information about the Packaging Summit Expo and Conference, visit www.pkgsummit.com or phone 262-782-1900.