American Packaging Summit
Lunch & Learn
Roundtables
Day 1
12:40 pm – 1:40 pm CST
12:40 pm – 1:40 pm CST
TABLE 1
Brian McDonald
Manager, Sales
Metsä Board Americas
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and how upcoming regulations are shaping packaging decisions.
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Brenda Wellwood
Blommer Chocolate Company
Eve Cook
Par Health
Nerissa Panes-falvey
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Sara Benes
Nature's Way
Sean Virden
McCain Foods
Tom Polatas
GOJO
Tommy Houseman
Barr Brands
Vivian Wong
billie
Xing Chen
tff
TABLE 2
Jill Gaynor
CEO
Premier Packaging
Fostering Trust: Partnering Proactively to Meet Unique Packaging Needs
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Christeen Lewis
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Fred Simonsen
BD
Jim Persells
TreeHouse Foods
John Blang
Procter and Gamble
Kyle Yerdon
Kettle Cuisine
Mario Casini
Chamberlain Group
Michelle Meulendyk-yost
Amway
Terrance Campbell
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Yvonne Deverry
Altria Client Services LLC
TABLE 3
Paige Greenberg
Sustainable Package Engineer
Plastic Ingenuity
Rethinking Sustainability in Thermoform Packaging
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Brad Jarrell
Aspire Bakeries
Cal Rimler
Klein Tools
Christine Sewell
McCain
Christopher Hoeting
The Hillman Group
Daniel Lebling
Perfetti Van Melle
Gordon Fredericks
Winland Foods, LLC
Joe Diehl
The JM Smucker Co.
Karrie Tansor-graf
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Patricia Weiman
Reckitt
Patrick Quinn
Molson Coors Brewing Co.
Virginia Hauberg
The Hillman Group
TABLE 4
Jonathan Dineen
Head, Product Design, North America (NOAM)
ALPLA Group
Innovation: Unstoppable Force or Immovable Object? ALPLA’s Approach to Sustainable Rigid Plastic Packaging
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Aaron Fitchko
Johnsonville
Abby Herstich
Glanbia Performance Nutrition
Derek Vidana
Fellowes Brands
Dessi Keane
Fellowes
Dillon White
Amway
Fadi Isho
radinez living
Mariana Rojas
Pharmavite
Matt Hofstetter
Albertsons Companies
Tian Jin
Mammoth Brands
TABLE 5
Joe Ziegler
VP, Sales
Hoffer Plastics Corporation
Driving Packaging Performance with Custom and Stock Injection Molded Components
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Hector Angulo
Church Dwight Co Inc
James Mayfield
PMI
Jason Martin
Polaris
Justin Lorenz
Mars Ice Cream
Lauren Phillips
Dr. Squatch
Mark Dehmlow
Panduit Corp
Phuc Mai
Mars Snackings
Victor Nordlund
Barr Brands
William Wald
The Modest Mallow
TABLE 6
Mike Robb
Manager, Enterprise Sales
Ranpak
Staci Flanders
Senior Manager, Automation National Account
Ranpak
Driving Circular Packaging Success with Sustainable Paper Solutions and Smart Fulfillment Practices
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David Salgado
Grey Matter Concepts
Jacob Wall
Walmart
Jin Lu
Allnex Inc.
Katie Krebs
PurposeBuilt Brands
Kevin Nguyen
Avery Products
Lindsay Barker
Basic American Foods
Maggie Holmes
Brizo - Delta Faucet
Travis Selby
Johnsonville Sausage
TABLE 7
Brandon Chan
Manager, Major Accounts
Ampacet
Creating Impactful Flexible Packaging Solutions That Engage Consumers and Support Sustainable Practices
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Allison Nielsen
Avery Products Corporation
Carrie Clark
Red's All Natural
Dustin Dowdy
Ashley Furniture Industries
Megan Comella Blair
Glanbia Performance Nutrition
Megan Lalanne
Andis co
Mike Brosch
General Mills
Preeti Agrawal
McCain Foods
Rodney Broad
McCain Foods
Wesley Enriquez
Fellowes Brands
TABLE 8
Mark McElhinny
President, CEO
Oliver Inc
Unlocking the Power of Print to Build Stronger, More Sustainable Brands
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Annie Nguyen
Ferrero
Bridget Perez
The Krusteaz Company
Celine Mazzi
Edgewell Personal Care
David Salgado
GREY MATTER CONCEPTS
Destiny Dulaney
Taylor Farms Retail, Inc.
Jane Shaughnessy
Mars
Jeremy Harmonson
Estes Industries, LLC
Karen Woodard
NRS
Nicholas Powell
QuikTrip
Day 2
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm CST
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm CST
TABLE 1
Tim Morton
Director, Global Design
Husqvarna Group
Designing for Impact through Human-Centered Thinking at Scale
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Annie Nguyen
Ferrero
Brad Jarrell
Aspire Bakeries
Mariana Rojas
Pharmavite
Mario Casini
Chamberlain Group
Nicholas Powell
QuikTrip
Terrance Campbell
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Tian Jin
Mammoth Brands
Tom Mclenithan
Radienz living
Virginia Hauberg
The Hillman Group
TABLE 2
Christy Broussard
Senior Manager, Global Packaging Design & Flow
Sysco
Improving Packaging Flow and Function Across Complex Supply Chains
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Celine Mazzi
Edgewell Personal Care
David Salgado
GREY MATTER CONCEPTS
Destiny Dulaney
Taylor Farms Retail, Inc.
Jacob Wall
Walmart
Jim Persells
TreeHouse Foods
Marissa Mcmaster
McCain Foods
Michelle Meulendyk-yost
Amway
Sean Virden
McCain Foods
TABLE 3
Olivia Burca
Design Innovation Manager, Whitespace
PepsiCo
The Future of Innovation at the Intersection of Sustainability and AI
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Christine Matthews
McCormick & Company
Eve Cook
Par Health
Kyle Yerdon
Kettle Cuisine
Les Wallace
Ste Michelle Wine Estates
Mike Brosch
General Mills
Rene Brignac
Resideo Honeywell Home First Alert
Ryan Guijo
Church & Dwight
Sara Benes
Nature's Way
William Wald
The Modest Mallow
TABLE 4
Cia Dahl
Creative Director
Maria Nila
Shaping Consumer Connection by Merging Beauty Aesthetics with Functional Creative Design Choices
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Allison Nielsen
Avery Products Corporation
Ana Nutkins
Amway
Fred Simonsen
BD
Heather Strickland
PurposeBuilt Brands
John Fitzpatrick
HID Global
Katie Krebs
PurposeBuilt Brands
Kyle Degroff
Amway
Leroy Magwood
Niagara Bottling
Maggie Holmes
Brizo - Delta Faucet
TABLE 5
Tim Backe
Packaging Engineer
Reynolds Consumer Products
Reducing Packaging Footprints Through Lightweighting Strategies In Carton, Film, and Corrugated Packaging
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Abby Herstich
Glanbia Performance Nutrition
Alex Keane
ExxonMobil
Brenda Wellwood
Blommer Chocolate Company
Christeen Lewis
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Christine Sewell
McCain
Jane Shaughnessy
Mars
Matthew Roby
Ashley Furniture
Megan Comella Blair
Glanbia Performance Nutrition
Nerissa Panes-falvey
Molson Coors Beverage Company
TABLE 6
Oliver Campbell
Director, Distinguished Engineer, Product Development Engineering and Packaging Engineering
Dell
Engineering the Global Value Chain through Advanced Logistics and High Speed Fulfillment
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Andrew Lippens
Now Foods
Cal Rimler
Klein Tools
Daniel Lebling
Perfetti Van Melle
Ishani Rakshit
Google
Jin Lu
Allnex Inc.
Lindsay Barker
Basic American Foods
Megan Lalanne
Andis co
Phuc Mai
Mars Snackings
Tina Tully
Mars Snacking
TABLE 7
Kevin Brong
VP, Packaging Center of Excellence
Newell Brands
The Future of Packaging in a Consumer-Led Environment
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Aaron Fitchko
Johnsonville
Derek Vidana
Fellowes Brands
Dessi Keane
Fellowes
Dustin Dowdy
Ashley Furniture Industries
Hector Angulo
Church Dwight Co Inc
Lauren Phillips
Dr. Squatch
Mike Chapman
Brasscraft Manufacturing
Minh Khoa Tran
Plascene, Inc.
Xing Chen
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TABLE 8
Kassie Parsons
Director, Design and Production, Food and Beverage
J.M. Smucker Co.
Redesigning Heritage Brands for the Modern Consumer
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Bridget Perez
The Krusteaz Company
Christopher Hoeting
The Hillman Group
Geoff Wills
Nature's Way
Jeremy Harmonson
Estes Industries, LLC
John Blang
Procter and Gamble
Phoebe Leppla
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Preeti Agrawal
McCain Foods
Victor Nordlund
Barr Brands
Yvonne Deverry
Altria Client Services LLC
TABLE 9
Miguel Arevalo
Head, Packaging Sustainability and Innovation
Google
Engineering a Plastic-Free Future Through High-Tech Packaging Innovation
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Carrie Clark
Red's All Natural
Dillon White
Amway
Gordon Fredericks
Winland Foods, LLC
Jason Martin
Polaris
Karen Woodard
NRS
Rodney Broad
McCain Foods
Tom Polatas
GOJO
Tommy Houseman
Barr Brands
Vivian Wong
billie
TABLE 10
Sharad Kumar
Senior Manager, Global Supply Chain Management-Packaging
Google
Engineering High Performance Consumer Electronics Packaging Through Material Science
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Morgan Heeke
ExxonMobil
Sam Hsueh
App
TABLE 11
Leroy Magwood
Director, Materials Innovation
Niagara Bottling
Navigating Consumer Evolution and the Next Wave of Beverage Innovation
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Karrie Tansor-graf
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Patrick Quinn
Molson Coors Brewing Co.
Travis Selby
Johnsonville Sausage
TABLE 12
Christeen Lewis
Director, Brewery Optimization and Packaging R&D
Molson Coors Beverage Company
The Future of Integrated Beverage Packaging and Transportation Strategy
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Jeff Holthaus
KIK Consumer Products
Sean Daley
Niagara Bottling