Monday, September 26th

RFID
(Room N-252)

OPERATIONS
(Room N-253)

MATERIALS
(Room N-254)

SECURITY
(Room N-258)

MANAGEMENT
(Room N-256)

9:10 - 9:55 am
(M1)
Unlocking RFID’s Power to Improve Packaging Productivity
Matt Ream, Senior Manager, RFID Systems, Zebra Technologies Corporation

9:10 - 9:55 am
(M2)
What Is This Obsession With Speed? Slow Down and Improve Your Performance
Laurence Oldacre, Manager of Business Development, ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.

9:10 - 9:55 am
(M3)
Barrier Options for PET Bottles: Luck or Logic?
Lawrence Mucha, Manager, Future Technologies Development, P.E.T. Terra Systems, Inc.

9:10 - 9:55 am
(M4)
Packaging Security and the Pyramid of Complexity
Carolyn Burns, Global Marketing Manager, DuPont Security & Solutions

9:10 - 9:55 am
(M5)
Clearing Your Packaging Through the FDA’s Food Contact Notification (FCN) Process in 120 Days
David Ettinger, Attorney at Law, Keller and Heckman LLP

10:05 - 10:50 am
(M6)
Gaining ROI: How RFID Can Enable a “Track and Trace” Solution Within the Supply Chain
Serge Joris, Director of CoLOS Product Solutions, MARKEM Corporation

10:05 - 10:50 am
(M7)
New Strategies for Tracking Equipment Maintenance and Repair Costs
Michael Holloway, Director of Technical Development and Reliability, NCH Corporation

10:05 - 10:50 am
(M8)
Aluminum Beverage Containers: Innovations and New Markets
Craig Covert, Manager of Marketing & Communications, Alcoa Inc., and Jim Fisher, Vice President, Packaging Industry Affairs, Ball Corporation

10:05 - 10:50 am

10:05 - 10:50 am

11:00 - 11:45 am
(M11)
RFID in the Consumer Goods Chain: Mandated Compliance or Remarkable Innovation?
Larry Shutzberg, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Rock-Tenn Company

11:00 - 11:45 am
(M12)
Troubleshooting Molson-Coors’ Packaging Equipment
Paul Everitt, Asset Care Manager, Molson-Coors Brewing Co., and Russell D. Leonard, Vice President, Monitoring Technology Corporation

11:00 - 11:45 am
(M13)
Paperboard Innovation and Marketplace Value
Brian F. Wagner, Vice President, Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions, LLC

11:00 - 11:45 am

11:00 - 11:45 am
(M15)
Brand Enhancement Through Smart Packaging
Paul Butler, Director, Packaging Materials & Technologies Ltd.

11:55 am - 12:40 pm
(M16)
Guidelines for Using Passive RFID Transponders
Rick Fox, President & CEO, FOX IV Technologies, Inc.

11:55 am - 12:40 pm
(M17)
Robotic Packaging Automation Opportunities
Mark Senti, GM/Vice President, GSMA—Division of SWF Companies

11:55 am - 12:40 pm
(M18)
Aroma-Enhanced Packaging
Steven Landau, Co-founder & Chief Technical Officer, ScentSational Technologies

11:55 am - 12:40 pm
(M19)
Stamping Out Counterfeit Drugs With In-Seam RFID Tags Using Conductive Adhesives
Sushil Bhatia, Executive in Residence, Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.

11:55 am - 12:40 pm
(M20)
Coding Technology Advances Keep Pace With Packaging Trends
Scott Prochaska, Product Manager, Videojet Technologies Inc.

Tuesday, September 27th

RFID
(Room N-252)

OPERATIONS
(Room N-253)

PHARMACEUTICALS
(Room N-256)

MATERIALS
(Room N-254)

9:10 - 9:55 am
(T1)
RFID and the Future of Packaging
Mark Roberti, Editor, RFID Journal

9:10 - 9:55 am
(T2)
Maximizing Performance on Your Existing Line
Mark Garvey, President, Garvey Corporation

9:10 - 9:55 am
(T3)
Using Robots to Improve Your Pharmaceutical Packaging Line Flexibility
Ignacio Muñoz Guerra, General Director, AutoPak Engineering Corporation; Carl Traynor, Senior Director, Marketing, Motoman, Inc.; and Enrique Moran, Director of Engineering and Automation, Baxter Healthcare Corporation

9:10 - 9:55 am
(T4)
Sustainable Packaging: The Metal Food Can’s Environmental Impact
Bill Heenan, President, Steel Recycling Institute; Tom Hale, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Ball Corporation; Jeff DeLiberty, Senior Marketing Manager, Silgan Containers Corporation; and Jim Wilson, Vice President of Sales, Food Division, CROWN Food Packaging USA

10:05 - 10:50 am
(T5)
Integrating RFID Into Packages: What to Consider in Meeting Customer Requirements
John Thorn, General Manager, RFID Group, Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

10:05 - 10:50 am
(T6)
How to Improve Packaging Quality and Efficiencies Significantly
Mike Haldane, Business Manager, 3M

10:05 - 10:50 am
(T7)
What's Next in Packaging/Product Delivery Options? New Pharma Options Provide Some Answers
Neil Kozarsky, CEO, Momentus Solutions, LLC

10:05 - 10:50 am
(T8)
Capitalizing on the “Nature-Based” Packaging Trend: A Case Study
Lisa Owen, Global Business Leader for Rigid Packaging, NatureWorks LLC, Martial Guglielmi, Purchasing Manager, Auchan and Denis Gabiano, Director of Sales, Vitembal

11:00 - 11:45 am
(T9)
RFID’s ROI Is in the “Problem-Solving” Stack
Bill Arnold, Partner-Business Manager, Omron Electronics LLC

11:00 - 11:45 am
(T10)
Engineering Flexibility Into Your Packaging Operations
Edward Goldman, Senior Vice President, Foster-Miller Inc.

11:00 - 11:45 am
(T11)
Qualifying to Be a Healthcare Packaging Provider
Eric Gatmaitan, Director, SMConsulting LLC

11:00 - 11:45 am
(T12)
The Cost-Saving and Recycling Appeal of Polyolefin High-Shrink Roll-Fed Labels
Moris Amon, Technical Director, and Suner Rajan, Business Development Manager, Avery Dennison Engineered Films Division

11:55 am - 12:40 pm
(T13)
How to Meet RFID Case- and Pallet-Tagging Mandates
Ann Marie Phaneuf, Director of Marketing, Weber Marking Systems, Inc.

11:55 am - 12:40 pm
(T14)
Turning Information into Productivity: Successful Training Strategies for Manufacturing and Packaging Operations
Rande Allen, Training Manager, E2M/Polytron Training

11:55 am - 12:40 pm
(T15)
Meeting the Moisture-Protection Needs of the New Pharmaceutical Formulations
Adrian Possumato, Business Development Leader, Pharmaceuticals, Multisorb Technologies Inc.

11:55 am - 12:40 pm
(T16)
Next Generation Stand-Up Pouches: New Capabilities, New Markets
Charles Murray, President & CEO, PPI Technologies

Wednesday, September 28th

OPERATIONS
(Room N-253)

RFID
(Room N-252)

CONTROLS
(Room N-254)

MANAGEMENT
(Room N-256)

9:10 - 9:55 am
(W1)
Using System Improvement Techniques to Increase Your Packaging Throughput
Daniel G. Finazzo, P.E., Manager, Manufacturing Systems Group, Lockwood Greene Engineering, Inc.

9:10 - 9:55 am
(W2)
Moving Beyond “Slap-and-Ship” to On-Line RFID Packaging Solutions
Craig Heidorn, Product Manager, Diagraph, An ITW Company

9:10 - 9:55 am
(W3)
Maxed Out on Productivity? Take Operational Efficiencies to the Next Level With Make2Pack
John Kowal, Global Marketing Manager, Elau Inc.; David Chappell, Technology Leader, The Procter & Gamble Company; Fred Putman, Consultant, MARKEM Corporation; and Joe Faust, Electrical Engineering Manager, Douglas Machines Inc.

9:10 - 9:55 am
(W4)
How Your Packaging Choices Can Reduce “Unsaleables” and Boost Your Bottom Line
Mike Ghassali, Senior Vice President of Genco Damage Research, GENCO Distribution System

10:05 - 10:50 am
(W5)
Utilizing OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) to Maximize Packaging Line Productivity
Scott Klages, Vice President, Senior Manufacturing Consultant, Parsec Automation Corp.

10:05 - 10:50 am
(W6)
Incorporating RFID in the Package Architecture
Rick Garber, Business Unit Manager, Smart Technology, Colder Products Company

10:05 - 10:50 am
(W7)
Servo Motion Control: The Heart and Soul of Packaging
Marghub Mirza, Staff Engineer, Parker Hannifin Corporation

10:05 - 10:50 am
(W8)
Supplier Relationship Management: A Packaging Road Map
Bill Michels, CEO, ADR North America LLC

11:00 - 11:45 am
(W9)
Valuing Ergonomic Packaging Machine Design
John Van Akkeren, Vice President and General Manager, Radius Product Development Inc., Ken Sullivan, Director of Marketing, SCA Packaging, Consumer Products

11:00 - 11:45 am
(W10)
Mapping the Route to Full RFID Deployment ROI
Mike Cianfarani, Supply Chain Consultant, Siemens Logistics & Assembly Systems

11:00 - 11:45 am
(W12)
Calculating and Cutting Changeover’s High Cost
John Henry, CPP, Changeover.com