Sessions

Monday, September 29, 2025
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM																Advancing the Circular Economy with Breakthrough Material Identification Technology Peter Chauvel, Strategy & Operations Lead at Google X, The Moonshot Factory Jill Martin, Sr Fellow at The Dow Chemical Company Watch Now
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM																A Supplier’s Role in Creating a Sustainable Value Chain Nate Pajka, Sustainability Manager at Metsä Board Watch Now
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM																Sustainable Packaging Impact On Consumer Behavior Kasra Eskandari, Director, Sales Consulting-Omnishopper at NielsenIQ Eric Wagatha, SVP, Consulting SA&I at NielsenIQ Watch Now
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM																Streamlining Operations with Right-Sized Packaging Solutions for a Sustainable Future Jack Smith, Director, Business Development at Packsize Watch Now
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM																Packaging Waste, Circularity, and the EPR Mandate to Create ROI Gary Brinkmann, Chief Revenue Officer at Sebright Products, Inc. Watch Now
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM																EPR & EPS: What's Next for Transport Packaging? Joe Grzyb, Director of Sustainability at EFP, LLC. Watch Now
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM																How PPWR Will Shape EPR: A Future Look at Packaging Policy Philippe Blank, Sustainability at Henkel Corporation Watch Now
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM																Tape Smarter: Rethinking Packaging Tape to Eliminate Virgin Plastic Bradley Dunlap, Product Manager at Shurtape Watch Now
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM																Building the Business Case for Sustainability John Garnett, SVPTechnicalSustainabilityInnovation at CharterNextGeneration Watch Now
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM																Legislation is Here— Is Your Packaging Ready? Curt Kozart, Chief Operating Officer at Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) Watch Now
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM																Evolving E-Commerce Packaging Materials Bradley McLeod, Business Development Director – Packaging Materials Innovation at Henkel Corporation Watch Now
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM																Driving Sustainable Savings & Circularity in Packaging Ricardo Cardoso, CEO at Trioworld North America Watch Now
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM																Who Really Cares About Sustainable Packaging? Britt Staley, Srdirectornewproductdevelopment at SmurfitWestrock Watch Now
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM																What Your Business Needs to Know About Preventing Plastic Resin Loss Charlotte Dreizen, Director, Sustainability & Environment at Plastics Industry Association Watch Now
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM																Driving Efficiency in Compressed Air With Data & AI Amit Patel, Director Intelligent Automation at Emerson Watch Now
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM																EPR Developments Shaping the U.S. Landscape: What You Need To Know Jason Bergquist, CEO - North America at RecycleMe Watch Now
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM																Understanding Embodied Energy in Cold Chain: A Life Cycle Analysis Keith Baechle, Chief Commercial Officer at Nordic Cold Chain Solutions Ben Shore, Chief Product Officer at Nordic Cold Chain Solutions Watch Now