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Tuesday, June 27, 2017 8:00
9:00
MARKET OVERVIEW 9:10
9:40 10:10 Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Registration and welcome coffee Opening announcements
Flexible packaging trends shaping new market opportunities Ms. Charmaine Russell, Unit Manager – Consumer Packaging, APPLIED MARKET INFORMATION Ltd., United Kingdom
Convenience foods market trends & packaging requirements Mr. Arnaud Brunet, Convenience Foods & Fluids Business Director EMEA, SEALED AIR, France
Packaging case study Special announcement coming soon!
10:40-11:10 Coffee break SESSION 1 – ADVANCED MATERIALS 11:10
8:30 Welcome coffee 9:00
Opening announcements SESSION 4 – IMPROVING PERFORMANCE
9:10 What’s your label? Mr. Tim Bohlke, Head of Brand Owner Management, AVERY DENNISON, United States
9:40
How additive masterbatches facilitate the challenges of multilayer packaging films Mr. Patrick Brandhoff, Technical Customer Service, R&D, CONSTAB POLYOLEFIN ADDITVES GmbH, Germany
10:10
Precision packaging resins Dr. Sekhar Sundaram, R&D Platform Leader, THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, United States
Testing and predicting impact puncture resistance of multilayer flexible packaging films Mr. Barry Morris, Technical Fellow, DUPONT, United States
11:40
Enhancing sensory experience in flexible films Mr. Douglas Brownfield, Strategic Marketing & Business Manager, AMPACET CORPORATION, United States
12:10 Migration and heat sealing in polyolefin films Dr. Ranadip Ganguly, Polymer Research Scientist, Product Development, BRASKEM AMERICA, United States
12:40-1:40 Lunch 1:40
Next Generation Slip Additives for Low CoF PE Films Mr. Ted Hays, Senior Thermoplastics Specialist, DOW CORNING, United States
SESSION 2 – SUSTAINABILITY IN PACKAGING 2:10
2:40
Natural capital advantage - plastics and sustainability Ms. Emily Tipaldo, Director, Packaging & Consumer Products, AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PLASTICS DIVISION, United States
Biocompostable flexible packaging - are we asking for too much? Dr. Yifat Bareket, CTO, TIPA CORP., Isreal
3:10-3:40 Coffee break sponsored by: 3:40
New corona treating technology reduces waste, increases efficiency and improves operator safety Ms. Gina Vicini, Marketing Project Coordinator, ENERCON, United States
SESSION 3 – PRODUCT SAFETY
4:10 Managing global food packaging compliance Dr. Mitchell Cheeseman, Managing Director Environmental and Life Sciences, STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP, United States
4:40 5:10
Risk mitigation: Is my packaging safe? Ms. Denise Crotty, Product Regulatory Professional, ASHLAND LLC, United States
Afternoon wrap up and questions 5:15-6:40 Cocktail reception
AMI reserves the right to alter the program without notice. The latest program including any new speakers or changes to schedules can be viewed on our website:
www.amiplastics-na.com
10:40-11:10 Coffee break sponsored by: SESSION 5 – BARRIER PACKAGING
11:10 New HDPE resins offer enhancements for new packaging films Mr. Thomas J. Schwab, Technical Film Specialist, LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES, United States
11:40
Importance of tie layers characteristics in oxygen barrier reclosable packaging Dr. Robert Christophe, R&D Manager, BOSTIK, France and Dr. Richard Rebizak, Technical Development Manager, ARKEMA, France
SESSION 6 – MANUFACTURING IN PRACTICE
12:10 A comparison of extrusion processes and their effect on film properties Dr. Michael Andrews, Process Technology & Application Development, WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER CORP., United States
12:40-1:40 Lunch 1:40
2:10
Adhesive lamination: New technologies in adhesive lamination Mr. Giancarlo Caimmi, Corporate Commercial Director, NORDMECCANICA NA, United States
Upstream retrofitting for improved blown film quality, productivity & profitability Mr. Steven Gammell, Regional Sales Manager, DOTECO INC., United States
2:40 Microscopic techniques for the characterization of polyethylene film structures Dr. Garry Yamashita, Additives Research Scientist, NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION, Canada
3:10 3:15
Afternoon wrap up and questions Conference ends
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