Agenda

June 7, 2011

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3:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Las Olas Foyer
Registration
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Sky Terrace
Welcome Reception

 

Bottled Water sponsored by Ampac

Executive Courier Bags sponsored by Resin Technology inc



June 8, 2011

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7:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Las Olas Foyer
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by InterGroup International, Ltd.
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Las Olas Ballroom
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Latest Trends & Technologies in Pouch Packaging and Machinery
Dennis Calamusa, President, AlliedFlex Technologies

In recent years, a dramatic shift toward a wide variety of new pouch formats and innovations has meant the emergence of a major pouch movement. In an always enlightening and provocative speech, Dennis Calamusa, one of the industry’s longtime leading influencers, will explore the latest pouch packaging trends and technologies solving today’s most challenging applications. This keynote address will feature a visual and digital montage of how technologies, machinery and packaging structures will affect the future of flexible packaging.
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Las Olas Foyer
Networking Break
Sponsored by ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc.
10:00 - 12:00 p.m.
Las Olas Ballroom

TECHNOLOGIES & INNOVATIONS SESSION I The Consolidation of Flexible Packaging: A Key Driver for the Future
Rick Weil, Director- Investment Banking, Mesirow Financial

Mesirow Financial is a leader in advising flexible packaging companies on merger and acquisition transactions.  Rick Weil will offer an insightful overview of recent trends and events in the flexible packaging merger and acquisition marketplace. You will learn about valuation metrics, notable recent activity, the implications of the private equity community in flexible packaging, and key drivers and rationale for transactions as the industry consolidates globally.

Connecting With the Consumer: Branding and Communicating the Benefits of Retort Packaging
Christopher Nunes, CEO, Cornerstone Strategic Branding

The use of retort packaging is on the rise globally as manufacturers and consumers discover the benefits of this technology in its “new” form versus traditional retort cans and jars and frozen-food packaging. Hear what is taking place in this dynamic market and discover how manufacturers are communicating the benefits of retort for the pouches, trays, cups and bowls from a top branding company that has been involved in the process. This session will also reveal the 10 best practices/principles for creating effective packaging communication for retort.

New Considerations for the Condiment Pouch: A Talk With Unilever
Myra Onesimus, Senior Packaging Engineer, Unilever
Sal Pellingra, Director of Innovation, Ampac

Unilever’s’ E-Z Zip reclosable, standup pouch for Hellmann’s® is a groundbreaking flexible package that replaces traditional corrugated packaging, holding 75 single-serve packages sold by bulk retailers. Learn from Unilever’s Myra Onesimus, one of the developers of this innovative package, why this was a critical step forward in the condiment market and how the pouch format was reconstructed. The pouch was a recent winner at the 2011 Ameristar awards.

12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Atlantic Ballroom
Networking Lunch

1:15 - 3:00 p.m.
Las Olas Ballroom
THE MARKET LANDSCAPE
New Technologies and Trends Affecting Key Pouch Segments


Pet Treat and Pet Food Market

David Staker, President/CEO, Plastic Packaging Technologies LLC

Pet food packaging and pet treat applications continue to experience high growth, and new trends in packaging formats and pouch configurations could make a difference, as could sustainability and source-reduction efforts.  Learn what technologies are emerging, such as the box pouch, and how printed packaging formats could drive change.

Healthcare/Pharma Market

Dhuanne Dodrill, President, Rollprint Packaging Products, Inc.

Hear from a leading converter of flexible material for medical and pharmaceutical applications how new technologies and market change will affect one of the most prominent growth areas for pouches and bags. How will the emergence of new film structures and formulations affect this rising market?

Liquid Packaging Market
Danny Beard, President, Packaging Specialists, Inc.

A tremendous amount of new products have been introduced in liquid beverages and other liquids over the past year, including the new Gatorade Prime pouch and other specialty drinks. Find out how this market is offering encouraging growth unseen since the launch of Capri-Sun in pouches years ago and whether flexible packaging will compete with rigid formats for market penetration.

Food Market
Laurens Last, President, IPN Europe

As one of the largest global segments of packaging, food has always been a key driver of change. The advent of the pouch in the food market continues to make major market strides worldwide. Laurens Last, president of IPN Europe, will share the global landscape of food packaging and the pouch, offer new innovations and technologies on the near-term horizon and share unique dispensing technologies that will add more value to food pouches.

A Case Study in Success: The Sunkist Pouch
Danny Beard, President, Packaging Specialists, Inc.
Sunkist Energy/BioBev
Terry Baker, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Fres-co System USA


Sunkist made one of the most promising developments in liquid packaged in pouches when it recently launched a new pouch for bulk sizes. Hear how new technologies surrounding both the dispensing unit and processing affected the launch and how the brand owner sizes up the market for specialty drinks and how that could be profoundly affected by the new pouch.

3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Las Olas Foyer
Networking Break
Sponsored by Zip-Pak and ZipBox
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Las Olas Ballroom
Global Trends in Pouches: What’s Coming to North America From Other Regions?
Sal Pellingra, Director of Innovation, Ampac
Joachim Antz, General Manager, Germany, Ampac


Hear a penetrating discussion of some of the key trends and technologies in pouches arriving from Europe and other parts of the globe that could influence how North America moves forward in its pouch development. With many of the current pouch structures and formats originating in foreign markets, this session will offer a look at emerging opportunities coming from the global market, and the foremost challenges they pose for pouches globally.

Evolving and Emerging Flexible Pouch Technologies in Japan

Edge Stand™ & MicroSteamer™ Pouch and Flat-Zip™ Reclosure Innovations: Development & Commercialization Overview
Sakaru Takahashi, President, Chokoku Plast Corp.

Learn how this Japanese-based converter took fresh ideas in standup pouches from initial concept through to successful commercial applications with a number of leading food CPGs. Understand how a self-venting microwavable package has penetrated some key Frozen/Chilled market segments, and take a look at a zipper option that is just now on the cusp of commercialization.

Global Pouch Technologies Panel Discussion

Moderator:
Neil Kozarsky, President/CEO, T.H.E.M.
Panelists:
Steve Gosling, President, Cheer Pack North America

Joerg Schoenwald, Principal, Schoenwald Consulting
Tom Blaige, CEO, Managing Partner, Blaige & Company

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Atlantic Ballroom
Global Pouch Exhibition & Networking Reception

June 9, 2011

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7:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Las Olas Foyer
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Las Olas Ballroom

TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONS SESSION II

The Innovations Edge: The Consumer, Financial and Packaging Implications of New Pouch Formats
Lynn Dornblaser, Director, Custom Solutions Group, Mintel International
Joseph Pryweller, Editor/Conference Director, Packaging Strategies


In an energetic and entertaining session, Lynn Dornblaser and Joseph Pryweller will offer their brief insights into some of the new and emerging pouches on the market and how they are dictated by the business/financial markets, the consumer markets, and technologies in the packaging industry. You'll learn:
  • How company business and financial strategies lead to the introduction of new pouches and flexible formats
  • How consumer market trends have an impact on the commercialization of new flexible packaging in North America and globally
  • How new technologies and package structures are affecting the introduction of pouches and bags and where that will lead
Exclusive Introduction
Innovations in Dual Chamber Pouch Design and Reliability
Joe Kornick, President, Kornick Lindsay
David Wallan, Director, IP and Licensing, DuPont

Dual-chamber pouches have many benefits but also have major issues with standing up and with seal failure. In a new development that is set for commercialization, the Genesis Duo-Pouch harnesses advances in science, technology and design to deliver “just in time” products reliably.  Learn about some of the new applications for the Duo-Pouch from functional food to pharmaceuticals, and gain insight into how the new pouches offer an evolution in dual-chamber structures and surmount barriers to entry that could lead to new product introductions.

High-Speed, Premade Pouch Filling and Sealing Technology Advancements to Replace the Traditional Steel Can
Karl Angele, Managing Director, Herman Waldner GmbH & Co.
Jeffrey Crangle, General Manager, Packaging Technologies and Inspection  (PTI)
Uwe Peregi, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc.


Premade pouches have had difficulty replacing canning and glass packaging, regardless of consumer preferences, due to limited packaging output capabilities available to fill & seal equipment. Discover new technology that will jump start the migration from can and glass manufacturing to pouches for high-production facilities. You'll learn of the proven savings related to material costs, transportation, storage and energy and how high-speed automation, combined with traditional sealing techniques, could propel pouches into new areas where high-volume production is required.

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Las Olas Foyer
Networking Break

10:30 - 12:15 p.m.
Las Olas Ballroom
Beverage Development for Pouch Products and Global Beverage
Trends in Pouches

Mark Lazar, Senior Director, Beverage Business Unit, WILD Flavors Inc.

Demand for pouches in the United States is forecast to climb 6.1 percent per year to $7.9 billion in 2012. Aesthetic appeal, recloseable components, portability and lightweighting are a few of the key issues affecting this sharp growth rate. This session, from a pioneering name in the field, will discuss current and future beverage development for pouch products in the U.S. marketplace, offering a brief summary of the market demand for alternative packaging in beverages and showcasing the development process within the context of global beverage trends and consumer trends.

Building Carton & Aseptic Package Recycling Access Nationwide
Jim Frey, Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Resource Recycling Systems

With the growing consumer demand for environmentally friendly packaging and new government policies taking effect, the Carton Council is working to increase access to carton and aseptic packaging recycling.  Understand how aseptic packaging and cartons are recycled, why this recycling is important, the data metrics used to achieve household counts and how the Carton Council will work through end markets to meet their 60% access goals. You'll gain new information on the recycling of pouches and bags that fit into this groundbreaking work.

Latest Innovations in Aseptic Flexible Packaging
Terry Baker, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Fres-Co System USA

Learn about continued growth in aseptic processing in foodservice pouches and dispensing systems and how these systems are offering more value to pouch production in high volume applications. Attendees will gain insight into the latest innovations in aseptic packaging, already highly popular in Europe and coming to North America, and how that will drive further market growth


Package Introduction!
Hook-to-Hook as an Alternative Closure Technology for Pouches
Jim Pease, Director of Pouch Division, Karlville Development

Easy to apply, easy to use, reliable and cost effective closure systems are a critical part of a successful flexible packaging solution.  Karlville Development Group has worked closely with Velcro, the world leader in hook & loop fasteners, during the past several years to develop a new hook-to-hook closure and system to apply this closure in stand-up and three-side seal pouches.  It is now possible to apply this closure efficiently on pre-made pouch making machines or on FFS type machines. The exciting new innovation reflects the dynamic nature of the pouch market.
12:00 noon Forum Adjourns

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