The staff of Plastics News would like to thank you personally for attending this year’s Plastics Caps and Closures Conference and look forward to seeing you at Plastics Caps & Closures 2018. We hope this event proved to be both inspiring and informative while enabling all of our guests with wonderful networking opportunities.
A special thank you to our speakers who have graciously provided their presentations!
Bob Bordignon, Vice President of Global Sales, MGS Mfg. Group Inc.
In-Mold Assembly of Functional Packaging: The MGS Story
Laura Bix, Associate Director, School of Packaging, Michigan State University
Poison Prevention, Product Safety and Caps Development
Kent Furst, Manager of Polymers and Materials, The Freedonia Group
The Caps and Closures Market: What to Expect Going Forward
Richard Gross, President, R.A. Gross Design LLC
Insights into Effective and Innovative Closure Designs
Alex Hoffer, Vice President of Business Development, Hoffer Plastics Corp.
Blame the Fitments
James McGetrick, Associate Director, Business Development, CSP Technologies
Combating Harmful Moisture & Gas in Packaging Headspace: Next-Generation Integrated Active Packaging
Sarah Marshall, Technical Services Leader, NOVA Chemicals
Accelerating Innovation: Using Advanced Technology in Caps & Closures
Todd Faubion, Vice President, Applications Development, Berry Global Inc.
Dan Bloom, Director of Applications Development - Food, Beverage & Spirits Closures, Berry Global Inc.
Mark Deutsch, Director of Applications Development - HHC/PC/Tubes/Jars, Berry Global Inc.
John Vassallo, Director of Applications Development - Healthcare Closures, Berry Global Inc.
Expert Review: Addressing Top Questions in Caps & Closures
Michael Urquhart, Consultant, Plastics Industry Association (PIA)
The Bottle Zone at NPE
Yoav Hoshen , Co-Founder / Executive Vice President, Water.io
Data, the Internet of Things and Smarter Packaging
James Raguckas, National Purchasing Manager – Closures, Nestlé Waters North America
Caps, Closures and End of Life Issues
Anne Johnson, Principal and Vice President, Global Corporate Sustainability, Resource Recycling Systems
Emily Tipaldo, Director, Packaging and Consumer Products, American Chemistry Council Plastics Division
The Environmental Advantage: Weighing the Natural Capital Advantages of Plastics
Roberto Ribeiro, President, Townsend Solutions
Gearing up for the Future: Mega-Trends and Market Drivers Impacting Growth & Innovation
Rick Weil, Managing Director, Mesirow Financial
Value Creation through Mergers and Acquisitions in Plastics and Packaging
Craig Smith, President, Innovative Digital Systems
An Evolution in Digital Printing
Paul Maguire, President/CEO, Riverdale Global LLC
Dissolving the Plastic Pollution Problem: How a Nano-Technology Additive Can Change the Industry
Nick Sotos, President, ID Additives Inc.
Michael Uhrain, Technical Sales Manager – Packaging, Sumitomo Demag
Increasing Production Efficiency of Custom Closures Through High-Speed Foaming Agents
Gary Burns, CEO, EAgile Inc.
RFID - Connecting Caps and Closures to the Internet of Things