AGENDA FOR 2025

Our program is always a blend of packaging industry analysis and insights, market data, business opportunities, and technical advancements. The Packaging Conference 2025 is no exception.

7:00 AM
NETWORKING BREAKFAST
 
7:55 AM
WELCOME BACK TUESDAY & INTRODUCTIONS
John Maddox - The Packaging Conference
8:00 AM
Pretium Sustainable Packaging Awards
Lisa Huett - Pretium Packaging
8:30 AM
KEYNOTE: Latin America Investment Opportunities in Plastics and Regional Logistics within Free Trade Zones
Dario Herrera - Manabí Development & Investment Corporation
9:00 AM
Global Packaging Consolidation – Unique M&A Opportunities in Latin America
Thomas Blaige - Blaige & Company
9:30 AM
Commissioning the Flagship PEF Plant
Bart Langius - Avantium Renewable Polymers
10:00 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
 
10:30 AM
Glass: Clarity, Taste and Sustainability
Bryan Vickers - Glass Packaging Institute (GPI)
11:00 AM
Achieve Sustainability While Navigating Diverse Landscapes
Vince Daniel - Huhtamaki
11:30 AM
Global View of the Aluminum Beverage Can Industry
Daniel Abramowicz, Ph.D. - Metal Packaging Consultant
12:00 PM
NETWORKING LUNCH
 
1:25 PM
WELCOME BACK FROM LUNCH & INTRODUCTIONS
John Maddox - The Packaging Conference
1:30 PM
Modern Secondary Packaging Solutions for the Age of Sustainability
Peter Brücker - KHS GmbH
2:00 PM
Connecting Technology to Sustainability and Business Value
Nadeem Amin - Netstal Inc.
2:30 PM
Processing rPET for Beverage Preform Manufacturing: the Latin America Perspective
Giacomo Bertini - SACMI Imola S.C.
3:00 PM
Enabling Technologies for Circular Packaging
Dave Morton - Husky Technologies
3:30 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
 
4:00 PM
PET in Latin America: optimization through automation and digitalization
Sergio Ruiz - Agr International, Inc.
4:30 PM
PCR Snapshot #3: Is the Process Window Evaluation Real?
Kevin Ortman, PhD - PTI
5:00 PM
Advancing Technology for Improving rPET Quality
Andrea Smith - Avient Corporation
5:30 PM
The Future of Converters in a Multi-Continent, and Multi-Material Environment
Thomas Busard - Plastipak Packaging