AGENDA

SYMPOSIUM 2024 AGENDA

SYMPOSIUM RECEPTION 2024
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024, 5:30pm-9:00pm

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SYMPOSIUM 2024
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
Cal Poly, Multi-Activity Center (MAC)

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8:30-9:00
Hot Breakfast

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9:00-9:15
POLY PACK

Evan Kim, Gabby Lin ,
Zach Han
Symposium Directors
 

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9:15-9:45

MILL ROCK

Julia Willsie

Senior Sales Executive, Mill Rock Packaging 

Core Challenges in a Packaging Circular Economy.
 

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9:45-10:15

AMAZON

Paul Marchetti
Sr. Mgr. of Engineering and Sustainability

Road to Recyclability
 

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10:15-10:30
BREAK
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10:30-11:00

ABBVIE

Ryan Stolenzenbach
Program Manager, Sustainability, Global Packaging 

Sustainability – A Part of Everything We Do
 

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11:00-11:30

MATTEL

Adam O’Connor
Manager of Package Engineering

The Future of Packaging is FUN
 

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11:30-12:15

WOMEN IN 
PACKAGING PANEL

• Caitlin Salaverria, ICPF

• Lorraine Tang, Apple 

• Katie Worland, Boston Scientific

• Sarah Marchetti, TransPak

• Maribel Morales, Clorox​

Panel Discussion

 

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12:15-13:00
LUNCH

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13:00-13:30

TRANSPAK

Kevin Marchetti
Packaging Design Engineer II

Carbon Point System
 

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13:30-14:00

ICPF

Caitlin Salaverria
President, International Corrugated Packaging Foundation

Prioritizing Sustainability: The Corrugated Packaging Industry
 

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14:00-14:30

TRAYAK

Mary Ellen OToole 

Sustainability Analyst

Beyond Traditional Testing: A Holistic Framework to Assess Packaging Performance

 

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14:30-14:45
BREAK

 

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14:45-15:15​

JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Casey Nakamura

Staff Package Engineer
Sustainable Packaging in MedTech?
 
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15:15-15:45
IMPOSSIBLE FOODS
Laura Shimmin

Director of Packaging

LCA 101: Why our mission-driven company wraps our food in plastic
 

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15:45-16:15
POLYPACK
Evan Kim, Gabby Lin , Zach Han
Symposium Directors

Tim Kozine and Bryan Fang
Silent Auction Chairs

Closing
Giveaway Prize &
Silent Auction Announcements
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16:30-17:00
Packaging Lab Tour

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19:00-22:00
Banquet & Silent Auction

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