CONTRACT PACKAGING ASSOCIATION 2010 ANNUAL MEETING

February 18-21, 2010
Naples Grande Resort & Club
Naples, FL

"RIDING OUT THE STORM; LESSONS FROM SURVIVAL MASTERS"

Presentations:

The New CPG Contract Manufacturing and Packaging Industry
Lisa Shambro, Executive Director, Foundation for Strategic Sourcing

Lean Manufacturing: The New Normal
K. Donald Tham, Ph.D., P.Eng., Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, Professor of IE & Internship Coordinator, Co-Founder, Nulogy Corporation, Toronto, Canada 

Post Mortem: A Case Study on Failing to Ride Out the Storm
Rich Frain, CEO, Frain Group

CPA: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
John Riley, President, Contract Packaging Association

Safe Quality Food Institute – the Value of Third Party Accredited Auditing – Understanding SQF 2000 in the Packaging Industry
John Schulz, Director of Business Operations, Safe Quality Food Institute

Profitably GREEN
Dr. Ronald Cotterman, Executive Director Sustainability, Sealed Air

Private Label –An Underdeveloped Opportunity for Contract Packagers and supporting video
Ron McPhee, Partner, Retail Marketing Partners NA LLC

Estate Planning in 2010: Successful Owner Exits Admist Uncertain Times
Ben Gordon, Founder & Managing Director of BG Strategic Advisors

Riding out the Storm
Panel Moderator- Jim George, Editor-in-Chief, Contract Packaging Magazine
Panel- Ken Krause, Global Packaging Segment Manager Graphic Communications Group at Eastman Kodak
           Ron Reed, Supply Management Consultant formerly with M&M Mars
           Mary Tanzosh, Contract Manufacturing Development Manger, The Coca-Cola Co., CCNA

A New Day at the FDA
Eric F. Greenberg, P.C., Eric F. Greenberg, P.C.

Understanding Contract Packaging and Warehousing Law
John Horvath, P.C., Horvath & Weaver P.C.

Legal Panel with Eric Greenberg and John Horvath
John Riley, President, Contract Packaging Association

Advertising and Marketing in the new decade: More than just a 'Tweet'"
Joe Angel, Vice President, Summit Publishing Company