2022-2023 Virtual Events

CPA is hosting virtual sessions to provide the latest trends, topical information and more, directly to you wherever you are!

There will be three sessions from November - January 2023 leading up to our in-person event in February - ENGAGE - The Contract Packaging and Manufacturing Experience.

You won’t want to miss these upcoming virtual sessions:

CP/CM Panel Discussion: The Developing Labor and Automation Paradigm

11/17/22

2:00 PM-3:30 PM

The Future of Packaging

12/15/22

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

CPG Brand Panel Discussion: Shaping the Future Supply Chain with External Manufacturing

1/19/23

2:00 PM-3:30 PM

View CPA Virtual Experience Speaker Info!

CPA Virtual Experience Pricing:

CPA, PMMI and F4SS members: FREE
Non-Members: $75 for all three sessions; $40/per session ala carte

Past CPA Virtual Experience Sessions:

State of the Industry 2020: The Untold Story - Recorded session now available to all registered attendees
Jan. 19, 2021 at 2 p.m. Eastern

Session sponsored by:

Speaker: Carl Melville, founder and chief marketing officer, The Melville Group
Moderator: Ron Puvak, executive director, CPA
Gift Sponsor: Sterling Contract Packaging, Inc.

CP/CM Panel Discussion – Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Adapting, Learning and Preparing for Long-Term Impacts
Feb. 16, 2021 at 2 p.m. Eastern

Session sponsored by:

Session Panelists: Greenseed, MSI Express, Keller Warehousing & Co-Packing
Session Moderator: Jason Tham, CEO, Nulogy
Gift Sponsor: Eric F. Greenberg, PC

CPG/Brand Panel Discussion – Utilizing your CP/CM network during COVID: What you learned how you’re preparing for the future
March 16, 2021 at 2 p.m. Eastern

Session sponsored by:

Session Panelists: Ocean Spray, Niagara Bottling, The Clorox Co.
Session Moderator: Carl Melville, founder and chief marketing officer, The Melville Group
Gift Sponsor: Delkor

Economic Trends: 10 Global Trends defining consumer behavior in 2021
April 20, 2021 at 2 p.m. Eastern

Session sponsored by:

Alison Angus, head of lifestyles, Euromonitor International and Rosemarie Downey, global head of packaging Research, Euromonitor International, David Mackinson, Research Manager, Euromonitor International
Moderator: Ron Puvak, executive director, CPA
Gift Sponsor: Lako Tool

Beyond the Staffing Agency – You can get people!
May 18, 2021 at 2 p.m. Eastern

Session sponsored by:

Speaker: Tom Landry, president, Allegiance Staffing LLC.
Moderator: Ron Puvak, executive director, CPA
Gift Sponsor: PAC Contract Services

You can get people, you can afford it but you have to be ready for the new reality.

No breaking new news here. Employees’, associates, workers are harder than ever to find and retain. There are options to make you successful and it can work. Even in today’s environment. The bad news is that what was is not today’s reality. Let’s talk about the statistics, challenges and even the headlines and learn how you can win in this competitive work environment.

Causes: stagnant for decade this is catch up, show graph, government handouts, Covid effect (fear Today’s labor market: Stats, Headlines, Challenges.
What do I do about it? Compete!
Find out what you’re really paying!
- Hidden cost that are overlooked but recoverable.
- What is the cost of mistakes? Formula
- How much is there?
- Plenty to pay what you need to get what you need not what you have learned to accept.
Real time stories and case studies will drive home the pints made.
Questions

Panel Discussion: A Growth Strategy in a Post-COVID World
June 15, 2021 at 2 p.m. Eastern

Session sponsored by:

Panelists: Tom Blaige - Chairman & CEO, Blaige & Company; Deborah Ginsburg - Founder & CEO, Shelf to Stove, LLC.; Jim Chrzan, VP of Content and Brand Development, PMMI Media Group.
Moderator: Ron Puvak, executive director, CPA
Gift Sponsor: CPA, The Association for Contract Packagers and Manufacturers