Virtual Events

Virtual Events - 2021 Virtual Events

During this crucial time for the contract packaging and contract manufacturing (CP/CM) industry, CPA is hosting virtual sessions to provide the latest trends, topical information and more, directly to you wherever you are.

All attendees of each session will be entered into a drawing sponsored by one of our members!

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

 

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CPA Virtual Experience Pricing:

  • CPA members: FREE
  • Non-Members: $99 for all six 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