Annual Conference

Gerry O'Brion: Growth Through Innovation -  Innovation Stage 3 (N-4585)

Gerry O’Brion, author “They Buy Your Because”

Join us as Gerry combines his corporate executive experiences to develop the Framework

Move to CPC Conference room N427D and Networking Break

Barb Stuckey: MATTSON - Macro Trends Impacting Food & Beverages

Barb Stuckey returns to the agenda this year to provide her team’s findings related to consumer drivers for product purchases

Sarah Rink: Hospitality Innovation Brands - HPP Success, From Annual Conference to New Product Launch

Sarah Rink will share her team's learnings as they went from investigating HPP to business set up and product launch

Materials Panel: Captiva and Teinnovations

Insights on Latest Materials Trends and Innovations for HPP Products: Featuring Leon Morgenstern from Captiva and Daniel Tein from Teinnovations

Lunch

The International Spotlight: Daily Dose and Ventolini

Keeping with our tradition and success, This session features HPP experts from the UK and Colombia, continuing the trend of diverse business leaders attending the conference.

Dr. Bruce Welt: UF - Robust Advanced Recycling Makes All Plastics Circular Without Sorting

Dr. Bruce Welt, of University of Florida presents his findings from studies addressing methods to reuse plastics

HPP and Deli Meat Safety – A Proven Solution

Mary-Grace C. Danao from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Discusses Critical Issues in the Deli Meat Industry

CPC Annual Update

Networking Reception

Conference concludes