The 2025 program is here! This year's event will feature programs from The Paper and Packaging Board, H.B. Fuller, Dow Chemical, Ocean Conservancy, Scrapp, Motogo, ISTA, EFI and more!
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Sarah is a seasoned branding and marketing professional with extensive experience in consumer and stakeholder research, message development, brand strategy and the creation of integrated marketing campaigns utilizing all paid media channels. At the Paper and Packaging Board, a national consumer marketing campaign for the paper industry, she oversees industry and customer outreach and leads the development and promotion of a residential recycling initiative to educate consumers about box recycling.
Shoshana Micon is the Manager of Recycling and Packaging Sustainability for the American Forest & Paper Association. At AF&PA, she focuses on Extended Producer Responsibility
(EPR) implementation and recovered fiber issues. She currently represents AF&PA as a member of the Minnesota EPR Advisory Board. She has spent the past seven years focusing on the circular economy and sustainable materials
management and has worked on these issues at the Department of Energy, White House Council of Environmental Quality, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, and the City of San Francisco Department of the Environment. She has a Master of Environmental Management from the Yale School of Environment.
Mikey is the Co-Founder & COO of Scrapp, a waste technology and data platform on a mission to simplify waste management infrastructure to engage consumers, brands, and municipalities through accessible technology and data analytics. Scrapp's flagship products are their mobile app and separation stations that allow people to receive product, packaging, and location-specific recycling guidance in real time, all via a retail barcode scan (a.k.a GTIN). Mikey has studied over 27,000 municipal recycling programs across the USA, UK and Canada to understand strengths in recycling markets as well as the state of municipal solid waste collection. Mikey has studied in 3 different countries and has a dual degree in Mechanical Engineering and Sustainability from the University of New Hampshire.
Chantal believes that leveraging the right technology at the right time has the power to solve problems in magical ways. As a software engineer, she has been able to bring these solutions to life building tools and experiences.
Today, she applies these principles as the CTO and Co-founder of LimeLoop, developing smart sustainable packaging and the digital platform to support them
In those rare moments, when she steps away from the computer, you can usually find her with her head down in the arts & craft hobby of the month or testing out new recipes in the kitchen.
At Motogo Systems, David Ruth is leading his startup team in creating significant value for shippers, couriers, and especially customers by applying smart packaging technologies to the challenges of last-mile delivery of goods.
At IBM, David had the opportunity to spearhead many impactful solutions and systems which have been used by governments, academia, and corporations all over the world. These included advancing the state of the art in the areas of VLSI chip design & validation, computer systems, and leading-edge technical initiatives.
At ISTA, Thompson leads program development for member and non-member audiences worldwide. He also manages the go-to-market strategy and tactical execution of identified strategic programs to further penetrate key global regions.
Before ISTA, Thompson spent 29 years with Sealed Air Corporation, where he served in a variety of leadership roles, including as executive director of packaging technology and most recently as executive director of packaging design & testing centers in the Americas.
His experience ranges from packaging design engineering, to package and packaging materials testing, to developing educational programs around design, testing, marketing and more.
Kerry Sanders is the VP Market Development for EFI and focuses on driving awareness and adoption of EFI digital printing solutions for corrugated packaging in the eCommerce customer segment. Kerry's unique perspectives are informed by his executive experience in business development, operations, and marketing for Fortune 500 companies. Prior to joining EFI, Kerry served as Executive Vice President, Global Business Development at Craft Worldwide, an Interpublic Group (IPG) agency. Prior to Craft, Kerry held key leadership roles in sales and marketing at HP and Xerox, focusing on global new product introductions for digital transformations.
Mike is a leading expert in transformational logistics platforms from single-use to circularity, reducing the mountains of plastics and corrugated cardboard entering our waste stream while saving millions in packaging expenses. He received his MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Over the last 20+ years he worked at the intersection of supply chain and sustainability, including directing the Sierra Club's political operations in 20 states and building e-waste programs for companies such as Verizon, Walmart and Best Buy as the Sales and Marketing Vice President for ReCellular.
Melissa Seburg is a North American Marketing Specialist with H.B. Fuller working with our Packaging Makers, ACS and Envelope businesses. She is a Business Development and Marketing professional with 19 years of experience. Melissa is focused on strategic planning, product portfolio & innovation management that bring forth new product solutions for a more sustainable, circular future in packaging.
Arunima Saxena is a Senior Research Specialist at the Dow Chemical Company. At Dow, she leads material design and commercialization of polyethylene resins in flexible packaging. Arunima also leads application development in protective and e-commerce packaging. Her extensive research background in materials science has been instrumental in her ongoing journey of finding sustainable solutions in e-commerce packaging. Arunima earned her Doctorate and Master’s in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from S.V. National Institute of Technology, India. Arunima is passionate about science, technology and creating opportunities for people in STEM. She is active in the Society of Women’s Engineers, as well as at Dow-sponsored STEM events. In her free time, she enjoys swimming and camping with her dog.
