WEDNESDAY  DECEMBER 5, 2007 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

 Day One

08:00 – 08:45	Registration and continental breakfast
08:45 – 09:00	Introduction Stanley (Stan) Sacharow, Executive Director The Packaging Group Inc, United States of America
09:00 – 09:30	Keynote Speaker: How We Brought Gourmet Home - Delivering Quality Food in a Pouch Nic Wheater, Director of Special Projects and Innovation Baxters Food Group, United Kingdom        How Scotland’s historic quality food company achieve excellence with new packaging formats.
09:30 – 10:00	Branding and Communicating the Benefits of Retort Packaging Christopher Nunes, CEO Cornerstone Strategic Branding, United States of America How to play to strengths and satisfy growing consumer needs for ambient foods
10:00 – 10:30	Our Role as Makers of Packaging for Retorted Products Martin Hauk, Marketing Manager Flexibles Europe Huhtamaki Ronsberg, Germany
10:30 – 11:00	The Retort Pouch - Exceeding Customer Requirements Rani Stern PhD, Chief Technical Officer CLP Industries Ltd, Israel CLP has developed its marketplace for pouches and lidding that satisfy technical and commercial needs alongside existing suppliers
11:00 – 11:30	Refreshments
11:30 – 12:00	How we Provide Fast Solutions for New Retorted Products Andrea Lazzara ELAG Verpackungen AG, Switzerland Elag has many years of  experience and a reputation for reliable service with the retortable pouch users worldwide.
12:00 – 12:30	Food Takes Form – A New Retortable Packaging System Thomas Dintelmann PhD, Packaging Development Sig Combibloc, Germany Retortable containers made from the Sig-Combibloc technology will further enhance ambient food consumption and lead growth in the marketplace.
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 14:30	The Success of the Single Serve Pouch in the Food Industry Eveline Wagner, Application Engineering Manager - Consumer Flexibles Mondi Packaging Flexibles GmbH, Austria
14:30 – 15:00	Retort Pouches with Spouts – Defining the Right Machines and Materials Henno Hensen, CEO Hensen Packaging Concept, Germany Why adding a spout can develop a new market for existing brands
15:00 – 15:30	Ultrasonic Sealing – The Superior Alternative to Heat Sealing, RF-Welding or Hot Melt Hartmunt Möglich, Business Development Manager Packaging Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik GmbH & Co KG, Germany Getting it right first time, secure and safe seals and how to do it!
15:30 – 15:50	Refreshments
15:50 – 16:20	Non-Destructive Inspection Techniques for Retorted Products Tony Stauffer, President Packaging Technologies and Inspection LLC, United States of America Confirming the processes used in retortable foods are safely contained in the pack before shipment
16:20 – 16:50	The Future is Bright for Premade Pouches Jacques Simonin Totani Europe High speed pouch making equipment from Totani keeps costs down and quality up.
17:00	Close

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