ADF&PCD New York's extensive conference schedule will feature high-level speakers from leading brands and institutions. Dubbed The New York Packaging Innovation Hub, ADF&PCD New York follows the successful format established by its Paris show, with its educational conference programs, Innovation Awards and exhibition. 

The PCD conference will be hosted separately to that of ADF and admission is complimentary with an ADF&PCD show badge.

The PCD conference schedule

Tuesday, September 13

10am – 11:45am “Beauty & Make Up Enhancement, The Packaging Innovation Hub”

• Chair: Henry Renella, Senior Vice President Global Package Development, The Estée Lauder Companies, USA
• Decision Making Process for Sustainable Packaging - Hae Chang Gea, Director and Program Chair, Packaging Engineering Program, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
• How to Create Brand-Enhancing Packaging Using Virtual Tools - Dan Durham, Director, Global Accounts at Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI), Holland, OH, USA
• Innovation vs. Renovation in Package Design - Alexander Kwapis, Creative Director, Fusion Packaging, USA
• Responsible Manufacturing and The Future of Fiber - Amanda Puckett, Senior Marketing Manager, Anisa International   
• Engage Consumers with Sensory Materials - Kyle Price, Senior Product Specialist, Specialty Engineered Materials, PolyOne, USA
• How to anticipate web and industry 4.0 evolutions to imagine and develop engaging luxury packaged products? - Anne-Laure Bulliffon, M. Sc., Founder & Project Director,Profil'Pack Inc., Montréal, Canada

Noon – 1:15pm “How Long Will You Be Able to Claim You're Innovative Without Proving It”

• Denis Cavallucci, Professor in Engineering of Innovation, Deputy Director of Design Engineering Lab. Insa de Strasbourg, France
• Jack Hipple, Triz and Engineering Training Services LLC, Tampa, FL, USA
• Wayne Fisher, PhD, President and Founder Rockdale Innovation, USA

2pm – 4pm “Fragrance & Perfume Sublimation - The Packaging Innovation Hub”

• Chair and Introduction: Bernard Quennessen, V.P. Packaging Concept Design, Fragrance American Brands, Coty, USA
• Co-Chair and Summary and Outlook: Marianne Rosner Klimchuk, Associate Chairperson, Packaging Design School of Art and Design, Fashion Institute of Technology
• Design, Mockup, Prototyping & 3D Printing - Jeremiah Andran, Innovations Manager, Stölzle Glass Group
• The Glass Infini Neo: Latest Breakdowns - Sheherazade Foroughi-Chamlou, VP Sales & Marketing, SGD North America, USA
• Innovative Internal Coating Solutions for Packaging - Maurice Corrigan, VP Engineering and Development, Heinz, USA,  and Christophe Wagner, Founder, Glass Surface Technology, France
• The Art of Spray - Etienne Briere, Marketing Fine Mist, Albea, France
• Decoration as the Path to Personalization - Bruno Savage, COO, Seram America, USA

4:30pm ADF&PCD2016 New-York Packaging Innovation Awards Ceremony

The jury:

o   Rafael Auras, Michigan State University
o   Hae Chang Gea, Rutgers University
o   Marianne Rosner Klimchuk, Fashion Institute of Technology
o   Henry Renella & Hervé Bouix, The Estée Lauder Companies
o   Andrew Dent, Material Connexion
o   Cindy Hunley, Spray Technology
o   Detlev Melcher, Aerosol Europe
o   Bernard Quennessen, Coty
o   Patrice Barre, L’Oréal
o   Harry Bennet, Bennent, L.L.C.
o   Ken Adams, Kao USA Inc.
o   Santiago Piedrafita, Pratt Institute
o   Liz Ritter, Executive Managing Editor, New Beauty, USA

5:30pm Cocktail Reception

Wednesday, September, 14

10am – 11:45am – “Magnifying Consumer Packaging, New Services”

• Chair: Patrice Barre, Head Of Packaging & Development, America - L’Oréal Make Up, USA
• Co-Chair: Santiago Piedrafita, Pratt Institute
• Consumer Packaging and Connectivity - Jonas Svennberg, Zenith Design, Sweden
• 2025 - Bioplastics in Rigid Consumer Packaging: Applications, Opportunities and Challenges - Michel Labonte, Solegear Bioplastics Inc., Canada
• Challenge Conventional Packaging for a Sustainable Future - Henrik Asp, Head Of Business Development Cartonboard, Billerudkorsnas USA
• French Touch: How to Take Advantage of Inserts to Enhance Your Brand - Véronique Brouaux, DS Smith Packaging Consumer, France
• Innovating in Olfactory Marketing by Combining Sophisticated Laser Cutting, Quality Printing and Cutting-Edge New Techniques in Fragrance Impregnation - Benoît Frassaint, CEO, PO Groupe, and Joep Hoffmans, President, Pronty Group
• Interactive Packaging: Current Status of Technologies - Herlé Carn, Arjowiggins

The Luxury Goods Packaging Forum

Beauty drives trends in many areas, and the LGP session opens the door to other industries --  fine foods, wine and spirits, among others -- to discover how inspiration from, and technologies in, the cosmetics industries can be applied.

1:45pm – 2:15pm “Material Insight: Cross-Pollination and Knowledge-Sharing in the Packaging Industry and Beyond”