Conference Schedule
Monday, June 4
WIPES Academy
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Instructor: Rob Johnson, PE, Principal, Smith, Johnson & Associates
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From wipes design and production to cost implications and packaging, the two-day WIPES Academy is centered on every facet of the multibillion dollar wipes product and marketing sector from raw materials, converting, wet and dry wipes to medical, industrial, and consumer wipes. The course is essential for technical and management professionals interested in learning the research, development, and manufacturing of wipes.
Pre-registration is required.
Tuesday, June 5
Welcome Reception
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Signature Room at the 95th®
875 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Kick off WOW 2018 with Chicago’s most stunning panoramic city view of the miracle mile from atop the 95th floor of the iconic John Hancock Center. Enjoy upscale bites and refreshments while you create new relationships and reconnect with peers at this complimentary welcome reception. RSVP Required.
Wednesday, June 6
Breakfast Connections
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Start your day with a continental breakfast each morning before the conference and engage face-to-face connections with your customers, business prospects and peers. INDA’s staff can help make any introductions you need – just ask us.
Welcome
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Moderator: Dave Rousse, President Emeritus, INDA
Keynote
9:05 am - 10:00 am
Moderator: Dave Rousse, President Emeritus, INDA
Gen Z Deciphered: Insights and Strategies for Marketers
Kit Yarrow, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Golden Gate University
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Consumer Trends & Market Data I
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Moderator: Dave Rousse, President Emeritus, INDA
Fostering Independence & Health: Wipes for an Aging Population
James Selm, Assistant Product Manager, Suominen
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Coffee & Networking Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Consumer Trends & Market Data II
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Moderator: Dave Rousse, President Emeritus, INDA
Quantifying the Nonwoven Wipes Markets: Known Knowns, Unknown Knowns and Unknown Unknowns
Brad Kalil, Director of Market Intelligence and Economic Insights, INDA
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Wet Wipes: An Evolution Over Four Decades and a Peek Going Forward
Lorraine Crosbie, Business Unit Director, Innovation Process Manager, Rockline Industries
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Lunch (On Your Own)
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Coffee & Networking Break
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Preservatives & Active Ingredients: The Workhorses Within
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Moderator: Robert Johnson, Principal, Smith, Johnson & Associates
Product Stability and Preservation of Wipes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
David Steinberg, President, Steinberg & Associates
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Alternative Preservative Technology to the Rescue!
David Koehl, Global Business Manager - Home & Personal Care, Troy Corporation
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The FDA Issues New Rules for OTC Topical Antimicrobial Products: What’s Next for Wet Wipe Manufacturers?
Hans Hummel, Global Marketing Manager, Hygiene & Preservation - Marketing, Lonza Inc.
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Coffee & Networking Break
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
The World of Wipes Innovation Award® Presentations
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Moderator: Jeff Willis, Principal, Nonwovens By Design
Lifetime Technical Achievement Award Presentation
5:00 pm - 5:05 pm
Moderator: Dave Rousse, President Emeritus, INDA
Tabletop Displays and Reception
5:05 pm - 7:00 pm
Get in front of wipe leaders, innovators, and prospective customers from all over the world. You won't just meet potential clients. You'll meet potential collaborators.
A World of Wipes® tabletop display has proven to be one of the most cost effective ways to reach out to hundreds of wipes senior leaders in one place at one time to promote your brand, products, and yourself.
Tabletop displays are limited.
Please reserve your space quickly.
Dine With Industry Thought Leaders
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Separate Fee - $150 - Space is limited. Pre-registration required.
Dining with industry thought leaders provides an opportunity for WOW participants to meet with decision makers from select areas of the value chain in a relaxed atmosphere. You’ll learn what these decision makers are watching, buying or simply interested in learning more about. It’s an excellent opportunity for business owners, marketing and sales, and business development professionals to gain valuable insights through the exchange of thought-provoking conversation.
Select your table and reserve your seat at one of Chicago’s quintessential restaurants and join six of your industry peers. Tables are hosted by one of the Industry Thought Leaders below:
Monica Becker, Co-Director & Project Lead, Innovation, Green Chemistry & Commerce Counsel
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Annie Weisbrod, Principal Scientist, The Procter & Gamble Company
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Thursday, June 7
Breakfast Connections
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Substrate Innovation: Revolutionary Fibers & Fabric Performance I
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Moderator: Michael Fitzgerald, VP Sales & Marketing, Albaad USA, Inc.
Developments in Microfiber and Microfilament Wipes
Jonathan Layer, Business Development Manager - Americas, Fibertex Nonwovens
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Sustainable Wipes: The Natural Choice Impacting Our Future
Santosh Chavan, Vice President - Global Product Development, Jacob Holm & Sons AG
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Approaches for Improving the Wet Strength and Dispersibility of Wetlaid Spunlace Wipes
Matthew Tipper, Ph.D., Operations Director, Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute (NIRI)
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Coffee & Networking Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Substrate Innovation: Revolutionary Fibers & Fabric Performance II
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Moderator: Michael Fitzgerald, VP Sales & Marketing, Albaad USA, Inc.
New Lyocell Fibers for Wet Wipe Applications
Martina Opietnik, Project Manager - Product R&D, Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
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Non-Chemical Method for Improved Whiteness of Greige Cotton
Michael Easson, Research Chemist, Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC), ARS-USDA
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Nanoengineered Cotton Wipes
Sunghyun Nam, Research Materials Engineer, Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC), ARS-USDA
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Lunch (On Your Own)
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Coffee & Networking Break
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Point of Purchase Decision Drivers: Packaging & Sustainability I
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Moderator: Kyra Dorsey, Ph.D., Product Development Manager, Suominen
Packaging for the Future of Wet Wipes
John Wilson, Senior Marketing Manager, Bemis Company, Inc.
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Status Quo, Innovation, and Actual Sustainability
Annie Weisbrod, Principal Scientist, The Procter & Gamble Company
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The Hunt for Sustainable, Green Chemistries for Wipes
Monica Becker, Co-Director & Project Lead, Innovation, Green Chemistry & Commerce Counsel
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Coffee & Networking Break
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Point of Purchase Decision Drivers: Packaging & Sustainability II
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Moderator: Kyra Dorsey, Ph.D., Product Development Manager, Suominen
Turning a Trickle into a Firehose: Driving True Sustainability in Nonwovens
Jacquelyn Pohl, Senior Scientist, Burt's Bees
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A Paradigm for Sustainable Wipes
Martin Wolf, Director Product Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation
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The Future of Fragrance: Functional Sustainability
Tom Meyer, VP, Innovation And Sustainability, Chemia Corporation
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Tabletop Displays and Reception
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Friday, June 8
Breakfast Connections
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Institutional Wipe Trends & Areas for Growth
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Moderator: Heidi Beatty, Chief Executive Officer, Crown Abbey, LLC
Global Wipes Marketplace: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in Retail and Institutional Settings
Siana Jannesari, Tissue And Hygiene Analyst, Euromonitor International
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The Evolution of Disinfectants in Healthcare Infection Prevention
Rick Morgan, Global Marketing Director - Infection Prevention, Diversey, Inc.
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Get Your Score Up, from the Floor Up! –The Case for Single-use Disposables (vs. Laundered Towels) to Address High-touch Healthcare Surfaces
Matthew Schiering, Principal, Sheer Strategy
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Progress on the Flushability Issue
10:30 am - 11:25 am
Moderator: Dave Rousse, President Emeritus, INDA
Flushable Wipes - A Global Perspective
Dave Rousse, President Emeritus, INDA
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GD4 – Update to the Flushability Assessment for Disposable Nonwoven Wipes
James Loftus, Ph.D., Sales Executive, SGS-IPS Testing
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Announcing The World of Wipes Innovation Award® Winner
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Moderator: Dave Rousse, President Emeritus, INDA
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PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE
- Monday, June 4
- WIPES Academy
- Tuesday, June 5
- WIPES Academy
- WOW Welcome Reception
- Wednesday, June 6
- Conference Presentations
- Award Presentations
- Tabletop Displays
- Dining with Industry
Thought Leaders
- Thursday, June 7
- Conference Presentations
- Tabletop Displays
- Friday, June 8
- Conference Presentations
- World of Wipes
Innovation Award®
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INDA gratefully acknowledges and thanks the contributions of the following individuals for their support and development of the 2018 World of Wipes® program:
- Heidi Beatty
Project Manager Consultant
Crown Abbey, LLC - Leighann Burke
Customer Marketing Manager
Kimberly-Clark Corporation - Kyra Dorsey
Product Development Manager
Suominen - Michael Fitzgerald
VP Sales & Marketing
Albaad USA, Inc. - Weini Girmai
Sr. Account Executive
Auriga Polymers, Inc. - Dawn Huston
Director Of Product Marketing, Wipes, Americas
Berry Global, Inc. - Robert Johnson
Principal
Smith, Johnson & Associate - Jonathan Layer
Business Development Manager – Americas
Mogul South Carolina Nonwovens Corporation - Janet O’Regan
Director, Nonwovens Marketing
Cotton Incorporated - Shana Owens
Sales Manager – Convenience
Suominen - John Poccia
Consultant
Poccia Consulting - Jay Roth
Sales Manager
Elsner Engineering Works, Inc. - Michael Sherman
National Sales Manager
PDI, Inc./Nice Pak - Vinitkumar Singh
Product Development Engineer
Jacob Holm - Jeff Slosman
President
National Wiper Alliance Inc. - Laura Steinbacher
Category Product Manager
Rockline Industries - Mark Steinbrecher
Sales Manager Nonwoven
Optima Machinery Corporation - Bradley Van Pay
National Account Manager
Georgia-Pacific Nonwovens Group - Tracy Wilkins
Consultant/Advisor - Jeff Willis
Principal
Nonwovens By Design - John Wilson
Senior Marketing Manager
Bemis Company, Inc. - CK Wong
Chairman, CEO
U.S. Pacific Nonwovens Industry Ltd.
The WOW program is subject to change. The opinions expressed during the conference are those of the speakersand not necessarily that of INDA or its Board of Directors.