Conference Program (as of August 19)
SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 18
Morning Sessions
9:30 - 9:35 Opening Welcome
Nicholas Georges, Senior Director, Scientific & International
Affairs, Household & Commercial Products Association
9:35 - 9:55 Challenges & Opportunities in Today’s
Polarized Political Environment, Steve Caldeira, President &
CEO, Household & Commercial Products Association
9:55 - 10:10 Buying Green—Consumer Perspectives on
Sustainability in 2019, Michael Mapes, CEO, Exal Corporation
10:10 - 10:30 Innovate Your Way to Sustainability
Chantelle Moore, Account Manager, Honeywell
10:30 - 10:40 Break
10:40 - 11:00 Drawn & Ironed Aluminum Can Technology
Kevin Richards, Director, Technical Services, DS Containers
11:00 - 11:20 Lindal EMT Technology: Meeting the
Challenges of Compressed Air Aerosols, Alex Piagnarelli,
North American Sales Director, Lindal North America
11:20 - 11:40 Millennial Trends & Opportunities in
Consumer Healthcare Aerosols, Scott Carpenter, VP,
Marketing and Partner Innovation, Formulated Solutions
Afternoon Sessions
1:20 - 1:40 NAA: Why You Should Belong, Harry Zechman,
COO, Stoner, Inc., VP, National Aerosol Association
1:40 - 2:00 Aerosol Recycling: The Future is Here
Mike MacKay, World leading aerosol recycling expert, DESPRAY
Environmental
2:00 - 2:20 Metal Packaging & Innovation
David Ramos, National Sales Manager, Crown
2:25 - 2:35 Break
2:40 - 3:10 Design and Assembly of P&G’s 100%
Polymeric Aerosol Container
Scott Smith, Research Fellow, Procter & Gamble
3:10 - 3:30 PureHale- Portable Care For Your Respiratory
Tract: Exploring New Technology Platforms
Aileen Powers, Account Manager, Aptar Pharma
3:30 - 4:00 Evaluating Respiratory Irritation Potential of
Aerosolized Product Candidates: Integrating 21st Century
Biology with State-of-the-Art Exposure Technologies to
Ensure Product Safety
Hans Raabe, VP, COO, Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc.
30 Spray September 2019
Morning Sessions
9:35 - 9:55 VOC Regulation: What You Should Know
Doug Raymond, President, Raymond Regulatory Resources
9:55- 10:30 How Water Bath Testing Alternatives
Paul Bilotti, North American Sales Manager, Wilco
10:45 - 11:05 Global Aerosol Industry Advancement
Andy Frankhauser, PARG
11:05 - 11:20 Consumer Choice in Delivery Drives
Differentiation and Great In Use Experiences
Greg Erickson, Director Product Innovation, Aptar Beauty +
Home
11:20 - 11:45 Changes in the Transportation Regulations—
Opportunites & Challenges
Don Bossow Senior Regulatory Advisor, Council on the Safe
Transportation of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA)
Afternoon Sessions
1:30 - 1:45 miniMist—a Propellant-Free Alternative to
Traditional Aerosols, Brad Barron, Executive VP, Alternative
Packaging Solutions
1:45 - 2:00 New Consumer Segments, Sustainability,
Aerosol Industry: Facing New Challenges &
Opportunities, Matias Levit, CEO, Condensa
2:00 - 2:30 Fragrance Update
Amanda Nguyen, Director, Government Affairs & Legal,
Fragrance Creators Association
2:30 - 2:45 Higher Precision, More Intense Colors & Even
Faster Speed, Alexander Hinterkopf, Managing Director,
Hinterkopf GmbH
Innovation Awards
Ceremony
3:00 - 4:30pm
We will be revealing the winners of this year’s awards
directly at the show. Be there to see THE BEST OF THE BEST
being recognized.
The Innovation Awards recognize outstanding achievements
and encourage the industry to push the boundaries
with technological and creative innovations in aerosol,
dispensing, personal care and cosmetic packaging.
Winners will be announced at 3:00pm on September 18 in
the PCD Conference Theater.
Christophe Pradère, BETC Design’s CEO & Founder, will
present the ceremony. Make sure to attend!