Event Schedule for the 2023 NAPIM Technical Conference
| Date | Time | Session |
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Tuesday 9/12 Moderator/Conference Chair: Russ Szadowski - INX International
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1:00 - 1:45 PM | Sponsored by INX International - Keynote: Jeff Wettersten - Karstedt Associates - An Analysis of Critical Factors Currently Impacting Packaging Converters |
| 1:45 - 2:30 PM | Impacts of Inks and Coatings on Paper Circularity - Kate McGlynn - RPTA | |
| 2:30 - 2:45 PM | Sponsored by INX International - Break | |
| 2:45 - 3:45 PM | Sponsored by X-Rite Pantone - Food Packaging 2023 - A Brand's Perspective - Ron Osborn - Mars Wrigley; Ciaran Little - Smithers Pira - The Impact of Sustainability on Packaging Printing in N. America | |
| 3:45 - 5:00 PM | Supplier Showcases - Moderator: Russ Szadowski | |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM | Reception/Tabletop Exhibits | |
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Wednesday 9/13 Morning Session Moderator: Dave Tappa - BASF Afternoon Session Moderator: Anne Stephens - Wikoff |
9:00 - 9:45 AM | Sponsored by Allnex - New TSCA - Current Issues: SNUR's, Priority Chemicals and EPA's Risk Assessments - Suzanne Hartigan - ACC |
| 9:45 - 10:30 AM | Truth or Dyne? Understanding Dyne Measurements in Printing - Aaron Hootkin - Enercon | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 AM | Break | |
| 11:00 - 11:45 AM | Sponsored by Albertinvent - Digital Optimization in Offset Presses - Walter Chmura - Koenig & Bauer | |
| 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 2023 Gravure Market Overview - Tony Donato Gravure Committee/Association for Roll-To-Roll Converters | |
| 12:30 - 1:30 PM | Lunch Sponsored by CHT USA - Group Lunch and Tabletop Exhibits | |
| 1:45 - 2:30 PM | 2023 Lawter/NAPIM Lecture Series Presentation - Faulkner P. Custer - BASF Time-dependent performance water-borne emulsion paper coatings for water and water vapor barrier applications | |
| 2:30 - 3:15 PM | Product Carbon Footprint Evaluation of Wax Emulsions - Volker Spaeth CHT | |
| 3:15 - 3:45 PM | Break | |
| 3:45 - 4:30 PM | Specialty Chemicals Sector - Economic Overview (2023) - Kevin Swift - ICIS | |
| 4:30 - 5:15 PM | Printed Film Substrate Reclamation Project Update - Charles Granger University of Wisconsin | |
| 5:30 - 10:00 PM | Reception/Awards Dinner | |
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Thursday 9/14 Moderator: George Fuchs - NAPIM |
9:00 - 9:45 AM | Industrial Inkjet 2023 - Status, Trends and Challenges - Terry Clayton - Summit Analytical Industrial Inkjet |
| 9:45 - 10:30 AM | Going Green - An Overview of the Current Legal Requirements - Katie Bond - Keller and Heckman | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 AM | Break | |
| 11:00 - 11:45 AM | Printing Ink Additives and Sustainability - An in-depth Evaluation - Kai Yang - Evonik | |
| 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | Top 5 Printing Ink Customer Analytical Requests and How to Navigate/Respond - Natasha Banke - INX International | |
| 12:30 PM | Conference Ends |
