PPC Sets Agenda for Fall Leadership Conference

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Leaders in innovation and sustainability will converge to offer insight, analysis, and resources during the 2009 Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) Fall Meeting & Leadership Conference, Wednesday, Oct. 29 through Friday, Oct. 30, at the Barton Creek Resort, Austin, Texas.

Presenters and facilitators at the conference will include:

• Victor Bell, president, Environmental Packaging International;
• Donna Harman, president and chief executive officer, American Forest & Paper Association;
• John Mahaffie, principal, Leading Futurists LLC;
• Kathleen McKnight, partner, Oxford Consulting Group Ltd.;
• David Scheible, president and chief executive officer, Graphic Packaging International;
• Rita Schenck, excecutive director, Institute for Environmental Research & Education;
• Martha Stevenson, senior project manager, Sustainable Packaging Coalition; and
• Ken Waghorne, vice president, RISI.

"The talent and expertise of our presenters lets us set an ambitious agenda for the meeting," said Ben Markens, PPC president. "From panel discussions to interactive workshops, updates on priority issues, and innovative insights into our industry, this meeting has it all."

Registration for the meeting is now available at www.ppcnet.org/fall.