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Brought up in a family of printing and paper production and 15 years at H&M HQ marketing department working with innovation, building our supplier network, the startup of our sustainability work and wow with Point of sale material it was a complete match when I started to work with H&M group customer packaging 9 years ago. Taking our innovation and sustainability work within packaging for our stores and growing E-com sales to the next level, setting our packaging strategy and having the possibility of making sure we are leading the way to a more sustainable future is still my passion and the journey has just begun.
Robert Seay is the VP of Digital Business Solutions for Georgia-Pacific’s Corrugated Packaging segment where he takes a broad view of how digital print will impact the overall business and oversees the Hummingbird® digital preprint national operation including the recent expansion into Arizona.
Robert believes that digital print will impact all areas of the graphic corrugated packaging value chain as it evolves.
Robert previously worked at HP driving the digital print for packaging efforts with PageWide inkjet technology from 2009 – 2017. Prior to that he served HP in an incubation role for other print innovations and technologies including photo and health care from 2002 – 2009.
Robert holds a bachelor’s degree in Math/Computer Science from University of California at San Diego and an MBA in Management from San Diego State University.
Liz Logue became EFI’s VP of Inkjet Customer/Brand Engagement and Strategy in 2019, a new role focused on helping EFI’s digital corrugated customers engage with brands. Logue’s work helps drive market awareness about digital printing and value it brings to the consumers. She also researches and develops strategies to extend EFI’s inkjet technology portfolio into additional new markets that can benefit from the and continuing analog to digital transformation in print manufacturing.
Prior to taking her current role, Logue was Vice president of Corporate Business Development, and Ink Jet strategy at EFI. In that position, she was responsible for planning, market evaluation and execution behind strategic M&A and new market development activity. Her work has included directing or assisting in EFI’s strategic moves into ceramics, textiles and corrugated packaging, working with engineering, ink and software teams to implement the correct solutions for target markets.
Prior to joining EFI in 2008, Logue worked for 10 years in various roles at IT Strategies, a specialized strategic consultancy company focused on the digital print industry. In her roles she advised hardware, ink and software vendors on corporate, product and M&A strategy. She also managed research initiatives, maintained industry relationships and kept abreast of the latest technology developments.
Tomlynn Biondo is the Art Director of Packaging & Print at Seventh Generation, based out of Burlington, VT. She has worked there for 8 years, where she also held the titles of designer and senior designer. She graduated with an MFA in design from Marywood University in Scranton, PA and has worked in the design industry since then.
Tomlynn has thrived in both agency and in-house environments and has experience in everything from production design to product photography to directing a rebrand. She’s worked with brands like Pepsi, Dakine, Dunkin Donuts, Nalgene, and Ben & Jerry’s in her agency days.
She and her husband are raising 4 kids in their little teal house in the Vermont countryside, where furniture is often rearranged and paint colors change frequently! She finds the best design experiences happen while away from the computer—flipping campers, designing interior spaces, working on a mural, or discovering a drawing stuffed in one of her kids’ backpacks.
When she’s not reviewing proofs or designing a laundry label, she enjoys spending time with her kids and coaching and playing basketball. She has started illustrating a children’s book years ago, and it’s on her to-do list when she someday finds alone time again.
Teddy Seyed is a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research, where he also leads the Future of Wearables Team. He completed Canada's first Entrepreneurial Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Calgary, where he also recieved a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Computer Science.
Teddy's work blends research that creates new forms of intelligent, interactive textiles with a focus on realizing commercial applications that can advance the field globally. Teddy's award-winning work has been featured in places such as Forbes Magazine, MIT Tech Review, Gizmodo and others.
For over 30+ years, David has been helping some of the world’s greatest brands connect the dots, from building immersive consumer experiences, through packaging, eCommerce, and brick and mortar. A true omnichannel patriot; he has been able to cultivate diverse ideas, people, and thoughts together to build exciting solutions that have helped major brands engage their consumers in thought-provoking ways. He provides unique insights, and transparency into how brands’ engagement with consumers, through all touchpoints, could drive richer and more meaningful consumer engagement. Ultimately, his team’s relentless drive for brand stewardship throughout the complete consumer’s journey has helped drive sustainable results for brands like Adidas, GNC, Diageo, Nestle Waters and many more. David has also orchestrated projects that have gone to the likes to Madonna, Gigi Hadid, Kardashians, Beiber’s, and more. With his advisement, the creative teams, and marketing professionals, that he has been honored to work with, have won many national and international print awards.
Graduate of the University of Southern California. Started as a sample maker at Bay Cities while attending college. Became a Salesperson and rose to the President’s position in 1995. Became CEO shortly thereafter and named Chairman in 2002. Served as Chairman of the Association of Independent Corrugated Convertors in 2014/2015. Serves as Board of Director member of the AICC, International Corrugated Packaging Foundation, and Fiber Box Association. Advisory Board member of California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo CA. Member of Vistage International.
Lynn Consulting was conceived to help business leaders understand and tap into the incredible potential of their human assets. We believe it is, by far, the most powerful investment a business can make to achieve significant performance improvements.
Wayne Lynn is an accomplished executive and leader. The breadth of his experience brings deep insight to the leaders he works with. He is a proponent of the adage “You can’t manage what you can’t measure”. Using his training in human behavioral assessments, he now incorporates deep behavioral insights into his work with clients in developing and improving the performance of their human assets.
In addition to his educational experience at Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern University, where he holds both BS and Master’s degrees in industrial management, Wayne has the following certifications:
• Level II certification as Certified Consulting Partner – Harrison Assessments International
• Deming process improvement certification – Paul Hertz Group
• Problem Solving/Decision Making – Kepner-Tregoe
Erin Hollandsworth is Co-Founder of Motionalysis Inc., a technology company helping sign, print and packaging manufacturers transition from automation to industry 4.0. Solutions include closed loop estimating and IoT manufacturing data collection that is easily connected to digital supply chains. Erin has over 30 years sales experience in packaging CAD/CAM software and hardware, graphics solutions and custom ERP/systems integration consulting. He has worked globally with some of the world's largest brand and manufacturer design teams down to single person design studios. He enjoys sharing industry experience through training, YouTube videos and writing industry publication articles.
In 1935, Stan Avery invented the world’s first self-adhesive label - creating a new technology and a new industry. Today, Avery Dennison is a $6.6 billion global supplier of labeling and packaging materials.
Paul has enjoyed 22 years with Avery Dennison where he has held increasingly responsible roles in research and development, custom product solutions, and most recently, business development. He has a background in digital print technologies that include HP Indigo, dry toner technologies and his current focus of water based inkjet platforms. He works closely with digital printer OEMs and label converters to uncover product gaps, and with the Avery Dennison digital team to fill them. Paul likes to spend his free time relaxing with photography, kayaking and fishing.
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37 years old, family man
Located in small town between Bonn & Cologne
Chemist and business administration by education
phd in chemistry from University of Cologne
Executive MBA from Maastricht University
With Siegwerk since June 2015
4 years experience in R&D and innovation management in “flexible packaging”
2 years Head of WB Inkjet Business
Michael directs SmashBrand's integrated Consumer Testing / Design process that ensures packaging will perform on the shelf before it ever goes to print. Coming from 20 years as a consumer product entrepreneur, he co-founded SmashBrand to help brand managers and CPG businesses confidently put products on the shelf that sell.
Michael leads strategy and research, working with clients like Kraft Heinz, Duracell, 7-Eleven, and PayPal to determine through analytical rigor and testing how to best optimize the art and message on the physical product. Michael created SmashBrand's unique process of iterative design and testing that creates consistent results for clients by leveraging a span of career experiences in engineering, consumer psychology, and CPG brand ownership.
Melody is a Design to Print expert and Certified Professional Life Coach having worked with Avery Dennison, Kraft Foods, Mondelez International and currently within the Graphic Shared Services team at SC Johnson, A family company.
With over 30+ years of experience in the Graphics and Printing industries having held multiple positions of increasing influence, at SCJ she and her global team are directly accountable for the accurate and efficient creation of the Global Design Intent for all product packaging labels, encompassing Brand Identity, Graphic Design, Master Art, Die-lines and relevant text placement for all SCJ packaging. Iconic Brands such as Glade, Windex, Ziploc, Method, Mrs. Meyers, Pledge and Raid to name a few.
She continues living her divine assignment; using all her God given gifts to affect a positive influence in the World, not only in her professional career but also as an Author, Life Coach, Philanthropist, Mentor and Loyal Friend.
"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." - Maya Angelou
This is the philosophy that Keeana Barber, owner and creative mastermind behind WDB Marketing, lives by.
Keeana Barber is the current CEO of WDB Marketing, a design and printing agency that works with over 800 small businesses annually. She began her career as a graphic designer but has helped build WDB to become a full-service marketing agency and printing manufacturer. To date, WDB has helped thousands of businesses develop their brand identity, marketing strategy and presence within the marketplace. Keeana is also the founder of the WDB L.E.G.A.C.Y. Awards, an annual gala that celebrates the impact of Black entrepreneurs. In addition to her business endeavors, Keeana is passionate about giving back to the community. She is the editor of a community-based publication, Voice of the Chi Magazine and sits on the board of Chamber 57, Africa Global Chamber of Commerce and Neighborscapes. Her goal is to leave a legacy of helping entrepreneurs create sustainable businesses that will go on to impact and improve their surrounding communities. In 2020, WDB Marketing received national recognition for distributing thousands of free ‘Blacked owned business’ signs to Black owned businesses throughout the nation.
Joseph Yourey currently serves as the global R&D leader for the Digital Inks business and Artistri® product line within DuPont’s Industrial Solutions. In this role, he leads the technology organization responsible for the development and launch of new aqueous pigment inks for digital textile, commercial, and packaging applications. Prior to this role, Joe served as the platform competency leader within the Digital Inks business, supporting the development of new polymer additives (dispersants, binders, primers), pigment dispersions, and analytical jetting technologies to next-gen inks. Joe has held a number of roles within Dupont Electronics & Industrial segments, predominantly emphasizing the journey of taking new products from ideation through launch in partnership with customers. Joe attended the University of Michigan from 2009 – 2014, where he received his PhD in Chemistry.
Eddie Sayers has driven analog businesses to digital when the application needs are met, profit opportunity is rich, and the turn time pressures are high while increasing the service and customer satisfaction levels for over twenty-five years. He accomplished these transitions through roles in Operations, Finance, Marketing and Sales. He has driven the digital revolution in telecommunications, medical software automation and digital printing fields. He has sold and implemented over 200 Wide Format Digital Presses into numerous market sectors over the past seventeen years. Eddie has sold and worked with the HP team to implement many Single Pass Digital Aqueous printing devices in the pre-print and post-print market sectors.
He is very excited about the current opportunities in the corrugated sector driven by brands demanding regionalized and personalized campaigns, new product development, supply chain optimization, and any process to create lift in sales. The more you help your customers sell, the more they buy from you! He enjoys being a part of the solution to help people grow their businesses, make money and create loyal customers throughout the entire supply chain by providing great value propositions!
Stephan Ango is the co-founder of Lumi, a software platform and online marketplace that enables brands to source and produce packaging from manufacturers around the world.
Stephan leads strategy and software products at Lumi. His teams are responsible for building innovative tools that enable better collaboration, traceability, and modularity at every step of the packaging supply chain.
Stephan also hosts the Well Made podcast in which he speaks with entrepreneurs and experts about innovative and sustainable ecommerce brands.
Born in Paris, France, Stephan holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Colorado College and studied industrial design at Art Center College of Design.
Carl Joachim is Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of ePac, an all-digital manufacturer of flexible packaging. Carl has over 25 years of executive marketing management experience with Xerox, Ocè, and Ricoh, developing markets for production digital printing technologies used by data centers, commercial printers, and in-plant print centers across the US. In 2013 he turned his focus to the packaging industry, and in 2016 he, along with two business partners, created ePac as the first all-digital flexible packaging company in North America.
Ted Samotis, HP WW Director of Corrugated GTM for the PageWide Industrial business, has been involved in the graphic packaging industry for over twenty years, and he is a passionate innovator and leader in the digital transformation of the corrugated industry.
Prior to joining HP, Ted lead the formation and growth of Georgia-Pacific’s Hummingbird digital packaging arm in North America. Hummingbird was the first in North America to install a T400S and T1100 for corrugated pre-print application.
Ted has extensive experience in the graphic packaging and display industry having served in diverse roles from supervisor to Vice President and General Manager with multiple organizations, including Chesapeake Corporation, Menasha Packaging, and Georgia-Pacific.
Prior to joining the business community, Ted served as an officer in the U.S. Army upon his graduation from the U.S. Military Academy, at West Point.
Ted and his wife, Suzette, reside in Erlanger, KY where they raised their five children.
David Zwang is the principal consultant of Zwang & Company, a firm specializing in process analysis, and strategic development of firms in the fields of information and product printing, packaging, and publishing across the globe. His expertise in production optimization, strategic business planning, market analysis, and related and has transformed many businesses.
He began in the graphic arts as a commercial photographer in the late 60’s and has since founded several premedia and printing operations. His experience includes expertise in Cross Media Publishing, with an extensive background in Digital, Offset, Flexo, and Gravure printing processes.
Since the early 90’s he has consulted with many in the industry on a wide variety of issues. Projects include global production and data management solutions; book, publishing and packaging technologies and processes; remote production systems development; color management and process collaboration systems. He has developed many industry training courses and written countless articles for trade publications. He is also currently the chair of the GWG (Ghent Workgroup).
Curt Schacker is the EVP of Business Development and Partnerships at EVRYTHNG, a Digimarc Company. Curt has spent more than 25 years in Silicon Valley, having held positions at Wind River (Intel), Real-Time Innovations, and Arrayent. He co-founded and served as CEO of Embedded Solution Partners, which was named the 20th fastest-growing private company in Silicon Valley during his tenure. Curt has spoken at events around the world, offering education and insight into topics related to the digital transformation of the world's consumer products. Curt began his career developing flight software for the NASA Hubble Space Telescope.
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I am the Intergalactic Ambassador to The Printerverse at Print Media Centr, a Print Buyerologist™, industry speaker and blogger, host of Podcasts from The Printerverse, host of #PrintChat every Wednesday at 4PM ET on Twitter, founder of International Print Day, creator of #ProjectPeacock, cultivator of the Print Production Professionals Group - #1 print related group on LinkedIn, and Girl #1 at GirlsWhoPrint.net / Girls Who Print LinkedIn Group.
I have more than 25 years experience working in advertising, brand and corporate print production, and currently work behind the scenes with printers, industry suppliers, events and organizations helping them form meaningful relationships with customers, and achieve success with their sales, social media, marketing, content and educational endeavors.
Through PrintMediaCentr.com. and my social channels I engage with more than 150,000 print and marketing professionals on an ongoing basis.
Contact me to discuss how we can work together to share printspiration and resources with the Printerverse: deborah@printmediacentr.com
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Sean Smyth has spent over 25 years in the industry in senior technology positions for a variety of print businesses across the supply chain, in hands on and consultancy roles. He helps companies make money through the appropriate use of technology.
Sean has a deep knowledge of the global print market, and a key member of the team providing quantitative market data and forecasts for the printing, paper and packaging industry. He authors off-the-shelf market studies and provides strategic consultancy services to a range of clients across the value chain.
Sean has a strong background in appropriate application of technology to print, implementing digital print systems, MIS and workflows to take time and cost out of the print supply chain. In 1994 he became Technical Director of Rexam, where the first colour digital presses in the UK were installed and he has extensive experience of digital printing. He has written many books and market studies on the future, print technology and digital print, including Smithers' flagship title "The Print & Production Manual" and the "Future of Global Print Markets".
Victoria Watts was born to be an entrepreneur. Inspired by her father’s successful brewery business, she launched her first venture, Ipswich Ale Mustard in 1995. She then helped grow the business into a highly successful brand. Today, Ipswich Ale Mustard is still available at local grocery stores across Massachusetts.
She created VictoriaLand Beauty®, a brand at first created to help solve her own skincare concern – severe hyperpigmentation with the cleanest products possible.
Victoria learned that her fourth and youngest child, Cyrus, was born with Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy (FEVR), a rare hereditary disorder that affects the retina with symptoms that include vision loss or blindness, retinal detachment, and strabismus. According to the World Health Organization, Cyrus is one of an estimated 2 million children in the world affected.
After years of research, conducting focus groups and working alongside the Lighthouse Organization, Victoria determined that by combining QR code technology with a simple-to-use raised symbol system, she could design a highly effective method of sharing product identification and product usage to provide equal accessibility and universal benefits for all users.
CyR.U.S. is a one-of-a kind, patented, raised universal package system comprised of library of raised symbols and embossed QR Codes that make it easy and intuitive to identify products, learn about ingredients and understand usage. Right at your fingertips.
Kerry Drake has 30 plus years in the Creative Consumer Products Packaging and Point of Purchase Display industry. For the past 19 years has been delivering technology products to both packaging and consumer products companies that offer traditional design tools to non-designers.
Shane Tansey is a Business Development Manager at Fujifilm Integrated Inkjet Solutions. At Fujifilm, Shane has held various leadership roles in Engineering, Field Service and Business Development. Shane works with print service providers and brands to build their inkjet printing strategies and help assess their needs for efficient and cost effective inkjet based print solutions. Shane's background is in Mechanical Engineering and is known for his professional, collaborative and customer centric approach.
John Kaiser joined the printing industry in 1994 and has performed various business development and product management roles for Flint Group, Sericol, Fujifilm, INX, Sensient and Sun Chemical. Becoming involved in the digital revolution in 2002, John has been involved with a variety of digital printing applications including UV, solvent and aqueous technologies.
Quality, service and innovation from the global leader in inks, coatings, pigments and advanced materials. Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC group, offers a variety of solutions for the packaging, publication, commercial, industrial and digital print markets.
Guillermo Lella manages brand protection and high security at HP Indigo in the Americas. Previously at Kodak in Retail Printing and Graphics Segments as Strategic Product Group Manager for the Americas and General Manager for Latin America. Additionally led product, marketing, and categories for global brands at Coca-Cola, Unilever, Ambev and Parmalat.
Dustin Steerman is a career-long professional in the packaging industry, who was first exposed to digital packaging in 2013. Digital labels provided him with the foresight to recognize an opportunity to disrupt the global flexible packaging industry, and in 2017 after co-investing into ePac Flexible Packaging, he became the company’s first affiliate operator. Dustin designed and launched his first ePac facility in Boulder, CO and in 2019 developed his second location, ePac Los Angeles. Today, he collaborates with and advises digital packaging executives around the globe, across all form factors.
Dustin carries his passion for the outdoors into his professional focus with the belief that digital print represents a key value driver in packaging’s transformation towards a more sustainable and circular infrastructure.
Doris is responsible for fostering relationships with many of the world’s most recognizable brands, and their creative agencies, through meaningful and inspirational digital print instruction, and campaign development. She has been an outspoken leader and advocate regarding digital print production, color communication, and cross media marketing.
For close to 40 years Doris has been recognized in the printing, textile and plastics industries as one of the foremost experts on color, a crucial element in corporate branding and identity. Her greatest strengths are her passion, creativity, drive and leadership. She thrives on challenges, particularly those that expand the company’s reach.
As a highly sought-after speaker for the industry, she devises and presents motivating and educational presentations, sharing digital print capabilities and brand use stories worldwide.
Marc is the Chief Operating Officer at Whitebird based in Hamilton, ON. In 2019 Whitebird brought to market the first single-pass digital press for corrugate in Canada and is now Canada’s principal supplier of digitally printed eCommerce packaging.
Marc is leading the next chapter for Whitebird and brings with him decades of experience within distribution, transportation, and manufacturing industries. When Marc is not leading change at Whitebird you’ll find him mentoring the next generation of MBA candidates at the University of Toronto, hiking local trails, or consumed in a good book.
Ryan strives to understand customer needs, market trends, and manufacturing capabilities. His goal is to always exceed expectations. Ryan’s dedication to each customer’s success has served him well in his sales leadership role. He is forward-looking and has been involved with numerous growth initiatives at SPC, including the establishment of an internship program and growing the next generation of print within SPC.
Bob Miller is Sales Director for Packaging at EFI. EFI is leading the transformation from analog to digital, and Bob is deeply engaged in the positive changes digital technologies are sparking within the packaging industry.
Bob joined EFI in 2019 and has a diverse background with operations and sales leadership roles in prepress, manufacturing, and packaging supply chain solutions. Single-pass digital printing is the third digital transformation he's participated in after the desktop publishing revolution and the advent of direct-to-plate technologies. He is passionate about international business and has lived in Kobe, Japan, and Singapore during his career. Bob lives near Atlanta with his wife of 30 years, four children, and two dogs. He loves to garden, cook, read history, travel, and will watch a Wes Andersen or Coen Brothers movie anytime they're on.
Neil Cook is the Segment Marketing Manager for Packaging in Fujifilm's Ink Solutions Group. With 15 years experience in the print and packaging industries, he is dedicated to partnering with customers to maximise their success with inkjet. He works with OEMs, converters, brands and ink formulators globally to understand the challenges they face in the digitisation of print processes, enabling Fujifilm to deliver the right ink and dispersion products to achieve the best performance in inkjet, and deliver value throughout the supply chain.
Barry Wendell has been helping companies in the packaging industry leverage digital technology to transform their business for over 25 years. He’s experienced with a broad spectrum of technologies including liquid toner, dry toner and inkjet. Barry has held positions from sales to ownership of a successful digital label converter and is using his knowledge to help organizations navigate the digital adoption process.
Experienced Regional VP, Chief Operating Officer, Director with a demonstrated history of working in the packaging and point of purchase display industry. Skilled in Operations Management, Sales, Value Stream Mapping, and General Management. Strong business development professional.
