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CP 07 focuses on maximizing relationships

Event is Sept. 10-12. High-level speakers to examine contract packaging trends from both the buyer and seller perspectives.

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Registration is now open for the contract packaging industry’s premiere educational and networking event, CP 07: Succeeding With Contract Packaging. The conference, scheduled for Sept. 10-12 at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare, is produced by Contract Packaging and Packaging World magazines.

The theme of the conference is "Driving Growth with Powerful Partnerships." It will explore ways of building more effective co-packaging relationships and seamlessly integrating processes to maximize efficiency. CP 07 is produced in cooperation with the Contract Packaging Association.

Benjamin Gordon, managing director at BG Strategic Advisors, will kick off the conference with the keynote presentation "Trends and Opportunities in the Evolving Co-Packing Arena." Gordon will discuss merger and acquisition activity, the coming convergence in the contract packaging industry, and what it all will mean for both buyers and sellers of co-packing services.

The program is packed with other experts who will speak on a variety of "hot now" topics that will impact where the industry is heading. These presentations include:

"The State of the Industry." Strategic Analysis Inc., commissioned by the Contract Packaging Association, will report findings of the association’s initial research on the scope of the industry and where and how it is growing.

"Contract Manufacturing: A Critical Pillar Supporting Your Business Strategy," by John Farren, packaging consultant and retired vice president of global contract manufacturing, Gillette Co.

"How Alcoa Leverages Co-Packing," James Tschantz, director of sales, Alcoa Packaging and Consumer Products, and Steve Homola, president/COO, Accu-tec.
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