CPA’s 2020 Annual Meeting a Huge Success

CPA – The Association for Contract Packagers and Manufacturers shares news on its recent Annual Meeting, the PACK EXPO East Sourcing Center, and upcoming events.

Dan Clark
Master motivator Dan Clark provided the keynote for the 2020 CPA Annual Meeting.


Annual Meeting Features Best-Selling Speakers

The 2020 CPA Annual Meeting took place in Tucson, Ariz., on February 19-21, 2020. We experienced great turnout for the meeting, reaching our registration goals, and we received tons of positive feedback on the three-day event.

The meeting was kicked-off by keynote speaker Dan Clark, master motivator—one of the top speakers in the world. As one of the most in-demand speakers on the planet, Clark is a CEO, New York Times Bestseller, National Speakers Hall of Fame inductee, and more. At the CPA Annual Meeting, through witty rhetoric, humor, and motivational anecdotes, Clark spoke on The Art of Significance and gave tips to the audience on “Achieving the level beyond success” to help them get motivated, think bigger, and compete on a higher scale.

CPA 2020 Meeting logoFollowing Clark’s presentation, Lisa Ryan, CSP, Engagement and Retention Expert, Culture Consultant, took the stage. An award-winning speaker and best-selling author of 10 books, Ryan is an expert in workplace culture, intergenerational communication, employee acquisition, engagement, and retention, and gratitude strategies for personal and professional development. For attendees struggling to keep their best employees, Ryan’s presentation and workshop at the CPA Annual Meeting provided them with the skills and strategies to keep their top employees engaged and loyal for the long haul. Audience members left Ryan’s presentation with real-world ideas and simple-to-implement tools to create the workplace they crave, so their best talent won’t become someone else’s.

On the last day of the event, attendees enjoyed presentations on important industry topics, including:

·      “Packaging Trends and How Flexible is Leading the Growth”

·      “Big Legislation Heading Your Way!”

·      “CBD/HEMP and How it Will Impact Your Business”

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