North America: Issue 4
Greetings!
Final preparation and planning is wrapping up for the 5th edition of our conference Innovation Takes Root (or ITR 5 as it’s known around here), which takes place March 30 – April 1 in Orlando, FL. We're excited for another thought provoking, valuable session with many key stakeholders in our industry, and we hope you‘re planning to attend. Read more details about the conference and how to register below. If you have any questions always feel free to send me an email. Hope to see you in Orlando!
Innovation Takes Root
Come To Connect. Come To Learn. Come To Be Inspired.
What does 3D printing have to do with food serviceware? You might be surprised to find out. Come to ITR to learn about the latest innovations that are opening the doors to new Ingeo-based applications. Take food serviceware for example. Although already a well-established market for Ingeo, rapid evolution in both products and supply chains continues.
The Food Serviceware World Series session is just one of a handful to illustrate how technologies and supply chains converge to enable the creation of new applications that build on Ingeo’s functional and environmental attributes.
Food Serviceware World Series Session
Jase Miller
Manager - Ballpark Operations, Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins - Swinging for the Fences: Waste Diversion Success at Target Field
- presenting with -
Wendell Simonson
Vice President of Marketing, Eco-Products
Eilidh Brunton
Group Recycling Consultant, Vegware
Vegware’s work with the education, corporate, and events sectors within the UK to boost recycling rates across foodservice
Shilpa Manjure
Manager, Product Development, Natur-Tec
Nature-Tec’s developments with heat resistant, economical, compounds addressing market needs in compostable cutlery
Danny Mishek
President, SelfEco
SelfEco sharing how to incorporate proper design, rapid 3D prototyping using Ingeo filament, and BPI certification into successful production processes
Phil Van Trump
Chief Technology Officer, MHG
Meredian Holdings Group’s next generation of extrusion coating and lamination products
Martin Bussmann
Team Leader - Compostable Packaging, BASF SE
BASF SE’s new developments on Ingeo-based compostable packaging with ecovio®
Chinnawat Srirojpinyo
Solution Section Manager, PTT MCC Biochem Company Ltd
PTT MCC Biochem Company new market opportunities with BioPBS/PLA
Plenary Speaker Highlights
Kaihan Krippendorff
Best-selling author of Outthink the Competition, Fast Company blogger, and renowned business strategist.
Kaihan Krippendorff kicks off the conference with a keynote Thursday morning focusing on how companies can succeed by unlocking innovation and seizing opportunities others ignore.
Jen Owen
Blog writer, website manager and the "Voice of the e-NABLE Community", enablingthefuture.org
Jen Owen will share how the creation of the first 3D printed hand made for a 5 year old child has quickly evolved into a passionate volunteer network that positively transforms the lives of children around the globe.
Justin Zeulner
Chief Operating Officer, Green Sports Alliance
A foremost leader in the movement to green professional sports, Justin inspires with an overview of the movement the Green Sports Alliance members and bioplastics partners have initiated by connecting producers, brands, and consumers.
Marc Verbruggen
President & CEO, NatureWorks
NatureWorks’ very own Marc Verbruggen (CEO) will close the conference Friday afternoon with an insider’s perspective on the bioplastics industry. Marc’s addresses have been described by past attendees as sometimes blunt, often frank, but always thought provoking.
