Registration and buffet breakfast - sponsored by Expera Specialty Solutions
8:55 - 9:00
Opening remarks, Paul Fowler, Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology
9:00 - 9:45
Modernizing Innovative Thinking, Matt Cook, LBP Manufacturing
9:45 - 10:15
A great sustainability story - the future of paper-based food packaging, Walt Peterson, Nestle
10:15 - 10:45
Recyclability and compostability: opportunities and challenges for barrier coatings, Emily Williams, Michelman
10:45 - 11:15
Morning break - sponsored by LBP Manufacturing
11:15 - 11:45
Overview of FDA's premarket safety review program for evaluating food contact substance notification, Elizabeth Petro, Food and Drug Administration
11:45 - 12:15
Recycled Paperboard Technical Association comprehensive food safety protocol & certification for use of reclaimed fiber for direct food applications, Paul Schutes, Recycled Paperboard Alliance/Recycled Paperboard Technical Association
12:15 - 1:30
Lunch
1:30 - 2:00
The Power of Do Good: How Caribou Coffee Company is Supporting Local Community Sustainability Efforts through Green Packaging, Christian O'Neill, Caribou Coffee
2:00 - 2:30
Consumer Understanding, Substantiation, and the Truth - Three Guideposts to Avoiding Deceptive Green Claims, Katherine Johnson, Federal Trade Commission
2:30 - 3:00
The Changing Waste Stream, Lynn Morgan, Waste Management