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Monday, April 27, 2026
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM
FTA Fit
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM
FTA Fit
Location: Hilton Wright Ballroom
Catherine Haynes (she/her/hers)
– All Printing Resources
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Perk Up with LIFT
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Perk Up with LIFT
Location: Hilton Skybridge
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration
Location: Outside of Exhibit Hall E
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
FTA's Impact on the Industry
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
FTA's Impact on the Industry
Location: Baird Ballroom D
Nathan Ridnouer
– Flexographic Technical Association
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
The Customer-Centric Advantage
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
The Customer-Centric Advantage
Location: Baird Ballroom D
Michael Apperson
– Loparex and Resource Label Group
Mark Glendenning
– Inland Packaging
Tara Halpin
– Steinhauser, Inc.
Tim McDonough
– Flexo-Graphics, an Inovar Company
Sponsored By
Rossini North America LLC
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Exhibiting
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Exhibiting
Location: Exhibit Hall E
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Make your Impression: A Women of Flexo Art Experience
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Make your Impression: A Women of Flexo Art Experience
Location: FTA Community Hub
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Press Play: A LIFT Gaming Experience
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Press Play: A LIFT Gaming Experience
Location: FTA Community Hub
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Make it ready, make it go.
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Make It Ready, Make It Go.
Location: Education Session 2
Jason Cagle
– Windmoeller & Hoelscher
Steffan Warming-Rasmussen, eBA
– TRESU
Andreas Kuhnert
– Windmoeller & Hoelscher
Brent Holloway
– HP Indigo Digital Presses and Solutions, Americas
Press
Research and Development
New Technology
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Research Updates from the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Research Updates from the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC)
Location: Education Session 1
Catherine Haynes (she/her/hers)
– All Printing Resources
Jinkai Qian
– Techkon
Kathryn Taylor
– Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics, Clemson University
James Dye
– Emerald Packaging
Dina Vees
– California Polytechnic State University
Prepress
Press
Research and Development
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Product and Susbtrate Flexibility in CI Flexo - Today and in the Future
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Product and Susbtrate Flexibility in CI Flexo - Today and in the Future
Location: Innovation Central
David Kraus
– Koenig & Bauer
Sponsored By
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Building Pathways for the Flexographer’s Journey
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Building Pathways for the Flexographer’s Journey
Location: Education Session 2
Becky Bunch
– XSYS Global
Brent Zurcher
– MicroDynamics
James Dye
– Emerald Packaging
Siddhi Pendse
– Starpak
Carrie Aaron
– Hub Labels
Professional Development
Business Development
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The Hybrid Plant
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The Hybrid Plant
Location: Education Session 1
Tom Sanders, BS Chemical Engineering
– Sealed Air
Windell McGill
– BW Converting
Ted Samotis
– Samotis Consulting Group, Inc
Jacob M. Resnick
– Nosco
Prepress
Press
Business Development
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Sponsored by Graymills
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Sponsored by Graymills
Sponsored By
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
ITA Happy Hour
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
ITA Happy Hour
Sponsored By
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Printing Smarter with Data
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Printing Smarter with Data
Location: Education Session 1
Nina Clark
– Olberding Brand Family
Jeff Aker (he/him/his)
– iridio by RRD
Joel Maxwell
– Olberding Brand Family
Megan Burns
– Amcor
Prepress
Press
Business Development
Research and Development
New Technology
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
The Future of Regulatory Compliance in Flexible Packaging
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
The Future of Regulatory Compliance in Flexible Packaging
Location: Education Session 2
Jonathan Quinn (he/him/his)
– EGC Consulting
Kristin Edie, MSt, MBA (she/her/hers)
– Charter Next Generation
Kevin Kelly, MS Economics (he/him/his)
– Emerald Packaging
Rick Stokes
– Sun Chemical
Sustainability
Business Development
Research and Development
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
From Print to Footprint: The Lifecycle of a Package Through the Lens of Inks and Coatings
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
From Print to Footprint: The Lifecycle of a Package Through the Lens of Inks and Coatings
Location: Innovation Central
Ashish Datt
– Siegwerk
John Kilbo
– Siegwerk
Sponsored By
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Next-Gen Flexography
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Next-Gen Flexography
Location: Education Session 2
Bettylyn O. Krafft (she/her/hers)
– Phoenix Challenge Foundation
Maxon Morse
– Clemson University
Nate Poole
– Clemson University
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Reimagining Flexography with AI and AR
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Reimagining Flexography with AI and AR
Location: Education Session 1
Chip Tonkin
– Clemson University
Nate Newsome (he/him/his)
– Clemson University
Lewis Cook
John Crammer
Prepress
Press
Business Development
Research and Development
New Technology
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Monday After Hours
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Monday After Hours
Location: The New Fashioned
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