March 11, 2015
WestPack conference
Learning Labs at this year's WestPack expo allow attendees to create their own flexible schedule and choose from more than 60 hours of educational content. Each focused session runs for two hours over the course of three days.
Select from 30 Learning Labs across various topics including: Medical, Packaging, Automation Design & Manufacturing. More than 80 speakers will be presenting. Book just one Learning Lab for $299, or buy a Flexi-Pass, to come and go as you please, for only $449. Sign up here.
Track 1: Healthcare Packaging & Human Factors
Tues., Feb. 11; 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
• Human Factors of Smart Packaging
Speaker: Paul van der Pol, director R&D, Noble Inc.
• Peelable Technology for Medical Device Packaging
Speaker: Brian Ingraham, product development manager, Amcor Flexibles Healthcare
Track 2: Packaging that Sells
Tues., Feb. 11; 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
• A review of evolving purchasing trends and how to entice your customer
Speaker: Kevin Marshall, creative director of design, Microsoft
• Leveraging an existing retail brand identity and not lose share with a product re-launch for a global solution
Speaker: Matt Alford, packaging director, boys entertainment, Mattel
• Achieving improved package usability through engineering
Speaker: Glenn Ventrell, consultant, iNSIGHTS2iNNOVATION3