AGENDA
Sunday, January 26
TIME – EVENT – LOCATION
3:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Board of Directors Meeting | John Ringling Boardroom
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Reception | St. Armands Junior Ballroom
Monday, January 27
TIME – EVENT – LOCATION
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast | Ca’d’Zan
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | General Session | Plaza 1
- Welcome / Introductions / Agenda / Logistics
- Words From The President – George Strobel
- Words From The Chairman – Micah Zehner
- PDA Update
- New Member/Suppier Introductions
- Anchor Paper – Brooke Lee
- Centric Packaging – Nick Silicato
- Sun Packaging – Mike Goldstein
- Creative Packaging – Ryan Usher
- EnviroPAK – Matt Ziegler
- Member Council 2024/2025– Robin Goheen, Patrick O’Brien
- PDA Days- Lisa Stang, Rod Bayless
- PDA & The Packaging School – Todd Bonnell
- Marketing & Social Media – Stephanie Roland
- Equipment Program – George Strobel, Stephanie Roland
- Shared Business Opportunities – Robin Goheen
- New Member/Suppier Introductions
- Anchor Paper – Brooke Lee
- Centric Packaging – Nick Silicato
- Sun Packaging – Mike Goldstein
- Creative Packaging – Ryan Usher
- EnviroPAK – Matt Ziegler
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Break
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM | Keynote Address: Todd Buchholz – “Prosperity Ahead — or Not?”
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Best Practices / Success Stories – Ryan Leary/Grant Kachigian
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch | Ca’d’Zan
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Packaging Experiment – Nick Mihacevich
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | AI Presentation – Brooks Hamilton
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Break
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM | AI Use Cases / Demo
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM | Table Discussions – Ryan Leary/Grant Kachigian
5:45 PM SHARP | Board Bus To Beach Club
6:15 PM – 8:30 PM | Cocktails and Dinner | Sunset Terrace – Beach Club
Tuesday, January 28