PACE 2009 - Packaging and Converting Executive Forum

The Packaging and Converting Executive Forum (PACE) is a unique opportunity for senior packaging professionals from across the globe to meet, discuss packaging issues and do business with potential customers over four days in Miami, Florida, on 5-8 February 2009.

PACE is the packaging industry's leading event where VPs of corporate packaging, senior purchase leaders, brand directors, directors of packaging services and C-level executives from Europe, the US and Asia can meet with converters, package printers, OEMs and material suppliers to define effective profitable solutions for current and future packaging.

Delegates from the world's leading FMCG organisations will benefit from presentations on the latest strategic thinking, business model evaluation and technological advances that are necessary for efficient, safe and sustainable activities in the face of rapidly changing consumer demand.

KEY PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOP TOPICS

Within PACE, a wealth of key presentations and workshop topics will be discussed, including: the advantage of ergonomics in packaging design, maintaining an effective cost/value balance, securing your product: advances in intelligent packaging, developing the brand through packaging and effective colour management.

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS

PACE's popular industry-specific round table discussions let you focus on your chosen industry segment, and will enable delegates to discuss what is on their own agendas with like-minded professionals. This year's sectors include cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food, and beverage packaging.

In addition, attendees to PACE will be able to meet with senior executive officers from leading supplier organisations offering new and innovative technologies and applicable concepts that help drive top-line and bottom-line growth. Laws and regulations, new products and technologies, the globalisation of business and a general increase in competitiveness have all accelerated in the last ten years.

PROGRAMME THEMES

With those pressures in the packaging industry starting to take effect it's essential to examine how packaging is likely to change in the future. Companies in the FMCG field are challenged with reducing expenditure and improving communications in a global environment whilst serving individual territories. They have to adapt effectively to the regulatory changes impacting the industry while at the same time satisfying a consumer market and, in turn, an ever-increasing competitive landscape.

This unique event, now in its fourth year, creates and reinforces the strategic alliances that are critical to remaining competitive in a global environment. Top executives need to evaluate technological advances from both a functional and a strategic viewpoint in order to drive growth and profitability.

ONE-TO-ONE BUSINESS MEETINGS

In order to undertake this the PACE 2009 agenda will include not only a large number of private one-to-one business meetings, but also an in-depth conference programme with keynote addresses, seminars and workshops presented by leading industry figures involved in shaping the future of the FMCG packaging sector.

The success of previous PACE Forums has resulted in greater demand for the 2009 event, meaning the organisers, ViB events, are expecting further increase in demand to attend, with the added expected increase in demand from the US market, where the forum witll be held.

To ensure the highest calibre of both buyer and supplier delegates, PACE buyers and suppliers are contacted personally by the dedicated PACE customer services team. However, if you have not been contacted by the PACE team, please contact them.

INCREASED NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

Due to the increased demand and interest to The Global Secure Summit,next year's PACE Forum will be co-located with The Global Secure Summit. Global Secure Summit is a sister forum to PACE, which focuses on brand protection and anti-counterfeiting strategies across a number of sectors including pharmaceutical, high-end spirit manufacturers, consumer electronics, tobacco and automotive industries. This will give attendees to both events more opportunities to network with fellow industry peers.