Oct 15-17, 2025
Hyatt Regency, Greenville SC
The premier open forum for Automotive Packaging Professionals
Discover cutting-edge solutions at the Automotive Packaging Summit, where industry veterans and packaging experts unite to tackle the unique challenges in OEM and Tier 1 part supplier logistics.
OCT 15-17, 2025
Hyatt Regency
Greenville, SC
500+
Industry
Professionals
Professionals
Featuring Subject-Matter Experts From:
An average production automobile has 30,000 parts and tens of thousands of associated packages throughout the vehicle’s life cycle.
All the right folks, gathered in ONE room
At the Automotive Packaging Summit, we explore the specific packaging and logistics challenges faced by OEMs and Tier1 Part Suppliers, and their impact on Transportation and Logistics. Industry veterans and Packaging Experts specializing in Automotive Packaging Solutions share insights to streamline this process through knowledge sharing.
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Listen to what your peers have to say on the value of Automotive Packaging Summit for your organization, now, and in the years to come.
Camille Corr ChismOwner, Indigo Packaging and Consulting, LLC
It's amazing just to have all of the Automotive Packaging experts here. I mean this is the place that the automotive packaging people convene every year, and just to be in this space, and to have thought leaders and people working together, this is the place you should be
Mike CostelloVice President of Sales, Palmetto Racks & Packs
We do so many other shows every year and this is the only one we sponsor and there's a reason for it. I think this is our most productive one, we get the most out of it. There's a lot of one-on-one face time. The networking is really key with the smaller group. You get to spend a lot of time getting into details, and knowing and what they're dealing with.
Sarena KruegerrVice President, Marketing, TriEnda
This is my favorite event of the year. The quality of the speakers, the venue, the OEM participation–is phenomenal...If you were on the fence about going to AutoPack Summit, it is such a great experience for networking and learning about new solutions, that honestly you would be doing yourself a disservice by not going.
David LesterPackaging Engineer, Magna Decostar
It's value for networking, you get to see a lot of you customers in person, that you deal with a lot, that you don't normally see, and also you deal with some suppliers that are there that you may have an interest in some of their products.
Camille Corr ChismOwner, Indigo Packaging and Consulting, LLC
It's amazing just to have all of the Automotive Packaging experts here. I mean this is the place that the automotive packaging people convene every year, and just to be in this space, and to have thought leaders and people working together, this is the place you should be
Mike CostelloVice President of Sales, Palmetto Racks & Packs
We do so many other shows every year and this is the only one we sponsor and there's a reason for it. I think this is our most productive one, we get the most out of it. There's a lot of one-on-one face time. The networking is really key with the smaller group. You get to spend a lot of time getting into details, and knowing and what they're dealing with.
Sarena KruegerrVice President, Marketing, TriEnda
This is my favorite event of the year. The quality of the speakers, the venue, the OEM participation–is phenomenal...If you were on the fence about going to AutoPack Summit, it is such a great experience for networking and learning about new solutions, that honestly you would be doing yourself a disservice by not going.
David LesterPackaging Engineer, Magna Decostar
It's value for networking, you get to see a lot of you customers in person, that you deal with a lot, that you don't normally see, and also you deal with some suppliers that are there that you may have an interest in some of their products.
Camille Corr ChismOwner, Indigo Packaging and Consulting, LLC
It's amazing just to have all of the Automotive Packaging experts here. I mean this is the place that the automotive packaging people convene every year, and just to be in this space, and to have thought leaders and people working together, this is the place you should be
Mike CostelloVice President of Sales, Palmetto Racks & Packs
We do so many other shows every year and this is the only one we sponsor and there's a reason for it. I think this is our most productive one, we get the most out of it. There's a lot of one-on-one face time. The networking is really key with the smaller group. You get to spend a lot of time getting into details, and knowing and what they're dealing with.
Sarena KruegerrVice President, Marketing, TriEnda
This is my favorite event of the year. The quality of the speakers, the venue, the OEM participation–is phenomenal...If you were on the fence about going to AutoPack Summit, it is such a great experience for networking and learning about new solutions, that honestly you would be doing yourself a disservice by not going.
David LesterPackaging Engineer, Magna Decostar
It's value for networking, you get to see a lot of you customers in person, that you deal with a lot, that you don't normally see, and also you deal with some suppliers that are there that you may have an interest in some of their products.
Tom SalemiRegional Account Manager, Orbis
We're all experiencing these challenges right now and you've just got to put your nose to the grindstone and work through it and get creative. Be a problem solver. Find solutions, that's the big thing.
Brandon VolsonPackaging Engineer, Lucid Motors
You'll see a diverse group of individuals in the automotive packaging world. It won't just be OEMs boring you to death with what they do. You'll have rack vendors, other packaging suppliers there that can properly solve some of your issues or constraints that you see everyday.
Tim SlickerFounder & GM, Crate Pros
I would say probably as a whole, the thing that I was surprised the most about was just the access to packaging engineers and decision makers within our industry....and I am coming away with a lot more knowledge and a lot more connections in this industry than I came in with.
Ryan MacekLogistics Planning Lead, Body Shop, BWM
I think there's a lot of common problems that we've got within the industry and it's good to talk about those problems and what some of the solutions could be, or even a call to the industry to help with some of those problems.
Tom SalemiRegional Account Manager, Orbis
We're all experiencing these challenges right now and you've just got to put your nose to the grindstone and work through it and get creative. Be a problem solver. Find solutions, that's the big thing.
Brandon VolsonPackaging Engineer, Lucid Motors
You'll see a diverse group of individuals in the automotive packaging world. It won't just be OEMs boring you to death with what they do. You'll have rack vendors, other packaging suppliers there that can properly solve some of your issues or constraints that you see everyday.
Tim SlickerFounder & GM, Crate Pros
I would say probably as a whole, the thing that I was surprised the most about was just the access to packaging engineers and decision makers within our industry....and I am coming away with a lot more knowledge and a lot more connections in this industry than I came in with.
Ryan MacekLogistics Planning Lead, Body Shop, BWM
I think there's a lot of common problems that we've got within the industry and it's good to talk about those problems and what some of the solutions could be, or even a call to the industry to help with some of those problems.
Tom SalemiRegional Account Manager, Orbis
We're all experiencing these challenges right now and you've just got to put your nose to the grindstone and work through it and get creative. Be a problem solver. Find solutions, that's the big thing.
Brandon VolsonPackaging Engineer, Lucid Motors
You'll see a diverse group of individuals in the automotive packaging world. It won't just be OEMs boring you to death with what they do. You'll have rack vendors, other packaging suppliers there that can properly solve some of your issues or constraints that you see everyday.
Tim SlickerFounder & GM, Crate Pros
I would say probably as a whole, the thing that I was surprised the most about was just the access to packaging engineers and decision makers within our industry....and I am coming away with a lot more knowledge and a lot more connections in this industry than I came in with.
Ryan MacekLogistics Planning Lead, Body Shop, BWM
I think there's a lot of common problems that we've got within the industry and it's good to talk about those problems and what some of the solutions could be, or even a call to the industry to help with some of those problems.
Subject-Matter Experts
Thank You to our industry veterans for their contributions to the Automotive Packaging Summit.
Dr. Andrew Hurley
Packaging School
David Kruger
TriEnda
Nate Franck
TriEnda
Malcolm Jewell
Robert Bosch, LLC
Michael Schwabe
Surgere
Mike Pagel
HazMat Safety Consulting
Dan Belbey
BMW
Dan Brunetti
Rehau Automotive LLC
Tom Andrew
JTEKT Bearings NA
Soukaina
OPmobility
Bridget Grewal
Magna
Brad Taylor
Nissan North America
Todd Farwell
Cummins, Inc
Alex
Magna Mechatronics, Mirrors & Lighting
Matt Baron
OPmobility
Tate
SCOUT Motors
Suzanne Fisher
Fisher Packaging
Joshua
Rivian
Jeremy Galanty
GM
Angela Patterson
Bosch Rexroth Corporation
Chris
Rivian
Vidya
Volvo Group NA
Jose Parra
BMW
Erica
Rivian
James Sternberg
Clemson University
Jamie
TI Automotive
Jonathan Brekan, Ph.D.
Daubert Cromwell
Jeff Short
Armor Protective Packaging
Gauri Awalgaonkar
Robert Bosch
Nasser Nasser
GM
Eric
Volvo Group NA
Thomas Strain
Surgere
Todd Chesna
Ford Motor Company
Bernard
TI Automotive
Rick Potter
RESRG Automotive
Chris Boyd
Lucid
Nathan Klamerus
General Motors
Aravind Chintalapati
Tesla Inc.
Cody
Rivian
Cameron
Rivian
Xavier Ovize
conTeyor International nv
Connor DeYoung
Bosch Rexroth Corporation
Anthony Brownlow
Nissan Group of North America
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