Inaugural Event 2017
The first ever Automotive Packaging Summit took place in Greenville, SC on October 11-13th, 2017. With 150 attendees from across the southeast, the local automotive packaging infrastructure was well represented. This day-and-a-half event brought together OEM, Tier One, Logistics, Educational, and Packaging Provider perspectives to help improve communication across the supply chain.
Agenda
Wednesday, October 11th
Pour Taproom 6-8 pm
Networking Cocktail
Thursday, October 12th
Clemson ONE Building, 5th Floor
7:30 – Breakfast and Registration
8:30 – Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Andrew Hurley
Conference Session 1
8:45 – Keynote Speaker
Drew Cockman, Packaging Planing, Section Manager, BMW NA
9:40 – Panel 1 – Automotive Part Supplier Perspectives
Roland Benter, Fraenkische; David Lester, Magna Decostar; Jeff Palus; Artiflex
10:30 – Speaker 2
Micah Mallace, Director Strategic Projects, SC State Ports Authority
11:15 – Speaker 3
Darrin Lucas, Senior Manager, Inbound Logistics, Nissan NA
Lunch and Networking
Conference Session 2
Dual Tracks
Collaboration – Main Conference Area
Chaired by Drew Felty, Package Insight
2:30 – Bianca Hurley
Automotive Packaging Specialist, Package InSight
3:15 – Jay McGovern
Parts Director, Century BMW
4:00 Dr. Jeff Neal
Director, Clemson Co-op Program
4:30 – Sara Shumpert
Director, PackagingSchool.com
Tech and Logistics – Conference Room 505
Chaired by Suzanne Dickerson, SC Logistics
2:30 – Klaus Lysdale
VP of Sales and Operations, I-Containers
3:15 – Tanner Fogle
Clemson Transport Package Testing Lab
4:00 – Ben Nguku
Marketing Manager, Sealed Air
4:30 – William Wappler
President, Surgere
Reception
5:00 Main Conference Lobby
Friday, October 13th
Clemson ONE Building, 5th Floor
8:00 Breakfast
8:30 Welcome
Dr. Andrew Hurley
Conference Session 3
9:00 – Speaker 4
Patrick Ward, Packaging Engineer, Volvo Car Group
9:45 – Speaker 5
Dr. Srikanth Pilla, Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR)
10:30 – Speaker 6
Lilly Holt, Warehouse Manager, Global Service Parts, Mercedes-Benz US International, Inc.
11:20 – Panel 2 – OEM Perspectives
BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo
12:10 Closing Remarks
Dr. Andrew Hurley
12:30 – Lunch
