Tentative Schedule
NAPIM’s 2025 Annual Convention/Technical Conference Schedule
September 8 - 11, 2025 | Omni Charlotte | Charlotte, NC
Tentative Annual Convention Schedule
*Sessions and times may be subject to change. Room information coming soon.*
| Time | Event | Room |
| Monday, September 8 | ||
| 2:00 PM | NAPIM Board Meeting | |
| 5:00 PM | Reception | |
| Tuesday, September 9 | ||
| 8:00 AM | Networking Breakfast | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Business Topic TBD | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Panel Discussion | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Business Topic TBD | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 2:00 PM | Golf Tournament | |
| 5:30 PM | Reception and Tabletops | |
| Wednesday, September 10 | ||
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Keynote Session: Alex Chausovsky | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Roundtables facilitated by Alex Chausovsky | |
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | State of the Industry Panel: George Fuchs | |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Joint EU Update | |
| 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM | Speaker Session TBD | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Business Topic TBD | |
| 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | Break | |
| 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | Business Topic TBD | |
| 5:00 PM | Awards Reception and Dinner | |
| Thursday, September 11 | ||
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Joint FDA Panel | |
| 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Business Topic TBD | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Joint Brand Presentation | |
| 11:30 AM | Raffle | |
Tentative Technical Conference Schedule
*Sessions and times may be subject to change. Room information coming soon.*
| Time | Event | Room |
| Monday, September 8 | ||
| 2:00 PM | Technical Board/EHS Meeting | |
| 5:00 PM | Reception | |
| Tuesday, September 9 | ||
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Developments in Plastic Recycling | |
| 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM | Microplastics | |
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Machine-Learning-Based Predictions of Polymer and Postconsumer Recycled Polymer Properties | |
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Break | |
| 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | Lawter Lecture Series TBD | |
| 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM | Showcases | |
| 5:30 PM | Reception and Tabletops | |
| Wednesday, September 10 | ||
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Keynote Session: Alex Chausovsky | |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Roundtables facilitated by Alex Chausovsky | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Compostability and Recyclability for Printed Substrates | |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Cornelia Teitz European Union Regulatory Update | |
| 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM | Package Migration Testing - Factors/Influences | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Global Regulatory | |
| 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | Break | |
| 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | G7/ISO and Digital Print | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Current Press Technology and Innovation | |
| 5:00 PM | Awards Reception and Dinner | |
| Thursday, September 11 | ||
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | US Food and Drug Administration Update - Panel Discussion | |
| 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | State Regulatory Update | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Joint Brand Presentation | |
| 11:30 AM | Raffle | |
