The packaging industry is undergoing a transformation like never before. Sustainability demands are growing, regulatory requirements are becoming more complex, and technological innovations are reshaping how companies approach packaging design and production. For businesses that want to stay ahead of the curve, it’s no longer enough to react—you need to anticipate what’s next.
Join us for a thought-provoking panel that unpacks the top packaging trends for 2025.
What You’ll Learn:
Alternative Sustainable Materials: Explore the rise of natural, recyclable materials and the impacts of paperization.
Regulatory Compliance: Understand evolving regulations, including EPR laws and single-use plastic bans, and discover proactive strategies for compliance.
Recyclability: Learn how global initiatives and consumer transparency efforts are reshaping sustainable packaging.
AI & Machine Learning: Discover the cutting-edge tools revolutionizing packaging processes and driving innovation.
Take control of your packaging strategy in 2025.
Bringing together leaders in industry and technology to drive innovation.
Brodie Vander Dussen
Sustainability Program Manager, Orora
Brodie Vander Dussen is the Sustainability Program Manager at Orora and co-host of the Sustainable Packaging Podcast, where she advocates for innovative, sustainable packaging solutions and engages industry leaders in conversations about advancing circular economy practices.
Adam Armstrong
VP of Strategic Partnerships, Specright
As the VP of Strategic Partnerships at Specright, Adam has spent 8 years working directly with manufacturing, consumer goods, and supply chain leaders to drive a spec-first approach to managing packaging and product data. Adam serves as an adjunct professor for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Masters in Packaging Value Chain program, and he previously worked in digital strategy and analytics for the National Football League and Brand Affinity Technologies. Adam holds a BA and MBA from the University of California Los Angeles.
Matt Fitzpatrick
Sr. Packaging Engineer, CO2 Sustainability Leader, Saint Gobain
Matt Fitzpatrick is a Senior Packaging Engineer and CO2 Sustainability Leader at Saint-Gobain. With extensive experience in the consumer goods and industrial industries, Matt is passionate about driving sustainability and innovation while prioritizing ease of use for everyday consumers.
A strong advocate for sustainable packaging solutions, Matt holds a Bachelor of Science in Packaging from Michigan State University and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Packaging Value Chain at California Polytechnic. His commitment to advancing sustainable practices and his expertise in packaging engineering position him as a leader in the field.
Ayman Shoukry
CTO, Specright
Ayman is Chief Technology Officer at Specright, where he leads the product and engineering teams. Ayman started his career with the Microsoft Developer Division product groups where he spent over 15 years. He was the Group Program Manager for the Visual C++ team at Microsoft till early 2016. Ayman’s team in Microsoft was responsible for delivering the compilers, libraries, runtimes and IDE that enabled developers to create great native applications using Visual Studio. Through those years, he participated in shipping a wide range of world-class products starting with the various versions of Visual Studio to the platform tooling for Windows, Xbox, MS Office, SQL., etc.
He then joined HireRight, the world leader in the background screening market, where he was the Chief Technology Officer and part of the executive team who drove the company’s successful exit and its acquisition by a major private equity. Just before joining Specright, Ayman spent some time in Amazon’s core e-commerce platform team.
Ayman brings executive level experience that focuses on strategy setting and team growth. Prior to moving to the US, Ayman spent a year in Newcastle, Australia where he earned his Master degree in Software Engineering. In Addition, He holds a BSc. in Computer Science from the American University in Cairo. He currently lives in Irvine, CA with his wife and two daughters.
“Specright enables us to track everything from the early stags of development, to production and end of life. Preparing to use Specright forced us to hold up a mirror and absorb a lot of reflective moments. It was very eye-opening and we feel much better prepared for the future now.”
Brittny Ohr
Director of Product Management, Sugar Foods
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