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2023 Annual Conference

Name: 2023 Annual Conference
Start: 2023-03-26T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-03-28T23:59:59-04:00
Location: St. Anthony Hotel

March 26, 2023 - March 28, 2023

Event Information

Join fellow leaders in flexo platemaking to take on industry challenges and grow our businesses. Not only will we hear insightful keynote presentations, we’ll learn about the latest technical innovations from industry suppliers and participate in one-on-one networking. Take your seat at the premiere flexo pre-press industry conference. See you in San Antonio!

Registration

Member: $900

Nonmember: $1095

Spouse Fee: $450

Special Deal!
Group registration (not available for attendees to register online, only internal) Every third registration $595

Location

St. Anthony Hotel, 300 E Travis St, San Antonio, TX 78205

Lodging

Our room block at the St. Anthony Hotel is full, but there are plenty of hotels within walking distance. Click the link here to reserve a room nearby.

Attire

Business casual for all sessions.

River walk in San Antonio city downtown skyline cityscape of Texas USA at sunset

Schedule (Subject to Change)

Sunday, March 26:

3:00 p.m. Board Meeting, Morrison Boardroom

6:00 Welcome Reception/Dinner (Food, Fun & Networking), Cascade Room & Pool

Monday, March 27:

7:00 a.m. Breakfast, Cavalier Pre-Function

8:00 Welcome, Cavalier Room

8:15 The Corrugated Market from a Converters' Perspective: Jana Harris, AICC Chairwoman

9:15 Optimizing Corrugated Plate Mounting through Automation 4.0: Bruce Hinkel, A/V Flexologic

10:00 Break, Cavalier Pre-Function

10:45 One-On-One Platemaker/Supplier Sessions, The Library & Naylor

12:30 p.m. Lunch, St A Sky Terrace

1:30 One-On-One Platemaker/Supplier Sessions, The Library & Naylor

4:00 Sessions Conclude

6:00 President’s Dinner, Peraux Room

Tuesday, March 28:

7:00 a.m. Breakfast, Cavalier Pre-Function

8:00 Moving Forward with LED Exposure (and why), Dan Rosen, XSYS Global, Cavalier Room

9:00 Esko's 2023 Update: Bill McCoy & Julian Fernandez, Esko

9:45 Break

10:00 Industry Outlook Roundtable

10:45 a.m. Closing Remarks

Featured Sessions

Jana Harris
Chair, Association of Independent Corrugated Convertors (AICC)

Jana Harris is a second-generation owner and CEO of her family’s manufacturing businesses, Harris Packaging and American Carton Company. Jana currently serves as Chairwoman of the Association of Independent Corrugated Convertors. She supports the industry with her involvement at the University of Texas at Arlington – serving on the President’s Advisory Board while actively promoting the packaging program at the College of Liberal Arts at UTA.

Jana and her husband, Zachary Campbell, recently became partners in a wine label out of Sonoma, CA, Sanglier Cellars. In addition to her passion for boxes and wine, her other interests include traveling, buying new manufacturing equipment, and educating college and high school students on the impact of the packaging industry.