Conference Speakers

Rob Johnson
Principal, Smith, Johnson & Associates
WIPES Academy
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Monica Becker
Co-Director & Project Lead, Innovation, Green Chemistry & Commerce Counsel
Dining with Industry Thought Leaders
The Hunt for Sustainable, Green Chemistries for Wipes
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Santosh Chavan
Vice President - Global Product Development, Jacob Holm & Sons AG
Sustainable Wipes: The Natural Choice Impacting Our Future
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Lorraine Crosbie
Business Unit Director, Innovation Process Manager, Rockline Industries
Wet Wipes: An Evolution Over Four Decades and a Peek Going Forward
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Michael Easson
Research Chemist, Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC), ARS-USDA
Non-Chemical Method for Improved Whiteness of Greige Cotton
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Hans Hummel
Global Marketing Manager, Hygiene & Preservation - Marketing, Lonza Inc.
The FDA Issues New Rules for OTC Topical Antimicrobial Products: What’s Next for Wet Wipe Manufacturers?
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Siana Jannesari
Tissue And Hygiene Analyst, Euromonitor International
Global Wipes Marketplace: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in Retail and Institutional Settings
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Brad Kalil
Director of Market Intelligence and Economic Insights, INDA
Quantifying the Nonwoven Wipes Markets: Known Knowns, Unknown Knowns and Unknown Unknowns
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David Koehl
Global Business Manager - Home & Personal Care, Troy Corporation
Alternative Preservative Technology to the Rescue!
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Jonathan Layer
Business Development Manager - Americas, Fibertex Nonwovens
Developments in Microfiber and Microfilament Wipes
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James Loftus, Ph.D.
Sales Executive, SGS-IPS Testing
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Tom Meyer
VP, Innovation And Sustainability, Chemia Corporation
The Future of Fragrance: Functional Sustainability
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Rick Morgan
Global Marketing Director - Infection Prevention, Diversey, Inc.
The Evolution of Disinfectants in Healthcare Infection Prevention
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Sunghyun Nam
Research Materials Engineer, Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC), ARS-USDA
Nanoengineered Cotton Wipes
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Martina Opietnik
Project Manager - Product R&D, Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
New Lyocell Fibers for Wet Wipe Applications
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Jacquelyn Pohl
Senior Scientist, Burt's Bees
Turning a Trickle into a Firehose: Driving True Sustainability in Nonwovens
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Dave Rousse
President Emeritus, INDA
Flushable Wipes - A Global Perspective
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Matthew Schiering
Principal, Sheer Strategy
Get Your Score Up, from the Floor Up! –The Case for Single-use Disposables (vs. Laundered Towels) to Address High-touch Healthcare Surfaces
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James Selm
Assistant Product Manager, Suominen
Fostering Independence & Health: Wipes for an Aging Population
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David Steinberg
President, Steinberg & Associates
Product Stability and Preservation of Wipes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Matthew Tipper, Ph.D.
Operations Director, Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute (NIRI)
Approaches for Improving the Wet Strength and Dispersibility of Wetlaid Spunlace Wipes
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Annie Weisbrod
Principal Scientist, The Procter & Gamble Company
Dining with Industry Thought Leaders
Status Quo, Innovation, and Actual Sustainability
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John Wilson
Senior Marketing Manager, Bemis Company, Inc.
Packaging for the Future of Wet Wipes
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Martin Wolf
Director Product Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation
A Paradigm for Sustainable Wipes
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Kit Yarrow, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Golden Gate University
Gen Z Deciphered: Insights and Strategies for Marketers
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