AICC 2017 Annual Meeting, Designers Lab & Independent Packaging Design Competition September 25-27, 2017 The Encore Hotel Las Vegas, NV Preliminary Schedule of Events All events are being held at The Encore Hotel unless otherwise noted. Please note this schedule is preliminary; times, locations and events are subject to change. *events require a separate registration fee or pre-registration Event Key: AICC Events Encore Hotel - Blue PackExpo Events - Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) in Green ICPF Events in Purple Sunday, September 24, 2017 AICC Designers Lab * 1:00 pm 5:30 pm AICC Emerging Leaders Training * Chopin 3 & 4 Meeting Room 1:00 pm 5:00 pm Industry Advocacy Committee Meeting (committee members only) Puccini Meeting Room 3:00 pm 5:00 pm AICC Design Lab/Selling Digital Training Reception * (invite only) 6:00 pm 7:00 pm Monday, September 25, 2017 PackExpo Las Vegas Open LVCC
9:00 am 4:00 pm AICC Designers Lab * 8:00 am 5:30 pm (breakfast and lunch available for designers) AICC Selling Digital Print Training Brahms Meeting Room 1 8:00 am 4:00 pm AICC Package Design Competition Judges Breakfast (judges only) * Mozart Meeting Room 8:00 am 9:00 am AICC Membership & Marketing Committee Breakfast Meeting (committee members only) Puccini Meeting Room 7:30 am 9:30 am AICC Package Design Competition Judging (judges only) * 9:00 am 4:00 pm AICC Educational Content Committee Meeting (committee members only) Puccini Meeting Room 9:45 am 11:45 am AICC Budget & Executive Committee Meeting (committee members only) Puccini Meeting Room 12:00 pm 1:15 pm AICC Board of Directors Luncheon Meeting (board members only) Chopin 1 & 2 Meeting Room 1:30 pm 3:30 pm AICC Package Design Competition Judges Lunch (judges only) * Mozart Meeting Room 12:00 pm 1:00 pm AICC Associate Member Meeting Chopin 3 & 4 Meeting Room 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
AICC New Member & First Timer Orientation (invite only) Debussy Meeting Room 5:00 pm 5:30 pm AICC New Member/First Timer Reception (invite only) Chopin 1 & 2 Meeting Room & Patio 5:30 pm 6:30 pm AICC Opening Night Reception Encore Hotel Encore Ballrooms 1-8 6:30 pm 8:00 pm AICC Emerging Leaders Off-Site Networking Event * (emerging leaders only) David Cooperfield Show at the MGM Grand Hotel 8:30 pm 11:15 pm (transportation departs at 8:30 pm from Encore main lobby show starts at 9:30 pm) Tuesday, September 26, 2017 AICC Continental Breakfast Encore Hotel Encore Foyer & Debussy Rooms 7:00 am 9:00 am AICC Eye Opener Session Part 1 Brahms 1 Meeting Room 7:00 am 7:50 am AICC Designers Lab * 8:00 am - 3:30 pm (breakfast and lunch available for Designers) PackExpo Las Vegas Open LVCC 9:00 am 4:00 pm AICC Independent Packaging Design Competition Open & Voting for People s Choice Awards Encore Hotel 8:00 am 5:00 pm AICC General Session I Encore Hotel Encore Ballrooms 4-8 8:00 am 10:45 am
Opening & Welcome Remarks Tony Schleich, Chairman, AICC 8:00 am 8:10 am Anti-Trust Statement David Goch, General Counsel, AICC 8:10 am 8:20 am Student Design Competition & J. Richard Troll Scholarship Recognition Jim Nelson, Package Design Competition Chairman, AICC & Steve Young, Troll Trustee 8:20 am 8:30 am State of the Association Steve Young, President, AICC 8:30 am 8:40 am AICC, BCN & Corrugated Today Innovator of the Year Video Preview & Vote Jay Carman, Plant Innovations Committee Chairman, AICC 8:40 am 8:50 am AICC/RISI Hall of Fame Award Presentation 8:50 am 9:10 am Industry Presentation Juan Javier Gonzalez, CEO, Cartro, S.A.P.I De C.V. Facing Complexity 9:10 am 9:40 am Keynote Presentation Rocky Romanella, CEO, Unitek Global Services, Former UPS Executive Balanced Leadership 9:40 am 10:40 am Closing Remarks & Housekeeping Tony Schleich, Chairman, AICC 10:40 am 10:45 am Coffee Break Encore Foyer & Debussy Meeting Room 10:45 am 11:00 am
Workshop Tracks (concurrent tracks) 11:00 am 12:30 pm Executive/Leadership Track Chopin 3&4 Meeting Room HR Track Chopin 1&2 Meeting Room Digital Print Track Brahms 2&3 Meeting Room Risk Management Track Brahms 4 Meeting Room AICC Optional Spouse/Guest Event * La Sur Restaurant Cooking Class & Lunch Departures from Encore Main Lobby 11:00 am 2:30 pm ICPF Board of Directors Meeting (board members only) Brahms 1 1:00 pm 3:00 pm AICC Designers Lab Presentation/Judging * 3:30 pm 5:00 pm AICC Folding Carton/Rigid Box Reception 5:00 pm 5:30 pm AICC Networking Reception (will announce Package Design Award Winners during reception) & Foyer 5:30 pm 7:30 pm AICC Optional Off-Site Evening Event * Michael Jackson One (Cirque du Soleil) at the Mandalay Bay Hotel Transportation on Own 9:30 pm 11:00 pm Wednesday, September 27, 2017
AICC Continental Breakfast Encore Foyer & Debussy Meeting Room 7:00 am 9:00 am AICC Eye Opener Session Part II Brahms 1 Meeting Room 7:00 am 8:15 am PackExpo Las Vegas Open LVCC 9:00 am 4:00 pm AICC Independent Packaging Design Competition Open 8:00 am - 10:00 am Workshop Tracks 8:30 am 10:00 am Executive/Leadership Track Chopin 3&4 Meeting Room HR Track Chopin 1&2 Meeting Room Digital Print Track Brahms 2&3 Meeting Room Risk Management Track Brahms 4 Meeting Room AICC Coffee Break Encore Ballroom Foyer & Debussy Meeting Room 10:00 am 10:15 am AICC General Session II Encore Hotel Encore Ballrooms 4-8 10:15 am 12:30 pm Opening & Welcome Remarks Tony Schleich, AICC Chairman 10:15 am 10:20 am
ICPF Presentation 10:20 am 10:40 am AICC Board Elections David Goch, General Counsel, AICC 10:40 am 10:50 am Outgoing AICC Chairman Speech Tony Schleich, Outgoing Chairman, AICC 10:50 am 11:00 am Incoming AICC Chairman Speech Al Hoodwin Incoming Chairman, AICC 11:00 am 11:10 am Package Design Competition Winners Announcement: Judges & People s Choice & Design Lab Winners & Sponsor Recognition Jim Nelson, Package Design Committee Chairman, AICC 11:10 am 11:25 am AICC, BCN & Corrugated Today Innovator of the Year Winners Announced Jay Carman, Plant Innovations Committee Chairman, AICC, BCN & Corrugated Today 11:25 am 11:30 am Closing Keynote Presentation Jeffery Ma, CEO and Co-founder of tenxer, ESPN Predictive Analytics Expert & Kingpin of the Famous MIT Blackjack Team Ten Times Better Maximize Performance through Big Data 11:30 am 12:25 pm Closing Remarks Al Hoodwin, Chairman, AICC 12:25 pm 12:30 pm