- Charlotte, North Carolina
- 3-5 September 2025
Plastic Product Decorating summit
Schedule
2025 event theme: The Economy of Decorating
Wednesday, September 3rd
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Registration
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Optional Event: Charlotte Knights Baseball Game
Thursday, September 4th
General Sessions – All Attendees
7:30 – 8:30 am
Registration
7:30 – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast and Supplier Trade Fair
8:30 – 9:30 am
Market Trends and Economic Factors Affecting the Plastics Industry
Keynote Speaker: Laurie Harbour, Wipfli
9:30 – 10:15 am
Selling the Savings in Decorating Technology
Bob Travis, InkWorks Printing; additional panelists to be announced
10:15 – 10:30 am
Supplier Trade Fair and Networking Break
10:30 – 11:15 am
Efficient Operations with Automation
Panelists To Be Announced
11:15 – 11:45 am
Advantages of Digital Inkjet: Best Applications for 3D Decoration
Vaughn Pollman, Innovative Digital Systems; additional panelists to be announced
11:45 – Noon
Technology Showcase: YUPO
Noon – 1:30 pm
Extended Buffet Lunch and Supplier Trade Fair
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Innovations in IML: New Technology for Expanded Applications
Mike Licata, YUPO; additional panelists to be announced
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Coming Soon
to be announced
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Design Trends in Decorating
to be announced
3:00 – 3:15 pm
Break and Supplier Trade Fair
3:15 – 3:45 pm
Quality Control as a Cost-Reduction Method
Sebastian Schneeweiss, Krevera
3:45 – 4:15 pm
Coming Soon
to be announced
4:15 - 4:45 pm
The Dollars & Cents Behind IML and IMD
to be announced
4:45 - 5:30 pm
2025 IMDA Awards
The winners of the 2025 IMDA Awards Competition are announced, and IMDA Charter Members are recognized in honor of the association’s 20th anniversary.
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Networking Event: Supplier Trade Fair and IMDA Awards Reception
Friday, September 5th
General Session – All Attendees
8:00 – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 am
Keynote, Day 2: To Be Announced
Roundtable Discussions: Attendees will choose one per time slot
9:30 – 10:15 am
Continuing Conversations: Plastics Industry Updates
9:30 – 10:15 am
Automation and Robotics
10:15 – 11:00 am
From Recruiting to Retention: How Marketing Communication Can Help Win the Talent Battle
10:15 – 11:00 am
Choosing the Right Decorating Process
11:00 – 11:45 am
Continuing Conversations: Sustainability Regulations
11:00 – 11:45 am
To Be Announced
11:45 am – Noon
Final Remarks / Conference Adjourns
