SuperCorrExpo Announces Six Keynote Presentations

ATLANTA—June 5, 2012—The 2012 TAPPI/AICC SuperCorrExpo, the most powerful global hub of corrugated networking, has announced six keynote presentations that will inform, inspire and educate over the show’s four days, Oct. 1-4, 2012, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

The roster of keynote speakers includes:

• Bob Beckel and Cal Thomas, authors of USA Today’s “Common Ground” Column
• Lamar Guthrie, owner, Chief Container
• Michael Harwood, president and CEO, World Containerboard Organisation
• Jeffrey Hayzlett, bestselling author and global business celebrity
• Jim Porter, president, Corrugated Packaging & Recycling, RockTenn
• Anthony Smurfit, Group Chief Operations Officer, Smurfit Kappa Group

“SuperCorrExpo has assembled a collection of keynote speakers that will bring great insight into trends and competitive factors specific to our industry,” said Larry N. Montague, TAPPI president and CEO. “However, this world-class group of talent will also give us quite a bit to think about for the general business environment as well.” Montague added that the industry-renowned keynote speakers will complement a program at SuperCorrExpo that, for the first time in 2012, will be jointly operated between TAPPI and AICC.

“Each of our speakers brings a rich collection of experiences both within and outside of the corrugated industry,” Montague continued. “I look forward to learning from each of them in October.”

In addition to high-level keynote speakers and the joint TAPPI/AICC program, SuperCorrExpo offers a wide variety of exhibitors, providing a networking and learning experience for all attendees. Exhibitors include those who provide services, machinery, equipment, materials, supplies, software, tools or tooling to the corrugated paperboard industry. Top manufacturers and service providers have already reserved more than 100,000 square feet of exhibition space at SuperCorrExpo.

Registration for SuperCorrExpo, including a discount for box plant employees, is now available at www.SuperCorrExpo.org.

Occurring only once every four years, SuperCorrExpo is the largest exposition for corrugated solution providers and corrugated solution seekers in the Western Hemisphere. More than 250 industry suppliers gather with thousands of industry leaders from all over the world at SuperCorrExpo. The four-day exposition is hosted at the Georgia World Congress Center by two of the corrugated industry’s leading associations, TAPPI and AICC. For additional information on the customer program, as well as exhibit space reservations and sponsorships, contact Linda Cohen at 914-944-0135 or lcohen@tappi.org. For exhibition operations questions, contact Grayson Lutz at 678-471-5838 or glutz@tappi.org.

About TAPPI:

TAPPI is the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging and converting industries and publisher of Paper360° and TAPPI JOURNAL. Corrugated Today is the official publication of TAPPI’s Corrugated Packaging Division. Through information exchange, events, trusted content and networking opportunities, TAPPI helps members elevate their performance by providing solutions that lead to better, faster and more cost-effective ways of doing business. It has provided management training and networking to the industry’s leaders for more than 97 years. For more information please visit www.tappi.org.

About AICC:

AICC represents the independent North American manufacturers of corrugated, folding carton and rigid box packaging products and the suppliers to the industry. AICC offers a number of services to its members, including national and regional meetings, industry information and specific training programs for industry professionals. For more information, visit www.aiccbox.org.

Source: TAPPI.