Meeting PresentationsThe most recent presentations are listed first ASPI 2026 Spring Meeting | Marathon, FL Mike Lyles, Senior Vice President – Containerboard & Cellulose Operations, Georgia Pacific Doug Schwartz, President, North America, Billerud Med Byrd, Paper Science & Engineering, NC State University Jose Gonzales, AFRY - Please reach out to ASPI Staff for contacts ASPI 2025 Spring Meeting | February 19th - 21st, 2025| Clearwater, FL Justin Barksdale, CEO (Chief Steward) Principal Safety Consultant, Barksdale Safety Solution DeWayne Bone, Senior Director - Health and Safety, Domtar Mike Farrell, Executive Vice President, Graphic Packaging International Bill Edwards, Senior Vice President, Domtar ASPI 2024 Spring Meeting | February 21st - 23rd, 2024 | Clearwater, FL Matt Markel, Sr. Director of Mill CAPEX and Procurement Operations, WestRock Matt Elhardt, Vice President, Global Sales, ResourceWise Tony Hobson, Vice President of Manufacturing, New Indy Containerboard ASPI 2023 Spring Meeting| February 22nd - 24th, 2023| Clearwater, FL Clay Ellis, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Operational Excellence, International Paper Mark Pitts, Executive Director, AF&PA Fred Lundy, Senior Vice President Engineering & Manufacturing Services, WestRock Hannah Ubl, Co-Founder, Good Company Consulting ASPI 2022 Spring Meeting | March 2nd - 4th, 2022| Key Largo, FL Mark Pitts, Executive Director, Government & Industry Affairs, AF&PA Todd Zielinski, Vice President, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, Georgia Pacific George Semenak, Vice President, Engineering, Georgia Pacific ASPI 2020 Spring Meeting | February 26th - 28th, 2020| Key Largo, FL "Vision and the IP way forward" "RBC Capital Markets Forest Products Conference" "Integrated Buisness Management" "From Leadership to the Customer Experience"
ASPI 2019 Spring Meeting | February 20th- 22nd, 2019 | Sarasota, FL “Place The Dot” “Paper & Packaging: How Life Unfolds” ASPI 2018 Fall Meeting | October 1 - 3, 2018 | Atlanta, GA "GPI Innovation Overview" "VRP ASPI Presentation" ASPI 2018 Spring Meeting | February 28 – March 2, 2018 | Hollywood, FL "The Next Generation of Recycled Linerboard" "KapStone Today" Alan Nichols, SVP, Mills, Graphic Packaging International Paul O’Bernier, Paper and Board Manufacturing Solutions, International Paper Terry Borden, Vice President, Purchasing, Clearwater Paper Maria Brennan, Vice President, Supply Chain, Domtar Matt Elhardt, Vice President, Business Development, Fisher International ASPI 2017 Fall Customer Alignment Meeting with Sonoco | September 27-29, 2017 | Myrtle Beach, SC Ed Harrington, Director, Global Environmental, Sonoco Greg Munoz, VP, Global Procurement and Logistics Harry Freeman, Engineering Manager, Sonoco Jack Sanders, President & CEO, Sonoco Jeff Tomaszewski, Division Vice President, Sonoco Laura Rowell, Global Sustainability Manager, Sonoco Marc Ensign, Director, Global Category Management, Sonoco Marcy Thompson, Vice President, Marketing & Innovation. Sonoco Ming Xia, R&D and Technology, Sonoco Palace Stepps, Division Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Adhesives, Sonoco Taylor Lane, Sonoco Performance System Tim Davis, Division Vice President and General Manager Paper/Adhesives, Sonoco ASPI 2017 Spring Meeting Presentations | February 22-24, 2017 | Sarasota, Florida Rodger Fuller - Senior Vice President , Sonoco Outlook for the North American Paper Industry in 2017-2018 Michael D. Garcia - President Pulp & Paper, Domtar Jack Bray - Vice President - Manufacturing Operations, Domtar Glen Sanders - Director of Sourcing, Verso Paper Corp Michael P. Doss - President & CEO, Graphic Packaging International ASPI 2016 Spring Meeting Presentations | February 24-26, 2016 | Miami, Florida The Paper/Board Business has Grown Up, but is it Too Late? Winning Together Matt Szymanski - Green Bay Packaging Donald Forst - International Paper ASPI 2015 Spring Meeting Presentations | February 25-27, 2015 | Naples, Florida KapStone Today Math Exodus: Are You Prepared for the Departure of Your Most Knowledgeable Employees and Experienced Leaders? Brain Drain Diagnostic Checklist Graphic Packaging Update on Paper Markets ASPI 2014 Fall Customer Alignment Meeting with International Paper Presentations | October 8-10, 2014 | Memphis, Tennessee IP’s LIFE and the Role of Suppliers IP’s Current View of R&D Supply Chain Sustainability The War for Talent IP Financial Summary IP Global Demands for Standards and Quality Containerboard in IP Coated Paperboard and Foodservice Business Summary Papers and Pulp Business Summary Capital Expenditure in IP Pulp, Paper and Packaging Dynamics – Drivers for Growth and Industry Actions Fiber-based Packaging: Sustainable Solutions ASPI 2014 Spring Meeting Presentations | February 26-28, 2014 | Sarasota, Florida Re-envisioning Sonoco Let’s Take Pulp & Paper Industry to the Next Level An Outside Perspective – Stimulating Growth in a Declining Market No Status in Status Quo Paper Industry Challenges and Opportunities ASPI 2013 Fall Customer Alignment Meeting with Boise, Inc. | October 14-16, 2013 | Boise, Idaho Keeping Score Packaging Game Plan Paper Game Plan Organizing the Boosters – Marshaling the Resources of the Supplier Base Technology Acceleration Technology Implementation Capital Effectiveness Rethinking the Obvious ASPI Spring 2013 Meeting Presentations | February 27-March 1, 2013 | St. Pete Beach, Florida Boise Inc. - What Makes Us Different Orchids Paper Products Industry Trends: 101 for Suppliers MWV Overview Basics in Preference Defense Bankruptcy Preferences - The Best Defense is a Good Offense Paper & Packaging Overview ASPI 2012 Fall Customer Alignment Meeting with Domtar | September 10-12, 2012 | Charlotte, North Carolina Domtar in the Capital Markets Domtar Markets and Manufacturing Excellence Supplier and Contractor Safety Expectations Domtar Purchasing – Our Philosophies and Strategies and How They Shape Supplier Selection and Relationships Central Engineering and Capital Effectiveness Plymouth Fluff Pulp Conversion Repositioning a Modern Mill – Commodity to Specialty Papers Domtar Personal Care Division Market Overview Domtar's Approach to Sustainability Industry Promotion: A Look at Domtar's PAPERbecause Campaign Domtar Developmental Work on Intergrated Bio-Refineries Frustrated Inc. - Paper's Anthem Paper, Packaging and Tissue industry Dynamics ASPI Spring 2012 Meeting Presentations | February 8-10, 2012 | Naples, Florida Running the Gauntlet - Only for the Bravest and Most Successful Five Critical Areas for 2012 North American Forest Products... Are we out of the woods? Domtar - text from speech by John Williams RockTenn A Defensive Strategy ASPI Fall 2011 Meeting Presentations | October 2-4, 2011 | Austin, Texas Supply Chain Perfection The Changing Landscape No Relief in Sight for Recovered Paper Markets The Current State of the Biofuel Movement The TAPPISafe Program Collaborative Development of New Technologies Brand Positioning, Culture, and Business Performance in China Implementing Social Media as a Branding Tool in Today's B2B World ASPI Spring 2011 Meeting Presentations | February 16-18, 2011 | Manalapan, Florida The Massillon Mill - Supplier and Management Commitment Biofuels and Bio-Based Materials: Market Opportunities for the Pulp and Paper Industry Prospects for the North American Paper Industry in 2011-2012 The New RockTenn - Acquisition of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Results Oriented Maintenance and Reliability |