Conference Speakers

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Alex Abbott

Chief Revenue Officer, SmartSolve

Revolutionizing Feminine Care: Transforming Packaging Through Flushable, Biodegradable, and Sustainable Solutions

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Olivia Ahn, MD

Co-Founder, Planera

Setting New Sustainable Industry Standards: The Flushable Revolution

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Heidi Beatty

Chief Executive Officer, Crown Abbey, LLC

Innovations in Menstrual Care

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Latasia Belin

Founder, Cycleology

More Than a Cycle: What Clinicians and Menstruators Want You to Know

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Rachel Braun Scherl

Managing Partner, Entrepreneur, SPARK Solutions For Growth

Entrepreneurs in Women’s Health: The dual challenge of surviving and scaling

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Marilyn Califano

CEO, Hempress Hygienics

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Alana Cheape

Chief Product & Marketing Officer, Woolchemy NZ Ltd

Case Studies in Comfort: How Wool Brings New Performance to Diapers and Femcare

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Raymond Chimhandamba

Director, Handas Consulting

Africa’s Circular Hygiene Revolution: Africa’s Emerging Role as Supplier, Manufacturer, and Sustainability Leader in Hygiene

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Brady Crandall

Founder, Youth Crews, Inc.

TBA

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Carl Cucuzza

President/Managing Partner, Teknoweb NA LLC

INDA Lifetime Service Award Recipient

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Frederikke Dahl

Founder, Mewalii ApS

Why Choose Hemp in Sanitary Pads? The Benefits for the Body and the Climate

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Steve Davies

Principal, SK Leaveo

Degradability in Absorbent Hygiene Products - Necessary, but not Sufficient

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Kyra Dorsey, Ph.D.

Principal, Glory Group LLC

Paws, Pads, and Performance: The Role of Nonwovens in Pet Care Innovation

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Wes Fisher

Director of Government Relations, INDA

Unpacking U.S. Absorbent Hygiene Regulations at the State and Federal Level

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Pricie Hanna

Managing Partner, Price Hanna Consultants LLC

Growth Strategies in a Year of Economic Turbulence and Consumer "Softness"

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Bodo Heetderks

Director Nonwovens Technology, Trutzschler Nonwovens GmbH

Revolutionizing Softness in Diaper Top and Back Sheets

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Chris Hudalla, Ph.D.

President/Chief Scientific Officer, ProVerde Labs

PFAS Contaminants in Feminine Hygiene Products

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Gia Komst

Deputy Director, BAHP

Misleading Studies, State Legislatures, and the FDA-Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Absorbent Hygiene Products

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Justin Lafferty

Global Production Manager - Nonwovens, Dukane IAS LLC

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Jacobo Levin

R&D and Quality Control Manager, Diaper Testing International

Baby and Infant Care Market Dynamics

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Shayan Longi

CFO, Confitex Technology Ltd

From Flexibility to Sustainability: The Private Label Advantage

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Carlos Lorente

Global Sales Manager - Nonwoven Division, Valco Melton Spain

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Greta Meyer

Co-Founder/CEO, Sequel

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David Olave

Associate & Trade Policy Advisor, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.

Trade and Protectionism in the U.S: Responding to Policy and Legal Uncertainty

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Jovan Phillips

Product Manager, Personal Care, The LYCRA Company

Designing for Real Life: Insights & Innovation in Hygiene and Apparel

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Alexis Porcher

Business & Market Analysis Manager, Lenzing AG

Unleashing Cellulosic Possibilities: A Collaborative Path Toward Sustainable Hygiene Solutions

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Liying Qian

Global Industry Manager – Tissue and Hygiene, Euromonitor International

Unpack the Transformative Forces in the Global Disposable Hygiene Industry

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Irene Richer

Director of Laboratory Operations, Diaper Testing International

Baby and Infant Care Market Dynamics

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Natalia Richer

Market Research & AHP Consultant, Diaper Testing International

Baby and Infant Care Market Dynamics

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Travis Robbins

President, WPT Nonwovens Corp

Innovation, Collaboration and Service

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Jim Robinson

Principal, Absorbent Hygiene Insights, LLC

Dragging Innovation Down: The Impact of Outdated Tests



Fundamentals of Absorption Systems and Opportunities in Adult Incontinence

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Pietro Savare

Global industry Manager, Savare Speciality Adhesives

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Dave Schuette

Innovation Manager, Curt G Joa, Inc.

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Mark Snider

Chief Market & Industry Analyst, INDA

The Market for Reusable Hygiene Products

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Janette Villalobos, Ph.D.

Director of R&D, Frida Baby

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Simone Westergaard

Founder, Mewalii ApS

Why Choose Hemp in Sanitary Pads? The Benefits for the Body and the Climate

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