2025 Packaging Trends: Staying Ahead of the Curve

Brodie Vander Dussen is the Sustainability Program Manager at Orora and co-host of the Sustainable Packaging Podcast, where she advocates for innovative, sustainable packaging solutions and engages industry leaders in conversations about advancing circular economy practices.

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As the VP of Strategic Partnerships at Specright, Adam has spent 8 years working directly with manufacturing, consumer goods, and supply chain leaders to drive a spec-first approach to managing packaging and product data. Adam serves as an adjunct professor for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's Masters in Packaging Value Chain program, and he previously worked in digital strategy and analytics for the National Football League and Brand Affinity Technologies. Adam holds a BA and MBA from the University of California Los Angeles.

Matt Fitzpatrick is a Senior Packaging Engineer and CO2 Sustainability Leader at Saint-Gobain. With extensive experience in the consumer goods and industrial industries, Matt is passionate about driving sustainability and innovation while prioritizing ease of use for everyday consumers.

A strong advocate for sustainable packaging solutions, Matt holds a Bachelor of Science in Packaging from Michigan State University and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Packaging Value Chain at California Polytechnic. His commitment to advancing sustainable practices and his expertise in packaging engineering position him as a leader in the field.

Ayman is Chief Technology Officer at Specright, where he leads the product and engineering teams. Ayman started his career with the Microsoft Developer Division product groups where he spent over 15 years. He was the Group Program Manager for the Visual C++ team at Microsoft till early 2016. Ayman’s team in Microsoft was responsible for delivering the compilers, libraries, runtimes and IDE that enabled developers to create great native applications using Visual Studio. Through those years, he participated in shipping a wide range of world-class products starting with the various versions of Visual Studio to the platform tooling for Windows, Xbox, MS Office, SQL., etc. 

He then joined HireRight, the world leader in the background screening market, where he was the Chief Technology Officer and part of the executive team who drove the company's successful exit and its acquisition by a major private equity. Just before joining Specright, Ayman spent some time in Amazon’s core e-commerce platform team. 

Ayman brings executive level experience that focuses on strategy setting and team growth. Prior to moving to the US, Ayman spent a year in Newcastle, Australia where he earned his Master degree in Software Engineering. In Addition, He holds a BSc. in Computer Science from the American University in Cairo. He currently lives in Irvine, CA with his wife and two daughters.

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