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Live Webinar: Packaging EPR in Action: Best Practices for Data Gathering & Reporting

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April 28, 2025
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Description:

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws are rapidly becoming a reality across the United States, reshaping how companies manage their product lifecycle and sustainability initiatives. As these regulations take hold, businesses must adapt to remain compliant while maintaining profitability and customer satisfaction.

Join us for an insightful webinar where we delve into the implications of EPR laws and how they impact your business operations. 

- The fundamentals of EPR laws and their current status in the U.S.

- How to ensure your data is gathered and ready for scalable reporting

- How Specright's Specification Data Management platform can streamline compliance efforts

- Real-world examples of companies successfully navigating EPR requirements

Learn how to turn regulatory challenges into opportunities for innovation and growth. Don't miss this opportunity to stay ahead of regulatory changes and ensure your company thrives in an evolving landscape.

Speakers

Bringing together leaders in industry and technology to drive innovation.

Matthew Wright

Founder & CEO

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Matthew Wright is the founder & CEO of Specright, the first cloud-based platform for Specification Management. Specright has been recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor, received the Salesforce Innovation Award and was named one of the Top Places to Work by the OC Register and Built in LA. Wright is also a published author and his book, “The Evolution of Products and Packaging,”was named to the Amazon Hot New Release List for Industrial Relations Business and has a five star rating.

Prior to founding Specright, Wright spent more than 25 years in the packaging industry, holding leadership positions at International Paper, Temple Inland, and rightPAQ — a packaging company he co-founded. He has also been involved in leading multiple M&A deals in the packaging industry and sits on the Packaging Advisory Board at Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo.

Danielle Goad

Senior Manager Strategic Projects, OCEO

Danielle Goad is the Senior Manager of Strategic Projects (Office of the CEO) at Specright. Danielle has held roles across departments at Specright including Customer Success, Product, and Strategic Partnerships. She leverages her diverse Specright experience to drive internal strategic initiatives, guide the product roadmap for Specright Network, and manage the Spec Assist & Spec Squad digitization services. Prior to Specright, Danielle graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with her undergraduate in Industrial Technology and Packaging - focused on supply chain.

Katie Krasts

Product Manager, Specright

Katie Exum is a Product Manager at Specright, the leader in Specification Data Management. Katie has a background in packaging engineering, where she worked in the food & beverage industry, followed by consumer electronics at Amazon. She pivoted to working in data management at Specright, where she added experience in customer onboarding, then strategic partnerships, before transitioning into product management. Across all of her roles, Katie’s passion for sustainability has been an incorporated into her work. 

Laura Foti

CMO, Specright

Laura leads marketing and investor relations at Specright, the first cloud-based platform for Specification Management. Specright has been recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor, received the Salesforce Innovation Award and was named one of the Top Places to Work by the OC Register and Built in LA. 

She hosts “Beyond the Shelf: the Product and Packaging Podcast,” where she interviews the industry leaders behind the products we love and use everyday.

Prior to Specright, she led advertising and analytics at GE Digital, GE’s Industrial Internet software business. Before that, she was a consultant at Deloitte Digital working in enterprise digital transformation. Laura was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for marketing and advertising and Brand Innovators 40 Under 40 and 100 Women to Watch lists. She graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She resides in Costa Mesa, CA.

“Nailing the spec side of specifically anything emissions-related in our business case is definitely key. Having a tool such as Specright in our hands and at our disposal will enable us to adapt and move more quickly as emissions regulations change."

Maks Celhar

Implementation Project Manager, BASF

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