PACK EXPO Keynote Speaker to be retired General Colin L. Powell.
Press Release Summary:
DuPont(TM) will be one title sponsor for Leadership Lecture at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011, to be held in Las Vegas, NV from September 26-28, featuring keynote speaker retired General Colin L. Powell. Pedro Fernández, DuPont Packaging's regional director for the Americas, said that Powell's approach to solving big problems reflects DuPont's own beliefs concerning collaborative partnerships and problem resolution. Powell will speak on "Diplomacy: Persuasion, Trust and Values" on September 27.
Original Press Release:
DuPont to Sponsor PACK EXPO Leadership Lecture Keynote: Retired General Colin L. Powell
Arlington, Va.-PMMI, the producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows, announces that DuPont will be one of the title sponsors for the Leadership Lecture at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (Sept. 26-28, 2011; Las Vegas, Nev.), featuring keynote speaker retired General Colin L. Powell. General Powell will speak on "Diplomacy: Persuasion, Trust & Values" on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, at the Las Veas Convention Center.
"We are excited to have Colin Powell as a keynote speaker, and equally excited to have DuPont's endorsement of this program as a title sponsor," said Charles D. Yuska, president & CEO, PMMI. "We appreciate DuPont's continued support of PMMI and PACK EXPO."
General Powell is a retired four-star general and previously served as National Security Advisor under President Ronald Regan and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed General Powell to be Secretary of State. He held that position until 2005. For the past decade, General Powell has been committed to improving the lives of America's youth. He is the founding Chairman of America's Promise Alliance - an organization that works with over 400 partner organizations to provide resources that build better lives for America's youth.
"Colin Powell is a globally respected leader," said Pedro Fernández - regional director, Americas, DuPont Packaging. "His approach to solving big problems, like those addressed by the America's Promise Alliance, reflects DuPont's own belief that collaborative partnerships are the best way to address problems that affect great numbers of people in fundamental ways."
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will be held Sept. 26-28, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. PMMI expects more than 1,200 exhibitors and close to 600,000 net square feet of exhibiting space at the show, making PACK EXPO Las Vegas the largest packaging and processing event in the Western Hemisphere.
Visit www.packexpo.com for more information on PACK EXPO Las Vegas, or contact Christian O'Hara, exhibit sales manager, PMMI, for more information about available sponsorships for PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011: 703.243.8555.
About PMMI
PMMI is a trade association of 560-plus member companies that manufacture packaging, processing and related converting machinery in the United States or Canada; machinery components and packaging containers and materials. PMMI's vision is to be the leading global resource for packaging, and its mission is to improve and promote members' abilities to meet the needs of their customers.
PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas and EXPO PACK México, connecting participants in the packaging and processing supply chain with their customers around the world. Coming Up: EXPO PACK México at Mexico City's Centro Banamex, June 21-24, 2011, and PACK EXPO Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 26-28, 2011.
Learn more about PMMI and the PACK EXPO trade shows at PMMI.org and Packexpo.com.
