AICC Member Early Bird (Before April 16)
Registration - $350
Box plant special (+2) - $300
Associate Member- $600

Non- Member Early Bird (Before April 16)
Registration- $600 
Box plant special (+2)- $500
Associate Member- $700

AICC Member (After April, 17)
Registration - $450
Box plant special (+2) - $400
Associate Member- $800

Non-Member (After April, 17)
Registration - $800
Box plant special (+2)- $600
Associate Member- $900

Download Registration Form - Spanish 

Download Meeting Brochure 

Register Online 

For additional information, please contact:
Maria Frustaci
703.836.2422
mfrustaci@aiccbox.org

Veronica Reyes
+52-1-55-4570-9206 (MX)
Vreyes@aiccbox.org

MX 18 Trade Fair 

 Download Trade Fair Floorplan

Download Trade fair Application Form 

Exhibiting Companies

• AL-GAR
• ALHU
• Alliance Machine
• Amtech/Avista
• Apex
• ARC International
• Automatan
• BCM Inks
• BHS
• Bobst
• Boix
• BOX
• British Converting Solutions
• BW Papersystems
• EAM-Mosca
• EFI
• Erhardt + Leimer
• Flexi-Vel
• Fosber
• Global BoxMachine
• GeorgiaPacific
• Goettsch/JB Machinery
• Grafica Villalba
• HP
• ICASA
• OKM Machine
• Packland
• Rinco
• Sanchez
• Sharp International
• Signode
• Solema
• SUN Automation
• Tiruna

 

Schedule of Events

Download Spanish Schedule 

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

9:00 am – 5:00 pm             
Training Seminar:  Best Practices on FFG, RDC & DP
Les Pickering, Co-Founder, Quadrant 5 

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
AICC Mexico Emerging Leaders Program

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Trade Fair

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Opening Night Reception

Thursday, May 17, 2018 

8:30 am– 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 9:05 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Pedro Aguirre, General Manager, Tecnologia del Carton & President, AICC México   

9:05 am – 9:10 am
Overview of AICC
Al Hoodwin, CEO, Michigan City Paper Box & Chairman, AICC

9:10 am – 9:15 am
What's New in AICC
Steve Young, President, AICC

9:15 am – 9:20 am
Sergio Farfan, Executive Director, AICC Mexico  

9:20 am – 10:20 am
Industry Presentations:

• What’s going on in the North America Containerboard Industry?
  Matt Elhardt, VP, North America, Fisher International, Inc.


• What's going on in the Mexican Containerboard Industry?
  Agustín Anaya, CEO, Papeles y Conversiones de Mexico (PCM)

10:20 am – 10:35 am
Coffee Break

10:35 am – 10:40am
Hall of Fame Announcement

10:40 am – 11:45 am
Keynote Presentation: Challenges and Perspectives of the Mexican Economy
Lic. Rafael Ramírez, MBA, Prof. IPADE   

11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Spotlight: Industry Innovations - Companies present on new innovations that will help to improve the industry bottom-line.

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Networking Lunch

1:45 pm – 3:30 pm
Trade Fair

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Overview of the Political and Financial Economy prior 2018 Presidential elections in Mexico 
Oscar Vera Ferrer, Consulting & Economic Strategies

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Panel: Challenges and Opportunities of E-commerce in Mexico

• Randy Banks, President, Sharp International
• Mario Perez, Segunda Mano

4:45 pm– 6:00 pm
Closing Keynote: The Trump era and the bilateral challenges for Mexico
Dr. Rodrigo de León González, Prof. IPADE   
                                                            

Friday, May 18, 2018

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Breakfast

 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Plant Tour: Grupo Gondi Empaques Modernos de PEOSA

12:30 pm
Meeting Adjourned 

 

Rafael Ramírez de Alba López

Professor and Academic Department Head, Economic Environment Department, IPADE Business School, Associate Dean of the Executive MBA, IPADE Business School, Member of IPADE’s Top Management Committee

 

Academic Degrees

• MBA with a concentration in Finance, Columbia Business School, New York.
• BA in Economics, Universidad Panamericana (UP), Mexico City.

Other Studies

• Financial Analysis, User Decision Analysis and Investment Analysis, CCIM Institute.
• Capital Leadership Development Experience, GE Capital.

Managerial Background

• Sr. Director of Debt Origination, GE Real Estate, 2007-2011.
• Business Development Director for the residential mortgage business, GE Money Mexico, 2004-2007. 
• Member of the Board of Directors, Clínica para el Control Total de la Diabetes. 
  

Professional Activities

• Strategic Investments Manager, ASA, 2002-2004.
• Associate in the Investment Banking Division, Latin America Advisory Group, Goldman, Sachs & Co., 2000-2002.
• Advisor to the Director General of FOVI (currently Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal-SHF), Banco de México, 1996-1998.
• Full time professor at Universidad Panamericana from 1994 to 1996, visiting from 1996 to
• 1998 and 2002 to 2006. Lectured on Statistics, Economics, Corporate Finance and Financial Engineering.

Leslie A. Pickering

Co-Owner, Quadrant5

Mr. Pickering brings over 40 years of experience in international process improvement, manufacturing and operations. He is a recognized Toyota Production System specialist who has implemented successful transformation methodologies within the Packaging, Beverages, Large Warehousing, Plastics and Automotive industries.

Mr. Pickering has been involved and led teams that implemented state of the art, world-class manufacturing facilities. Mr. Pickering was responsible for several major installations that consistently outperform comparative processes two to five fold. Mr. Pickering has gathered and shared best practices from three continents - Europe, Australia and The Americas.

Mr. Pickering holds a degree in Mechanical and Production Engineering.

Rodrigo de León González

Academic Degrees

• Executive Doctorate in Business program, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University.
• Management Program (D-1), IPADE Business School.
• MA in Marketing and Advertising, Universidad Anáhuac.
• BA in Philosophy, Universidad Panamericana (UP).

Relevant Coursework

• Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning (CPCL), Harvard Business School, 2007.
• Various courses on Mexico’s electoral and political environment.

Managerial Background

• Deputy Director, Center of Studies for Institutional Governance (CEGI), IPADE Business School.
• Director, Advanced Management Program (AD).
• Director, Management Program (D-1), IPADE Business School.
• Admissions Director, Executive Education Programs, IPADE Business School.
• Program Director, Chihuahua campus, IPADE Business School.
• Program Director, Mérida campus, IPADE Business School.
• Consultant on social responsibility and sustainability, socio-political environment in Mexico, social marketing, strategic planning, civil society organizations, and government development variables.

Matt Elhardt

Vice President, Business Development, Fisher International, Inc

Matt Elhardt is a strategic planning professional with close to 15 years of pulp and paper industry experience in sales, marketing, product development, and operations. His areas of expertise include identifying growth potential and achieving performance end-goals through strategic management, pricing and margin optimization, and anticipating marketplace dynamics.

At Fisher International, Matt helps clients leverage Fisher’s resources to achieve their objectives particularly in assessing disruption and predicting price cycles and turning points in pulp, containerboard, kraft paper, kraft board, recycled board, and OCC markets.

Prior to joining Fisher International, Matt held management positions in marketing and operations at Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, being responsible for corporate strategy and marketing during the period Longview underwent “the best turnaround in the past 25 years,” according to Mark Wilde, a well-known paper industry stock analyst.

Matt received his MBA from the University of Washington and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Washington State University.

Randy Banks

Creator & Editor of Container-board.com

Randy Banks is the president of Sharp International, a Virginia-based company that specializes in equipment and European white top linerboard for the corrugated industry.    Randy is the liaison for several suppliers to the corrugated industry and serves as the North American agent for LEIPA, EFI-ESCADA, FRIESE Corrugating Rolls, Korutest/Chalmers DST, Serra, and Cristini.

Randy is also the creator and editor of the online magazine, www.container-board.com, which focuses exclusively on the corrugated industry.  

Randy is a regular speaker at corrugated industry events and is a member of both the AICC and TAPPI.

 

Agustin Anaya

Mr. Anaya is an engineer with more than 29-year experience in the industry. Along the years, he worked as project engineer, Industrial Engineer Manager, Material Control Manager, General Manager, and Paper Division CEO in several in companies such as Compañia Papelera Maldonado S.A., Papelera de Chihuahua S.A., and Grupo Industrial Copamex. In 1993, he was appointed CEO and General Manager of Papeles y Conversiones de Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Dr. Oscar Vera Ferrer

Partner Director of Asesoria y Estrategia Economica, S.C. 

Mr. Vera has a degree in Economics from UNAM, a PhD in Economics from York University, England, and a Diploma from the Institute for Management Studies, Lausana, Switzerland. He has been CEO of the Center for Economic Studies of the Private Sector, Corporate Director of Economic Studies of DESC Group, Chief Economist for Mexico and Latin America of Deutsche Bank, A.G. (Germany), Mexico’s representative in the Corporate Economists Advisory Group of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France, and President of the Economic Studies Committee of Finan. He has also been Visiting Professor at the University of Alberta, Canada.  Today, Oscar is Partner Director of Asesoria y Estrategia Economica, S.C. He has published 3 books and several articles in specialized journals in Mexico and abroad.

 

Production Seminar (FFG, RDC & DP)

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |  9:00 am – 5:00 pm  | Speaker: Les Pickering

Download Production Seminar Form 

Les Pickering  will present  the best practices for the performance and results of Flexo primping machines (FFG), rotary die cutting machines (RDC) and digital printing (DP).

Networking Opportunities

 

The AICC meeting is the ideal place to meet those members who will be relevant to improve your business. You will meet with industry leaders, marketing and production experts, and industry suppliers as well as your peers to learn about innovation in products, best practices, and markets.  

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 

Trade Fair - 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Cocktail Hour - 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Spotlight of Industry Innovations

 

Thursday, May 17, 2018  | 11:45 am – 1:00 pm 

The companies below will be  presenting on the new innovations that will help to improve the industry! 
The deadline to submit the presentation is Friday, May 4.

Alliance Machine Systems
ARC International
BCM Inks
BHS
BOBST
EAM-Mosca
EFI
Fosber
SOLEMA
Tiruna

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

AICC invites you to take advantage of the many opportunities to give your company excellent exposure and enhance your visibility at the AICC Mexico 2018 Annual Meeting & Trade Fair. These sponsorships are each a great way to put your company and product name in front of your customers.  

The outstanding content of our meetings and the quality of the presentations are made possible in large part by you, our members. With numerous sponsorship levels, there are opportunities to meet virtually every budget level.

Download the Mexico 2018 Sponsorship Brochure

Top Sponsors:

Alliance Machine System


BHS


BOBST


Grupo Gondi

 

Mid-Level Sponsors:

ALHU

ARC International

BCM Inks

BW Papersystems

EFI

EAM-Mosca

 

Fosber

Global BoxMachine

Goettsch / JB Machinery

HP

ICASA

JB MAchinery 




Sanchez

Questions? Contact Maria Frustaci at mfrustaci@aiccbox.org.

Grupo Gondi “Empaques Modernos de PEOSA”

Friday, May 18, 2018
9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Grupo Gondi is a leading paper packaging company in Mexico, strongly committed to its consumers, collaborators, investors, the environment and Mexico – where, over the past 60 years it has positioned itself as one of the major players in the paper and packaging industry.

Grupo Gondi is composed of 15 companies and a labor force of more than 7,000 employees. Thanks to our multi-plant approach we offer integral packing and packaging solutions, specializing in the production of paper, corrugated cardboard boxes, pre-printed corrugated boxes and solid fiber containers, folding containers, boxes of micro –corrugated cardboard boxes and labels as well as services that support the manufacture of these products.

We rely on certified processes, international standards which allow us to offer high-quality products and services on the market, based on a vertical integration that comprises the manufacture of paper of 100% recycled fibers as well as the creation of consumables and tools that contribute to the manufacture of our final product.

In addition, Grupo Gondi exports packaging products indirectly to over 159 countries, having presence in the five continents.

 

Preliminary Schedule 

Wednesday, May 16 | Plaza Guadalajara Hotel, Salon Tonala | 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

12.00 pm - 1:00 pm

- Welcome to the Emerging Leaders Group - Steve Young, President of AICC Mike D'Ángelo, VP of AICC & Al Hoodwin, Chairman of AICC
- Lic. Pedro Aguirre, President of AICC Mexico
- Yair Caballero, Emerging Leaders Mexico Committee
- Emerging Leaders Introduction
- Overview of Emerging Leaders Program

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Lunch 

1:45 pm - 5:00 pm  

- Review of ELM1 Preliminary Meeting Minutes
- Definition of Topics (Contents, Tasks, Periodicity, Leader and Alternate Leader, Commitments, and Rules of Operation) 
- Speaker: Terry-Lynn Levesque of Royal Containers, Emerging Leaders Delegrate
- Speaker: Erika Salinas, "Theory of Conflict: How to Thrive, Get an Advantage, and Win"

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 

Trade Fair Open

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm 

Welcome Cocktail Reception

Riu Plaza Guadalajara Hotel

AICC Mexico Room Rates: 
Deluxe room $85.00 USD per night + tax
Executive room $125.00 USD per night + taxSuite room $175.00 USD per night + tax
Reservation Deadline: Friday, May 4, 2018
Reserve Online:  Make online reservations
Reserve Room by Phone: Call toll free at 01-800-225-5748 (Mexico) | 1-888-748-4990 (US) Hotel Group Code: AICC18.

 **Attendees are encouraged to make their hotel reservations before the group cut-off date of Friday, May 4, 2018 in order to be guaranteed availability, and to ensure they receive the special group rate.    

Cancellation Policy

 

All meeting cancellations must be made in writing and sent by email to  mfrustaci@aiccbox.org. Cancellations received in writing on or before April 30, will receive a full refund of their paid meeting registration and event fee less a $50 processing fee per person registered. Cancellations received in writing from May 1 to the 10 will receive 50% of their paid meeting registration and event fees per person registered. Cancellations received in writing on or after May 11 and no-shows will NOT receive a refund of any fees paid.

 

Contact Maria Frustaci at +703-836-2422 or email at mfrustaci@aiccbox.org