April 15 - April 17 • Miami 2025 User Conference
Our 16th annual conference unites manufacturers and retailers in the food & beverage, cosmetics/personal care, and specialty chemicals industries to share their PLM and compliance journeys.
Events for Tuesday, April 15
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6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception on site at Quinto's
Events for Wednesday, April 16
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7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast
Location: Set/Rise
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9 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
Introductions
Speakers for
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Christophe Vanackere
Location: The Crush
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9:15 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Keynote
Speakers for
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Jessica Yankell, The Mind Co.
Location: The Crush
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10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
What's New in Devex and Trace One PLM
Speakers for
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Antoine Daviet
Location: The Crush
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10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Achieving Sustainability Goals with Trace One PLM
Speakers for
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Ahold Delhaize
Location: The Crush
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11 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Coffee/Snack Break
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11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Trace One Devex PLM and Approaches to Self-sufficiency
Speakers for
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Nick Duncan
Location: The Crush
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11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Ingredient Qualification with Trace One Devex PLM
Speakers for
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Chris Jones
Location: The Crush
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12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch
Location: Set/Rise
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1:45 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Stretch and Refresh
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2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Accelerating Ingredient Discovery with an Integrated 3rd Party Database
Speakers for
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Timo von Bargen
Location: The Crush
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2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Areas of Opportunity for Leveraging PLM
Speakers for
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Lorie Staley
Location: The Crush
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3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The Evolution of Contaminants Regulations: an Industry Perspective
Speakers for
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Linda Lewis
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Jimmy Bookstore
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Rocky Vazquez
Location: The Crush
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3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Coffee/Snack Break
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3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Using AI to Accelerate Product Development
Speakers for
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Laurent Locquette
Location: The Crush
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4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Trace One Devex and Global Regulatory Calculations
Speakers for
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Al Slingluff
Location: The Crush
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4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
2025 Food & Drink Trends
Speakers for
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Melanie Bartelme
Location: The Crush
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Events for Thursday, April 17
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7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast
Location: Set/Rise
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9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Innovating with the Voice of the Customer: A Modern Look at Data and Forecasting
Speakers for
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Chris Penn
Location: The Crush
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10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Why We Selected Trace One
Speakers for
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Mathieu Sand
Location: The Crush
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10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. • SANDBOXES: HANDS-ON PRODUCT SESSIONS
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AI - Automated Information Extraction
Discover how AI-powered tools can automatically extract relevant data from supplier specification documents, significantly reducing manual intervention and speeding up the extraction process. You'll explore features like natural language querying, which allows users to ask complex questions in everyday language and receive quick, easy-to-understand summaries about regulations, specific substance limits, or other compliance conditions mandated by legislation. -
Artwork Management
This session offers a dual perspective on managing artwork, catering to both retailers and manufacturers. Retailers will discover how Trace One’s tools streamline the review and approval process for high-volume packaging artwork, ensuring consistency and compliance across projects by leveraging key project management features. For manufacturers, the session will highlight how the platform's side-by-side PDF comparison, real-time collaboration, and automated proofing workflows simplify artwork management, allowing for precise version control and faster project turnaround. Experience how both sectors can benefit from enhanced accuracy, communication, and efficiency in artwork management. -
Trace One Regulatory Compliance
Assess your product compliance in target markets while formulating. Determine whether a product meets the requirements for specific markets: quickly and easily check regulatory limits for food additives or contaminants and ensure efficient product innovation.
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Trace One Analytics
Get hands-on with Trace One Analytics, our intuitive platform designed for daily monitoring and risk assessment. Preconfigured dashboards provide insights by integrating data from PLM and other systems, allowing for data-driven decision-making in real-time.
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12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Lunch
Location: Set/Rise
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2 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Stretch and Refresh
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2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Integrating Trace One Devex PLM with Legacy Systems
Speakers for
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Kelly Spring
Location: The Crush
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2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
The Potential Impact of US State Regulations on the F&B Industry
Speakers for
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Alex Eapen
Location: The Crush
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3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Coffee/Snack Break
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3:35 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Supplier Collaboration in Trace One Devex PLM
Speakers for
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Kim Garrett
Location: The Crush
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4 - 4:45 p.m.
Trace One Roadmap
Speakers for
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Federico Fontanella
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Claire Bui
Location: The Crush
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5 - 6 p.m.
Farewell Cocktail Hour on site
Main Level (First Floor)
Rooms
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Evangeline C
Advanced Formulation Suite
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Evangeline B
Demo Room
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Evangeline A
Supplier Quality Management
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Foyer
NPS Survey
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Grand Ballroom
Main Sessions
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Esplanade
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Iberville
Video Room
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Conti Entrance
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Arcade
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Regal Suite
Compliance Cloud
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Fleur de Lis Suite
Meals with Courtyard Access
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Fleur de Lis Salon
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The Jazz Playhouse
Second Floor
Rooms
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Teche
Insights
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Bell Grove & Terrace
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Outside Terrace
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Oak Alley
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Madewood
Lower Level
Rooms
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Bourbon
Retail PLM
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Bacchus Room
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Royal Conti
Global Regulatory Calculations
Build lasting connections Network with industry peers
Ask anyone who's attended a previous conference about the value of this event, and they'll tell you it's all in the networking. The conference brings together professionals in similar markets to share their PLM and compliance experience. With plenty of structured and unstructured networking opps, you'll be sure to leave with actionable insights and valuable takeaways that your organization can apply to its own PLM journey.
Hands-on product sessions Come play in the sandboxes!
For two hours on Thursday, April 17, we let you loose to visit our many product sandboxes. In these sessions, we have a team of experts who will guide you through new features and answer any questions you may have. Be sure to sign up for a spot when you get your badge from the registration table in the hotel lobby!
