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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7:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast
Location: Rise
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9 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
Introductions + Welcome
Speakers for
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Christophe Vanackere Trace One Chief Executive Officer
Location: The Crush
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9:15 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Keynote
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Jessica Yankell The Mind Co. Associate Partner
Location: The Crush
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10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
What's New in Devex and Trace One PLM
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Erika Redaelli Trace One Global Head of Solution Management, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs
Location: The Crush
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10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Ahold Delhaize USA Sustainability Ambitions and Highlighting the Role of Trace One PLM
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Mike Roxas Packaging Manager -
Don Low Trace One US Key Account Director & Country Manager
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
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Nick Duncan Senior Manager, R&D Technology
Location: The Crush
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11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Change Management in Action
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Chris Jones Technical Program Manager
Location: The Crush
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12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch
Location: 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
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Yann Chilvers Co-Founder
Location: The Crush
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2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Areas of Opportunity for Leveraging PLM
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Alyssa Caprio PLM Project IT Lead
Location: The Crush
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3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Using AI to Accelerate Product Development
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Federico Fontanella Trace One Sr. Director – Product and Solution Management for Manufacturers, PMP
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.
A Spirited Approach: Partnering with DISCUS for Regulatory Compliance Preparedness
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Linda Lewis Senior Regulatory Manager -
Rocky Vazquez Associate Counsel -
Suzana Tripologos Trace One Global Business Development Manager, Regulatory Solutions
Location: The Crush
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4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
PLM Journey and Transformation
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Shiladitya Gangopadhyay PLM Leader
Location: The Crush
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4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Expanding our Trace One Devex PLM Footprint
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Kim Garrett Master Data Manager
Location: The Crush
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Events for Thursday, April 17
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7:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast
Location: 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
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Chris Penn Co-Founder & Chief Data Scientist
Location: The Crush
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10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The Potential Impact of US State Regulations on the F&B Industry
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Alex Eapen Director, R&D Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
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.
Speakers for
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Hamza Mahrouch Trace One Data & AI Director -
Federico Fontanella Trace One Sr. Director – Product and Solution Management for Manufacturers, PMP
Location: Workshop 4
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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.Speakers for
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Neil Brooke Trace One Market Solution Manager -
Ofelia Medina Trace One Pre Sales Manager
Location: Midnight
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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.
Speakers for
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Erika Redaelli Trace One Global Head of Solution Management and Regulatory and Scientific Affairs
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Suzana Tripologos Trace One Global Business Development Manager, Regulatory Solutions
Location: Workshop 3
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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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Lina Kaci Trace One Pre Sales Manager -
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Jobi Varghese Trace One Global VP of Pre-Sales
Location: High Noon
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12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lunch
Location: Rise
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2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Open Networking Hour
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.
2025 Food & Drink Trends
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Melanie Bartelme Mintel Associate Director, Mintel Food & Drink
Location: The Crush
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4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Trace One Roadmap
Speakers for
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Federico Fontanella Trace One Sr. Director – Product and Solution Management for Manufacturers, PMP
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Erika Redaelli Trace One Global Head of Solution Management, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs
Location: The Crush
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5-6 p.m.
Farewell Cocktail Hour
Location: The Crush Foyer
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!
