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The Advanced Textiles Conference featured a keynote luncheon titled "Unexpected Paths Of Diversification." John Neely (left), director of Marketing and Product Management Building and Construction, Berry Global, was one of the panel members.
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Meredith Boyd (right), corporate business development manager, Unifi Manufacturing Inc., was the third featured panelist at the luncheon discussion.
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(left to right): Shartel "Skip" Smith, CEO; James Griffith, executive vice president; Tim Hutchens, account manager; and Scott Hartzell, sales manager, Brawer Brothers Inc.
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(left to right): Olivia Saccameno, William Corso, Todd Johnston, Robert Saunders, Michael Emery, Roger Kahler, Jason D. Ward, and Neil Toomey, Covestro LLC
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Joey Smith (left), director of purchasing, and Hank Hoshall, product manager, Highland Industries Inc.
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(left to right): Dr. Jan Beringer, head of development, Function & Care, Hohenstein Institute; and Malinda Salter, account executive, and Ben Mead, managing director USA, Hohenstein Institute of America Inc.
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Ed Keller (left), senior project manager; and Mark J. Blasman, vice president, marketing and software development, Jomar Softcorp International Inc.
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(left to right): Robert Reimann, CEO, Jakob Müller Group; Hector Centeno, general manager, Jakob Müller de Mexico; and Hans J. Riser, executive vice president, Jakob Müller of America Inc.
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(left to right): Dave Nelson, director of industry engagement; Amy Minton, analytical lab manager; and Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi, director, The Nonwovens Institute
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(left to right): Tom de Avila, western regional sales manager, Spunfab Adhesive Fabrics; Doris Runa, director, SuperFabric®; Julie Kim, social consultant, Simply Social; and Leo McSherry, account manager, SuperFabric
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Roland JP Zimmer (left), vice president, sales, North America, Zimmer Austria Inc.; and Horst Ros, managing director, Zimmer Maschinenbau GmbH