November 17-20, 2025 |Omni Orlando ChampionsGate, ChampionsGate, FL

Conference Speakers

Olivia Ahn, MD

Co-Founder, Planera

Setting New Sustainable Industry Standards: The Flushable Revolution

Panelist

Heidi Beatty

Chief Executive Officer, Crown Abbey, LLC

Innovations in Menstrual Care

Latasia Belin

Founder, Cycleology

More Than a Cycle: What Clinicians and Menstruators Want You to Know

Rachel Braun Scherl

Managing Partner, Entrepreneur, SPARK Solutions For Growth

Entrepreneurs in Women’s Health: The dual challenge of surviving and scaling

Panelist

Marilyn Califano

CEO, Hempress Hygienics

Panelist

Louis Chapdelaine

Director of Consumer Products Development, ZymoChem Inc.

BAYSE™

Alana Cheape

Chief Product & Marketing Officer, Woolchemy NZ Ltd

Case Studies in Comfort: How Wool Brings New Performance to Diapers and Femcare

Raymond Chimhandamba

Director, Handas Consulting

Africa’s Circular Hygiene Revolution: Africa’s Emerging Role as Supplier, Manufacturer, and Sustainability Leader in Hygiene

Brady Crandall

Co-Founder, Youth Crews, Inc.

Bridging Market and Social Gaps: Developing Solutions for Youth with Disabilities

Frederikke Dahl

Founder, Mewalii ApS

Why Choose Hemp in Sanitary Pads? The Benefits for the Body and the Climate

Steve Davies

US Market Development, SK Leaveo

Degradability in Absorbent Hygiene Products - Necessary, but not Sufficient

Kyra Dorsey, Ph.D.

Principal, Glory Group LLC

Paws, Pads, and Performance: The Role of Nonwovens in Pet Care Innovation

Wes Fisher

Director of Government Relations, INDA

Unpacking U.S. Absorbent Hygiene Regulations at the State and Federal Level

Pricie Hanna

Managing Partner, Price Hanna Consultants LLC

Growth Strategies in a Year of Economic Turbulence and Consumer "Softness"

Bodo Heetderks

Director Nonwovens Technology, Trutzschler Nonwovens GmbH

Revolutionizing Softness in Diaper Top and Back Sheets

Ashleigh Hotz

Director of Sales & Marketing, SmartSolve

Revolutionizing Feminine Care: Transforming Packaging Through Flushable, Biodegradable, and Sustainable Solutions

Chris Hudalla, Ph.D.

President/Chief Scientific Officer, ProVerde Labs

PFAS Contaminants in Feminine Hygiene Products

Gia Komst

Deputy Director, BAHP

Misleading Studies, State Legislatures, and the FDA-Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Absorbent Hygiene Products

Justin Lafferty

Global Production Manager - Nonwovens, Dukane IAS LLC

Panelist

Jacobo Levin

R&D and Quality Control Manager, Diaper Testing International

Baby and Infant Care Market Dynamics

Shayan Longi

CFO, Confitex Technology Ltd

From Flexibility to Sustainability: The Private Label Advantage

Carlos Lorente

Global Sales Manager - Nonwoven Division, Valco Melton Spain

Panelist

Greta Meyer

Co-Founder/CEO, Sequel

Panelist

Chris Nelson

General Manager, Kimberly COE, Dukane IAS LLC

Curved Leg Elastic

David Olave

Associate & Trade Policy Advisor, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.

Trade and Protectionism in the U.S: Responding to Policy and Legal Uncertainty

Jovan Phillips

Product Manager, Personal Care, The LYCRA Company

Designing for Real Life: Insights & Innovation in Hygiene and Apparel

Alexis Porcher

Business & Market Analysis Manager, Lenzing AG

Unleashing Cellulosic Possibilities: A Collaborative Path Toward Sustainable Hygiene Solutions

Liying Qian

Global Industry Manager – Tissue and Hygiene, Euromonitor International

Unpack the Transformative Forces in the Global Disposable Hygiene Industry

Natalia Richer

Market Research & AHP Consultant, Diaper Testing International

Baby and Infant Care Market Dynamics

Irene Richer

Director of Laboratory Operations, Diaper Testing International

Baby and Infant Care Market Dynamics

Frantisek Riha-Scott

Founder & Design Director, Confitex Technology

Washable Nonwoven Period Pads

Travis Robbins

President, WPT Nonwovens Corp

Innovation, Collaboration and Service

Jim Robinson

Principal, Absorbent Hygiene Insights, LLC

Dragging Innovation Down: The Impact of Outdated Tests

Fundamentals of Absorption Systems and Opportunities in Adult Incontinence

Amrita Saigal

Founder & CEO, Kudos

Kudos Swims with the Sharks – What’s it Really Like to Go on Shark Tank

Pietro Savare

Global industry Manager, Savare Speciality Adhesives

Panelist

Dave Schuette

Innovation Manager, Curt G Joa, Inc.

Panelist

Mark Snider

Chief Market & Industry Analyst, INDA

The Market for Reusable Hygiene Products

Simone Westergaard

Founder, Mewalii ApS

Why Choose Hemp in Sanitary Pads? The Benefits for the Body and the Climate