APPEX Video: APPMA's Michael Moran & Denni Egan

In this APPEX 2024 video interview, Michael Moran and Denni Egan, CEO and marketing and events manager respectively, at the Australian Packaging & Processing Machinery Association, speak with Lindy Hughson to unpack the success of APPEX, the Gala Dinner, and the inaugural Women in Processing & Packaging event.

Check out the video below:

Food & Drink Business

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