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An industry forum on aerosols and 'staying relevant to today’s consumer' will be held as part of the Aerosol Association of Australia's industry training and education events this month.

Aerosol 2017 will be held from 21-23 March in Sydney, and the forum will be run out of the Harbourside Room in the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in The Rocks on the 23rd.

The talks will include the following line-up:

  • ‘The New Consumer’ – Emma Lo Russo, CEO of Digivizer
  • 'Aerosol Innovation: Examples from around the world’ – Jo Jackson, Colep/ACOA
  • ‘Recycling traditionally unrecyclable products’ – Gemma Kaczerepa, TerraCycle Australia & New Zealand
  • ‘Compressed gas and bi-compartmental aerosols’ – Paul Sullivan, MD of DH Industries
  • ‘Are legislative and technical standards keeping up with innovation or a barrier to it?’ – Alain D’haese, European Aerosol Federation
  • ‘The role of technical innovation to promote safety and product quality: an example’ – Richard Cooper, Emerson Automation Solutions – Cascade Technologies
  • ‘How technology can enhance the customer relationship’ – Ben Smith, Engagis

To register to attend the forum, click here.

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