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2025 NACD Fall Expo

Join us in Rosemont for the NACD Fall Expo!

Monday, September 8, 2025 to Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Connect with your colleagues at the NACD Fall Expo in Rosemont, IL at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare.

For more meeting details, please click the tabs above. To reserve your room, use the link below.

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!


We would love to have you as a sponsor! Please view the sponsorship menu here.

Reach out to info@nacd.net to secure your sponsorship.

Agenda

September 8
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Optional Sales Seminar
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Exhibitor Set Up and Move In
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM IAC Meeting
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Education Sessions (distributors only)
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Education Sessions (distributors only)
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Welcome Reception and Dinner
September 9
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast Buffet
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Exhibits Open
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Exhibits Open
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Exhibit Reception (open bar)
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Exhibitor Tear Down
September 10
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM Golf Tournament to Benefit HHMSF

Join us for a sales seminar by Paul Reilly on Monday, September 8 from 10am-2:30pm. The seminar includes a working lunch and is an additional add on to your registration. It is open to distributors and suppliers. 

Coaching for Sales Success: Rebuilding Sales Excellence 

In today’s changing sales landscape, many teams are transitioning from order-takers back to
proactive sellers. This session will focus on equipping sales leaders with the strategies they
need to coach their teams to success. We’ll cover key effective leadership tactics to motivate,
develop, and guide your sales force. Attendees will learn how to reinvigorate salespeople
suffering from “sales-muscle atrophy”. You’ll walk away with practical tools and insights
drawn from real-world examples and proven best practices, ready to elevate your team’s
performance and drive results in any market condition.


Key Topics
• Re-engaging teams that have transitioned from order-takers back to proactive sellers.
• Coaching new and experienced salespeople on foundational selling techniques.
• Leveraging research and best practices from top-performing sales teams.
• Implementing leadership-driven strategies to motivate sales teams and foster
accountability.
• Insights from data-driven studies, providing attendees with actionable behaviors that
lead to sales success.

Topics and speakers will be announced soon! 

Golf Tournament at Eaglewood Resort

Wednesday, September 10
8:00am Shotgun Start

Join us for the Golf Tournament. Breakfast and lunch included.

If you would like to Sponsor a Golf Hole, please reach out to Anna Singer at annas@nacd.org.

Brian Althoff
Brian Althoff Hub Plastics
Maggie Barnes
Maggie Barnes Sales Account Manager Pano Cap Canada Ltd.
Brooke Burns
Brooke Burns Marketing Manager Tecnocap LLC
Christine Contreras
Christine Contreras Manager Distibution Sales CKS Packaging
Adam Crandell
Adam Crandell Director - Sales Silgan Plastics Corporation
Chelsey Crouse
Chelsey Crouse Taral Plastics / Hero Packaging
Tonja Deremer
Tonja Deremer Graham Packaging
Christopher Ducalo
Christopher Ducalo TriMas Packaging
Rich Eichacker
Rich Eichacker Vice Presidentof Distributor and Industrial Sales Inhance Technologies
Kevin Entrup
Kevin Entrup Hub Plastics
Stephen Estok
Stephen Estok Graham Packaging
Trisha Fernandez
Trisha Fernandez National Distribution Sales Manager Precision Concepts International
Eddie Gartland
Eddie Gartland Hub Plastics
Robert Groves
Robert Groves Distribution Manager E. Hofmann Plastics
April Hardcastle
April Hardcastle Director of Distribution TriMas Packaging
Dustin Henry
Dustin Henry Regional Sales Manager Tecnocap LLC
John Herrick
John Herrick President Hub Plastics
Spencer Howell
Spencer Howell CFO Solidify Manufacturing LLC
Kari Johnson
Kari Johnson Business Development Representative Solidify Manufacturing LLC
Alan Laderoute
Alan Laderoute VP Sales Pano Cap Canada Ltd.
Kyla Latty
Kyla Latty Sales & Marketing Support Specialist Pano Cap Canada Ltd.
John Lee
John Lee Distribution Sales Manager Graham Packaging
Carol Lord
Carol Lord Business Development Coordinator TriMas Packaging
Bob Macosko
Bob Macosko Vice President of Sales Tecnocap LLC
Chancey Martin
Chancey Martin President Taral Plastics / Hero Packaging
Jack McNally
Jack McNally Parker Plastics
Trisha Means
Trisha Means Customer Service Representative Parker Plastics
Chris Munson
Chris Munson Director of Sales Operations Graham Packaging
Dewayne Phillips
Dewayne Phillips Executive Vice President CKS Packaging
Momotaz Rahman
Momotaz Rahman Inhance Technologies
Jeff Robinson
Jeff Robinson Regional Account Manager WWW.MASSILLY.CA
Marie Sewell
Marie Sewell Manager Distribution Sales CKS Packaging
Nelson Silva
Nelson Silva VP Sales Massilly North America
P.D. Simpson
P.D. Simpson Regional Account Manager Massilly North America
Jennifer Wimpelberg
Jennifer Wimpelberg Sales Representative N.E.W Plastics Corp.

Registration Options

Credits Price
2025 Fall Expo Golf Tournament
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 8:00am Shotgun Start at Eaglewood. More details will be communicated through e-mail to participants.
$275.00
2025 Fall Expo Sales Seminar
Monday, September 8 10am-2:30pm.

This session will focus on equipping sales leaders with the strategies they
need to coach their teams to success. You’ll walk away with practical tools and insights
drawn from real-world examples and proven best practices, ready to elevate your team’s
performance and drive results in any market condition.
$299.00

Product Add-ons

Price
2025 Fall Expo Non-Member Exhibit Booth View Product $6,500.00

For More Information:

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We understand that circumstances may change, and sometimes cancellations are necessary. Please review our cancellation policy below to ensure that you are fully informed of our guidelines.

More than 30 days before the event:
Cancellations made at least 30 days before the event are eligible for a full refund, minus a $50 processing fee.

15–30 days before the event:
Cancellations made between 15 and 30 days before the event will receive a 50% refund of the registration fee.

Less than 15 days before the event:
No refunds will be issued for cancellations made less than 15 days before the event.

Substitutions:
If you are unable to attend but wish to send a substitute, please notify us at as soon as possible so that we can update attendee lists and name badges. You are responsible for switching names on any hotel reservations.