CARY – With the largest absorbent hygiene conference just three weeks away, INDA is ready to welcome over 500 industry professionals and 50 tabletop displays to the sixth edition of Hygienix, the key event for the absorbent hygiene and personal care markets.
Scheduled for November 14-17, 2022, at The Roosevelt New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, LA, the event will feature three days of premium content, scheduled networking, product innovations, and awards.
Topics under discussion include the latest in sustainable inputs, natural fibers, product transparency, consumer research, menstrual care, and market trends in the absorbent hygiene and personal care industry with 22 industry experts presenting their on-point insights in these hot topics. Presenters include:
- Robert Fry, Ph.D., Principal, Robert Fry Economics LLC, winner of the Most Accurate Macroeconomic Forecaster for the Year Ending June 2022 from the National Association for Business Economics, will present the North American Economic Outlook
- Greys Meyer, Co-Founder/CEO, Sequel, Founder will discuss innovations in the tampon market
- Prasad Thitame, Ph.D., Manager – Global Sales & Marketing Nonwovens, Birla Cellulose/Multifibres and Yarns (USA) – will present updates on sustainable product designs
- A panel featuring disruptive entrepreneurs, from Grace, Kudos, and ParaPatch, Inc., will discuss challenges, biases, and taboos in bringing new innovations to market
- Matt Schiering, Professor of Marketing, Dominican University, will present insights and implications from a consumer survey spanning five generations’ use of hygiene products
- Len LaPorta, Managing Director, The DAK Group, will discuss mergers and acquisitions and the impact this activity has on the nonwovens industry
- Jennifer J. Austin, Ph.D., Market Segment Manager – Hygiene & Medical, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, will present ExxonMobil’s investments and innovations to create a more sustainable future and a better tomorrow
A full description of all 22 speakers can be viewed on www.hygienix.org
Highlights
Three finalists for INDA’s prestigious 2022 Hygienix Innovation Award will present their game-changing innovations that use nonwovens and engineered materials in a creative, novel, and technically sophisticated approach on Tuesday November 15 for a conference participant vote. Finalists include:
Egal Pads: Pads on a Roll – A wrapped super-thin absorbent period pad that dispenses like toilet paper in public bathroom stalls, preventing the personal embarrassment of not having a menstrual product when needed. This product promotes period product accessibility and destigmatizes menstrual health. It is targeted to schools and universities and the away-from-home market.
Kimberly-Clark: Kotex Pantyliner with pH Indicator – The new Kotex Pantyliner with pH indicator, shifts colour at the moment it needs to be replaced. This technology works by changing the colour from yellow to blue when activated by fluids such as urine, sweat, or others. By indicating the moment to change the product, helps to maintain the intimate area clean, fresh, and consequently healthy.
Sposie Kids: Sposie Dribbles Potty Training Pads – An absorbent potty training pad that adheres to boy’s and girl’s underwear to protect against leaks and accidents during the transition from diapers to underwear, while still providing physical cues to the wearer to promote potty training. The pads absorb over half of an average 2-year-old’s bladder capacity and are 100% free from any fragrance, latex, and chlorine.
The Hygienix Innovation Award winner will be announced on Thursday, November 17th.
Hygienix will also feature the presentation of the INDA Lifetime Service Award on November 15th to recognize an individual possessing a long-established record of service to INDA and the nonwovens industry as a whole.
Hygienix will open on November 14th with two optional workshops. Absorption Systems for Absorbent Hygiene Products will be led by Jim Robinson, Principal, Absorbent Hygiene Insights, and Know the Global Trends in Diapers, Baby Pants & Adult Underwear will be led by Carlos Richer, CEO/Director, Natalia Richer, COO, and Irene Richer, Market Analyst & Partner with Diaper Testing International.
For registration and additional information, visit: www.hygienix.org
