With the largest absorbent hygiene conference planned for this month, INDA is ready to welcome over 500 industry professionals and 50 tabletop displays to the sixth edition of Hygienix, the premier event for the absorbent hygiene and personal care markets, November 14-17, 2022, at The Roosevelt New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, LA.

Featuring three days of premium content, scheduled networking, product innovations, and awards, Hygienix is devoted to the latest in sustainable inputs, natural fibers, product transparency, consumer research, menstrual care and market trends in the absorbent hygiene and personal care industry. Twenty-two industry thought leaders will present their on-point insights in these hot topics:

• 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
• Greta Meyer, Co-Founder/CEO, Sequel, 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
• Plus, the Hygienix Innovation Award™ Presentations

A full description of all 22 speakers can be viewed on www.hygienix.org