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Bridging Industry and Academia: Matt Daum on the Future of Packaging

Bridging Industry and Academia: Matt Daum on the Future of Packaging

Update: 2025-07-15
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In this episode of Beyond Packaging, co-hosts Laura Foti and Matthew Wright sit down with Matt Daum, Dean and Associate Provost for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University (MSU), and former Director of MSU’s School of Packaging.

With over 25 years of industry experience, Matt shares key lessons from his career, including the importance of cross-functional collaboration and learning from failure. He discusses how academia and industry work together to prepare students for real-world packaging challenges, and highlights how emerging trends such as AI and sustainability-driven innovation guide the next generation workforce.

Beyond Packaging is presented by Specright, the leader in Specification Management.

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Bridging Industry and Academia: Matt Daum on the Future of Packaging

Bridging Industry and Academia: Matt Daum on the Future of Packaging