LOUPE Americas Returns with Focus on Education & Connection

LOUPE Americas, formerly Labelexpo Americas, is set to return to Chicago from September 15 – 17 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont. 

With over 400 exhibitors and refreshed networking, education, and technology showcases, the event reaffirms its position as the Americas’ largest dedicated label and package printing trade show.  

Building on its heritage, LOUPE Americas will return with a refreshed program and augmented opportunities for exhibitors and visitors.  

With its extended scope covering labels, shrink sleeves, pouches, and in-line folding cartons, the event offers exhibitors expanded market reach across the packaging sector and access to new customer segments. 

Similarly, visitors will continue to benefit by attending the largest and most targeted event focused on labels and package printing.

Tasha Ventimiglia, Americas Group Director at LOUPE Global, said: “For LOUPE Americas 2026, formerly Labelexpo Americas, we have magnified our focus on connection and education. From audience-focused meetups for women and the next generation of leaders to enhanced workshops and conferences, we are creating opportunities for the industry to network and make connections that truly matter in the Americas market.”

Educational Opportunities

LOUPE Americas 2026 is expanding its education program, covering two days of the event.  

Each day begins with high-impact keynote presentations led by influential voices from across the value chain. These sessions focus on big-picture insights, covering current market trends, innovation landscape, and competitive advantage.  

The program then shifts to breakout educational sessions, diving into the practical realities shaping converting businesses today. The content will cover automation, smart packaging, sustainability, workforce development, diversification into flexible packaging and folding cartons, and long-term business planning with an executive-level converter panel.  

The morning sessions are followed by practical workshops. Industry professionals will be able to experience AI deployment for label and packaging printing businesses and the impact of packaging design and materials on consumer choices.  

Free to all LOUPE Americas attendees, the Spotlight Stage will be the platform delivering short sessions on new technologies implemented by some of the world’s leading industry suppliers.  

LOUPE Americas is currently accepting applications for speakers interested in sharing expertise across a range of prominent topics spanning automation and AI to leadership and sustainability. 

With a renewed focus on industry connection, organizers are launching the LOUPE Americas Ambassadors Program, engaging renowned industry leaders across labels, flexible packaging, folding carton, market intelligence, and sustainability.