Creating a Better Tomorrow: 2025 TAPPI-PIMA Student Summit

Need to Boost Your Talent Pipeline? Look No Further.

The 2025 TAPPI-PIMA Student Summit, taking place January 18-20 in St. Petersburg, Florida, goes beyond the typical career fair experience, it offers you the unique opportunity to not only conduct interviews, but to also connect with students, immerse in the excitement, and build lasting relationships. 

Connecting Minds

The Student Summit offers students direct interaction with peers, industry experts, and companies like yours that are seeking qualified candidates for employment, internships, or co-op opportunities.

• Connect with up-and-coming talent. Become a sponsor, build your brand, and engage directly with the next generation of talent at the industry’s leading student event.

Crafting Futures

TAPPI-PIMA Student Summit is the industry’s only event that brings together students from paper, packaging, engineering, and technical programs across the country. This event informs and fosters their interest in careers within the pulp, paper, packaging, tissue, and converting industries.

• Nurture future leaders. Connect your interns and co-op students with industry resources, professional networks, and invaluable insights that will shape their careers.

Creating a Better Tomorrow 

Students can discuss and brainstorm real-world challenges such as sustainability, nanotechnology, and leadership in roundtable discussions moderated by industry experts.  

Don’t Delay

The TAPPI-PIMA Student Summit is a once-a-year opportunity to meet and potentially hire your company’s “next gen” leadership. To participate in the interviews, companies must purchase an Interview and Career Fair Sponsorship.  Learn more today by visiting the website or contacting TAPPI’s Senior Engagement Manager Lisa Lockwood via email.

Previous attendees included students from the following universities: Auburn University, Clemson University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Southern University, Grenoble INP (France), Louisiana Tech University, McMaster University, Miami University, Michigan State University, Mississippi State University, North Carolina State University, Oregon State University, State University of New York, University of Florida, University of Maine, University of Minnesota, University of Tennessee Knoxville, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin - Stout, Western Michigan University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Previous sponsors included: AstenJohnson, Axchem USA, BHS Corrugated North America, Brueckner Group USA, Clearwater Paper, Domtar, Ecolab, First Quality Tissue, Graphic Packaging International, Greif, Hargrove & Constructors, International Paper, Irving Tissue, Jacobs, Packaging Corporation of America, Procemex Inc., RPTA (Recycled Paperboard Technical Association), Sappi North America, Solenis, Suzano, Twin Rivers Paper Company, Valmet, Voith, WestRock, and Wood.

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