2025 TAPPI-PIMA Student Summit: Meet the Best and Brightest Candidates

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.

 What is the TAPPI-PIMA Student Summit? 

It’s 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. 

Why Participate? 

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.
• Nurture future leaders. Connect your interns and co-op students with industry resources, professional networks, and invaluable insights that will shape their careers.
• Engage your fellow alumni. Encourage your alumni network to guide the next generation by sending students to seize this opportunity to network, learn and grow.

A Limited Number of Sponsorships and Interview Booths Are Still Available:

• Photo Booth
• “Grab and Go” Breakfast
• After Hours Lounge
• Hot Topic Roundtables
• Student Speed Networking

For more information on these or to find out how the TAPPI-PIMA Student Summit can help you meet your goals. Go to tappistudentsummit.org or contact Shane Holt at +352-333-3345 or sholt@naylor.com for sponsorship opportunities.

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.