8:30 - 9:30
Arrival & registration and breakfast networking
The event will begin with an informal networking session over a continental breakfast. This gives the attendees the opportunity to begin expanding their networks, break into small groups and begin to discuss their biggest challenges as well as to exchange ideas.
9:30 - 9:40
Introduction from the Network Group and the Chair
A brief introduction to the event software—this software, unique to the industry, empowers our attendees to make the most effective use of their time at the event and maximise networking opportunities. The software designs a personalised agenda and enables attendees to arrange one-to-one meetings with each other. This will be followed by a welcome from the Chairman.
Sanjay Patel, Founding Partner, Packaging Collective
9:40 - 10:15
Striving for the Circular Economy
- Delivering a case study of one company’s journey towards creating a circular economy for packaging
- Weighing the alternate needs for re-use, recycling and composting to outline the developments needed in materials options and recycling capabilities
- Digging into real life examples of improvements made to build the vision towards a circular economy
Nick Brown, Head of Sustainability, Coca-Cola
10:15 - 10:50
Plastics: A Case Study
- Deciphering the case for and against plastic to determine its role in packaging
- Outlining the company perspective on how tackle plastics and the perspective on the circular economy
- Pinpointing material replacement options to decipher the next steps in development
Halyna Habegger, Global Category Leader Rigid Plastic Packaging, Nestlé
10:50 - 11:00
Coffee break and networking
11:00 - 11:25
Workshop 1
Let’s dream big—Clearly and quickly connect with consumers through packaging
Danny Mills, Account Executive, Brand Solutions, ESKO
Koen de Croo, Pre-Sales Solution Architect, Brand Solutions, ESKO
11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15
Workshop 2
The evolution of transportation as a science
Gianluca Maurizio, International Sales Manager, BillerudKorsnas
Hans Fogelberg, International Sales Manager, BillerudKorsnas
12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40-13:05
Workshop 3
The carbon fix – reduce by changing material
Staffan Sjoberg, PR Manager and Sustainability, Iggesund Paperboard
11:00 – 13:05
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Printing innovation
- Future packaging materials
- Packaging development and innovation
- Packaging processing and technology
- Market intelligence and consultancy
- Brand management and consumer engagement
- Collaboration software
- Anti-counterfeit solutions
13:05 - 14:00
Networking Lunch
Recycling Process
14:00 - 14:35
Delivering insight to digest the capabilities of recycling plants and how packaging and recycling can interact more efficiently
- Outlining current competencies of recycling to outline how packaging can develop in line with infrastructure
- Decoding consumer recycling behaviour to decipher how packaging material can improve the process
- Looking beyond today to decipher how packaging material and recycling can develop at the same pace of change
Stuart Hayward-Higham, Technical Development Director, Suez
Printing Innovation
14:00 - 14:35
Presenting the case for long term improvement of printing quality
- Print Quality management evolution – FMCG standpoint
- Pinpointing barriers to mass adoption of high quality printing to decipher next steps in printing innovation
- Looking to printing innovation to push packaging to the next level
Patrick Pagliarani, Global Packaging Quality Assurance Manager, Danone
Case Study
14:40 - 15:15
A collaboration to improve on-the-go recycling, what have we learnt so far?
- Discovering why we have decided to act
- Outlining a summary of Leeds by Example activities so far
- Deliberating what we have learned and how we will respond
- Considering how to scale up what we learn elsewhere in the UK
Gavin Ellis, Founder, Hubbub
James Piper, Managing Director, Ecosurety
Smart Packaging
14:40 - 15:15
Exploiting advances in technology to deliver smart and interactive packaging to customers
- Leveraging technology to transform consumer interaction for tobacco and Next Generation Products
- Discovering recent examples of Interactive Packaging in the marketing mix
Ziaul Karim, Head of Strategic Brand Packaging, British American Tobacco
15:15 - 15:25
Coffee break and networking
15:25 - 15:50
Open forum think tank
Discussing Printing Innovation
15:50 - 16:15
Networking
16:15 - 16:40
Workshop 5
The recycling conundrum
16:40 - 17:05
Networking
15:25 – 15:50
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Printing innovation
- Future packaging materials
- Packaging development and innovation
- Packaging processing and technology
- Market intelligence and consultancy
- Brand management and consumer engagement
- Collaboration software
- Anti-counterfeit solutions
17:10 - 17:45
Panel discussion: Debating how to reach a Circular Economy
- Using perspectives from materials, infrastructure, government, consumer behaviour to decipher the journey needed by the packaging industry to reach a circular economy
- Delivering outlooks on where each stage of the process is linked and how each can entrust the next with pushing innovation towards sustainability
- Hearing different perspectives on what the next steps need to be and how these can be achieved
Panellists:
Oliver Rosevear, Head of Environment, Costa Coffee
Paul Vanstom, Chief Executive, INCPEN
Nick Brown, Head of Sustainability, Coca-Cola
17:45
Close of Day 1
19:00
Networking gala dinner & drinks reception
8:30 - 9:00
Morning registration & breakfast
9:00 -9:35
Innovation beyond Greenwashing to pursue a long term sustainability strategy for packaging
- Outlining aims and achievements so far in the M&S Plan A
- Delivering a case study of a recent development achievement to cut waste through packaging
- Enhancing strategic focus to ensure a long-term strategy with short-term goals
- Forecasting next steps to ensure the 2022 vision is realised with optimal results to retain M&S as UK sustainability leaders
Kevin Vyse, Packaging Technologist and Innovation Lead, M&S
9:35 - 10:10
The New Plastics Economy – Driving forward the vision of a circular economy for plastics
- Highlighting the key messages of the New Plastics Economy initiative
- Outlining the New Plastics Economy initiative journey and defining what comes next
- A systemic and collaborative approach to accelerate transition to a circular economy for plastics
Gilonne Traub, Senior Research Analyst, New Plastics Economy, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
10:10 - 10:45
Overhauling packaging recycling in the Resources and Waste Strategy
- Reviewing progress made so far in recycling through the packaging producer responsibility regime
- Key principles for a reformed packaging producer responsibility regime
- Establishing effective, collaborative and implementable options for the future
Linda Crichton, Technical Advisor, Resources & Waste, DEFRA
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee break & networking
11:00 - 11:25
Open forum think tank
Future Packaging Technology
11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15
Open forum think tank
Brand management and consumer engagement
12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40 - 13:05
Networking
11:00 – 13:05
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Printing innovation
- Future packaging materials
- Packaging development and innovation
- Packaging processing and technology
- Market intelligence and consultancy
- Brand management and consumer engagement
- Collaboration software
- Anti-counterfeit solutions
13:05 - 14:00
Networking Lunch
14:00 - 15:25
Group discussions:
Join group discussions with your peers and deep dive into key challenges experienced by the packaging industry, collaboratively discuss solutions and ideas and find out how your peers are overcoming the same challenges. Each host will facilitate the discussion and give a short presentation of key findings in the wrap up session.
Host: Michael Nieuwesteeg, Managing Director, NVC Netherlands Packaging Centre
Discussion 1 - Materials
Digging into material options and capabilities to decipher what the next steps are to eliminate plastic and reach a circular economy
Hosted by: Olumide Ojo-Oratokhai, Packaging Development Manager, Tata Global Beverages
Discussion 2 - Printing
Pinpointing the potential in printing processes to optimise your packaging
Hosted by: Brian Stow, Packaging Innovation & Technical Leader, Mars Wrigley Corporation
Discussion 3 - Plastics
Revolutionising chemical recycling of PET to make the world’s packaging waste problem a thing of the past
Hosted by: Marco Beggiora, Packaging Innovation Manager, Coca-Cola
Discussion 4 - Supply Chain
Tackling the supply chain holistically to explore the need for each element to innovate in line with the next
Hosted by: Duncan Bond, Senior Packaging Development Manager, Industrialisation, Nomad Foods Europe
15:25 - 15:55
Wrap up session:
Each host gives a short overview of key findings from their discussion and creates an ideas board to be distributed post event with the presentations
Hosted by: Michael Nieuwesteeg, Managing Director, NVC Netherlands Packaging Centre
15:55 - 16:00
Closing remarks from the Chair & Prize Draw
16:00
End of the event