Day 0: Tuesday 30 November 2021
The Table-Top Exhibition will be open between 17:30 and 19:30.
The Conference Check-in, Coffee breaks, Networking Reception and Table-Top Exhibition will all take place in the Conference Foyer.
VIP invitations sponsor
Conference lanyards sponsor
18:00-19:30
Conference check-in
18:00-19:30
Networking Reception (drinks and canapés)
MERODE
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Day 1: Wednesday 1 December 2021
The Table-Top Exhibition will be open between 08:30 and 18:00.
The Conference check-in, Networking breaks and Table-Top Exhibition will all take place in the Conference Foyer.
Presentations and V-Demo sessions will take place in the Merode Conference Room.
The Networking Lunch will take place in the hotel's own restaurant.
The Official Conference Dinner will take place in an external restaurant.
08:00-09:00
Conference check-in
08:30-09:00
'Get to know' networking and morning sustenance (hot beverages, snacks)
MERODE
08:30-09:00
Exhibition visit
Chair's opening announcements
Trends & developments in the global Blow Moulding markets
Noru Tsalic, Managing Director
NORTAL Consulting
Keynote presentation
09:40-10:10
Building a world without plastic waste – PepsiCo’s roadmap to sustainable packaging
Archana Jagannathan, Senior Director for Packaging Sustainability
PEPSICO Europe
10:10-10:20
Refreshment break (hot beverages and snacks)
MERODE
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Keynote presentation
10:20-10:50
Packaging Sustainability program Ambition 2030 – some case studies
Gian De Belder, Technical Director R&D Packaging Sustainability
PROCTER & GAMBLE
10:50-11:10
Exhibition visit and networking
11:10-11:40
Microwave, laser or infrared: what is the optimal preform heating technology?
Konrad Senn, Head of Development Line Solutions & Plastics Technologies
KRONES AG
11:40-11:55
V-Demo (Innovative Product Demonstration), showing
Latest developments in circular PET packaging complying with newest legislation
Brought to you by KHS
11:55-12:10
V-Demo (Innovative Product Demonstration), showing
PET food containers production line , composed of a forming unit (CBF - Compression + Blowing) and an inspection system
Brought to you by SACMI
Keynote presentation
12:10-12:40
Innovations, achievements and future roads towards circular economy
Prof. Thomas Mueller-Kirschbaum, former Corporate Senior Vice President, Innovation & Sustainability
HENKEL AG & Co. KGaA
12:40-13:10
Increased efficiency and flexibility by decoupling the production line between blowing and filling
Peter Knobloch, Director Business Unit Automation
AUTEFA Solutions Germany GmbH
13:10-14:10
Networking lunch (3-course meal)
RESTAURANT
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14:10-14:40
The future of lightweighting – a brand designer’s perspective
Andrew Capper, Creative Director
ECHO Brand Design
14:40-15:10
Design: aesthetics and manufacturability
Tatiana Pronikova, Head of the Development Group - Americas
PET TECHNOLOGIES Ukraine
15:10-15:20
Networking break (hot beverages and snacks)
MERODE
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15:20-15:50
Shaping plastic for good: our journey to circular packaging
Matteo Gaiardi, Sales Director - Global Headquarters
SERIOPLAST Global Services Spa
15:50-16:10
Exhibition visit and networking
16:10-16:40
Glass vs. Plastic - what’s more environmentally friendly?
Lex Roes, Senior Environmental Specialist
ECOCHAIN Technologies BV
16:40-17:10
The missing link in sorting
Johan Kerver, CEO
FILIGRADE Sustainable Watermarks b.v.
20:00-22:00
Official Conference Networking Dinner
(Speakers and Dinner registrations only)
Day 2: Thursday 2 December 2021
The Table-Top Exhibition will be open between 08:30 and 16:00.
The Conference check-in, Networking breaks and Table-Top Exhibition will all take place in the Conference Foyer.
Presentations and V-Demo sessions will take place in the Merode Conference Room.
The Networking Lunch will take place in the restaurant belonging to the hotel.
08:30-09:00
'Get to know' networking and morning sustenance (hot beverages, snacks)
MERODE
08:30-09:00
Exhibition visit
Chair's opening announcements
Keynote presentation
09:10-09:40
Innovations, achievements and future roads towards circular economy
Dominik Szwed, Packaging Development Specialist
DANONE Żywiec Zdrój S.A., Poland
09:40-10:10
Pioneering circularity in caps and closures for food applications
Benedict Reimann, Innovation Manager
UNITED CAPS
10:10-10:20
Networking break (hot beverages and snacks)
MERODE
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10:20-10:50
Packaging of lubricants in Africa and the Middle East: a review of main issues and requirements
Samy Awad, General Manager
ABCO United, Egypt
10:50-11:10
Exhibition visit and networking
11:10-11:40
Optimisation of properties of bottles and canisters, using complex FEA
Julien Papillon, Owner/VP Business Development
MATISSART
11:40-12:10
Improving processability and colour change-overs in Extrusion Blow Moulding
Assia Ouchchen, Founder
PLASTIC SCIENCE BY DESIGN
12:10-12:25
V-Demo (Innovative Product Demonstration), showing
Innovation advances on integral recycling solutions for the blow moulding industry
Brought to you by CMG Granulators
12:25-12:40
V-Demo (Innovative Product Demonstration), showing
Factory intralogistics future in the blow molding industry
Brought to you by AND & OR
12:40-13:40
Networking lunch (3-course meal)
RESTAURANT
13:40-14:10
Sustainability and cost advantages via improved material performance in preform injection
Tangui Van Der Elst, Policy, Board Member and co-founder
KEIRYO Packaging Technologies
14:10-14:40
System thinking and alternative materials in blow moulded products
Rudolf J. Koopmans, Director General
PLASTICS INNOVATION COMPETENCE CENTER
Keynote presentation
14:40-15:10
The impact of European legislation on the future of packaging
Nicolas Hodac, Director General
UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe
15:10-15:15
Chair's Prize for the Best Question(s)
15:15-15:20
Chair's closing remarks
15:20-15:50
Farewell networking and something for the road (hot beverages, snacks)
MERODE
15:50
Conference ends
The organisers may alter the programme without prior notice.