| 8:45- 10:15 am | Innovation through Traditional Materials
Chair: John Kalkowski, Editorial Director, PACKAGING DIGEST and Kelly Scott Unger, Sector Manager Packaging Working Group and Paper Sector, THE SUSTAINABILITY CONSORTIUM Cans: The Sustainable Solution for 21st Century Packaging
Megan Daum, Director of Sustainability, CAN MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE Developments in Traditional Materials
Glenn May, Chief Innovation and Packaging Officer, Ecologic Brands, Inc The Impact of Ink on Sustainable Sourcing
Michael Impastato, Vice President Strategic Marketing of Packaging and Narrow Web Group, Flint Group Innovation Advancing Sustainability
Mohammed Razeem, Project Engineer - Sustainability, Octal
| Initiatives for a World Without Packaging Waste
Chair: Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Director - Packaging Advanced Research, PEPSICO Introducing PAC NEXT, the journey towards a world without packaging waste
Nina Goodrich, Program Director for PAC NEXT (A world without packaging waste), Senior Associate at The Innovolve Group and Principal in Sustainnovation Solutions Energy Recovery: Minimizing Landfill Discards & Maximizing Resource Capture
Jeff Wooster, Plastics North America, THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
A World without Waste
Joan Pierce, Executive Director, AMERIPEN
Topic TBC
Scott Cassel, Chief Executive Officer/Founder, Product Stewardship Institute, Inc
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| 10:45 - 12:15 pm | Developments in Alternative Materials
Chair: Erin Simon, Program Manager, WWF Fiber Packaging Capabilities
Mike Marcinkowski, Global Package Development, Principal R&D Engineer, The Gillette Company, div of Procter and Gamble Mushroom Technology: Using Low-Tech Biotech to Grow Home Compostable Packaging, Auto-parts, and Building Materials
Eben Bayer, CEO, Ecovative Design LLC Expanding Biopolymer Portfolio from Polyethylene to Polypropylene
Mark Mendelson, Marketing Portfolio Director, Braskem America, Inc Sustainability Advantages of Energy Cured Coatings
Ryan Weiss, Business Development Manager, Henkel
| Technology Developments
Chair: Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Director - Packaging Advanced Research, PEPSICO The Sustainability Challenges for Printing Technologies and Opportunities for Smart Digital Offerings
Ray Southam, CEO, Tonejet Ltd Recent Advances in Nanotechnology For Polymer Based Packaging Applications
Prof. Abdellah Ajji, Ecole Polytechnique Enhanced Functionalities to Consumer Packaged goods with printing
Eero Hurme, General Manager, ISCENT, Finland Enhanced Equipment Efficiency
Dr. Sven Fischer, Vice President R&D, Krones AG |
| 1:15- 2:15 | How to Work in Partnership to Move Innovation Forward
Session and Panel Discussion
Chair: Erin Simon, Program Manager, WWF Companies from all parts of the supply chain are working together to achieve even more with packaging sustainability. Key leaders in this trend include the Coca Cola PlantBottle and its work with Heinz; McDonald's, as one of the world's largest fast food chains, works with a number of different partners to broaden their sustainability initiatives and Hewlett Packard has been actively engaged in sustainability initiatives and projects. What made these major brands consider these partnerships and how are they making them work? These three leading companies will share with us how the partnerships work, as well as the obstacles faced and what has been successful. They'll also take part in a panel discussion at the end of this session that you won't want to miss! Partnering for Long Term Innovation
Jeff Wayman, Director Strategic Sourcing WW Supply Chain Management, MCDONALD'S Scott Vitters, General Manager, PlantBottle Packaging Platform, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Collaboration with Suppliers to Drive Sustainable Innovation
Randy Boeller, Packaging Engineering Manager, HEWLETT PACKARD |