Sustainability in Packaging Europe returned to Barcelona across the 2-4 November as well as in an online format and reunited over 450 packaging innovators! Discussions and networking gave both online and in-person attendees the opportunity to continue to drive innovations and packaging solutions towards a circular economy.
Delegates to conference had an unmissable experience with high-quality content, expert speakers and unique networking opportunities, with:
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Gloria Gabellini is Director Environmental Policy for Europe at PepsiCo, where she works since 2016. She manages environmental policy issues including packaging sustainability and environmental labelling, supporting markets in Europe in the implementation of strategies involving these issues.
Prior to joining PepsiCo, Gloria worked as a policy advisor on agricultural markets and trade at COCERAL, the EU association of grain traders where she also held the position of Deputy Secretary General.
Gloria has a Master in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Bologna and worked there as a research assistant on energy crops before moving to Brussels in 2009.
Mark is born in Helmond, The Netherlands. He holds a Master of Science degree in Physics from Eindhoven University of Technology in The Netherlands.
Mark began his career as process control engineer at the Research Department of DSM in 1989. At DSM he also took on roles in manufacturing, large projects, licensing and business management. With the purchase of DSM Petrochemicals activities, Mark joined SABIC in 2002 and subsequently managed the European Business Intelligence, Strategic Planning and Research. In 2007 Mark was appointed as the integration director for the newly acquired SABIC UK Petrochemical activities, after which he returned in 2008 to manage the energy and utilities business for SABIC in Europe. From 2012 until 2019 he was responsible for SABIC’s polyethylene business in Europe. Currently Mark is SABIC’s global leader for Circular Economy. Mark is also chairman of the Board of PCEP (Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform) and a Board Member of NRK Verpakkingen, the Dutch plastics packaging association.
Mark is married and has two children. He lives in Maarheeze and is an enthusiastic football fan and jogger.
Feliks is currently leading Mars' global packaging sustainability strategy with a special focus on improving circularity of flexible packaging. He is passionate about circular economy and keen to develop systemic solutions to improve the life cycle of plastic packaging. He has extensive business and technical experience in packaging design and recycling infrastructure, and for more than 10 years he has been involved in various sustainability positions helping companies such as Renault, Tarkett and Danone to transition towards circular economy.
Helen has always had a passion for sustainability and has worked in resource management for 13 years, and has been at WRAP for 11 years. She oversees the roadmap for the delivery of The UK Plastics Pact, a whole chain approach to tackling plastic waste. Key workstreams include eliminating unnecessary/problematic plastics, recyclability and composting, film/flexibles, recycled content and end markets. Helen is a key spokesperson, responsible for developing and often delivering WRAPs messages on plastics and recycling.
She has overseen WRAP’s work on Consistency in Household Recycling – a whole chain initiative to increase recycling, improve material quality, provide opportunities for collaborative procurement and efficiency savings, all while increasing the consistency in materials collected from householders. Her experience and expertise covers local authority collections, sorting and reprocessing and citizen engagement.
Prior to settling in the field of sustainability, Helen held Marketing roles, including in the food manufacturing sector.
Jamie has 20+ years’ experience working with the biggest FMCG companies globally both ‘in-house’ and ‘in-agency’. He creates, design, sustainability, innovation and marketing strategies that deliver world class outputs and lead to sustained and purpose driven brand growth. His particular focus is on stretching brands into new markets and new business models, while creating sustainable innovations for a better tomorrow.
Graham is the Managing Director of SLOOP Consulting B.V. which has been offering consulting services and tools in the field of packaging and sustainability since 2009.
He is the founder & project co-ordinator for CEFLEX (a Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging), which is a collaborative initiative by over 170 companies and associations from across the flexible packaging value chain to make flexible packaging even more relevant in the circular economy.
Prior to 2009, he worked for Unilever for 23 years with a wide range of responsibilities including: R&D, Packaging management and design, Supply chain restructuring, Sustainability and CSR.
When not helping clients to make their packaging more sustainable, he enjoys being outdoors, BBQ’ing, restoring an old house and trying to fend off Father Time by keeping fit.
