Alejandra is sustainability packaging manager at Reckitt, with strong experience in Quality, Packaging development and a background in Production/Industrial Engineering.
Skilled in Supplier development, packaging development, project management and sustainable packaging.
She belongs to the Global Packaging Sustainability Team that leads strategic direction for deploying new packaging materials and sustainable projects to meet Reckitt’s sustainability goals for 2025-2030.
Previously, she was Cluster Packaging Manager 2018-2022, where she led supply packaging teams across factories.
She has been with Reckitt for over 12 years, with previous experience in companies as Greif Packaging, Delphi and Steris Corporation.
Born and raised in Mexico, living in Barcelona over the last 15 years.
Joachim Quoden studied law at the “Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität” in Bonn between 1987 and 1992 and served his legal internship in Bonn and Cologne from 1993 until 1995.
In between these placements, he spent 4 months within the German Federal Ministry of Environment where he was working on packaging issues including the German Packaging Ordinance.
From February 1993 until June 2006 Mr Quoden worked for Der Grüne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland GmbH (DSD) in various capacities. From January 2001, he served as Head of International Affairs of DSD and was vested with general commercial power of representation in 2003.
Since April 2013 he is appointed as managing director of EXPRA – Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance – Inspiring Packaging Recycling, an alliance of currently 26 non-profit packaging recovery organisations owned by obliged industry from 24 countries from Europe, Canada and Israel.
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As the director of CIRCPACK®, Vincent and his team offer consultancy services to brand owners, retailers and packaging companies in order to increase the recyclability of packaging.
CIRCPACK is part of the Veolia-group, the world leader in smart and sustainable resource management. Vincent has over 10-years’ experience in innovation in the recycling industry. He established multiple new recycling propositions and set up value-chain partnerships. With an extensive background in product innovation, marketing and sustainability, Vincent combines strong customer focus with clear understanding of technological challenges.
Elizabeth Eaves was born and raised in South-West England and holds both an MSci degree in Chemistry from the University of Nottingham (UK) and a PhD in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Manchester (UK). After 5 years spent developing and commercializing bio-based plastics, Elizabeth joined Mattel in 2021 holding roles across EMEA and North America in both Quality & Regulatory Compliance and Materials R&D functions, and is currently leading Mattel's Sustainable Development and Materials team.
Annemarie works at Fost Plus, the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) organisation for household packaging in Belgium. She manages the Design for Recycling project for the Belgian industry, advising member companies on improving the recyclability of their packaging in line with current sorting and recycling infrastructure, while preparing them to comply with the new EU definition of recyclability under the PPWR by 2030.
Before joining Fost Plus in 2021, Annemarie worked 15 years in European technical-commercial and business development roles at leading flexible packaging converters, including Amcor, Huhtamaki, and Bemis. She is a bio-engineer with a strong passion for supporting the Belgian industry in its transition toward circular packaging solutions.
Gerald Rebitzer is responsible for Sustainability at Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East and Africa and Amcor Flexibles Americas.
From 2007 to 2009 he was head of product-related sustainability management at Alcan Packaging, globally. Prior to this, he had several roles related to EHS and sustainability within Alcan, focusing on the various aluminium production and fabrication businesses (2003 – 2007). Gerald has over 20 years of experience in implementing sustainability initiatives and life cycle approaches in sectors such as Packaging, Building and Construction, Automotive, Aerospace, Electronics, and Metals.
He holds a Ph.D. in Life Cycle Management from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne and a Masters in Environmental Engineering from the Technical University Berlin. He is editor for The International Journal of LCA, member of the Executive Committee of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, and chairman of the Sustainability Committee of Flexible Packaging Europe. Gerald was also member of the Steering Committee of the WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol’s Product and Supply Chain Initiative and was active in the board of the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative. Gerald has published more than 120 papers in the area of life cycle thinking and sustainability and regularly speaks at international conferences.
Gizem Narin is a Technical Packaging Engineer at METRO based in Duesseldorf. She is responsible for the development and quality assurance of packaging for common source Own Brand products for METRO Cash & Carry International and providing general packaging support to the METRO countries. Prior to METRO, she was a packaging development engineer at Colgate Palmolive and R&D Responsible at Unilever. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and a Master's Degree in Material Science and Engineering.
A representative voice in paper-based solutions with 20+ years’ experience in Paper & Packaging Industry, serving major Industrial, CPG Brands, Retailers and Private Labels, and E-Commerce provider. First point of contact in Mondi for Retailers and Brands on achieving Sustainability goals in packaging with flexible solutions (paper, plastic, hybrid) and circular business model. Holding a Civil Engineering Degree, MBA & Executive programs in Sales & Marketing Excellence from US Business Schools, and specialized in Business Sustainability, Net Zero, Circular Economy from the University of Cambridge. Grown in Venice (Italy), international market experience, living a multicultural family, passionate Sailor, Architect & Engineer of Sustainability in Business.
Rose Shulman is a Sustainable Packaging Director at the LEGO Group. There she works in a strategic function, helping to set the company’s sustainable packaging ambitions and enabling the organization to deliver on their aggressive environmental sustainability goals. She has over 15 years of experience in the packaging industry at major corporations including The Hershey Company and Hasbro. Rose also serves on the Advisory Board for Sustainability in Packaging US and EU. She is active in the diversity and inclusion space and is passionate about making a positive impact on people and the planet.
Hans van Bochove is the Head of EU Affairs for The HEINEKEN Company. Previously, he was responsible for EU public policy at The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners for twenty years and served in the same role for Starbucks Coffee Company’s EMEA region for four years. From 2017 to 2023 he also served as the Chairman of EUROPEN, the European Organization for Packaging and Environment, representing the interest of the entire packaging supply chain. Hans holds a master’s degree in business administration from the Erasmus University Rotterdam / Rotterdam School of Management.
Simon has a background within strategy, business development, PR and communications and has been developing business-driven sustainability solutions for more than 10 years, within many different areas such as compliance, reporting, communication, data management and branding. He is currently sustainability director at Carlsberg Group and is among others responsible for the roll out of the sustainability programme Together Towards ZERO. His interest particularly lies in making sustainability relevant and accessible for the consumers, and developing value-chain partnerships to achieve sustainability goals. An example of this includes the development of the world’s first bio based beer bottle – The Green Fiber Bottle.
Kelly L. Helein is a seasoned leader with over three decades of experience in the paper, chemical, and converting industries. Her career spans global specialty paper mills and coating companies including Wisconsin Tissue (Essity), Little Rapids Corporation, Thilmany (Ahlstrom), Daikin America, Coveris (TC Transcontinental), and Footprint. With deep expertise in marketing, business development, and sales, Kelly has become a recognized champion of sustainable packaging—mentoring others and advocating for innovative fiber-based solutions.
She has spearheaded strategic commercial initiatives for leading consumer brands such as Tyson, Conagra, Cargill, JBS, and Delta Airlines, as well as major retailers including ADUSA, Albertsons, Walmart, and Target. Her work has helped these organizations transition to more sustainable packaging alternatives, aligning environmental responsibility with business performance.
Honored as one of the Top Women Leaders in Wisconsin by Women We Admire in both 2023 and 2024, Kelly continues to inspire through her leadership and advocacy. She resides in Appleton, Wisconsin with her husband Greg, and enjoys hiking, skiing, and gardening. Together, they cherish time with their three adult children, their granddaughter, and their Bernadoodle, Ollie. Kelly works for Genera as the Vice President of Business Development.
As Ocean Ambassador of the Netherlands, Willemijn Peeters is an established international speaker on circular plastics. Being highly committed to preventing plastics from ending up in our environment, Willemijn founded Searious Business, a social enterprise that makes the difference in the world of plastics. She works together with highly motivated international brand owners to close the plastic loop in 3 impact sectors: packaging, furniture, consumer electronics. Creating innovative, economically advantageous alternatives at the source, Searious Business strategically assesses internal plastic use, accelerates circular product & business innovation, and reduces external impacts on ocean ecosystems.
Willemijn has been awarded with several titles:
-Ocean Ambassador of the Netherlands;
-Green Solutions partner of the European Commission;
-Leader in Sustainable Top 100 in the Netherlands;
-Member of Dutch circular economy transition team;
-Winner Plastic Recycling Europe Award 2018;
-Winner National Energy Globe Award 2018;
- Developer of fully recyclable drink pouch
-Co-developer of Oceans and Plastics Platform, IUCN;
-Initiator of circular product line: 276pieces.com;
-Developer of Design Sofa from >95% recycled plastics (mainly packaging materials.)
www.seariousbusiness.com
Lars Lundquist holds a PhD in polymer composites science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, where he conducted research within the fields of pulp and paper chemistry, composites processing science and life-cycle engineering.
He currently holds a position as Senior R&D Expert at the Nestlé Research Center where he is responsible for the development and dissemination of knowledge related to packaging environmental sustainability within the Nestlé organisation. Representing Nestlé he has contributed to a wide variety of international environmental initiatives including co-chairing The ECR/EUROPEN Guide “Packaging in the Sustainability Agenda: A Guide for Corporate Decision Makers”, The Consumer Goods Forum Global Protocol for Packaging Sustainability as well as the FoodDrinkEurope ENVIFOOD Protocol for Environmental Assessment of Food and Drink.
