Beginning in the afternoon on Wednesday, March 5, Sustainability in Packaging US 2025 will kick-off with two pre-conference workshops followed by two exciting days of general sessions on March 6 - 7.
Add the pre-conference workshops for just $400! Access to both workshops is included in your ticket - choose onsite which sessions you sit in on. All recordings and presenations will be available after the conference if you miss a session or two!
See what will be covered at the 2025 event below:
bio to come!
~13 years of experience leading sustainability and growth transformations for large packaging & paper companies. Select projects include
Commercial transformation for a large foodservice packaging company aiming to pivot towards a more sustainable product mix focusing on strategy, key account management, pricing, organization re-design and capability building
Pricing transformation (digital enabled) for a large paper and packaging manufacturer
Organization re-design (commercial focused) for a large corrugated packaging manufacturer
Commercial diagnostic for a flexibles and rigid plastics packaging company
Sustainability strategy development for specialty chemicals manufacturer (key supplier to packaging companies)
Growth strategy for a foodservice packaging manufacturer.
Suzanne is the voice and the vision of Shelton Group. Drawing on her extensive experience in energy and the environment – and 25+ years in the marketing and advertising industry – Suzanne provides high-level strategic insights for our clients and guidance for our research and creative departments. She regularly speaks at conferences around the country, including Sustainable Brands, Fortune Brainstorm E and the International Builders’ Show, and serves as a guest columnist for publications like Fast Company, Green Builder and GreenBiz.com.
Bio to come!
Gill leads our consulting offer, with over 25 years’ experience in the packaging industry, strategically developing packaging strategies and solutions to meet the needs of clients, consumers, and the planet. Gill has worked with global retailers and brands on innovative projects spanning sustainability to supply chain optimisation. With a passion for sustainability, her quest is to drive a circular economy while complementing creativity, technical functionality, and commercial realities.
Carly Snider is the Executive Director of Pact Collective, a nonprofit tackling packaging waste in the beauty and wellness industry. With over 7 years of experience in business, non-profit, and sustainability, Carly leverages her expertise to operationalize sustainability and build partnerships for a more equitable and sustainable future. Previously, she founded Snider Impact Consulting, working with global organizations on sustainable strategies and B Corp Certification. Carly's leadership extends to managing director and operations at reusable packaging start-up Vessel and fostering community at B Lab and across the B Corp Community. Carly holds an MS in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Colorado-Boulder.
Samantha Smith is the director of Sustainability Stewardship at Medtronic,
where she is shaping the future of sustainability in the medical device industry.
She has over 20 years of experience in Packaging Design and Development.
Before joining Medtronic, she worked as a packaging engineer for such
companies as Honeywell, Procter & Gamble, BIC Consumer Products and
Energizer. Since she joined Medtronic 10 years ago, she has had different
roles at the company that focused on Packaging Design Development and
Global Supply Management. She also managed the Packaging Design and
Testing Lab in Connecticut. Samantha holds a BS in Packaging Science from
Michigan State University.
Elizabeth is the Global Packaging Sustainability Manager at H.B. Fuller. With a passion and focus on sustainable packaging solutions, new packaging design and e-commerce and extensive knowledge of the packaging industry and B2B marketing experience, Elizabeth acts as a connection between market and technology, customers and research and development.
Treijon Johnson is currently the Director of Sustainability at Accredo Packaging. He is responsible for building upon the sustainability foundation at Accredo by refining and delivering the company’s sustainability strategy. Prior to Accredo, Treijon spent the previous 7 years developing sustainable packaging between Mars Wrigley and Unilever Global R&D.
Madison Brownell - marketing professional in plastics/packaging industry for 5 years between Dow Chemical (4 years) and Eastman (1.5 years). Responsible for leading market-entry strategy for Eastman Aventa compostable materials across various applications in the foodservice market. Bachelors degree from Central Michigan University in marketing. Sydney White - market insights and strategy professional in plastics industry (6 years at Eastman). Currently Consumer Insights Manager (3 years in role) where she's responsible for developing and executing consumer insights surveys, analyzing survey data, and presenting consumer insights internally and to external partners for strategy integration. Bachelors of Science and MBA from East Tennessee State University
Sarah Webber is a Sustainable Packaging Engineer at Plastic Ingenuity, a custom thermoformer headquartered near Madison, Wisconsin. Since joining Plastic Ingenuity in 2023, Sarah has been instrumental in driving PI’s mission for thermoform circularity. Her work merges technical packaging development with data-driven communication to advance sustainability initiatives for Plastic Ingenuity and its customers. Sarah graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 2022 with a degree in Packaging Engineering. As a member of SPC’s Design Collaborative Steering Committee and IoPP’s Sustainable Technical Packaging Committee, she is passionate about implementing sustainable packaging initiatives and driving engagement from young professionals in the industry.
Jan Henke studied International Economics at the University of Tübingen in Germany. He had worked for four years at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in the research area of environmental and resource economics. During that time, he also acquired his PhD. He then joined Meo Carbon Solutions, a management consultancy focusing on sustainability, climate change, carbon markets, renewable resources, bio- and circular economy and sustainability certification.
Jan has also been involved from the beginning in the development of ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) and GRAS (Global Risk Assessment Services) in multi-stakeholder processes and is a board member of the coffee certification system 4C.
Jan works globally on topics of renewable resources, sustainability, renewable energies, climate change, carbon markets, land use and land use change, GHG calculations, the circular economy and bioeconomy and sustainability certification for all markets. Currently he is inter alia responsible for the further development of ISCC PLUS for the circular economy and bioeconomy.
Manuela Zoninsein is the CEO and Founder of Kadeya, the world’s first closed-loop beverage vending platform to support all types of drinks.
Previously, she worked at Palantir Technologies in business development, and as a climate correspondent for Newsweek based in Beijing.
As a serial climate entrepreneur, she has launched two businesses in the agritech space, one a data service in China, which was acquired by a partner, and one in Brazil, now that country’s largest online marketplace for smallholder farmers.