2024 PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Strategy Stage
This is a pivotal moment for packaging, as stakeholders work out their strategic direction in the face of the implications and imperfections of incoming regulation. We propose that businesses have an opportunity to collaboratively embrace ambitious goals and bold strategies now that will genuinely address environmental needs and keep ahead of societal demands. The Strategy Stage agenda will explore opportunities for strategic alignment and collective action – in the face of both economic headwinds and an approaching regulatory tsunami.
Innovation Stage
The Innovation Horizon stream exists to illuminate the opportunities for R&D to accelerate sustainable transformation. It will highlight the exciting new areas of innovation, discuss the challenges confronting key packaging materials and applications, and share the learnings from significant projects.
Strategy Stage Agenda
Keynotes from leadership of global brands. |
Assessing progress in packaging sustainability, key challenges and how they interconnect. |
Future-proofing to anticipate and meet our regulatory and environmental obligations:
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How to drive change at scale through consortiums - Reuse as a case study. |
Building momentum in economic headwinds. |
Global plastics - UN Plastics Treaty; Developing supply chains and markets for circular plastics. |
Innovation Stage Agenda
Keynotes: innovation strategy and key innovation opportunities. |
Start-up pitches (focus on growth and expansion phase). |
Multi-stakeholder research platforms - focus on HORIZON-funded projects. |
Materials & Value chain platform updates. |
Case studies:
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Reverse pitches - brand outlines a requirement that needs innovation solutions to crowdsource solutions. |
2023 program highlights
