Australian Institute of Packaging

interpack conference 2020 | Life Without Packaging

Date: April 1, 2020

Start Time: 9:30 am
End Time: 5:00 pm

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Sustainability has been a subject that has been shaping the industry for years and that has recently become a hotly debated issue as a result of the discussion about plastic packaging in particular. The new “Life without Packaging?” conference controversially highlights the subject areas of packaging, sustainability and the environment and presents different perspectives.

Critics and advocates will both have their say and will discuss necessities and what to avoid. The event will focus on sustainability and environmental impact, hygiene and the reduction of food waste.

The one-day conference will take place at the CCD Süd from 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. on 12 May, the penultimate day of the fair. Tickets cost € 299.00 and are available from the interpack’s ticket shop.

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Programme

Moderator: Ralph Caspers

9:30 a.m. // Registration and Networking Coffee

INAUGURAL ADDRESS

10:30 a.m. // Werner M. Dornscheidt, CEO Messe Düsseldorf & Save Food

PACKAGING - PERCEPTION & REALITY

10:40 a.m. // N.N., MONDI

10:55 a.m. // Dr. Marina Beermann, WWF Germany

11:10 a.m. // Louis Lindenberg, Global Packaging Sustainability Director Unilever

11:25 a.m. // Alexander Baumgartner, CEO Constantia Flexibles

11:40 a.m. // Prof. Dr. Thomas Müller-Kirschbaum, Head of R&D and Sustainability Henkel / Member of Alliance to end plastic waste

11:55 a.m. // Questions & Answers

12:00 p.m. // Lunch Break + Networking

PACKAGING - RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND END-OF-LIFE

1:00 p.m. // Frank Wellenreuther, ifeu Institut Heidelberg

1:10 p.m. // Sophie Kieselbach, Thinkstep

1:20 p.m. // Prof. Dr. Martin Stuchtey, Founder and Managing Partner Systemiq / Asia Cleanup

CASE STUDIES END-OF-LIFE

1:35 p.m. // Xavier Caro, Head of packaging for the food category Nestlé

1:50 p.m. // Louis Lindenberg, Global Packaging Sustainability Director Unilever

PANEL DISCUSSION

2:00 p.m. // Dr. Marina Beermann, WWF Germany / Dietmar Böhm, Managing Director Green Cycle / Xavier Caro, Head of packaging for the food category Nestlé / Prof. Dr. Martin Stuchtey, Founder and Managing Partner Systemiq / Sophie Kieselbach, Thinkstep

2:35 p.m. // Coffee break + Networking

LIFE WITHOUT PACKAGING IS IMPOSSIBLE!

Hygiene and packaging

3:00 p.m. // Dr. Johannes Bergmair, General Secretary World Packaging Organisation

Food waste reduction

3:20 p.m. // Harald Pilz, Denkstatt Institut, Austria

3:30 p.m. // Helén Williams, Karlstad University

3:40 p.m. // Nerida Kelton, Executive Director Australian Institute of Packaging

PANEL DISCUSSION

3:50 p.m. // Nerida Kelton, Executive Director Australian Institute of Packaging / Dr. Marina Beermann, WWF Germany / Xavier Caro, Head of packaging for the food category Nestlé