Today Is Your Last Chance To Save £200! How Are Decathlon, L’Occitane, Coca-Cola & Many More Truly Resonating With Consumers With Innovative, Stand-Out, Sustainable Packaging?
Translating The Latest Consumer Trends & Perceptions, Market Innovations & Retailing Requirements Into Actionable Packaging Strategies Which Communicate Green Credentials, Bolster The Circular Economy & Drive Sales
A Brand-Led, One-Day Conference & Networking Event, 9th October 2019, Museum of London Docklands, London
Cross-Sector Experts Share Insights Into Innovating Their Packaging Strategies By Entering The Sustainable Packaging Debate, Communicating Green Credentials & Creating Packaging Which Resonates With Today’s Consumer & Positively Impacts Brand Recognition & The Bottom Line:
- Drive Sustainability, Respond To Consumer Trends: Innovative materials and design to make your sustainable packaging both high-quality and stand out
- Boosting Recyclability & The Circular Economy: Exploiting innovations and opportunities to collaborate to minimise waste, better reuse materials and inspire consumers
- Influencing Consumer Perceptions – See What They See! Just what are today’s consumers’ packaging perceptions and how can the industry deliver?
- Stand-Out Packaging: Tap into shifting consumer trends and shopper behaviours to create the ‘whole package’, shout about product credentials and drive sales
- Balancing Plastics V.s. Alternatives: Reassess the role of plastic in packaging without compromising on product quality
- Win Retailer Approval, Stand Out To Consumers: Engineer standout packaging which meets retailer requirements and flies off the shelves
- Leverage The Latest Packaging Technologies & Formats: Create winning packaging innovations which are easy to adopt and don’t break the bank
- Practical, Case Studies & Real Lessons Learnt: Case studies from leading innovators shaking up the industry with push-the-limit packaging innovations
Why Attend The Sustainable, Consumer-Driven Packaging Trends & Innovations Conference?
- 20 Brands Speaking In 1 Inspiring Day!
- Updated Agenda! 3 Practical Case Studies & Real Experiences: Quality & Innovation With Garçon Wines & Sustainability With Coca-Cola & Carlsberg
- 5 Networking Discussions: A) Personalisation B) Collaboration C) Government & Regulation D) Digital Printing E) Communications
- Sustainability Panel Discussion & Q&A
- Consumer Perception Panel Discussion & Q&A
- Just 1 Day Out Of The Office
- 97% Average Delegate Satisfaction Rating
20 Heads Of Directors of Packaging, Innovation, Marketing Tackle Your Toughest & Packaging Challenges In 1 Day: Sustainability • Recycling & The Circular Economy • Influencing Consumer Perception • ‘Together Towards Zero’: A Case Study • Plastics & Alternative Materials • Sustainability & Innovation Case Study • Win Retailer Approval • Packaging Technologies • Quality & Innovation Case Study
Resonate With Consumers With Innovative, Stand-Out, Sustainable Packaging! Translating The Latest Consumer Trends & Perceptions, Market Innovations & Retailing Requirements Into Actionable Packaging Strategies Which Communicate Green Credentials, Bolster The Circular Economy & Drive Sales
A Brand-Led, One-Day Conference & Networking Event, 9th October 2019, Museum of London Docklands, London
Please See Below For The Packaging Trends & Innovations Conference Programme Outline. Or Please Click Here For The Full Agenda >>
08.30 Registration, Morning Coffee & Objective Setting
09.00 GIC Welcome, Interactive Voting Introduction & Morning Chair’s Opening Remarks
Paul Irwin-Rhodes, External Affairs Manager, Greggs
SUSTAINABILITY
09.20 Responding To Consumer & Legislative Demands: Harnessing Innovative Packaging Techniques & The Right Materials To Ensure High-Quality Finished Products & Boost Sustainability
Ollie Richmond, Trade & NPD Manager, Percol Coffee
SUSTAINABILITY PANEL DISCUSSION & Q&A
09.45 Customers Are Telling Us This Is What They Want! Practical Steps To Implement Sustainability, Boost Green Credentials & Find The Right Path In This Ever-Growing Landscape
Shameem Kazmi, Director of Research & Development & Technical Implementation, Britvic
Louise Werner, Director of Future Packaging, The Absolut Company Pernod Ricard
Andy Hill, Managing Director, King of Shaves
Prof Graham Bonwick, Senior Lecturer, Bioeconomic Group, School of Natural & Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University
Peter Mitchell, Senior Economist, Valpak
Matthew Langley, Insight & Innovation Manager, Weston’s Cider
10.25 Morning Refreshment Break With Informal Networking
RECYCLING & CIRCULAR ECONOMY
10.55 Support Consumers & Leverage Collaborative Working To Increase Recycling & A Circular Economy
Shimon Kalichman, Consulting Director, Brand & Communications, L'Occitane UK
11.20 Bonus Session, Reserved For Exclusive Conference Partner. For more information on how to get involved, please call +44 (0)20 3479 2299 or email partner@packagingtrendsconference.com
PLASTICS & ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS
11.40 Enhance Your Packaging With The Optimal Materials & Plastics To Minimise Wastage & Achieve Consistent, High-Quality Products
David Bucknall, Professor of Materials Chemistry, Heriot-Watt University
SUSTAINABILITY & INNOVATION CASE STUDY
12.05 'Together Towards ZERO'
Carlsberg will present their ‘Together Towards ZERO’ sustainability plan and demonstrate the ‘Snap Pack’, an innovation in drinks packaging that replaces the plastic rings on cans with glue, halving plastic use from brewery to store.
Pete Statham, Sustainability Communications Manager, Carlsberg UK
12.30 Morning Roundup & Lunchtime Announcements
12.40 Lunch For Delegates, Speakers & Partners
INFORMAL PEER-TO-PEER DISCUSSIONS
13.10 Informal Peer-To-Peer Discussions
A) Personalisation
Thomas Cropper, Managing Director, Tuk In Foods
B) Collaboration
Matthew Langley, Insight & Innovation Manager, Weston’s Cider
C) Environment
Graham Bonwick, Senior Lecturer, Bioeconomy Group, School of Natural & Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University
D) Digital Printing
E) Communications
F) Government & Legislation
13.40 Afternoon Chair's Opening Remarks
Daniela Busseni, Head of Category Management, Sweet Treats, Premier Food
CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS
13.55 Strike The Right Balance Between Quality & Sustainability To Align With Consumer Preferences
Polymeros Chrysochou, Associate Professor in Marketing & Consumer Behaviour, Aarhus University
CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS PANEL DISCUSSION & Q&A
13.55 If The Customer Is Always Right, How Can We Ever Be?!
Paul Irwin-Rhodes, External Affairs Manager, Greggs
Thomas Cropper, Managing Director, Tuk In Foods
Louise Werner, Director of Future Packaging, The Absolut Company Pernod Ricard
Riccardo Brenna, Head of Insights, Intelligence and Innovation at Ferrero UK & Ireland
14.45 Bonus Session, Reserved For Exclusive Conference Partner. For more information on how to get involved, please call +44 (0)20 3479 2299 or email partner@packagingtrendsconference.com
SUSTAINABILITY & INNOVATION CASE STUDY
15.05 Coca-Cola Presents An Update On Their Packaging Strategies With A Particular Focus On Sustainability & Innovation
Julian Hunt, Head of Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability, GB, Coca-Cola European Partners
15.30 Afternoon Refreshment Break With Informal Networking
RETAILERS & PACKAGING
16.00 Engineer Winning, Stand-Out Packaging Which Simultaneously Meets Retailer Requirements & Stands Out To Consumers
Nicolas Bouche, Packaging & Rfid Director, Decathlon
PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES
16.20 Leverage New Technologies & Create Cost-Effective Innovative Packaging Solutions
Shameem Kazmi, Director of Research & Development & Technical Implementation, Britvic
QUALITY & INNOVATION CASE STUDY
6.40 Redesigning Packaging To Create World-Class Products
Amelia Dales, Business Development Manager, Garçon Wines
17.00 Chairs’ Closing Remarks
17.10 Official Close Of Conference
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'An excellent day, full of insight and knowledge from a wide range of speakers.' Sleafords Quality Foods
Why Not Get Involved In The Sustainable, Consumer-Driven Packaging Trends & Innovations Conference?
Can you help brands with attention grabbing, sales-boosting packaging? For more information on how to get involved, please call +44 (0) 20 3479 2299 or email partner@packagingtrendsconference.com.
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