ECMA Annual Congress - Working Programme
Wednesday 14 September 2022
09.00 - 18.00
Internal Meetings (Committees and Forums)
12.00 - 19.00
Arrival participants and registration at the ECMA Desk in the hotel lobby
19.00
Welcome Cocktail and Table Top Exhibition at the DoubleTree by Hilton Krakow Hotel & Convention Center
20.00
Welcome Dinner at the DoubleTree by Hilton Krakow Hotel & Convention Center
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Thursday 15 September 2022
09.00
Partner's Programme (click to see the full Partner and Social Programme)
WORKING PROGRAMME - DAY 1
09.00 – 17.15 Working Programme
Dress Code: Business
09.00 - 09.15
INTRODUCTION & ECMA UPDATE
Congress moderators Katja Pötzsch and Mike Turner introduce themselves and set the scene for the congress.
09.15 - 09.30
OFFICIAL OPENING
Jean-François Roche, President of ECMA, welcomes all delegates and opens the congress.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
09.30 - 10.15
GLOBAL & EUROPEAN GEOPOLITICAL CHALLENGES RESULTING FROM THE UKRAINE CONFLICT
Marek Belka - Ex-Polish Prime Minister & Finance Minister and current MEP
10.15 - 10.45
UKRAINE UPDATE
Pavlo Klimkin – Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
10.45 - 10.50
SPOTLIGHT SESSION - METSÄ BOARD
10.50 - 11.20
COFFEE BREAK
REFLECTION & OUTLOOK
11.20 - 12.00
AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION: ADVANCING A SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE U.S. PULP, PAPER AND PACKAGING INDUSTRY
Mike Doss, President and CEO at GPI & Chair of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA)
12.00 - 12.40
THE WORLD BEYOND THE PANDEMIC
An Hodgson - Head of Consumers Practice - Euromonitor International
12.40 - 13.00
PRINT PRODUCTION VOLUMES THROUGH THE PANDEMIC – THE HEIDELBERG VIEW
Andreas Lang, SSVP Global Key Account Management - Heidelberg
13.00 - 13.05
SPOTLIGHT SESSION - BOBST
13.05 - 14.00
LUNCH BREAK
LEGISLATIVE TSUNAMI
14.00 - 14.45
SURVIVORS GUIDE TO A LEGISLATIVE TSUNAMI & UPDATE ON THE 4EVERGREEN PROJECT
Jori Ringman, Director General - CEPI
FIBRE PACKAGING - WORKING TOGETHER TO DEFEND & PROMOTE
14.45 - 15.00
INTRODUCTION FIBRE PACKAGING EUROPE & UPDATE ACTIVITIES
Mike Turner - Chairman Fibre Packaging Europe
15.00 - 15.15
#GREENSOURCE INTRODUCTION & PRO CARTON UPDATE
Winnie Muehling, Managing Director - Pro Carton
15.15 - 15.20
SPOTLIGHT SESSION - HEIDELBERG
SUSTAINABILITY UNBOXED
15.20 - 15.55
PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY - THE WHOLE PICTURE
Dr. Manfred Tacker - University of Applied Sciences Vienna
15.55 - 16.00
SPOTLIGHT SESSION - MM Board & Paper
16.00 - 16.30
TEA BREAK
16.30 - 17.15
A DELUGE OF SUSTAINABILITY OPPORTUNITIES IS HEADING TOWARDS THE PACKAGING INDUSTRY
Thomas Reiner, CEO - BPO Packaging Strategy & Innovation, Pro Packaging
17.15
CLOSE OF DAY ONE
19.00
Departure by bus from the lobby of the Hilton Krakow Hotel to the Old Tram Depot for the Carton Excellence Award Dinner.
During dinner the winners of the European Carton Excellence Award, the Pro Carton Young Designers Award and the Student Video Award will be announced.
Dress Code: Casual Chic
Friday 16 September 2022
09.00
Partner's Programme (click to see the full Partner and Social Programme)
WORKING PROGRAMME - DAY 2
09.00 - 09.10
WELCOME TO DAY 2 AND RECAP OF DAY 1
Mike Turner, Managing Director - ECMA
SUSTAINABILITY - WHAT DO RETAILERS & BRAND OWNERS WANT?
09.10 - 09.45
PACKAGING CHANGES FROM A RETAILER’S PERSPECTIVE
Guillaume de Colonges, Group Merchandise Executive Director & Executive Committee member - Carrefour
09.45 - 10.20
HOW ARE CARTONS POSITIONED IN THE CURRENT PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY PARADIGM
Alexey Vishtal, Head of Novel Packaging Development - MM Board & Paper
SUSTAINABILITY - WHAT DO CONSUMERS WANT?
10.20 - 10.50
PAPER PACKAGING - THE NATURAL AND SUSTAINABLE CHOICE
Jonathan Tame, Managing Director - Two Sides
10.50 - 10.55
SPOTLIGHT SESSION - RDM
10.55 - 11.20
COFFEE BREAK
COLLECTION & RECYCLING
11.20 - 11.55
30 YEARS OF EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY - LEARNINGS FROM THE PAST AND OUTLOOK TO THE FUTURE
Joachim Quoden, Managing Director - EXPRA
12.00 – 12.05
SPOTLIGHT SESSION – LANDA CORP
12.00 - 12.40
ASSESSING THE RECYCLABILITY OF PACKAGING
Vincent Mooij, Director of Circpack - Veolia
12.40 - 12.45
SPOTLIGHT SESSION - BAUMER HHS
12.45 - 14.00
LUNCH BREAK
FOLDING CARTON INDUSTRY UPDATE
14.00 - 14.40
A VIEW FROM THE EDGE
Neil Osment - NOA Prism Ltd
14.40 - 14.45
SPOTLIGHT SESSION - KOENIG & BAUER
14.45 - 15.30
360° INDUSTRY UPDATE
Ian Lloyd, Chairman ECMA MCC and Senior Director, Marketing – Home, Health & Beauty – Westrock Company
FINANCIAL MARKETS IN THIS ERA OF CRISIS - IMPLICATION FOR INVESTORS IN PACKAGING
Nick Mockett - Moorgate Capital
15.30 - 15.35
SPOTLIGHT SESSION - VALCO MELTON
15.35 - 16.00
TEA BREAK
16.00 - 16.45
KEYNOTE - A LEADERSHIP JOURNEY INTO SUSTAINABILITY
Leyla Acaroglu, TED Speaker / Sustainability & Circular Economy Expert
16.45 - 17.00
THANK YOU & CONGRESS CLOSE
Jean-François Roche, President of ECMA
Congress moderators Katja Pötzsch and Mike Turner
19.30
Departure by bus from the lobby of the Hilton Krakow Hotel for the Farewell Dinner at Restaurant Szara Ges in the Old Town.
Dress Code: Smart Casual