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

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