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Setting the Direction: Navigating PPWR & Designing the Next Generation of Fiber Packaging

12:00

Welcome Networking Lunch & Registration

13:00

CMT & Chairperson’s Welcome

Session 1 | Navigating PPWR: From Regulatory Uncertainty to Business Readiness

13:10

Navigating PPWR Compliance for Fiber-Based Packaging: Obligations, Regulatory Risks & Strategies to Fulfil New Requirements

  • Navigating the PPWR regulatory framework and its implications for fiber-based packaging design, recyclability, and market access.
  • Understanding emerging compliance requirements, including substance restrictions, technical standards, and documentation obligations.
  • Addressing implementation challenges surrounding regulatory interpretation, supply chain data, and harmonized assessment methodologies.
  • Preparing for compliance and competitive advantage through practical strategies that support circularity, risk mitigation, and long-term PPWR readiness.

Cristina Lugli, Business Development Manager

Ecol Studio SpA

13:40

Brand Owners' Dilemma: Advancing Circular Packaging While the Rules Continue to Evolve

Preparing Packaging Portfolios for Europe's Circular Future: A Brand Owner Perspective

Mr. Kiril Dimitrov, Packaging Expert

Nestle

Panel Discussion

Mr. Kiril Dimitrov, Packaging Expert

Nestle

Cristina Lugli, Business Development Manager

Ecol Studio SpA

14:50

Networking Coffee

Session 2 | Designing Fiber Packaging for Performance, Circularity & Compliance

15:20

Better Barrier: Driving Packaging Circularity and Compliance

  • Better by design: driving packaging circularity, functionality and convenience
  • Impact of barrier selection on EPR fees and PPWR recyclability performance grade
  • Novel coating barrier for plastic replacement by fibre based packaging

Dr. Elodie Bugnicourt, Sustainability Director International

Graphic Packaging International Spain

15:50

Topic to be advised

16:15

The Reverse Pipeline: Rewinding the Packaging Journey from Waste to Design under PPWR

Chasing the PFAS "Baton" Across Recycling, Compostability, and Performance
  • The Starting Point (End-of-Life): A direct comparison between the recycling stream and compostability pathways, highlighting their distinct challenges & systemic differences.
  • The Middle Step (Processing & Scale): Moving backward to look at product residues & how they could impact "recyclability-at-scale" & material evaluation.
  • The Destination (Design & Performance): Arriving at the core fundamentals for fiber-based materials, ensuring safety, barrier efficiency & shelf-life right at the drawing board

Mr. Andrea Vittadello, Sustainability Project Manager

Mérieux NutriSciences Italia - Chelab S.r.l.

16:40

Panel - Beyond Compliance: What Will Differentiate Tomorrow's Winning Fiber Packaging Solutions?

Discussion themes:
  • What do brand owners actually need?
  • Balancing functionality with recyclability
  • Barrier performance versus circularity
  • Remaining PPWR uncertainties
  • Where are the commercial opportunities?

17:20

Networking Drinks Reception

18:30

End of Day 1

Scaling Innovation: Materials, Manufacturing & Commercial Adoption

09:00

Chairman's Welcome Remarks

Session 3 | Next-Generation Barrier Technologies

09:05

Ultra-High Barrier Paper: A Scalable Alternative to Multilayer Laminates

  • What fundamentally changes when transitioning from multi-material laminates to ultra-high barrier paper structures
  • How ultra-high barrier papers match laminate performance without compromising shelf life or protection
  • Where brands can switch today, and how to start transitioning without compromising performance or operations

Yoran Konijn, Product Developer

Royal Vaassen Flexible Packaging

09:30

Omni-Barrier Paper as a Replacement for Plastic for Packaging

  • Sylvicta - a translucent paper made with Microfibrillated Cellulose (MFC) with a very high barrier properties
  • Additional water-based varnish to promote water resistance & heat sealability
  • Functionality & packaging applications, including food packaging.

Dr. Gael Depres, Senior Innovation & Grenoble R&D Center Manager

FEDRIGONI PAPER

09:55

PFAS-Free, Fully Recyclable OGR Paper

  • Modular & circular low CAPEX Biorefinery for biomass fractionation
  • Alternate fibers for nano cellulose, molded fiber and paper substrates for food packaging
  • Sustainable coatings / barrier properties / re-cyclability & Re-pulpability

Navin Singhania, CEO

Barracuda Technologies Inc.

10:20

What if the solution to revolutionize paper coatings already existed?

  • Drop-in performance without compromise
  • A genuine step forward for paper recyclability
  • Safe, sustainable & PFAS-free by design

Mr. Benoit Berny, Product Innovation Manager

Lactips

10:45

Networking Coffee

Session 4 | Expanding Fiber Performance Through Materials & Manufacturing Innovation

11:10

Can Fiber Replace Plastic? Revising the Framework for Commercial Fiber Packaging

Introducing a broader framework for designing and evaluating fiber packaging solutions that balance technical performance with manufacturability, economics, regulatory resilience and brand value.

Ms. Anna Altner, Founder & CEO

Yangi AB

11:35

Why Industrial-Scale Fiber-Based Packaging Requires an Evolution of Wet Molding Manufacturing Technologies

Unlocking the Industrial Potential of Existing Fiber Materials While Enabling Future Material Innovations
  • Why material innovation alone is not enough
  • How new manufacturing technologies are already changing what is possible
  • Why adoption is a partnership, not a transaction

Dr. Simeon Stoilov, CEO

Hoting Innovations AB

12:00

Engineering the Next Generation of Molded Fibre

  • Compliance is the entry point, innovation & design is the unlock
  • Accelerating molded fibre adoption thru scale
  • Evolving barrier technologies aiding adoption

Mr. Param Gandhi, Co-Founder

Fibmold

12:25

Networking Lunch

Session 5 | Building the Future Fiber Packaging Ecosystem

13:45

Afternoon Chair's Remarks

13:50

Alternative Fibers in Molded Fiber: Expanding the Industry's Fiber Toolbox

  • Advancing molded fiber beyond wood pulp through the integration of agricultural residues, recycled materials, and alternative fiber sources.
  • Overcoming technical and manufacturing challenges in developing high-performance molded fiber products using diverse fiber feedstocks.
  • Unlocking innovation through flexible molded fiber manufacturing, enabling rapid evaluation, customization, and commercialization of new fiber materials.
  • Strengthening supply chain resilience and circularity by leveraging locally available, underutilized fiber resources to create sustainable, scalable packaging solutions.

Mr. Kyler Lovgren, Chief Executive Officer

Palouse Fiber Packaging

14:15

Cotton for Sustainable Engineered Packaging & Composites

  • Consumer & regulatory demands driving interest for Cotton & other natural fibers. 
  • Cotton’s Advantages, circularity, 100% natural fiber, established supply chain, net negative carbon footprint, recyclable & biodegradable
  • Cotton-based wet & dry molded innovations & composites

Mr. Martin Schreiner, Director, Fiber Processing

Cotton Incorporated

14:40

Beyond Fiber Substitution: Building the Material Ecosystem for Circular Fiber-Based Packaging

  • Functional material gaps in fiber packaging
  • Cellulose as a platform material
  • Scaling bio-based materials through biorefineries
  • What brand owners are seeking from next-generation materials
  • Future opportunities for fiber-based packaging

Dr. Peep Pitk, Chief Strategic Business Development Officer

Fibenol

15:05

Topic to be advised

15:30

Closing Panel - From Comply to Compete: Where Will Fiber-Based Packaging Find Its Competitive Advantage?

Discussion themes:
  • Remaining PPWR uncertainties
  • Material innovation priorities
  • Alternative fibers at commercial scale
  • Barrier technologies of the future
  • Manufacturing readiness
  • Brand owner expectations beyond 2027

16:15

Final Remarks & Closing Drinks

17:00

End of Conference.

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