This year’s Sustainable Packaging Summit will be held at the Jaarbeurs Event & Exhibition Centre in Utrecht from 10-12 November, featuring an extra day of content, expanded networking opportunities and an exclusive block party in the exhibition hall. The event will host more than 700 delegates, 100+ speakers and over 55 exhibitors.

Confirmed speakers include Jeremy Blake, director of circular economy at Berry Global; Tom Pollock, director of strategic partnerships at GreenBlue; Olga Kachook, director of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition; and Rob Buurman, general director of the Fair Resource Foundation.

Exhibitors will include Henkel; recycling alliance Interzero; biomaterial start-up Kelpi; Paptic; Life Cycle Assessment software company Piqet; and Japanese printing company Toppan.

The conference will run across four stages. Main stage discussions will cover topics such as regulation and scaling reuse, while the Knowledge Exchange will host breakout Q&As on European regulation and round tables for sharing environmental data reporting practices.

The Future Forum will explore packaging material pathways – from scaling flexible collection to advancing “infinite materials” – and the Emerging Tech Zone will spotlight global start-ups.

Agenda highlights include:

• The 2045 Roadmap – exploring the end point of the sustainability journey and how to make informed decisions which face the future with strategic certainty.

• Single Market(s) for Recycling – investigating the dynamics of international trade in recycled content.

• Global Regulatory Briefing and Map – covering packaging sustainability legislation, regulation, EPR and industry pacts with insights from global experts.

• Diversifying Fibre Sources – examining the impact of the 'paperisation' trend on feedstock availability and the challenges and implications of embracing a broader range of sources.

On the evening of 11 November, the winners of the global Sustainability Awards will be announced and finalists celebrated, , highlighting significant sustainable packaging innovations and initiatives. This will be accompanied by a networking dinner involving innovators and delegates.

Last year’s winners included:

• GemCorp Recycling – Best Practice Award for empowering and formalising waste collectors in India.

• Upfield (now Flora Food Group) – Overall Winner for its MFL decorated moulded tub for plant-based spreads.

• PulpaTronics – Pre-Commercialised Climate Award for chipless, paper RFID tags.

• Husky Technologies – Outstanding Contribution Award for its circular PET closure.

The Summit mobilises leaders of the FMCG value chain, policymakers, NGOs, recyclers and

investors to collaborate, remove barriers and identify opportunities on the road to

sustainable transformation.

To learn more or register, visit our website here. Use code 10FOODBEV for 10% off.