World Packaging Congress "Packaging and Sustainability"
(June 6th, 2012)
The World Packaging Congress "Packaging and Sustainability", held on June 6th, offered a variety of interesting and up to date topics on trends in all segments of the packaging industry. The presenters and speakers were presidents of institutes, organisations and governing bodies from many world countries, as well as representatives of regional and global packaging companies, liders in the field of sustainable business practices related to packaging. More than 140 congress participants had the opportunity to learn about the latest achievements and trends in the packaging industry, as well as predictions for the future development.
On a global level, the packaging industry has a significant role in the segments of food safety (and therefore fighting world hunger ), environmental protection, sustainabilty and economic development in many industrial sectors. The introduction, implementation and constant development of new packaging design and procudtion, as well as following trends in new technology, materials and innovation developments, is a global level assignment.
During the congress, Mr. Thomas Schneider, President of the World Packaging Organisation presented the CROPAK and REGPAK awards for the best packaging on the Croatian and regional market for the year 2012.
Program and Presentations
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7:30 - 8:50 REGISTRATION |
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9:00 - 10:35 Session 1 |
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Welcome Address - Drena Milijević, Institute of Packaging and Graphic Arts, Croatia (WPO)
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Keynote Speech - Global Packaging Industry - Current Situation and Perspectives up to 2020 - Thomas L. Schneider, WPO President
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Croatian and Regional Packaging Industry Potential - Enis Kancelir, President of Affiliation of Packaging Industries, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Croatia
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How Packaging Contributes to Sustainability - Roger Bagge, Finnish Packaging Association (WPO), Finland
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Packaging and Food Safety - Global Approach - Johannes Bergmair, Packaging Institute at Austrian Reserch Institute - OFI (WPO), Austria
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CROPAK 2012 Awards (1)
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10:35 - 11: 00 COFFEE BREAK |
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11:00 - 13:00 Session 2 |
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The Impact of International Standardization on Chinese Packaging Industry - Xu Ting, National Export Commodities Packaging Research Institute - CEPI (WPO), China
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Economical, Social and Ecological Aspect of Packaging and American Market Potential - Patrick M. Farrey, Institute of Packaging Professionals - IOPP (WPO), USA
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Economical, Social and Ecological Aspect of Packaging and Indian Market Potential - Narayan C. Saha, Indian Institute of Packaging - IIP (WPO), India
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Packaging and Marketing - Global Approach - Luciana Pellegrino, Associação Brasileira de Embalagem - ABRE (WPO), Brasil
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Packaging Design - Economical, Social and Ecological Aspects - Daniel A. Abramowicz, Ph.D., Crown Holdings Inc, USA
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Are your designs working hard enough? - David Croft, Kodak Graphic Communications Group, Belgium
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CROPAK 2012 Awards (2)
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13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH |
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14:30 - 16:10 Session 3 |
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16:10 - 16:40 COFFEE BREAK |
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16:40 - 18:00 Session 4 |
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Infraredesign® - Protection of Product Originality in Flexible Packaging - Ivana Ožeg, Rotoplast, Croatia
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Advanced Plastic Technology - Discovering the Goodness of Plastic, Michael Stephen, Symphony Environmental, UK
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Xerox Automated Packaging Solution - a new way of thinking - John Cable, HEC & Business Development Manager Xerox Developing Markets Operations
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Education Opportiunities for Packaging Industry - Global Perspective - Gordon Stewart, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Minning - IOM3 (WPO), UK
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Closing Address - Thomas L. Schneider, WPO President, Drena Milijević, IAT Managing Director
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