2 & 3 MAY 2018MARRIOTT RESORT, SURFERS PARADISE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

58 SPEAKERS. 20 COUNTRIES. 2 DAYS.

To find out more visit http://aipack.com.au/event-registration/?ee=130

Designed for packaging designers, technologists, engineers, sales and marketing people the biennial Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) National Conference is the largest packaging and processing conference of its kind in Australia and New Zealand. Run by industry for industry the AIP National Conference has been leading the way in professional and personal development for decades and is a part of the annual Packaging & Processing Week. In 2018 Member Countries from the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) will be heading to Australia to speak and participate in the week. The AIP is also hosting the prestigious international WorldStar Packaging Awards and the 2018 PIDA Awards as the gala dinner for the conference, a Women in Industry Breakfast Forum and five international editors from the International Packaging Press Organisation (IPPO) will be guest speakers during the two days. It is anticipated that over 30 countries will be heading to Australia; making it a truly international must-attend educational event.

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8.45 am KEYNOTE SESSION 1

Nigel Garrard Managing Director, Orora

A GLOBAL VIEW OF PACKAGING TRENDS, ISSUES & INNOVATIONS

Dr Carol Kilcullen-Lawrence PhD, FAIPAustralian Institute of Packaging (AIP)

WELCOME ADDRESS & CONFERENCE OPENING

10.00 am MORNING TEA

REGISTRATIONS OPEN FROM 8.00 am

10.30 am KEYNOTE SESSION 2

Karl DeilyPresident, Food Care, Sealed Air

FOOD & BEVERAGE GLOBAL PACKAGING INNOVATIONS

12.30 pm LUNCH SPONSORED BY 1.30 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1A - 1D

Alan Adams MAIPSealed Air RETAIL SHELF EVOLUTION IN FRESH PROTEIN PACKS

Alex He Mocon PERMEATION OF PACKAGING & ITS APPLICATION TO THE FOOD INDUSTRY

Michael Lee MAIPMLA Donor Company WHAT IS NEW IN THE WORLD OF PACKAGING: AN AUSTRALIAN RED MEAT INDUSTRY VIEW

Tim Allman MAIPDon SmallgoodsTHE GLOBAL RISE OF FOOD FRAUD & ITS IMPACT ON PACKAGING IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

Kimon TaliadorosEmpauerBLOCK CHAIN: TO COUNTER FOOD FRAUD & PROTECT BRANDS

3.00 pm AFTERNOON TEA

Stefan BarotTotal Corbion PLA bvBIOBASED, BIODEGRADABLE PLA FOR SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

Gayle SloanWaste Management Association of Australia (WMAA)CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN AUSTRALIA

5.00 pm CLOSE OF FIRST DAY 6.30 pm PRE-DINNER DRINKS FOR PIDA & WORLDSTAR PACKAGING AWARDS GALA DINNER 7.00 pm PIDA & WORLDSTAR PACKAGING AWARDS GALA DINNER

2C - EXTENDING SHELF LIFE

1A - COUNTERFEITING & FOOD FRAUD 1C - OPENABILITY & RESEALABILITY

2A - PLASTICS & THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

USA

UK USA

Andrew Manly Active & Intelligent Packaging Association (APIA)THINKING SMART: A NEW ERA IN INTELLIGENT

PACKAGING

UK

CHINANETHERLANDS

1B - MARKETING & CONSUMER TRENDS

Luciana PellegrinoABRE – Brazilian Packaging AssociationCONSUMERS INSIGHTS ON ALIMENTATION HABITS & HOW PACKAGING CAN BUILD A STRONG CONNECTION WITH CONSUMERS

Shelley McMillanMintelMAJOR TRENDS SET TO INFLUENCE THE FOOD & DRINK SECTOR WORLDWIDE IN 2018, INCLUDING IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSUMERS, BRANDS, & MANUFACTURERS

BRAZIL

Soha AtallahLibanPackTHE ROLE OF PACKAGING IN MARKETING

LEBANON

Peter KeoghAustralian Food & Grocery CouncilA STATE OF INDUSTRY INTO THE AUSTRALIAN FOOD & GROCERY SECTOR

DAY ONE

2018 AIP NATIONAL CONFERENCE2 MAY 2018

3.30 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2A - 2C

DINNER ENTERTAINMENT SPONSORED BY

‘WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW?’ IPPO MEMBERS PANEL DISCUSSION

Alexandra Brayshaw AAIPArthritis AustraliaTHE BEST & WORST PACKAGING DESIGNS OF 2017

Eli FederTadbik WORLD OF PSA LABELS MEETS FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Robin Dearnley MAIPeXsourceEASY PEEL & RECLOSABLE PACKAGING USING POLYBUTENE

ISRAEL

plastics.org.au

Steven Pacitti Plastics in Packaging

THE LATEST TRENDS & INNOVATION IN THE WORLD OF PLASTICS PACKAGING

Pat ReynoldsPackaging World

WHERE ARE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PACKAGING TAKING US?

Andrew KneeboneVisyPACKAGING INNOVATIONS THAT FIGHT BACK AGAINST A COUNTERFEIT WORLD

1D - GLOBAL TRENDS IN PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY

Bettina KurnikEuromonitor GLOBAL PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY: TURNING NECESSITY INTO OPPORTUNITY

Antro SäiläManaging Director Finnish Packaging Association THE ROLE OF PACKAGING IN SUSTAINABILITY IN EUROPE

FINLAND

A NEW SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK FOR THE AUSTRALIAN PACKAGING COVENANT

Dr Helen Lewis FAIP Institute for Sustainable Futures

Renata LopesSuper Retail Group

2B - PRINTING & GRAPHIC TRENDS

Brendon Yee MAIPOmniverse Foster Packaging AUGMENTED REALITY IN PACKAGING

Paul Haggett MAIPKodakDIGITAL PACKAGING & CONNECTED CONSUMERS: THE FORCE AWAKENS!

Ryan SharrattSchawk!HOW THE PRINT WORLD IS GRAPHICALLY CHANGING

Jasson MillsAmcor Flexibles AustraliaNEW PLASTICS ECONOMY INITIATIVE OF THE ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION

Des KingThe Write Stuff

Lindy Hughson MAIPPKN Packaging News

UK

Karli Verghese FAIPRMIT University FOOD FIGHT: PACKAGING’S ROLE IN THE NATIONAL CONSORTIUM ON FIGHTING FOOD WASTE

9.30 am KEYNOTE SESSION 3

4.00 pm KEYNOTE SESSION 4 - WHERE TO FROM HERE FOR THE PACKAGING INDUSTRY?

11.00 am MORNING TEA

REGISTRATIONS OPEN FROM 8.30 am

9.15 am DAY TWO OPENING ADDRESS

1.00 pm LUNCH SPONSORED BY

11.30 am BREAKOUT SESSIONS 3A - 3D

2.00 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS 4A - 4D

3.30 pm AFTERNOON TEA

4.30 pm CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

4D - FUNDAMENTALS OF PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY

3D - FUNDAMENTALS OF PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY

4A - DISRUPTIVE PACKAGING TRENDS

3B - GLOBAL PACKAGING TRENDS 3C - FOOD WASTE AND SAVE FOOD

4C - THE REALITY OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Jacqui Wilson-Smith McCormick & CompanyGOURMET GARDEN:

PACKS A FLAVOURFUL PUNCH GETTING READY TO SHINE: HOW AN AUSTRALIAN STARTUP CREATED A NEW CATEGORY OF DRINKS

(SMART DRINKS) IN THEIR KITCHEN & GOT IT INTO 1000 STORES IN 18 MONTHS

Alan SpreckleyABB

GLOBAL INNOVATIONS IN FOOD & BEVERAGE AUTOMATION

Stephen ChapmanShine

Brad Devine MAIPMultipack

UK

INTERNATIONAL FLEXIBLE PACKAGING TRENDS

Aslıhan ArıkanTurkish Packaging Manufacturers Association

TURKEY

Ariana SusantiIndonesian Packaging Federation (IPF)

INDONESIA

Shigeo Koshino Japan Packaging Institute (JPI)

JAPAN

Kishan SinghInstitute of Packaging South Africa (IPSA)

Joe FosterOmniverse Foster Packaging

SOUTH AFRICA

Jane ChaseInstitute of Packaging Professional (IoPP)NEEDING TO FILL KNOWLEDGE GAPS IN YOUR PACKAGING EXPERTISE? NEED A BROAD INTRODUCTION TO PACKAGING?

The FPT course is designed as bite-sized modules is functionally intuitive.

Jane will be presenting three of the most popular modules during to help you better understand the FPT course.

Jane ChaseInstitute of Packaging Professional (IoPP)NEEDING TO FILL KNOWLEDGE GAPS IN YOUR PACKAGING EXPERTISE? NEED A BROAD INTRODUCTION TO PACKAGING?

The session will include: FPT03-1 Paper and Paperboard Materials, FPT03-03 Corrugated Fibreboard and FPT07-01 Bottle Design Criteria.

No other time will the ANZ industry be offered residency-training for this course.

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US

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Christoph Georg von AichingerKHS/NMPDISRUPTIVE PACKAGING INNOVATIONS: NATURE MULTIPACK™ AND DIRECT PRINT POWERED BY KHS™

Jason BeckleyHP Indigo INTRODUCTION TO A NEW ERA IN PACKAGING: TRENDS IN DISRUPTION

GERMANY

Eric SchallerAneoliaTHE IMPORTANCE OF PACK INTEGRITY & ITS IMPACT ON SHELF LIFE & FOOD WASTE

FRANCE

Tim GrantLifecycles PACKAGING INDICATORS FOR THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Gaetano GalatiChep UNDERSTANDING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Carl OlsmatsStockholm UniversityFROM SUPPLY CHAIN TO SUPPLY LOOP MANAGEMENT IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

SWEDEN

INDIADr Carol Kilcullen-Lawrence PhD, FAIPNational PresidentAustralian Institute of Packaging (AIP)

Pierre Pienaar (Prof) MSc, FAIP, CPP President World Packaging Organisation (WPO)

Chakravarthi AVPSAmbassadorWorld Packaging Organisation (WPO)

Filip RooseFitThings SLIMBOX: PERFECTLY FITTED PACKAGING IN A CONVENIENT NEW WAY. THE VERY FIRST IN ITS KIND & HERE TO STAY

BELGIUM

7.00 am to 9.00 am WOMEN IN INDUSTRY BREAKFAST FORUM

AUSTRIAJohannes Bergmair World Packaging Organisation (WPO)SUSTAINABLE & SAVE FOOD PACKAGING: WHERE TO FROM HERE GLOBALLY?

DAY TWO

2018 AIP NATIONAL CONFERENCE3 MAY 2018

Armando Bompane MAIPMultivacTRENDS IN PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY & DIGITALISATION

Ian TohNatureworksREDESIGN WITH FUNCTIONAL NEW MATERIALS TO RETHINK PACKAGING FROM A CIRCULAR ECONOMY PERSPECTIVE

SINGAPORE

3A - NEW PACKAGING INNOVATIONS

Antro SäiläManaging Director Finnish Packaging Association

FINLAND

Dr Helen Lewis FAIP Institute for Sustainable Futures

Des KingThe Write Stuff

4B - APCO PACKAGING RECYCLING LABEL

Brooke DonnellyAustralian Packaging Covenant OrganisationNEWLY-RELEASED NATION-WIDE PACKAGING RECYCLING LABEL PROGRAM

Anthony Peyton MAIP PREP Design PACKAGING RECYCLABILITY EVALUATION PORTAL (PREP)

Jackie Smiles AAIPBlackmoresPACKAGING RECYCLING LABEL: IMPLEMENTATION AND BUSINESS BENEFITS

Paul Klymenko Planet ArkAUSTRALASIAN RECYCLING LABEL

PACKAGING TRENDS & INNOVATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE

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AIP: AT THE FOREFRONT OF PACKAGING EDUCATION & TRAINING

2 & 3 MAY 2018MARRIOTT RESORT, SURFERS PARADISE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA