Programme
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| Wednesday | 15 May |
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| 16:00 - 18:00 | Registrations at Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso hotel |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Welcome reception |
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| Thursday | 16 May | |
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| Moderator | Ms. Valerie Thys | |
| 09:00 - 09:10 | Welcome address | |
| Dr. Fady Gemayel, President - FEFCO | ||
| 09:10 - 09:25 | Keynote Speech | |
| Mr. Constantinos Skrekas, Minister of Industry & Development | ||
| 09:25 - 09:30 | Ms. Maria Spyraki, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) | |
| 09:30 - 09:45 | Opening speech | |
| Mr. Vassilis Exarchos, President of the Hellenic Paper Packaging Association (HPPA) | ||
Setting the scene 2024 and beyond |
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| 09:45 - 10:05 | Industry and the global economy: Trends and Challenges | |
| Nikos Vettas, General Director, Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE), Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business | ||
| 10:05 - 10:25 | Corrugated markets outlook - Seizing the day in a changing World | |
| Mr. Neil Osment, Managing Director, NOA Consulting | ||
| 10:25 - 10:45 | Containerboard markets outlook – Past, Present and Future | |
| Mr. Paul van Bezouw, Managing Director, Cepi ContainerBoard | ||
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Coffee break | |
Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) Challenges & opportunities |
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| 11:30 - 11:50 | PPWR: Navigating Europe's new regulatory landscape | |
| Ms. Eleni Despotou, Director General, FEFCO | ||
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Customer: Large household appliances perspective | |
| Ms. Franziska Decker, Environment Policy Manager, APPLIA | ||
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Retailer | |
| (Speaker tbc) | ||
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Statements and panel discussion: How the PPWR can shape the Corrugated Industry | |
| Mr. Saverio Mayer, CEO Europe Smurfit Kappa, Mr. Alexander Enzenberg, Managing Director Dunapack Packaging, Mr. Alex Manisty, Group Head of Strategy and Innovation, DS Smith, Ms. Franziska Decker, Environment Policy Manager, APPLIA, Mr. Neil Osment, NOA | ||
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13:00 - 14:15 |
Lunch at Divani Apollon Palace - Sponsored by Graco |
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Corrugated Cardboard Packaging - Pioneering Sustainability |
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| 14:15 - 14:35 | Building our future on the Green Deal | |
| Mr. Jori Ringman, Director General, CEPI | ||
| 14:35 - 14:50 | Environmental Social and Governance standards (EGS) / Reporting | |
| Ms. Outi Marin, Head of Sustainability, Smurfit Kappa | ||
| 14:50 - 15:05 | Combatting Climate Change | |
| Ms. Maija Aho, Head of Sustainability, Stora Enso, Packaging Solutions | ||
| 15:05 - 15:20 | Best Practice Handbook on Energy Efficiency | |
| Mr. Robert Tschullik, Project Engineer, Klingele | ||
| 15:20 - 15:35 | HPPA Sustainability Report 2021-2023 | |
| Dr. Konstantinos Kyriakos, Sales Marketing & Innovation Manager, DS Smith | ||
| 15:35 - 15:45 | Q&A session | |
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All speakers
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| 18:00 - 22:30 | Evening programme | |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Departure from the Divani Hotel | |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Optional visit - Acropolis Museum - Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Athens 117 42, | |
| 20:00 - 22:30 | Cocktail and Get-together dinner at Acropolis Museum (Dress code: Business attire) - Sponsored by BOBST | |
| Hand-over FEFCO Presidency | ||
| 22:30 | First bus back to the Divani Hotel | |
| Friday | 17 May | |
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| Moderator | Ms. Valerie Thys | |
Adapting to the new world - strategic issues for the industry |
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| 09:00 - 09:20 | AI in the paper packaging industry: The challenge of today and the path for the future | |
| Prof. George Ioannou, Athens University of Economics and Business | ||
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Reinvention of the packaging industry in the era of AI | |
| Dr. Charalampos Charalampous, Industry Lead, Accenture Greece | ||
| 09:40 - 09:55 | FEFCO initiative on Cyber Security | |
| Mr. Hans Christian Hansen, Industrial Control Director, DS Smith | ||
| 09:55 - 10:10 | Cybersecurity on par with sustainability | |
| Mr. Leonidas Tougiannidis, Regional Director, Fortinet | ||
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Panel discussion – How the new technologies can impact the corrugated industry | |
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All speakers
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break | |
Reaching the EU target audience |
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| 11:00 - 11:20 | Communicating in a rapidly changing world: FEFCO’s experience in staying one step ahead | |
| Mr. Phil Weiss and Mr. Jesus Azogue, ZN Consulting | ||
| 11:20 - 11:40 | Greening the EU Economy: A Regulatory Framework for Low-Carbon Materials | |
| Mr. Axel Darut, Circular Economy Activist | ||
| 11:40 - 11:55 | From Pollution to Solution: Uniting for Sustainable Seas and Circular Solutions | |
| Mr. Dimitris Alexopoulos, Enaleia | ||
| 11:55 - 12:10 | Marine litter threatens health & economy | |
| Ms. Anthi Aggelopoulou, Naftemporiki, Health & G Next Generation, Boussias Media | ||
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Panel discussion: Engaging European audiences on environmental issues | |
| Speakers of the above session and Mr. Greg Dawson, Director of Corporate Affairs, DS Smith | ||
| 12:30 - 12:40 | Closing remarks | |
| Eleni Despotou, FEFCO - New FEFCO President | ||
| 12:40 |
Lunch at the Hotel - Sponsored by Graco
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| 14:00 | End of the Summit | |