Programme
DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY 27 MAY
16:00 - 18:00 Registrations at Meliá Castilla hotel
19:00 - 21:00 Welcome reception Salón Aranjuez, Meliá Castilla hotel (Dress code: Business attire)
DAY 2 - THURSDAY 28 MAY
Moderator Naomi Lloyd
09:00 - 09:10 Welcome addressMarco Bertola - Fosber Mrs Nina Iversen, President - FEFCO
09:10 - 10:15 Keynote Speech - Economical Perspectives, Global Overview Professor Javier Diaz Gimenez , IESE Business School
10:15 - 10:35 Opening speech - The Spanish Corrugated Board Market Mr. Leopoldo Santorromán, President of the Spanish Corrugated Packaging Association (AFCO)
Setting the scene 2026 and beyond
10:35 - 11:05 The Corrugated Industry in 2026 , Market Dynamics and Trends Alejandro Mata, Fastmarkets RISI/span>
11:05 - 11:45 Coffee break
11:45 - 12:05 Containerboard Markets Outlook – Past, Present and FuturePaul van Bezouw - Containerboard Europe
12:05 - 12:20 Trade Impacts on Operations and Competitiveness in the Paper and Corrugated Board Sector Bernard Lombard, Trade and Industrial Policy Director - CEPI
PPWR Implementation - What's next ? From Regulation to Reality - Challenges & Opportunities
12:20 - 12:35 EU Policy Landscape - What's Next? Challenges Ahead (Circular Economy Act, PPWR) Eleni Despotou - FEFCO
12:35 - 13:00 PPWR Risks Assessment and Corrugated Industry Readyness Filipe Vieira de Castro, Manager Recycling Intelligence - CIRCPACK by Veolia
13:00 - 13:15PPWR in Spain: From Advocacy to ImplementationAurelio del Pino - VINCES
13:15 - 13:30 Q&A Session
13:30 - 15:00 Lunch at Meliá Castilla Hotel
Corrugated Cardboard Packaging – Circularity champion
15:00 - 15:20 The Circular Economy Model for Corrugated: New Study Findings Consultant / Circul'R
15:20 - 15:40 Recycling Rates of corrugated: Why the Industry Sets the Benchmark Juliette Guérin, Technical and Sustainability Director, FEFCO
15:40 - 16:00Carton Circular - Lesson from a Spanish EPR Sucess Story Pilar Arrayás, Carton Circular
16:00 - 16:20Recycling vs Reuse: What the New U.S. Comparative LCA RevealsBob McIlvaine, ICCA
16:20-16:30Q&A sessionAll speakers
16:20-16:30Q&A sessionAll speakers
Evening programme
18:30 - 19:30 Departure from the hotel to downtown for a walking tour
19:30 - 20:30 Cocktail terrasse and salons - Teatro Real
20:30 - 22:30 Get-together dinner at Teatro Real (Dress code: Business attire)
22:30 First bus back to the Hotel
DAY 3 - FRIDAY 29 MAY
Corrugated Packaging Sustainable, Adaptable, Smart and Secure
09:30 - 10:15 How the Corrugated Sector Can Embrace an AI Powered TransformationSpeaker tbc
10:15 - 10:35 Paperization Paul Jenkins, Managing Director - ThePackHub
10:35 - 10:50 FEFCO Cybersecurity Project Hans Cristian Hansen, Industrial Control Director for the Packaging Division, DS / IP
10:50 - 11:45 Coffee break
11:45 - 12:30 FEFCO / AFCO 2026 Communication Campaign - Recycled for Real Speakers : Chair ComCom, Andrew Dando (TBC), Reporter, ZN FEFCO Communication agency
A Vision for the Future of Corrugated
12:30 - 13:25 High-level Panel Discussion - VISION for the FUTURE Corrugated Industry - panellists tbc
13:25 - 13:30 Summit Wrap-up and closing remarksMs. Eleni Despotou, FEFCO & FEFCO President
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch at the Hotel
14:30 End of the Summit
