
Speaker 2023 (excerpt)
Programme overview
Thursday, 5 October, 2023
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10:30 a.m.
Welcoming speech
Wolf-Dieter Baumann, Chairman, German Packaging Institute
Moderator:
Karin Huber-Heim, Elena Stelzig -
10:40 a.m.
Global megatrends shaping the future
Matthias Horx, Futurist and trend analyst
• The Future of Megatrends: Why the rules of yesterday don´t work for the next era.
• Re-Gnosis: How to look at the present from the future.
• The cradle-to-cradle-world of tomorrow. -
11:30 a.m.
The future of packaging automation is open
Steffen Winkler, CSO Business Unit Automation at BOSCH REXROTH AG
• Trends in technology and demographics
• Current challenges for machine builders
• Importance of software development
• An open approach to overcome most of these challenges -
12:00 p.m.
"Embodied AI - future generations of smart machines"
Dr. Bernd Liepert, President euRobotics Aisbl, CEO & Founder more_about_robots
• The need of an European robot companion
• AI versus Robotics: How to learn from the experiences?
• Robotic as the key to the last mile of AI -
12:30 p.m.
Lunch
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2:00 p.m.
Panel discussion: What does the future hold for packaging in respect of material?
Markus Müller-Drexel, CEO, Interseroh+ GmbH,
Ansgar Schonlau, Managing Director, Maag GmbH
Roman Billiani, CEO Business Unit Food & Specialities MM PACKAGING GmbH.
- Comparison of different packaging materials and solutions,
- Impact of legislative measures ((PPWR, Plastic Tax, Eco fee modulation),
- What are the global challenges for plastics and paper and how do they differ? (Marine pollution, CO2 emissions, energy consumption, forest overuse),
- Society's expectations of packaging. -
3:00 p.m.
Global economy: Prospects and challenges
Professor Harald Oberhofer, Professor for Empirical Economics, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
• This talk discusses the current state of the global economy.
• It identifies major shifts in the global economic environment related to the geopolitical considerations,
• And discusses their implications for the future shape of the global economy. -
3:30 p.m.
Coffee break
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4:00 p.m.
(European) security in times of a global power shift
Hans-Lothar Domröse, Senior German Army officer, former Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
• The Russian invasion into Ukraine marks a focal point of a bigger challenge: freedom or coercion.
• An "unholy trio" composed of Putin, Xi und Raisi provokes the free world.
• We are at the brink of an era of abundances moving towards an era of scarcity.
• The geo-political situation is under stress. It requires vision, commitment and leadership.
• Everybody must contribute to maintain freedom, security and well-being. -
Wrap up
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5:00 p.m.
End of the first day
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7:00 p.m.
Evening event: Sky & Roofgarden @ STEFFL
To round off a busy day we invite you to a dinner and get-together at the SKY @ STEFFL.
Enjoy good conversation, meet interesting people, consolidate contacts in an
exceptional setting. All conference participants are cordially invited along with
accompanying guests. We look forward to seeing you there!
Friday, 6 October, 2023
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9:00 a. m.
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation – The role of closed loop circularity
Mattia Pellegrini, Head of Unit, Directorate-General for the Environment, European Commission
Dialog with:
Francesca Stevens, Secretary General, EUROPEN
Stephan Rösgen, Lawyer, rösgenconsulting -
10:15 a. m.
Why “partnership for the goals” is the most important SDG: How L’Oréal leverages partnerships to create tomorrow’s beauty
Anne Linnenbrügger, Head of Corporate Affairs & Engagement Sustainability,
L’Oréal Austria Germany Switzerland
• Why we need to shift to solution-based communication
• How science-based objectives drive our sustainability transformation
• Why innovation and partnerships are crucial to move the needle -
10:45 a. m.
Coffee break
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11:15 a. m.
Future demands on the packaging machine manufacturer from a brand perspective
Dr. Bernhard Orlich, Senior Manager International Engineering & Digitalization,
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
• New drivers for packaging machine decisions
• Digitalization / sustainability influence on line technology
• Standard machine supplier expectations -
11:45 a. m.
What’s the recipe for innovation at scale?
Sven Seibert, Director R&D Packaging, Procter & Gamble
• How to scale innovations and solutions across platforms?
• When partnerships becoming best practices.
• Why end-to-end solutions in packaging are key. -
12:15 p.m.
Summary and discussion
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12:30 p. m.
Lunch and end of event
The conference management reserves the right to change the programme.
Event Location
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Grand Hotel Vienna
Kärntner Ring 9
1010 Vienna, Austria
Sponsors
Premium-Partner
Review 2018
The age of digital transformation: Global framework, strategies, best practice
Photographer: Francesco Dini
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