Global Category Quality Assurance lead for Packaging suppliers, in Danone Dairy and Medical divisions.
Accountable of the supplier Quality Compliance, Performance and Continuous improvement of over 200 suppliers. Co-manufacturing and supplier quality assurance roles for over a decade in PepsiCo in a food&Bev European scope.

Working in the global Corporate Affairs team in Carlsberg Group, my primary areas of responsibility include to develop, refine and execute sustainability-related business development projects, including our new sustainability programme Together Towards ZERO. Further I am driving the partnership agenda through platforms such as the Carlsberg Circular Community, and developing PR and communications strategies and initiatives related to CSR and sustainability.

Master Meubel not only shows an exclusive and very broad collection of designer brands and pieces of furniture, but also goes for a unique presentation of each collections: new combinations of colors and materials as well as unique collected products. Master Meubel has its own team of interior designers who are in daily dialogue on both the presentations and advice to customers, so you get more and more value for your investment and advice.

Over 15 years of experience from sales, marketing and packaging development within the cosmeticindustry

With more than 20 years of experience in the cosmetic industry, Ricardo is well acquainted with the global packaging challenges as a result of a continuous evolving market. His experience resulting from working with different international cosmetic manufacturers, possessing strong technical skills, his education as an industrial engineer and a master degree in commercial direction, provides him with the ability to understand top level business strategies and identify opportunities to optimize packaging development with the correct balance between cost and quality.During his professional career Ricardo has gained worldwide exposure by working in several countries and developing relationships with recognized packaging manufacturers around the globe. Last but not least Ricardo enjoys working in multicultural environments.

Jürgen Dornheim represents Procter & Gamble, a global consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati/USA. He had over last 25 years various assignments in R&D, Engineering and Product Supply, always with corporate project responsibilities need to deliver against regional and global challenges.

He has led Global Packaging Development of two P&G brands for 8 years: Oral-B (Oral Care health) and Braun (Electric devices). In the past 5 years he has been in a corporate function for all P&G brands on packaging concepts of the future, innovative materials, and all impacts on environment. Future product packaging needs to cover essential necessary protection of product and minimize the environmental footprint.  Key aspect of his work is balancing out today’s and future consumer expectations, retailer requests and coming far reaching laws and legislations in all regions of the globe.

Jean-Christophe Dewart has an M.Sc.Eng. from the École Polytechnique de Bruxelles (ULB) and an M.B.A. from Henley Business School. He started his career as teaching-assistant at the Military School in Brussels and was later scientific co-worker at the University of Brussels. He has then been working for thirty years for Total where he has occupied several positions in R&D, Marketing, Intellectual property and Regulatory affairs for the Polymers Business Unit. He is now Technical manager for the rigid packaging market segment (PP, PE, PS).

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world’s largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Together with our bottling partners, we rank among the world’s top 10 private employers with more than 700,000 system associates. Led by Coca-Cola, one of the world’s most valuable and recognizable brands, our Company’s portfolio features 20 billion-dollar brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater, Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply, Georgia, Dasani, FUZE TEA and Del Valle. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, ready-to-drink coffees, and juices and juice drinks. Through the world’s largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy our beverages at a rate of more than 1.9 billion servings a day.

A packaging sustainability professional with extensive experience in the food and packaging sectors in an international environment. Areas of expertise combine business and scientist fields and include project management, communication and marketing strategies (B2B and B2C), public affairs, eco-design, environmental assessment (LCA), image surveys, lobbying and interactions with stakeholders. With a deep interest in the question of sustainable development addressed holistically and all its complexity plus the desire to tackle challenging problems in the field, I am constantly searching for innovative and durable solutions beyond the traditional model and I am supportive of responsible and constructive dialogue with stakeholders.

Ulrike Kreysa is responsible for the Healthcare sector at the GS1 Global Office in Brussels and works with her local colleagues in 112 countries across the world to develop and implement GS1 standards in the healthcare industry. Having started her career as a Pharmacist she manages GS1 Healthcare, the global GS1 user group, formed by the stakeholders in the healthcare supply chain, including pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturer, wholesaler/distributor, group purchasing organizations, hospitals, pharmacies, logistic providers, governmental and regulatory bodies and associations. GS1 Healthcare has the mission to lead the Healthcare sector to the successful development and implementation of global standards. Worldwide patient safety and supply chain efficiencies will be enhanced globally through standards for AIDC (Automatic Identification and Data Capture), global data synchronization and traceability. Ulrike works regularly with decision makers from leading companies and regulatory bodies to drive harmonization of standards in the implementation across the world.

In Global Packaging & Design in Almirall headquarters (Barcelona) we are close with manufacture plants, regulatory, R&D and marketing affairs daily; helping among us with trust in our respective fields. We listen, we put ourselves into your shoes, we empathize.I am handling and leading global projects of Packaging Design in the company. Collaboration is the energy that moves us.With project teams we take care and review of New Launchings, Material Changes, Mock ups, Releases and more. From secondary till devices, we put all our knowledge and experience into producing solutions that work.I am 38. And like anyone else, a lot of what I do, my family and my overall life experiences have shaped how I think. Basically I believe that if you are not learning new things, you stop doing great and useful things. So family, curiosity and hunger for knowledge all define me. Design is not a job, it is a behavior.I have a degree in Product Design & Engineering and a postgraduate course in Packaging Design and Branding plus a Design Thinking program and I had the pleasure to receive diverse awards related to different projects among others experiences such as packaging and design professor in different Universities.

Develop and implement a large range of packaging types such as PE and PET bottles, daypacks, skillets, injected tub and lids etc… for private label and contract manufacturing customers.
• Packaging optimization i.e.: light weighting
• Management of packaging team engineers cross several manufacturing sites

During 13 years within the pigments industry, Clemens has become passionate for color and effects.He understands how to boost the perception of any surface, be it plastic, paper, metal or even skin.Knowing the restrictions to commercial packaging from the bottom, he finds ways to lovelify them and to add the extra, that makes us crazy curious. Always opting for the beauty, he works to feed and to please our senses.Clemens will let us in on the principles of RGB-printing, one Merck technology that can turn surfaces into engaging screens for the consumer’s desires.

Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible.

Sophie Kieselbach, with an MSc. in Ecology, has worked at thinkstep for the past 10 years and is an experienced Senior Consultant with a history of designing, managing and successfully executing projects across a broad spectrum of environmental services. Her primary area of expertise is in the use of Life Cycle Assessment for the wood, paper and construction sectors. Sophie has extensive understanding of the broader consumer goods & packaging and the mobility & energy sectors as the result of working on various private, national and EU-level projects. She is experienced in conducting projects intended for Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and in training people in LCA theory, software (GaBi) and ISO 14001 certification.