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Day One: Tuesday 25 th August 2009<br />

AUSTRALIAN PACKAGING SUMMIT 09<br />

25 TH - 26 TH AUGUST 2009 - GRAND HYATT MELBOURNE<br />

8.15 Registration<br />

8.50 Opening remarks from the Chair<br />

International Keynote Address<br />

9.00 Innovative and sustainable packaging in a<br />

global perspective<br />

Dr Carl Olsmats, General Secretary,<br />

World Packaging Organisation (Sweden)<br />

Keynote Address<br />

9.40 The National Packaging Covenant update<br />

– On track for 2010 targets?<br />

• Cradle to Cradle theme<br />

• Objectives, Goals, Targets update<br />

• Getting balance between cost reduction and environmental<br />

impact<br />

• Industry regulatory reporting programmes<br />

• Improving the “lifescycle management” or<br />

sustainability of packaging<br />

• Go beyond the requirements of the Covenant<br />

Ed Cordner, CEO, The National Packaging Covenant<br />

10.10 Towards sustainable packaging<br />

• Perceptions about over-packaging and excessive waste<br />

• Actions and KPI’s for demonstrating progress towards<br />

sustainable packaging<br />

• Improving accountability and transparency in reporting<br />

environmental performance<br />

• Innovative approaches which contribute to supply<br />

chain sustainability<br />

• Broader trends in sustainable packaging<br />

Gavin Williams, CEO, Packaging Council of Australia<br />

10.40 Morning Tea<br />

Manufacturers<br />

Case Study<br />

11.10 VISY – Lessons learnt from world leader in<br />

sustainable business practices<br />

• Accomplish environmental and social improvements in<br />

concert with business growth<br />

• New sustainability awareness program for staff, customers<br />

and the community<br />

• Opportunities for additional investment in resource<br />

recovery<br />

Angela Nicholls, Sustainability Communications<br />

Manager, Visy Industries<br />

Case Study<br />

11.50 Amcor Australasia - Innovation and technology<br />

• Amcor and the National Packaging Covenant<br />

• Innovation – What’s new in technology for a sustainable<br />

future from a manufacturer’s perspective<br />

• Environmental, Financial, Social impact – Amcor Australasia<br />

a sustainable model for industry best practice<br />

Andrew Vanstone,<br />

Group General Manager of Marketing and<br />

Sustainability, Amcor Australasia<br />

Panel Discussion<br />

12.30 Global directions<br />

Dr Carl Olsmats, General Secretary,<br />

World Packaging Organisation<br />

Ed Cordner, CEO, The National Packaging Covenant<br />

Angela Nicholls, Sustainability Communications Manager,<br />

Visy Industries<br />

Andrew Vanstone,<br />

Group General Manager of Marketing and Sustainability,<br />

Amcor Australasia<br />

1.00 Lunch<br />

Waste / Recycling / Landfill<br />

2.00 Disposal of packaging – Who is responsible?<br />

- Government / Retailer / Manufacturer /<br />

Consumer?<br />

• Landfill or Recycle?<br />

• Is recycling viable? If so at what cost?<br />

• Alternative New Technologies - Biodegradable<br />

• Mixture of Packaging – Recyclable / Biodegradable<br />

• Trends in waste management and recycling<br />

Nicholas Harford, Principal, Equilibrium OMG<br />

2.30 Advanced waste technology<br />

• AWT Infrastructure to close the loop - The success of<br />

sustainable packaging depends on widely available<br />

AWT<br />

John Lawson, Manager NSW<br />

Global Renewables Limited<br />

3.00 Relationship between Packaging and Waste<br />

Management industries<br />

• Waste Management Association’s perspective: What<br />

should the packaging industry incorporate into design and<br />

manufacturing process?<br />

• How waste management fits into packaging lifecycle and<br />

how information can be fed back to the brand owner and<br />

packaging supplier to ultimately improve the environmental<br />

outcome<br />

• Case Study – Sustainable trees to make paper<br />

• How the global economic downturn is affecting the waste<br />

management industry and how this affects the<br />

packaging supply chain<br />

Lillias Bovell, President,<br />

Waste Management Association of Australia<br />

3.30 Afternoon Tea<br />

Bioplastics & Alternative Technology<br />

4.00 Seedling programme<br />

• How it works (identification)<br />

• Why it is based on the European System (Awareness)<br />

• Future recovery of these materials (Infrastructure)<br />

Alan Adams, President,<br />

Australasian Bioplastics Association<br />

Case Study<br />

4.30 Biograde Limited - Sustainability success story<br />

• With renewable resource-based plastics towards<br />

sustainable packaging<br />

• Sustainable packaging – key drivers and market<br />

dynamics<br />

• Update on commercial successes and learnings<br />

Dr Frank Glatz, Managing Director, Biograde Limited<br />

Panel Discussion<br />

5.00 Recycling and Sustainability<br />

Nicholas Harford, Principal, Equilibrium OMG<br />

John Lawson, Manager NSW, Global Renewables Limited<br />

Lillias Bovell, President,<br />

Waste Management Association of Australia<br />

Alan Adams, President,<br />

Australasian Bioplastics Association<br />

Dr Frank Glatz, Managing Director, Biograde Limited<br />

5.30 Cocktail drinks reception<br />

Register before 30 th June for just $1,195 + GST Call us on (02) 8908

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