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Day One: Tuesday 25 th August 2009 AUSTRALIAN PACKAGING SUMMIT 09 25 TH - 26 TH AUGUST 2009 - GRAND HYATT MELBOURNE 8.15 Registration 8.50 Opening remarks from the Chair International Keynote Address 9.00 Innovative and sustainable packaging in a global perspective Dr Carl Olsmats, General Secretary, World Packaging Organisation (Sweden) Keynote Address 9.40 The National Packaging Covenant update – On track for 2010 targets? • Cradle to Cradle theme • Objectives, Goals, Targets update • Getting balance between cost reduction and environmental impact • Industry regulatory reporting programmes • Improving the “lifescycle management” or sustainability of packaging • Go beyond the requirements of the Covenant Ed Cordner, CEO, The National Packaging Covenant 10.10 Towards sustainable packaging • Perceptions about over-packaging and excessive waste • Actions and KPI’s for demonstrating progress towards sustainable packaging • Improving accountability and transparency in reporting environmental performance • Innovative approaches which contribute to supply chain sustainability • Broader trends in sustainable packaging Gavin Williams, CEO, Packaging Council of Australia 10.40 Morning Tea Manufacturers Case Study 11.10 VISY – Lessons learnt from world leader in sustainable business practices • Accomplish environmental and social improvements in concert with business growth • New sustainability awareness program for staff, customers and the community • Opportunities for additional investment in resource recovery Angela Nicholls, Sustainability Communications Manager, Visy Industries Case Study 11.50 Amcor Australasia - Innovation and technology • Amcor and the National Packaging Covenant • Innovation – What’s new in technology for a sustainable future from a manufacturer’s perspective • Environmental, Financial, Social impact – Amcor Australasia a sustainable model for industry best practice Andrew Vanstone, Group General Manager of Marketing and Sustainability, Amcor Australasia Panel Discussion 12.30 Global directions Dr Carl Olsmats, General Secretary, World Packaging Organisation Ed Cordner, CEO, The National Packaging Covenant Angela Nicholls, Sustainability Communications Manager, Visy Industries Andrew Vanstone, Group General Manager of Marketing and Sustainability, Amcor Australasia 1.00 Lunch Waste / Recycling / Landfill 2.00 Disposal of packaging – Who is responsible? - Government / Retailer / Manufacturer / Consumer? • Landfill or Recycle? • Is recycling viable? If so at what cost? • Alternative New Technologies - Biodegradable • Mixture of Packaging – Recyclable / Biodegradable • Trends in waste management and recycling Nicholas Harford, Principal, Equilibrium OMG 2.30 Advanced waste technology • AWT Infrastructure to close the loop - The success of sustainable packaging depends on widely available AWT John Lawson, Manager NSW Global Renewables Limited 3.00 Relationship between Packaging and Waste Management industries • Waste Management Association’s perspective: What should the packaging industry incorporate into design and manufacturing process? • How waste management fits into packaging lifecycle and how information can be fed back to the brand owner and packaging supplier to ultimately improve the environmental outcome • Case Study – Sustainable trees to make paper • How the global economic downturn is affecting the waste management industry and how this affects the packaging supply chain Lillias Bovell, President, Waste Management Association of Australia 3.30 Afternoon Tea Bioplastics & Alternative Technology 4.00 Seedling programme • How it works (identification) • Why it is based on the European System (Awareness) • Future recovery of these materials (Infrastructure) Alan Adams, President, Australasian Bioplastics Association Case Study 4.30 Biograde Limited - Sustainability success story • With renewable resource-based plastics towards sustainable packaging • Sustainable packaging – key drivers and market dynamics • Update on commercial successes and learnings Dr Frank Glatz, Managing Director, Biograde Limited Panel Discussion 5.00 Recycling and Sustainability Nicholas Harford, Principal, Equilibrium OMG John Lawson, Manager NSW, Global Renewables Limited Lillias Bovell, President, Waste Management Association of Australia Alan Adams, President, Australasian Bioplastics Association Dr Frank Glatz, Managing Director, Biograde Limited 5.30 Cocktail drinks reception Register before 30 th June for just $1,195 + GST Call us on (02) 8908
Day Two: Wednesday 26 th August 2009 AUSTRALIAN PACKAGING SUMMIT 09 25 TH - 26 TH AUGUST 2009 - GRAND HYATT MELBOURNE 8.15 Registration Ministerial Keynote Address 9.00 Victoria State strategy for ecologically sustainable development • Update of legislation regarding packaging regulation • What can other states learn • Integrating economic, social and environmental concerns and needs of the community • Accounting properly for the economic costs of environmental degradation • Responsibility for the welfare of future generations • Environmental risks and uncertainty facing Victoria The Hon Gavin Jennings MP, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change / Minister for Innovation (VIC) Brand Owners perspective Case Study 9.40 Cadbury Limited - Brand owners responsibility when designing new packaging • Packaging performance in field versus perceptions of over packaging • National Packaging Covenant, ECoPP and PIQET tool • The importance of clear labeling for consumer recycling • New packaging technologies and the impact and concerns for future Keith Chessell, Packaging Technical Specialist, Cadbury Limited Panel Discussion 10.10 Brand Packaging 2010 and beyond • What are the key contributirs for brand owners in the development of their packaging strategies? • What does the Government’s policy imply to the brand owners? • How should brand owners react to shifting consumer attitudes? • Future challenges and opportunities for brand owners Greg Doyle, Product Manager, Ella Baché Keith Chessell, Packaging Technical Specialist, Cadbury Limited Julia Seddon, Group Environment Manager, Inghams Enterprises Mark Henderson, Marketing Manager, Tassal Pure Tasmania 10.40 Morning Tea 11.10 Environmental Code of Practice for Packaging • Why environmental design is important for the bottom line • Implementation of ECoPP in the packaging supply chain: a report card • Examples of how companies are using ECoPP in new product development Helen Lewis, Environmental Consultant, Sustainable Packaging Alliance Panel Discussion 11.40 Industry Perspectives Keith Chessell, Packaging Technical Specialist, Cadbury Limited Greg Doyle, Product Manager, Ella Baché Helen Lewis, Environmental Consultant, Sustainable Packaging Alliance Dr Carl Olsmats, General Secretary, World Packaging Organisation Ed Cordner, CEO, The National Packaging Covenant Angela Nicholls, Sustainability Communications Manager, Visy Industries Andrew Vanstone, Group General Manager of Marketing and Sustainability, Amcor Australasia Peter Bury, Director Industry Development / Plastics, Plastics & Chemicals Industry Association Bryce Hedditch, Director, Suspakt Consulting 12.30 Lunch 1.30 Environment Victoria – Sustainability from the perspective of a Non Government Organisation • Zero Waste Campaign - every waste is a resource • Packaging for bottom line sales not for environment • Curbing packaging resource and litter problem • Update on Dump and Keep Awards Fraser Brindly, Project Manager / Smart Production and Consumption, Environment Victoria 2.00 Packaging from a Local Government perspective • Sustainability – Consideration for an organisations “triple bottom line” • Local government perspective in community sustainability Ben Morris, Policy Advisor - Waste & Energy, Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) 2.30 Plastics & Chemicals Industry Association perspective on: • Sustainable Design • Lifescycle Approach • Whole of Life • Lifescycle Tools • What happens to materials at end of life? Peter Bury, Director Industry Development / Plastics, Plastics & Chemicals Industry Association 3.00 Close of Summit Sponsorship/Exhibition Opportunities The Australian Packaging Summit 2009 offers an unrivalled marketing solution that works to your organisation’s needs by providing an efficient and flexible way to communicate with your target audience. If you have products, solutions or services that can assist the Packaging, Waste Management, Recycling or Sustainability industries this is the only event that will gather and connect you with your customers and prospects from across the nation. Whether you are looking to engineer new business, build awareness, or cement existing relationships sponsoring the Australian Packaging Summit 2009 can provide you with the edge your competitors will envy. For sponsorship enquiries contact Jon Treherne on ph: 02 8908 8516 or jon@acevents.com.au 8506 or register online at www.acevents.com.au/packaging2009
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