MEET THE 2025 SPEAKERS

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Richard Akkermans
European R&D Packaging Sustainability Manager
Mondelez International
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Jude Allan
Managing Director
OPRL
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George Atkinson
Director of Policy
Valpak
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Tim Barbary
Company Director
Benchmark Consulting
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Jo Barnard
Founder and Creative Director
Morrama
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Margaret Bates
Head of the UK pEPR Scheme Administrator
DEFRA
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Liam Bland
Marketing Manager
Castle Industrial
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Emma Bourne
Director - Circular Economy
DEFRA
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Alison Bramfitt
Head of Packaging
Nestle UK&I
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Naomi Brandon-Bravo
Sustainability Policy Advisor
The British Retail Consortium
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Lowelle Bryan
Senior Reuse Specialist
WRAP
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James Bull
Head of Packaging
Tesco
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Michael Carroll
Expert Line Manager
Nestlé
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Stefan Casey
Head of Ecosystem
io.tt
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Andrew Cassells
Waste Specialist
Strategic Investment Board
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Phil Chadwick
Packaging Journalist, Editor and Copywriter
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Paula Chin
Senior Policy Adviser
WWF
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Catherine Conway
Director & Reuse Lead
GoUnpackaged
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Joanna Dias
Sustainability Lead, UK
Mondelez International
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Gavin Ellis
Director
Hubbub
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Miranda Essex
Innovation Lead – Circularity
Diageo
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Kelly Falconer
Head of Marketing
Vegware
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Laura Fernandez
Senior Sustainability Manager
Ocado Retail
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Stuart Foster
Chief Executive Officer
RECOUP
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Jason Galley
Director and Chief Executive
Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association
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Gillian Garside-Wight
Consulting Director
Aura
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Talia Goldman
ESG Director
Colpac
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Karen Graley
Head of EPR Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO)
The Food and Drink Federation
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Rachel Gray
Lead Specialist - Material Behaviour Change
WRAP
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Alice Harlock
Director of Technical and Member Services
OPRL
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Amy Hooper
Innovation Manager
Biffa
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Martin Hyde
Sustainability & Public Affairs Manager
Alupro
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Richard Inskip
Compliance & Sustainability Manager – M&S Account
EP Group
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Martin Kersh
Executive Director
Food Service Packaging Association (FPA)
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Dr Nick Kirk
Director
British Glass
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Gavin Lewis
SSPP Innovation Lead
Innovate UK
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Joanna Linley
Associate Specialist – Food System Transformation
WRAP
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Brian Lodge
Director of Plastics and Flexible Packaging
British Plastics Federation
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Will Lorenzi
President
Smart Planet Technologies
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Katie Lynch
Senior Packaging Technologist
Itsu Grocery
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David Mansfield
Managing Director
Macfarlane Packaging
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Denise Mathieson
Partner & Head of Packaging, Design & Programme Delivery
Waitrose & Partners
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Zoe Newton
Central Sustainability Team - Plastics and Packaging Circularity
Haleon
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Alex Noake
Senior Vice President & Managing Director
Sabert Corporation Europe
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Eilidh O'Connor
Head of Environmental
Vegware
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Stephen Pizer
Head of Packaging Strategy and Innovation
Twinings
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Lara Pohl-Martell
Business Advisor
ReLondon
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Ben Powell
Head of External Affairs
ACE UK
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Waqas Qureshi
Editor
Packaging News
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Dimitra Rappou
Executive Director of Sustainable Products
Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI)
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Dr Andy Rees OBE
Head of Waste Strategy, Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Division
Welsh Government
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Matthew Rogerson
Founder
The Pack Scout
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Rob Spencer
Director & Analytics Lead
GoUnpackaged
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Robbie Staniforth
Innovation and Policy Director
Ecosurety
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Charlotte Thwaite
Sustainability Manager - Universities
Gather & Gather
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David Tonkin
Head of Group R&D Packaging Innovation
Müller
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Katy Vallance
Head of Circularity for European Spirits
Diageo
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Iain Walker
Director of Industry Engagement
GS1 UK
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Clover Walton
CSR, Sustainability & External Affairs
Faerch
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Lorraine Wilson
Packaging Consultant
Valpak
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Roger Wright
Waste Strategy & Packaging Manager
Biffa
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