The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) continues its strong partnership with ProPak Asia and its support of the ASEAN region by bringing five educational events and 43 speakers from 18 countries to this year’s event.
Known as Asia’s number one packaging and processing exhibition, ProPak Asia 2024 will be held from 12-15 June in Bangkok, Thailand.
The AIP will once again be running the Global Packaging Forum, in partnership with ProPak Asia organisers Informa Markets, on 12 June; 2x mini training courses on 13 June; and 2x workshops on 14 June.
In addition, the AIP will have an exhibition stand at ProPak Asia where they welcome everyone to visit, and the AIP will also have a showcase of the 2023 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) winners in a special area.
Global Packaging Forum (12 June)
The sixtg edition of the largest annual packaging conference at ProPak Asia will bring together 29 speakers from 18 countries to discuss the future of sustainable packaging design, global packaging design standards, and the roadmap for developing a strong circular economy of packaging across the world.
Topics to be discussed will include:
- Global, regional and local state of industry packaging updates;
- Global packaging design standards and harmonisation;
- European PPWR, CSRD and ESRS regulations and reporting;
- EU state members updates;
- Country trends and innovations in packaging design;
- Digitisation, traceability and authentication;
- Food packaging and how to find the balance between packaging and food waste targets within design;
- Current state of recycling and reprocessing, including chemical and advanced recycling, product stewardship and away from home collection programs;
- Fibre and paper and pulpability thresholds, and more.
Come and hear from leading experts from Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Finland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, the Netherlands, the Philippines, and the United States of America.
All AIP packaging forums are internationally recognised and approved to attain Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) points.
The Global Packaging Forum is free to attend, with attendees attaining one point per session towards the CPP designation and a Certificate of Attendance upon request. Book your place here.
Mini Training Courses x2 (13 June)
1. Introduction to Packaging Specifications
Packaging specification defines all the necessary packing levels for a product or the transport of the product. For a product, a packaging specification focusses on the packed product and the packaging materials that are being used to ensure the safe travels in the rigours of the supply chain.
In the course, the AIP will cover aspects such as: Why have a specification, the management thereof, how to collect the data, and the fundamentals of drafting a specification.
The AIP will discuss material types in packaging, as well as sampling plans, testing of packaging, and how best to incorporate all the data into one document. The course will also address the importance of auditing suppliers of your packaging.
After the course you will be able to know what is key to a packaging specification sheet. You will fully comprehend that the packaging specification is a technical document that contains a series of standard requirements for packaging a product, inlcuding size, dimensions, weight, materials, tolerances and load related information.
The lecturer will be Pierre Pienaar, education director at the AIP and immediate past president of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO).
2. Introduction to Active & Intelligent Packaging
The active and intelligent packaging training course is designed to assist anyone who is responsible for packaging, marketing, operations, and logistics in the consumer goods and broader supply chain seeking to stay relevant by using smart packaging solutions that offer out-of-the-box business value.
The course will provide attendees with a better understanding of the smart packaging solutions currently available to transform the way they package, deliver and market their products, and connect directly with consumer or offer value that will ensure customers come back for more.
Best practice examples of award-winning packs across active and intelligent packaging will also be discussed in the course.
Discussions will cover active and intelligent packaging in easy to understand terms, and will highlight applications being embraced by brands across various industries, all trying to leverage the benefits of smart packaging solutions to enhance their operations, while at the same time providing an unparalleled customer experience.
The lecturer will be Michael Dossor, education team member at the AIP.
All attendees will attain six points per course towards the CPP designation and a Certificate of Attendance upon request. Book your place here.
Workshops x2 (14 June)
1. Sustainable Packaging Design: The Future of Paper, Renewables & Compostable Packaging
This workshop will bring together leading experts from across the globe to discuss the future of paper, renewable and compostable packaging design.
This interactive workshop will discuss the environmental impacts of each of these alternative packaging materials, where they are suitable, the barriers and trends.
Best practice examples and samples will be showcased to help set the scene on what the future really looks like for these packaging materials under the umbrella of sustainable packaging design.
Experts include:
- Kim Hetherington, director of Global Sourcing and region development at Bunzl Asia Pacific
- Juha Virmavirta, Rafcycle solutions director at UPM Raflatac
- John Bigley, managing director of Zipform Packaging
- Fabienne Sinclair, head of marketing at PEFC International
- Antro Säilä, president of the European Packaging Consortium and managing director of the Finnish Packaging Association
- Supattra Prathummek, regional commercial product management lead at Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific
2. Circular Economy for Plastics Packaging: Trends, Barriers & Challenges
This workshop will bring together leading experts to discuss the global view of what a circular economy for plastics package really looks like.
The experts will cover both rigid and soft plastics, trends in materials, new innovations and packaging designs, mechanical and chemical recycling opportunities, and more.
This is a not-to-miss interactive workshop that will enable attendees to ask all of the difficult questions of these leading experts.
Experts include:
- Pierre Pienaar, education director at the AIP and immediate past president of the WPO
- Alan Adams, sustainability director APAC at SEE (Sealed Air)
- Supattra Prathummek, regional commercial product management lead at Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific
- Chris Cester, packaging specialist at Flavour Makers
- Kailash Bajpai, packaging innovation manager at Chobani
- Darell Chung, sustainable packaging manager - South Asia, Downstream at Milliken Asia
All attendees will attain two points per course towards the CPP designation and a Certificate of Attendance upon request. Book your place here.
