• Keynote speaker at the APPEX Women in Packaging & Processing event: Louise Weine, CEO, NAWO.
    Keynote speaker at the APPEX Women in Packaging & Processing event: Louise Weine, CEO, NAWO.
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The inaugural APPEX Women in Processing & Packaging event will take place on 13 March at the MCEC, providing a platform for some of the industry's most inspirational and accomplished women to share their personal stories, career journeys, and insights on overcoming gender disparities in STEM-based occupations.

Owned & presented by APPMA, the event will be an opportunity for all individuals across the industry to connect and be inspired by female leaders in packaging & processing.

Keynote speaker Louise Weine, CEO of NAWO (National Association of Women in Operations), will present on 'Achieving gender balance in Packaging and Processing: Systemic Change that Works', to be followed by an in-depth panel discussion, with participants to be announced soon.

Date: Wednesday 13th March, 2023.

Time: 8.30 arrival | 9.00am start | 10.30am close | 11.00am networking finishes   

Where: MCEC, Melbourne

Tickets will be on sale in December 2023 with all proceeds going to the Good Friday Appeal.

 

 

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