Speakers list

Alice has amassed a wealth of experience in retail, working for some of the UK high streets’ major operators, and leading many teams through ‘digital

Ben Patten has worked at the intersection of food, sustainability and tech for over a decade, working on the founding team of Farmdrop and then

Chris has been in the plastics industry for 39 years, developing personal skills in technical, operations and sales, assisting many organisations in improving their sustainable

George’s responsibilities include Director oversight of our work in Policy and Circular Economy, both in the UK and Globally. He has extensive experience in the

Gillian leads our consulting offer, with over 20 years’ experience in the print and packaging industry, strategically developing packaging strategies, roadmaps and packaging solutions to

Helen has 25 years’ experience, the first 10 as a Strategic Planner and Planning Director at some of the best communication agencies in London; and

Jane is Chair of OPRL Ltd, the not-for-profit giving recycling advice to consumers through its internationally recognised Refill and Recycling labels and defining recyclability through

Jon is Partnerships director at Ecosurety, the market leading and B Corp certified compliance scheme investing in quality recycling. Since he joined the company in

“Katherine Fleet is Head of Sustainability and Circularity at RECOUP, founded in 1990, is the UK’s leading independent authority and trusted voice on plastics resource

Laura fell into packaging by default but soon became her passion completing a MSc in Packaging Technology and Management. Laura recently joined Ocado having worked

Lucy is an Operations Manager at Ecosurety, the market-leading and B Corp certified compliance scheme committed to accelerate change towards an environmentally sustainable world. Lucy

Margaret Bates joined OPRL as Managing Director in 2020, previously she was Professor of Sustainable Wastes Management at the University of Northampton. She has been

Winner of The UK Packaging Awards 2022; Outstanding Contribution to the Industry! Martin is a member of Defra and HMRC stakeholder advisory groups. He was

Rachel has over 20 years’ experience in the packaging industry. A member of the Greiner Packaging UK team for the past 13 years, Rachel worked

Roger brings the knowledge and experience gained in packaging Manufacturing and Retail, to the UK’s leading Waste Management business, Biffa. His team have developed this

Roxy is a packaging professional whose career began in retail, managing packaging artwork at M&S, then Sainsbury’s, followed by Tesco with a secondment role in

A recognised expert, leader, and innovator across Packaging, Sustainability and Global Food Supply Chains with over 20 years in-depth knowledge and experience as a key

Wayne Barron is a creative professional with over 25 years design and packaging industry experience. Having worked in packaging throughout his extensive career, Wayne became