APRIL 21 – 22, 2026
Museu de les Ciències, Valencia
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PROGRAM
MeetingPack 2026 will take place on April 21 and 22 at the Museu de les Ciències in the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències. The two-day event will be structured around eight thematic blocks.
Welcome
| 8.30 | Registration and accreditation | ||||
| 9:10 | Welcome and opening. AINIA and AIMPLAS. | ||||
| 9:20 | Feeding the Future: Sustainable Packaging for a Responsible Industry. Mauricio García. FIAB CEO. | ||||
SESSION 1 Innovative materials and rocesses for the production of sustainable packaging (I)
| 9:50 | Moderator: To be confirmed. | ||||
| 10:00 | To be confirmed. Clelia Cazzola. Supervisor Pioneer Extrusion, ITP – TPL. | ||||
| 10:20 | “Driving Sustainability in food packaging: RecyClass testing and freshness performance of frozen foods using Soarnol™”. Fabio Barca. Sales Manager Soarnol™ de Mitsubishi Chemical Group. | ||||
| 10:40 | “Efficient industrial solutions on the barrier coating application”. Pere Becerra. Manager del Demo Center, COMEXI. | ||||
| 11:00 | Q&A Session. | ||||
| 11:10 | Coffee break. | ||||
SESSION 2 Sustainability in flexible barrier packaging
| 11:50 | Moderator: Antoni Segovia. Sales Director SPAIN & LATAM, MORCHEM | ||||
| 12:00 | “Advanced Packaging: The Perfect Balance Between Recyclability and Functionality”. Marta Lara. Communication Work Stream, Advaced Packaging Association (APA). | ||||
| 12:20 | “Barrier coatings for food packaging – Safety, functionality and sustainability”. Marta García Blasco. R&D Manager “Food Contact &Higienic Coatings”, FAKOLITH | ||||
| 12:40 | To be confirmed. LEYGATECH | ||||
| 13:00 | “From the Laboratory to the Package: Real Advances in Water-Based Barrier Coatings to Reduce Environmental Impact”. Ana García. Technical Department Quimóvil. | ||||
| 13:20 | “Recyclable Packaging: Challenges and Opportunities in the Transition from Conventional Structures to Recyclable Structures””. Santiago Olivares. R&D Manager, ROTORPRINT | ||||
| 13:40 | Q&A Session. | ||||
| 13:50 | Lunch. | ||||
SESSION 3Sustainability in rigid barrier packaging
| 15:00 | Moderator: To be confirmed. | ||||
| 15:10 | “Recyclable Packaging: Challenges and Opportunities in the Transition from Conventional Structures to Recyclable Structures. The Luminy® PLA Foam Bead Packaging Innovation That Protects Your Products and the Planet”. Jenifer Mitja. Sr Application Specialist-Business Development Manger de TOTAL ENERGIES CORBION | ||||
| 15:30 | To be confirmed. | ||||
| 15:50 | To be confirmed. | ||||
| 16:10 | Q&A Session. | ||||
| 16:20 | Coffee break. | ||||
SESSION 4 ROUND TABLE: Strategies in product packaging to meet 2030 targets
| 16:45 | Moderator: To be confirmed. | ||||
| 16:50 -17:30 | ROUND TABLE
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MEETINGPACK AWARDS
| 17:30 -18:30 | Presentation of the Meetingpack Awards finalists. | ||||
OFFICIAL DINER
SESSION 5Innovative materials for the production of sustainable packaging (II)
| 8:50 | Moderator: MONDI | ||||
| 9:00 | Paper & Bioplastics: driving the future of recyclable packaging in Europe. Federico Faiella. Application Development Manager at Novamont SpA, NOVAMONT. | ||||
| 9:20 | To be confirmed. | ||||
| 9:40 | “Next-Generation Packaging Materials from Captured CO₂: The Case for PLGA”. Lawrence Theunissen. AVANTIUM. | ||||
| 10:00 | Q&A Session. | ||||
SESSION 6Packaging reuse
| 10:10 | Moderator: Pere Coll. R&D Manager, ENPLATER. | ||||
| 10:20 | “High-Barrier, Recyclable, Polyethylene Monomaterial Packaging for Pet Food”. Jeferson Anzanello. DGM, FCO GROUP | ||||
| 10:40 | “NEWPACK: A New Generation of Packaging Materials”. Lara Gonçalves. Corporate Quality, Sovena Group | ||||
| 11:00 | “From Waste to Resource: Real Recyclability of Advanced PE/PA Films”. Jordi Monfort. R&D Polymer Manager, UBE. | ||||
| 11:20 | Q&A Session | ||||
| 11:30 | Coffee break. | ||||
SESSION 7Recycling processes
| 12:00 | Moderator: To be confirmed. |
| 12:10 | “New Business Models for Plastic Packaging Reuse: Reloop and Buddiepack”. Juan Tomás. Packaging Researcher, AIMPLAS. |
| 12:30 | “Towards Circular and Safe Cosmetic Packaging: Innovation and Collaboration as Drivers of Change”. Leonor Pascual, Packaging Technologies Proyect Manager, AINIA;. Óscar Rico, Director of Quality Assurance and Environmental Management, Germaine de Capuccini |
| 12:50 | “Towards a Real Circular Economy: New Industrial Plant for Poly-Aluminum Recycling and Its Application in Packaging”. Oksana Horodytska. Co-founder & co-CEO, FYCH TECHNOLOGIES. |
| 13.10 | “Advancing circularity with RecyClass – Focus on barrier materials”. Carolane Gerbehaye. RecyClass. |
| 13:30 | Q&A Session. |
| 13:40 | Lunch. |
SESSION 8Packaging trends and needs at retail and consumer levels
| 15:15 | Moderator: To be confirmed. |
| 15:20-16:00 | ROUND TABLE
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| 16:00 | Event closing. To be confirmed. |
How do I register?
Groups of +4 persons
AINIA / AIMPLAS associates:
392€
Not associated
480€
* (20% discount) applied
*VAT not included in the price
*Group rates applicable to members of the same company with simultaneous registration.
Groups of 3-4 people
AINIA / AIMPLAS associates:
441€
Not associated
540€
* (10% discount) applied
*VAT not included in the price
*Group rates applicable to members of the same company with simultaneous registration.
*VAT not included in the price
*Group rates applicable to members of the same company with simultaneous registration.
Individual
AINIA / AIMPLAS associates:
490€
Not associated
600€
*VAT not included in the price
*Group rates applicable to members of the same company with simultaneous registration.
APRIL 21 – 22, 2026
Museu de les Ciències | Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències
Av. del Professor López Piñero, 7
46013, Valencia
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