Packaging Innovations & Empack Birmingham 2027
24 February 2027 – 25 February 2027
The NEC (National Exhibition Centre), Birmingham, United Kingdom
Packaging Innovations & Empack, featuring Contract Pack & Fulfilment, is a packaging and processing event at the NEC in Birmingham on 24 and 25 February 2027. It brings together three dedicated shows covering packaging design, materials and sustainable solutions; machinery, automation and processing technology; and contract packing, manufacturing and fulfilment services, alongside a free conference programme across four stages.
35 sessions · 24 speakers
Speakers (24)
- Gillian Garside-Wight Director of Consulting, Aura Global
- James Piper Co Host, Talking Rubbish
- Fiona Dobson Lead Packaging Strategy and Innovation Manager at ASDA, Asda
- Claire Hoe Design Director, Aura Global
- Emma Verkaik CEO, BCMPA
- Nicki Morley Global MD Innovation Solutions, Kantar - Future Proof Podcast
- Alyce Morris Project Manager, The Wastepack Group
- Awantika Chadha Sustainability Manager, Tetra Pak
- Azucena Gomez Lopez Course Leader, Sheffield Hallam University
- Catherine Conway Director & Policy Lead, GoUnpackaged
- David Drew Packaging Specialist, PwC
- Dr. Samuel West Founder & Curator, Museum of Failure
- Emil Stickland Co-Founder, Kocktail
- Jane Skelton Head of Packaging & Creative, Nichols
- Jason Galley Director and Chief Executive, MPMA
- Keith Allen Head of Commercialisation, Suntory Beverage & Foods GB & I
- Martin Kersh CEO, The Packaging Federation
- Peter Macqueen Sheffield Hallam University
- Toby Horne Associate Vice President, Siemens
- Vinicius Sales Global Design Lead, PepsiCo
- Youssef Riad Senior Engineering Program Manager, Mars
- Camilla Young Programme Lead - Next Generation of Barcodes, GS1
- Jade Hoai Executive Leader of Purchasing, Whole Foods Market
- Victoria Speight Cyber Security Leader, Cyberfit
Agenda
- Collected. Sorted. Recycled? Making the UK’s packaging reforms deliver 24 February 2027 · Production Line
- One Vimto - many priorities: The packaging ripple effect 24 February 2027 · Design & Innovation
- Innovation Gallery Guided Tour - Stand F10 24 February 2027 · Zones & Feature Areas
- Why are circular packaging models failing? Lessons from the front line of the circular economy 24 February 2027 · Circular Economy
- LIVE packaging brief: from complexity to clarity 24 February 2027 · Design & Innovation
- Faster machines, same problems? Rethinking performance on the packaging line 24 February 2027 · Production Line
- Discovery Tour - Hall 8 Entrance 24 February 2027 · Zones & Feature Areas
- More than a can: Designing packaging that performs, surprises and endures 24 February 2027 · Design & Innovation
- Circularity: Where do we go from here? - Fireside chat hosted by WRAP 24 February 2027 · Circular Economy
- Empack Tour 2.0 - Meet at Advice Clinic Hub 24 February 2027 · Zones & Feature Areas
- AI: When innovation goes wrong 24 February 2027 · Design & Innovation
- The Future Trailblazer Award: The winner is… 24 February 2027 · Production Line
- Rewriting the pack: A brand's journey through PPWR 24 February 2027 · Production Line
- Innovation Gallery Guided Tour - Stand F10 24 February 2027 · Zones & Feature Areas
- Packaging the future: New circular solutions in practice 24 February 2027 · Design & Innovation
- The EPR data gap: Can we follow the pack? 24 February 2027 · Circular Economy
- PPWR meets the factory floor: Will the new pack run? 24 February 2027 · Production Line
- The Big Debate: Packaging veterans have nothing to teach the new generation - Do the biggest packaging reforms in a generation demand fresh thinking - or is hard-won experience essential to getting them right? 24 February 2027 · Circular Economy
- Women in Packaging: Connect & inspire - Invite-only networking breakfast and fireside chat 25 February 2027 · Zones & Feature Areas
- The scale-up reality: Packaging lessons from the UK’s next big brands 25 February 2027 · Production Line
- Innovation Gallery Guided Tour - Stand F10 25 February 2027 · Zones & Feature Areas
- Packaging innovation in a regulatory world: Compliance burden or competitive advantage? 25 February 2027 · Design & Innovation
- Pitch the Co-Packers: Live Dragons’ Den in collaboration with BCMPA 25 February 2027 · Production Line
- If you can’t open it, does it work? The packaging we take for granted 25 February 2027 · Design & Innovation
- Discovery Tour - Hall 8 Entrance 25 February 2027 · Zones & Feature Areas
- DRS in practice: Will your drinks pack make it back? 25 February 2027 · Circular Economy
- Can accessibility compete? Making better packaging work in practice 25 February 2027 · Design & Innovation
- Empack Tour 2.0 - Meet at Advice Clinic Hub 25 February 2027 · Zones & Feature Areas
- Designed to recycle. Built to recover? 25 February 2027 · Circular Economy
- Rethinking the unboxing: How demand-driven meal-kit business elevates packaging for brand experience 25 February 2027 · Design & Innovation
- Innovation Gallery Winner announcement 25 February 2027 · Design & Innovation
- Talking Rubbish Live! 25 February 2027 · Circular Economy
- Packaging Startup Awards 2027: Brought to you by ThePackHub 25 February 2027 · Design & Innovation
- The Big Design Question: Has cost killed creativity? 25 February 2027 · Design & Innovation
- Scaling reuse: Turning circular packaging into commercial reality 25 February 2027 · Circular Economy