PLD London 2026

16 September 2026 – 17 September 2026

ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom

64 sessions · 101 speakers

Organiser (1)

Easyfairs

Media Partners (14)

DigitalPrinter · Food & Beverage Business · Digital Labels & Packaging · Sustainable Packaging News · Green Solutions · Print Solutions · Digital Textile Printer · Packaging Europe · Global Drinks Intel · Packaging Solutions · IndPrint · Cosmetics Business · FlexoTech · Premium Beauty News

Sponsors (11)

Ecosurety · SMCG - Somang Glass · NUON · Aura Global · OPRL · PackUK · Hopeck Packaging · AuraVeo · Hunter Luxury · William Croxson & Son Limited · James Cropper

Association Partners (12)

Recoup · BCMPA · British Retail Consortium · British Beauty Council · BPIF · Foodservice Packaging Association · Walpole · Food & Drink Federation · British Plastics Federation · INCPEN · Cosmetics & Perfumery Retailers Association · WSTA

Exhibitors (34)

Microauthenfy · Polyboxes · Sunrise Glass Industries Pvt. Ltd. · J C RIBEIRO S A · Crux Product Design · Norner AS · Vioneo · Vetreria Etrusca SPA · ZEROBOX · Glassworks International Ltd · BPIF · MonoBox · SymbioTex · Danzer AG · Deltah Innovations · MarinaTex · Vrijdag · Greenstreets Environmental Resources Ltd · Wide Ocean Printing Co., Limited · VILLEGER · Beatson Clark · White Bear · CBG Global Co., Limited · SAMDING INTERNATIONAL Ltd · Prooftag · William Croxson & Son Limited · Matters To You Studio · Eclipse Labels Ltd · Contrast · Knoll Printing & Packaging · MDI · Max Fame Luxury Packaging Ltd · Zone Creations · The Sourcing Concierge

Knowledge Partners (2)

ThePackHub · Smithers

Strategic Partner (1)

Pentawards

Supporting Partners (29)

ExCeL London · Royal Docks · Mainetti Group · Positive Luxury · Autajon · Hangzhou Eury Perfumery Packaging Co., Ltd. · Xactz · Products of Change · JEF Industrial Limited · Packaging Première · Vetreria Etrusca SPA · London Wine Fair · Pinard Beauty Pack · Xiamen Tiumsen Cosmetics Co., Ltd. · Paris Packaging Week · Beauty Bulb · Summitek Packaging Technology (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. · Bread & Jam · Roberts Metal Packaging · Samding Craftwork Group (HK) Limited · Fedrigoni Group · High Faith Paper Co · Esko · OGYRE (Endless S.r.l. S.B.) · Flexpet · IDP Direct · AMCOR · WRAP · Premium Pack Ltd

Speakers (101)

• Gillian Garside-Wight Director of Consulting, Aura Global
• Steve Lister Sustainability Expert for Global Brands, Retailers & Supply Chain Partners, Stevelister.com
• Margaret Bates Circular Economy and Resource Management Consultant, Margaret Bates Consultancy
• Alex Center Founder & Designer, CENTER
• Karen Graley Chief Operating Officer, UK Packaging PRO
• Mark Browne European Packaging Lead, PZ Cussons
• Vincent Villeger Creative Director, Villeger
• Freddie Joosten Associate Director of Environmental Policy, WSTA
• Laura Willoughby MBE Club Soda
• Greg Clayton Ipsos UK
• Jeremy Lindley Chief Design Officer, Diageo
• Rachel Meckes Head of Corporate Sustainability, The Body Shop
• Ico Hernandez Creative Director at Bulletproof, Bulletproof
• Sally Kemkers Partner, Untapped Innovation
• Alexie Sommer Co-Founder & Creative Director, Urge Collective
• Helena Mansell-Stopher Founder & CEO, Products of Change
• Thomas Hernan Founder, Path
• James Piper Co-Host, Talking Rubbish
• Robbie Staniforth Co-Host & Director, Talking Rubbish & Ecosurety
• Alice Harlock Director of Technical and Member Services, ORPL
• Amy Hooper Head of Sustainability & Innovation, Biffa
• Anna Graham Head of Environment, Scotch Whisky Association
• Chloe Scanlan Marketing Manager, Pentawards
• Chloe Templeman Executive Creative Director, Pearlfisher
• Chris Sanderson Chief Creative Officer, The Future Laboratory
• Christine Lawson Senior Affairs Manager, Sustainability, CTPA
• Claire Hoe Design Director, Aura Global
• Dave Endersen Managing Director & Head of Accounts, White Bear Studio
• David Tonkin Head of Group R&D Packaging Innovation, Müller Service GmbH
• Emma Verkaik Chief Executive Officer, BCMPA
• Esther Carter Chief Strategy Officer, PackUK
• Fiona Dobson Senior Manager Packaging, Print and Packaging Sustainability, ASDA
• Francisco Nogueira Director, R&D Packaging Innovation, EMEA, Coca-Cola
• Garry Stiff Co-Founder, MonoProjects & MonoBox
• Gokce Gultekin Senior Sustainability Manager, Danone
• Haneefa Buckley Director, PRS INVIVO
• Hannah Tovey Head of London Wine Fair, Vindustrious
• Hattie Rogers Head of Digital Content and Communications, WSTA
• Helen Bird Head of Packaging, WRAP
• James Vyse Founder & CEO, Deltah Innovation
• Jane Martin Head of Communications & Engagement, PackUK
• Jennifer Clements Senior Project Manager, Pentawards
• Jono Wylie Strategy Director, eatbigfish
• Jude Allan Managing Director, ORPL
• Kelly Mackenzie Founder & Executive Creative Director, White Bear Studio
• Lucy Hughes Founder & COO, MarinaTex
• Markku Tikkanen Business Development Lead, Vioneo
• Michele Migliau International Sales Account Executive, Ogyre
• Michelle Atkinson Carlsberg Britvic
• Mitch Lee Head of Sales, PACK'D / The Unfounders Podcast
• Neil Farmer Owner & Founder, Neil Farmers Associates
• Nick Day Senior Client Executive, Dassault Systèmes
• Nicki Morley Global MD Innovation Solutions, Kantar - Future Proof Podcast
• Nolan Wright Director of Supply Chain Operations, Belu Water
• Noura Moussa Head of Marketing, Paris Packaging Week
• Olivia Simpson Managing Director, SymbioTex
• Olivia Tasker Business Development Manager, Positive Luxury
• Paul Cadden Founder, Saba
• Raúl Garcia CEO, Microauthenfy
• Renata Sá Founder & CEO, Hangov
• Rhoss Adams Senior Engineer, Crux Product Design
• Sam Lucking Founder & Designer, Unhidden
• Samuel Honey Head of Government Affairs, WSTA
• Shola Ladeji Designer & Founder, Beyond Institute
• Siddharth Bagri Managing Director, PackIntelX
• Sophie Christie Supplier Enablement Lead, Tesco
• Steve Owen Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager, Mars
• Steve Sheffield Licensing & Commercial Partnerships Executive, LUSH
• Tomasz Czulek Principal, Innovation & R&D Partnerships, Norner
• Vy Cutting Founder, Feisty
• Will Gadsby Managing Director, Gadsby
• Yoshi Nagamine Founder & CEO, ZEROBOX
• Andy Bagnall Director General, British Soft Drinks Association
• Claudette Munroe Managing Director, Contrast
• Ellena Andrews Senior Corporate Affairs & Circular Economy Policy Executive, Food and Drink Federation
• Julian Hunt Non Executive Director, Exchange for Change
• Matt Clemens Founder & Managing Partner, Contrast
• Naomi Brandon-Bravo Sustainability Policy Advisor, British Retail Consortium
• Peter Borowski Head of Global Design, Tyson Foods
• Tom Fiennes Sustainability Director, Carlsberg Britvic
• Annaliese Dayes Presenter & Content Creator
• Jane Hamilton Senior Business Journalist, The Times
• Jo Smith Global Design Lead, Diageo
• Aneta Aslakhanova Global Marketing Director, Newby Teas
• Cathal Gillen Co-Founder & Head of Strategy, Distinctive Bat
• Gregory Pays Business Development, Nuon Medical
• Hannah Ogg Senior Brand Manager, Compass Box Whisky
• Harriet Lockett Circular Manager, Selfridges
• Helen Brocklebank CEO, Walpole
• Lizzie Ttoffali Artist, Doodle Club
• Malorie Lacoste Product Manager, Penhaligon's
• Pete Stevens Head of Commercial UK, Fedrigoni
• Piera Toniolo Global Head of Influencer Marketing, Dolce & Gabbana
• Steve Honour Global Head of Design - Luxury & Single Malts, Diageo
• Victoria Brownlie MBE Chief Policy and Sustainability Officer, British Beauty Council
• Arianna Broderick Co-Founder, HairGym
• Ed Hayes Chief Strategy Officer, Bloom
• Nohra Currie Founder, FOLI
• Ruth Simpsons Co-Founder, Simpsons' Wine Estate Limited
• Sarah Sherring Packaging Manager, Molton Brown
• Tim Croxson CEO, Croxsons

Agenda

• Opening remarks from Stage Chair 16 September 2026 · FMCG
• The circularity paradox: are we ready for high recycled content packaging? 16 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• Inside Packaging Innovation: ThePackHub in Conversation with PZ Cussons 16 September 2026 · Podcast Studio
• Packaging for the great value reset 16 September 2026 · FMCG
• Opening remarks from Stage Chair 16 September 2026 · Luxury
• The price of prestige: navigating cost pressures in the luxury market 16 September 2026 · Luxury
• The end of the brief: why the best partnerships no longer start with one 16 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• Beyond the black pot: how Lush is rethinking products, packaging and circularity 16 September 2026 · Podcast Studio
• LIVE packaging brief: from complexity to clarity 16 September 2026 · FMCG
• Beyond dispensing: how beauty packaging is becoming a treatment device 16 September 2026 · Luxury
• Luxury without compromise: marine-derived films and coatings for premium packaging 16 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• Kantar Future Proof: The judges’ perspective on what makes packaging genuinely innovative 16 September 2026 · Podcast Studio
• Delivering a Thriving Circular Economy 16 September 2026 · FMCG
• Scaling emotion: storytelling and the new language of luxury packaging 16 September 2026 · Luxury
• Building a challenger brand for scale 16 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• Driving progress across packaging material streams: A whole-system approach to circularity 16 September 2026 · FMCG
• The future of British luxury: Walpole in conversation with Newby Teas 16 September 2026 · Luxury
• Beyond the pack: turning packaging impact into measurable ocean action 16 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• Smart packaging in action: real case studies & what’s working now 16 September 2026 · Podcast Studio
• DRS countdown: from 2026 readiness to 2027 reality 16 September 2026 · FMCG
• Beyond the bag: how packaging extends the luxury retail experience 16 September 2026 · Luxury
• Shelf life - Talent doesn't expire, access does 16 September 2026 · Podcast Studio
• Bridging simulation and reality: unlocking packaging insights with digital twins 16 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• From zero to BERO: building a premium non-alcoholic beer brand from scratch 16 September 2026 · FMCG
• Beyond decoration: the power of mould-integrated microfeatures 16 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• Bringing the World Cup to life through limited editions 16 September 2026 · Luxury
• 50 years of packaging: Is AI the biggest shift yet? With Neil Farmer, presented by Paris Packaging Week 16 September 2026 · Podcast Studio
• Sustainability in action: lessons from London Wine Fair 2026 16 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• Designing beyond the bin: what circularity really looks like 16 September 2026 · FMCG
• A story of colour: turning Penhaligon’s identity into material with Fedrigoni 16 September 2026 · Luxury
• At the CENTER of it all: building a brand from scratch 16 September 2026 · Podcast Studio
• MonoBox. Less box. More theatre. 16 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• UK premiere: the Schweppes Skittle evolution bottle 16 September 2026 · FMCG
• Brands to watch: businesses blowing up 16 September 2026 · Luxury
• Take 10: Move, breathe & reset 17 September 2026 · FMCG
• The Power Hour - Key insights from female packaging leadership - INVITE ONLY 17 September 2026 · FMCG
• Insights into a lifetime of achievement in packaging 17 September 2026 · FMCG
• Industry voices - How to implement meaningful change within your packaging organisation 17 September 2026 · FMCG
• Opening remarks from Stage Chair 17 September 2026 · FMCG
• Talking Rubbish Live! - When packaging promotions go wrong 17 September 2026 · Podcast Studio
• What does harmonisation really mean? 17 September 2026 · FMCG
• Black socks principle™ 17 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• Opening remarks from Stage Chair 17 September 2026 · Luxury
• Doodle your way to better ideas: unlocking creativity through play 17 September 2026 · Luxury
• Sustainable packaging: innovation alone isn't enough 17 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• Packaging as the product: innovating for the next generation 17 September 2026 · FMCG
• The Unfounders Podcast Live 17 September 2026 · Podcast Studio
• Why ideas need design leaders 17 September 2026 · Luxury
• The industry voices leading the future of EPR 17 September 2026 · FMCG
• The era of static packaging Is over: Structure, story, and sustainability as one design language 17 September 2026 · Podcast Studio
• The self-cooling can: turning packaging innovation into reality 17 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• London Packaging Week Innovation Awards Ceremony 17 September 2026 · Luxury
• Your entry to the continent – EU PPWR and EPR made easy 17 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• Meet the new consumer: packaging for the age of functional health 17 September 2026 · FMCG
• WSTA Pours Over The Details: Sustainability, EPR and DRS 17 September 2026 · Podcast Studio
• Vioneo - pioneers of fossil-free plastics 17 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• The weight of luxury: rethinking glass, EPR and the premium drinks experience 17 September 2026 · Luxury
• Pitch the Co-Packers winner spotlight: HANGOV 17 September 2026 · Podcast Studio
• Innovation Gallery winner announcement 17 September 2026 · FMCG
• Packaging with purpose: Turning EPR and ECGT into competitive edge for luxury 17 September 2026 · Podcast Studio
• Packaging as a four-dimensional discipline 17 September 2026 · Discovery Theatre
• The art of enduring luxury: building distinctive brands through craft, heritage & design 17 September 2026 · Luxury
• The cost crunch: packaging under pressure 17 September 2026 · FMCG
• Great British Beauty clean up: from waste to responsibility 17 September 2026 · Luxury