Day one – Thursday, August 30, 2007 TIME TOPIC CONTENTS SPEAKER 8:00 Registration and refreshments 9:00 Opening remarks from the chair Carl Olsmats, General Secretary, WORLD PACKAGING ORGANIZATION (WPO), Switzerland Key market developments 9:10 A critical update on packaging: global innovations • Packaging implications of globalization • Innovation as a necessary component in competitiveness • Sustainability in packaging through innovation • Innovation in practice: winners of 2006 WPO WorldStar Awards Carl Olsmats, Secretary General, WORLD PACKAGING ORGANIZATION (WPO), Switzerland 9:45 Packaging of water and beverages (CONSUMER RAND PERSPECTIVE) • Meeting consumer needs through value added packaging • Challenges in developing markets • Facing environmental challenges • Opportunities through cross fertilization Bruce Funnell, Packaging and Innovations Network Manager, ESTLÉ, Singapore 10:20 Morning refreshments 10:50 The current status and the trends of PET in the Asian market • Assessing the current status of PET in the Asian market • Tracking the recycle and reuse of PET in Asia • Promoting green packaging and environmental protection in Asia Xiangzuo Jin, President, ASIAN PACKAGING CENTER (APC), China 11:25 Trends of PET packaging in emerging markets • Analyzing the trends of the world PET market • Understanding the traits of the emerging PET markets • Looking forward: emerging markets for PET Peta Conn, Packaging Account Manager, EUROMONITOR, UK 12:00 Asia PET development: challenges and opportunities • Selling to Asian consumers: packaging concepts • Health issues: myth or fact? • Developing PET usage in alcoholic beverages • Sustaining profitable growth: challenges and opportunities Philippe Chan, Asian Manager, CANADEAN ASIA, China 12:35 Lunch will be served for speakers and delegates Innovations in PET barrier technology 14:00 Recent developments in PET bottle technology • Perfecting oxygen barrier technology • Implementing barrier technology into bottles for juices, sauces and beer • Increasing shelf-life through barrier research Tony Satterfield, Packaging Engineer, CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL, US 14:35 Barrier technologies for the PET market • Monitoring the latest in active and passive barrier solutions • Differentiating between monolayer and multilayer bottles • Incorporating gas barrier technologies while maintaining lightweight packaging • UV barrier innovations Lin Lindy, Director of China Marketing Platform Packaging, CIBA, China 15:10 Afternoon refreshments Innovations and technologies for PET bottles and closures 15:30 It’s all part of the packaging: the role of caps and closures •Weight and complexity reduction in the closure • Innovation in design integrating environmental awareness • Closures adding value to PET packages with more capabilities Michael Chen, General Manager, BERICAP, China 16:05 PET lightweighting solutions • Trends influencing package lightweighting • Advantages of lightweight packages • Closure options for lightweight PET bottle finishes • Conversion considerations Douglas Cohen, Commercial Director, ALCOA, China 16:40 Closing remarks from the chair and close of conference 17:00 Drinks reception All speakers and delegates are invited to a relaxed and informal drinks reception to network and discuss the day’s proceedings Day two – Friday, August 31, 2007 TIME TOPIC CONTENTS SPEAKER 8:00 Registration and refreshments 9:00 Opening remarks from the chair Carl Olsmats, General Secretary, WORLD PACKAGING ORGANIZATION (WPO), Switzerland Recycling and regulation considerations 9:10 Food contact and PET (CONSUMER BRAND PERSPECTIVE) • Regulations involved with PET and food contact • Testing procedures for plastic food and beverage packaging • Addressing the differences between PET and recycled PET in consumables packaging Dr Forrest L Bayer, Director of Packaging, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, US 9:45 Biodegradable and compostable materials • The polylactide (PLA) breakdown: what raw materials make up the fully biodegradable cornstarch plastic? • The materials involved in creating the newest in green plastics • PLA vs PET: from a recycling perspective Mary Rosenthal, Vice President of Marketing, NATUREWORKS, US 10:20 Morning refreshments 10:40 Polymer blends and their effect on recycling • Risking the damage of the waste stream by recycling PET packaging that contains polymer blends • Separating polymer films by using dry grinding processes • Testing protocols for assessing recycling properties Pauline Bu, Consultant, CIBA EXPERT SERVICES, China Innovations and breakthrough technologies for PET 11:15 Hot filling technologies and beer packaging innovations • Eliminating vacuum panels to achieve design freedom • Preventing distortion during the cooling process • Hot fill vs aseptic cold filling: cost and time effectiveness • Developing PET bottles for beer: overcoming design challenges and creating an innovative and sustainable product Russell Hubbard, Managing Director, GRAHAM PACKAGING, US 11:50 Cost efficient production systems for PET preform and closures • Benefiting from high performance PET preform systems • Utilizing high cavitations/output of closure production systems • Innovations in electric injection molding machines Andreas Nydegger, General Manager, NETSTAL, China 12:25 Lunch will be served for speakers and delegates 13:25 Improvements in preform manfacturing productivity • Benefiting from improvements in machine size, efficiency and speed • Saving on energy consumption and other costs with new lightweighting technologies • Increasing PET competitive position with improvements in design shape and visual appeal Joe Man, Vice President, HUSKY, China 14:00 PET recycling technologies • Capitalizing on the newest machinery and techniques for removing foreign materials from PET • Latest recycling processes • Improvements in recycled PET pellets for better packaging Stephanie Kraig, CEO, UNISENSOR, Germany 14:35 Closing remarks from the chair and close of conference