Ciaran is responsible for delivering Smithers global growth initiatives and supporting Smithers Asian client base.
Ciaran has been working for Smithers for nearly twenty years supporting the packaging, print and paper value chains with key market and technical information in the form of conferences, reports and consulting. Ciaran has worked on winning and delivering a wide range of market consultancy projects to major industry players, recent projects include a global assessment of printing and packaging growth trends and market assessment for a major new product launch for one of the world’s largest packaging converters.
Ciaran has launched and managed many international conferences in this sector including Digital Print for Packaging, SustPack, Specialty Papers and Print Futures.
Ciaran is responsible for delivering Smithers global growth initiatives and supporting Smithers Asian client base.
Patricia Pappenreiter holds a PhD in Chemistry and started her career in delsci GmbH by 2020 as R&D Project Manager, running different development projects of sustainable barrier papers for the food packaging industry. Since 2023 she is leading the R&D project management team in delsci and is additionally responsible for regulatory affairs within the developments projects dealing with the changing regulatory landscape.
Laura Smith drives the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s work on exploring sustainable paper-based alternatives to plastic flexibles, focusing on high-leakage markets. The Foundation brings together key stakeholders across the globe to work together to unlock solutions to plastic pollution. Through the Global Commitment - uniting over 1000 businesses, governments, NGOs, and investors behind a common vision of a circular economy - the Foundation identified and is tackling pivotal hurdles to addressing plastic waste and pollution where collective action is critical. Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked with circular businesses in India to develop innovative tools to measure environmental impact and previously worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, where she focused on Net Zero strategies.
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Pierre Paslier is a London-based Innovation Design Engineer who has spent his career exploring the intersection of design and technology. He started his career as a Packaging Engineer for L'Oréal, where he worked during the day and experimented with 3D-printing in his free time. This passion for innovation led him to study design at the Royal College of Art, where he co-designed one of the first consumer delta 3D-printers.
After completing his studies, Pierre co-founded two startups: Gravity Sketch, which creates 3D designs in virtual reality, and Notpla, which focuses on developing sustainable packaging.
Currently, Pierre is the Co-CEO of Notpla, where he is dedicated to finding solutions to the global plastic crisis through his work on packaging made from seaweed. Notpla won Prince William's £1,000,000 Earthshot Prize in 2022.
Pierre has a Masters degree from the RCA's Innovation Design Engineering program and INSA de Lyon. He has written articles for Wired Magazine and given presentations at TEDx conferences in Athens and Warwick. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub and a member of the Industrial Advisory Board of Imperial College London Dyson School of Design Engineering.
Maria Filomena Antonella Vitulli holds a degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology from the University of Pisa and is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (MOCA). With over 20 years of experience, she has held leadership roles in Italian and multinational companies, focusing on analysis, consultancy, and regulatory compliance in the environmental, food and consumer goods sectors, with strong specialization in packaging. In 2016 she founded Food Contact Center S.r.l., a laboratory specialized in testing and analysis of food contact materials. In 2022 she established Food Contact Services S.r.l., dedicated to technical and regulatory consulting. She is an active member of the Order of Chemists and AIBO Food Contact Expert and regularly participates in technical committees (ILSI Europe, ISS, GDO), conferences, and university lectures both in Italy and abroad. She has extensive experience in managing ISO 17025-accredited laboratories, developing analytical methods, ensuring food safety, and conducting GMP inspections in compliance with European regulations (EC 2023/2006, UNI EN 15593). She is also a qualified auditor. Author of several scientific publications and a frequent speaker at international conferences, she is recognized for her technical expertise and innovative approach in the field of MOCA and food safety.
Martina Wienke
Work for Alberdingk Boley for 26 years
Education 2000-2003 at Alberdingk Boley
since 2003 in the technical marketing department
since 2007 Chemical technician
Since 2015 Head of Application Lab Coatings
Ines Pietsch studied chemistry in Clausthal, Aberdeen and Karlsruhe. She joined BASF SE in 2001 working in polymer research, being responsible for polymer dispersions used in cementitious systems and construction materials. In 2005 she moved to the product development for adhesives. She worked for different market segments dealing with water-based acrylate dispersions and polyurethane dispersions. Since 2021 is responsible for research & development of water-based adhesives for flexible packaging.
Andrey’s current role is global business development lead for coatings at Siegwerk. Prior to this, we worked on a variety of circular economy topics at Siegwerk, such as design for recycling and deinking of printed packaging. He has extensive experience in the plastic film industry with his career starting in an application development job at ExxonMobil Chemical. Andrey holds a PhD in technical chemistry from RWTH Aachen.
I have over 40 years’ experience in the pulp and paper industry. The majority of the time has been focused on Packaging and Coating Development. I have held roles in Manufacturing, R&D, Sales and Business Development, with International Paper, Sonoco, Ingredion, Solenis and currently with Motus.
I have been focused on the Thermoformed Molded Fiber Industry for the last 6 years. Primarily providing barrier solutions to molded fiber producers.
Most importantly, I have been married for 39 years and have 4 children and 2 grandchildren.
Ben worked at FiberLean for over 8 years. Started working as a Scientist in the R&D department working on variety of projects from shelf life of MFC during storage to QC test development and MFC paper and packaging applications research. In 2022 he specialised as an IP Scientist and progressed to IP Leader in 2023 with responsibility for the maintenance and development of FiberLeans patent estate. Ben Currently holds the position of Applied Research Manager with overall responsibility for FiberLeans R&D activities, IP, Regulatory and ESG.
