The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will once again host their biennial National Technical Forum alongside Auspack Plus 2013 on May 9 at the Sydney Showground.
The theme of the Technical Forum is ‘Global Packaging Trends’ and international speakers from the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) will be coming to present from Brazil, Austria, India, South Africa, Indonesia and the United States.
Speakers at the technical forum include; Keith Pearson, general secretary, World Packaging Organisation who will be speaking about ‘Discovering the missing link: sustainable advances in the packaging supply chain’. Keith is based in South Africa.
United States based Patrick Farrey is the executive director of the Institute of Packaging Professionals, he will be presenting a paper on ‘Economical, social and ecological aspects of packaging and the American market potential’.
Austria based Johannes Bergmair, head of Life Science, Food Packaging, Pharmaceutical and Medical Products, will be discussing ‘Packaging and food safety: the Global Approach’.
Thomas L Schneider, CPP, president, World Packaging Organisation, will be talking about ‘WPO: A Global advantage. Tom is based in the United States.
Ariana Susanti, business development director, Indonesian Packaging Federation, will be presenting a paper on ‘Global trends in packaging in Indonesia and within the region’.
Narayan Saha, director and principal xxecutive officer, Indian Institute of Packaging will present a paper on ‘Economical, social and ecological aspect of packaging and the Indian market potential.
Luciana Pellegrino, executive director, ABRE – Brazilian Packaging Association who will be presenting a paper on ‘Packaging and marketing: global approach’.
The 2013 AIP National Technical Forum is open to members and non-members and there are limited seats available.
To book your seat at the 2013 AIP National Technical Forum, simply log on to www.aipack.com.au and visit the events section or email
