As Amsterdam advances its ambition to become a fully circular city, the role of packaging has moved to the center of the transition. Reducing material use, designing for reuse, and enabling high-quality recycling are essential to cutting waste streams and closing resource loops.
Sustainable packaging is no longer a distant ambition: it is a scientific, technological, and societal necessity. Yet despite rapid advances in materials chemistry, biopolymers, recycling technologies, and circular design, large-scale transformation remains slower than expected.
This event brings together leading experts from academia, brand owners, startups, and scale-ups to explore the gap between innovation and implementation. Through scientific insight, practical case studies, and critical discussion, we will examine the technical and economic challenges of the transition toward truly sustainable packaging.
As always with ACN, join us for a forward-looking conversation on how chemistry can accelerate the shift from promising solutions to real-world impact.
Keynote speakers
Poonam Dharman – Lipton Teas and Infusions – Packaging & Artwork Innovation Director
Ingrid Goumans – Avantium – Director Public Affairs & Sustainability
Rianne Hagen – Albert Heijn – Packaging Specialist
Sarvesh Poddar – Sustanix – Co-founder and CEO
Prof. Gert-Jan Gruter – University of Amsterdam – Professor of Industrial Sustainable Chemistry