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The Business Environment
Country reports from the Presidents of Packaging associations of: India, Thailand, China, VietNam & Russia focusing on the main drivers of their booming packaging industries: Domestic consumer demand, growth of retail replacing wet-markets (where there is little or no packaging), export oriented economies requiring packaging at source of production, etc. This will be followed by the practicalities & needs of the packaging industries in those countries.
Sustainability: The issues
Understand:
- Consumer perceptions of packaging sustainability
- What are the drivers of sustainability in packaging
- The innovative uses of conventional technology
- Cradle-to-cradle packaging in Asia: the realities
- Metal as a viable replacement to plastic
- The practical applications of bioplastics, starch & cellulose based renewable materials
The APF Annual Board Meeting will be held concurrently.
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9am: Official Opening CHIJMES Hall
9am :
Entry of National Delegations
9.10am
: Welcome Speech - President of Asian Packaging
Federation: Mr Albert Lim (Singapore)
9.30am
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Welcome speech - Secretary General of World Packaging Organisation: Mr Carl Olsmats
Asian Packaging Summit - Day 1:
The Asian Business Environment
Venue: CHIJMES Hall
10.45am – 12.30 pm
Welcome to our world!
Learn what the industry growth drivers of the new crouching tigers and hidden dragons of Asia's markets are:
A series of ‘top level’ presentations,
on the “State of the Industry in Asia” .
• Packaging Drivers in Asia - An
Overview: Mr Stuart Hoggard,
Publisher, Packwebasia.com
• India; Facing the Retail Boom: Mr A.A. Joshi, Director, Indian Institute of Packaging
The core morning will set the scene for the rest of the Summit.
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| 12.30pm – 1.30pm Lunch: CHIJMES Hall |
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The Asian Business Environment (continued)
Venue: CHIJMES Hall
1.30pm –2.15pm
• China: Mr Li Jianhua, President, China National Export Commodities Packaging Research Institute (CEPI)
Listen to the views on sustainability and compliance in the booming packaging market that is China.
Sustainability: The Issues
2.15pm –5.30pm
Get the answers to the issues relating to sustainability
• Corporate Social Responsibility in Packaging: Akira Shirakura, Executive Advisor of Patent Firm I'LL / Technical Advisor, Japan Packaging Institute
• Sustainability practices in global trade: Jacky Charbonneau, Senior Advisor, WTO/UNCTAD International Transaction Centre, Geneva
• Produce Responsibility for Packaging - Will Asia follow the European example? : Julian Carroll, Managing Director, EUROPEN
• Summary Forum
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Evening: Welcome Cocktail Reception - sponsored by:
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The Summit 
