PAST EDITION

PACK.Nxt > PAST EDITION

PACK.Nxt was held on 18th January 2024 at The Lait, Mumbai. The event received an overwhelming response with a packed house that translated into a gathering of over 300 delegates, 40 industry leaders as speakers and 25 partners

Some of the key topics of discussion included Brand Protection and Authentication in Food, Alcobev, Pharma, Fmcg & Retail | Authentication and Security – Packaging Hurdles, Design & Anti-Counterfeiting, Blockchain and Transparency |From Concept to Shelf, to Recycling to Recyclates in the Design of Packaging |Customer Experience – Trust & Transparency in Circular Supply Chain

Several prominent PACK.Nxt industry leaders participated at the Forum, including Mr. Swarn Singh Grover, Director R&D, Kellogg’s India, Mr. Mani Vajipey, Co-Founder & CEO, Banyan Nation, Mr. Hariharan K Nair, President – Creativity & Innovation, Essel Propack Limited, Mr. Kaunain Shahidi, Group Purchasing Manager, Almarai Foods, Sanjay Ghoshal – Senior General Manager & Head, Packaging & Packaging Sustainability, Diageo India, Dr. Prabodh Halde – Head Regulatory Affairs, Marico India. Gurpreet Singh Bhimber – Head Of Procurement, Indo Nissin, Girijesh Srivastava – Global Supply Chain Manager, Sun Pharma and many more.

Agenda – PACK.NXT 2024

18th January 2024 | The Lait, Mumbai.

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Registration, Networking Coffee/Tea & Exhibition Visit
9:30 AM – 9:35 AM
Welcome Address
9:35 AM – 9:50 AM
Presentation on Packaging at Kellanova South Asia: Innovations, Impact for a Greener Tomorrow. – Mr. Swarn Singh Grover, Director R&D, Kellogg’s India
9:35 AM – 9:50 AM
Presentation on Packaging at Kellanova South Asia: Innovations, Impact for a Greener Tomorrow. – Mr. Swarn Singh Grover, Director R&D, Kellogg’s India
9:50 AM – 10:00 AM
Presentation on Saving food with smart packaging and condition monitoring
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Presentation on Circular Polyolefins: Unlocking a $1 billion PCR Market – Mr. Mani Vajipey, Co-Founder & CEO, Banyan Nation

10:15 AM – 11:10 AM
Brand Protection and Authentication in Food, Alcobev, Pharma, FMCG and Retail

·        Moderator: Tirthankar Kshetrimayum, Tech Marketing Lead, RFID solutions, Avery Dennison

·        Prashant Kumar Gupta, Vice President & Chief Business Officer, Sriram Veritech

·        Amit Milind Kale, Associate Vice President sourcing and supply chain, Reliance Retail

·        Sanjay Ghoshal, Senior General Manager & Head, Packaging, Diageo

·        Ashish Anand, Technical Diretor, Linksmart Technologies Pvt Ltd

11:00 AM – 11:25 AM
Presentation on Authentication and Transparency in the Supply Chain – Mr. Raj Bhatia, Consultant, Fasiculus
11:25 AM – 12:00 PM
Networking Coffee/Tea Break
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM
Presentation on Authentication for Pharma and Medical Devices – Mr. Bimal Mehta, CEO, Vakils Premedia

12:15 PM – 1:10 PM
Authentication And Security – Packaging Hurdles, Design & Anti-Counterfeiting, Blockchain And Transparency

·        Girijesh Srivastava, Global Supply Chain Manager, Sun Pharma

·        Sanjeev Sharma, Regional Head of Holography Business, Uflex

·        Raman Sharma, IT Head, Fasiculus

1:10 PM – 1:30 PM
Presentation on Sustainability meets innovation with HP Indigo, the driving force for startups and big brands navigating the digital packaging landscape – Mr. Umesh Kagade, Segment Manager, Labels & Packaging – Indigo Division, HP India

1:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Networking Lunch and Exhibition Visit

2:30 PM – 2:40 PM
Presentation on Deciphering the Indian waste control regulations and the implications of EPR – Mr. Rajesh Bhogavalli, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain & Sustainability (Global), Essel Propack Limited

2:40 PM – 2:50 PM
Presentation on Overview of the state of the plastic recycling industry in India – Mr. Rajesh Kumar Gera, Packaging & Recycling Consultant

2:50 PM – 3:05 PM
Presentation on Monomaterial recyclable structures with barriers in flexible packaging – Dr. Ajay Kumar Nema, Head Competence Centre Films India, SB-Constantia Packaging

3:05 PM – 3:15 PM
Presentation on Design for Innovation and Sustainability – Mr. Hariharan K Nair, President – Creativity & Innovation, Essel Propack Limited

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
From Concept to Shelf, to Recycling to Recyclates in the Design of Packaging

·        Moderator: Rashi Agrawal, Director – Business Development & Sales, Banyan Nation

·        PN Sridhar, GM Sustainable Products and Packaging, ITC LTD

·        Subhra Sankha Nandi, Packaging Commercialisation Head RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, Too Yumm – Foods

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Networking Coffee/Tea Break

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Presentation on Smart packaging for safety and security in food – Dr. Prabodh Halde, Head-Regulatory Affairs, Marico

4:45 PM – 5:30 PM
Cstomer Experience – Trust and Transparency in Circular Supply Chain

·        Gurpreet Singh Bhimber, Head of Procurement, Indo Nissin

·        Dhruva Pal, Marketing Development Manager, EM Digital Solutions, Avery Denison

·        Ravi Krishnamachari, Managing Director, Rovema India Pvt Ltd

·        Bhupesh Kumar Mittal, D&P Global Packaging Manager, Bayer Consumer HealthCare

5:30 PM – 5:35 PM
Closing Note and Thanks 

Past Speaker

Past Partners

Gold Partners

Silver Partners

Anti-Counterfeiting Solutions Partner

Presenting Partner

Exhibiting & Other Partners

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