The holidays are over and the events season is upon us. Discover the biggest and the best conferences, summits, seminars and award ceremonies for the print and packaging industry.

Here are the top five events for the print and packaging industry:

London Packaging Week

21-22 September, ExCeL London

Spread over two floors of the Olympia in London, London Packaging Week is made up of four focused events – Packaging Première for luxury packaging; PCD for perfume, cosmetics and personal care packaging; PLD for premium drinks packaging; and Food & Consumer Pack for food and consumer goods packaging – as well as a number of seminar stages and galleries to showcase a vast range of ground-breaking packaging design.

www.londonpackagingweek.com

UK Packaging Awards

12 October, Grosvenor House, London

Now in its 17th year, the UK Packaging Awards gathers over 600 industry professionals for a prestigious dinner and awards ceremony in central London. With a rigorous in-person judging process carried out by a team of buyers and influencers from across the sector, receiving an award is a well deserved pat on the back for everyone involved in the entire process.

https://ukpackagingawards.co.uk

Sustainability in Packaging Europe

16-18 October, Barcelona, Spain

One of the largest packaging events in the world, Sustainability in Packaging Europe features over 75 packaging industry experts from companies such as Mars, PepsiCo, Diageo, P&G, Tesco, Aldi, Unilever, Schwarz Group and Nestlé, as well as a series of panel discussions on a wide range of topics within the area of packaging sustainability. These topics will include compostable packaging, the quest for circularity, big brand perspectives, recycling infrastructure, circularity and design.

www.sustainability-in-packaging.com

Power of Print

7 November, Stationers’ Hall, London

The full line-up and agenda for this year’s Two Sides Power of Print Seminar at Stationers’ Hall has been announced and tickets are selling fast. For the very latest thinking and research into the print, paper and packaging sectors, come and listen to speakers such as Maja Kjellberg, Packaging Development Leader at IKEA, and consumer trend specialist Henry Coutinho-Mason as they share their considerable knowledge. Following the day event, a drinks reception will allow you to catch up with contacts old and new.

https://powerofprint.info

Sustainable Packaging Summit

14-15 November, Amsterdam

With a mission to bring together leaders and thinkers to focus on the dilemmas and barriers on the pathway to sustainable transformation, the Sustainable Packaging Summit has a focus on high-level panels discussing a vast range of topics, from net zero strategies and regulation to the circular economy and digital transformation. A new Innovation Horizon area will explore technological opportunities and R&D strategies, and feature pitches from some of the world’s most exciting start-ups.

www.packagingsummit.earth/amsterdam2023

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