Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum

10th - 11th March 2026

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Silvana Velasco

Head of Packaging R&D and Procurement

Idilia Foods

With over two decades of experience in the FMCG and food manufacturing sectors, Silvana Velasco has built a strong career leading packaging R&D, procurement, planning, and operations.

She currently heads the Packaging R&D and Procurement teams, driving innovation, sustainability, and supplier strategy across Idilia Food’s iconic brands, Colacao and Nocilla, which are leaders in the Spanish market.

Previously, as Head of Planning and IBP Leader, she shaped an integrated business planning culture, optimizing demand, production, and supply chain performance.

She also brings robust technical foundations from her early career in packaging development at Unilever UK and as a manufacturing engineer at Procter & Gamble.

Silvana’s expertise combines strategic vision, operational excellence, and deep knowledge of packaging, procurement, and supply chain transformation, delivering results through cross-functional leadership and continuous improvement.

Silvana Velasco's sessionsView full agenda

Day 1

Tuesday 10th March 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:20 - 10:05
Plenary
10:05 - 10:45
Plenary
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 - 12:00
The flexible problem: Are there really sustainable solutions for flexible packaging? 
LyondellBasell | Mondelēz International | CEFLEX | The Consumer Good Forum
Plenary
12:00 - 12:30
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:00
16:30 - 17:30
Day 2

Wednesday 11th March 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:00 - 09:40
Plenary
09:40 - 10:30
The circular conundrum: Can regulation drive better practices? 
Dow | United Nations Environment Programme | Tomra
Plenary
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00
Reuse at retail scale: Cross-border lessons for interoperable reuse systems 
TerraCycle | Brambles | Fost Plus | Foodstuffs New Zealand | New European Reuse Alliance
Plenary
12:00 - 12:40
Waste pollution and climate action: Innovation across net zero and zero waste 
Vioneo | Merck Life Science | Asahi Europe & International
Plenary
12:40 - 13:40
13:40 - 15:10