Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum USA

27th - 28th October 2026

Chicago, USA

Speakers

David Clark 

Amcor

Chief Sustainability Officer

Ellen Jackowski 

Mastercard

Chief Sustainability Officer

Don Sparaco 

Smurfit Westrock

President, US and Canada Corrugated Packaging

Neha Mallik 

Keurig Dr Pepper

Senior Director of Product Management, Future Coffee Systems

William Singleton 

Mars

Director Global Packaging, Innovation and Sustainability

Yelena Mogelefsky 

Komar

Senior Vice President of Sourcing and Production

Jason Pelz 

Tetra Pak

Vice President Sustainability US and Canada

Jamal Booker 

The Coca-Cola Company

Vice President Global Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability, The McDonald's Division

David Lickstein 

Kenvue

Senior Director, Global Head of Packaging Innovation, Sustainability, and Experience

Zoe Heller 

CalRecycle

Director

Rachel Taplinger 

L'Oréal

Head of Sustainability, L'Oréal US Dermatological Beauty Division

Amanda Marti 

McDonald's

US Circularity Lead

Sabrina Dixon-Ridges 

Sonoco

Director Technology and Development

Zach Patterson 

ExxonMobil Signature Polymers

Global Exxtend Marketing Manager

Xinnan Li 

Rabobank

Vice President, Analyst Packaging & Logistics, Raboresearch

Jason Bergquist 

RecycleMe

CEO

Adam Snyder 

Unilever

NA EPR Finance Lead, Associate Finance Manager, Personal Care

Tina Nguyen 

Reverse Logistics Group

Commercial Development Manager

Marisa Damman 

Ferrara Candy Company

Expert Packaging Engineer, Sustainability

Kyle Gitchell 

Washington State Department of Commerce

Circular Economy Development Director

Jaclyn Bukas 

ALDI USA

Sustainability Manager

Olga Kachook 

Sustainable Packaging Coalition

Sustainable Packaging Coalition Director, at GreenBlue Org

Chris Bradley 

Veritiv

Chief Marketing Officer and Head of AI Transformation

Phoebe Leppla 

Molson Coors Beverage Company

Senior Manager, R&D Packaging Development

Sarah Kircher 

Novolex

Vice President of Sustainability

Ashish Datt 

Siegwerk

Senior Manager, Innovation and Sustainability

Heather Turner 

Dow

North America Sustainability Director, Packaging and Specialty Plastics

Amy Merli 

Lush

Sustainability Specialist

David Latimer 

Dart Container

Director of New Product Development

Matt Saunders 

New Earth Ventures

Managing Partner

Carrie Lanman 

The Walt Disney Company

Manager of Environmental Metrics and Reporting

Steven Saco 

The Walt Disney Company

Senior Manager of Technical Packaging and Supply Chain Engineering

Alexandra Lanphier 

Ulta Beauty

Senior Manager, Conscious Beauty

Conor Carlin 

Institute of Packaging Professionals

President

Paul Harris 

O-I

Product Strategy and Growth Lead

Shannon Bouton 

Delterra

President and Founding CEO

Brooke Anderson 

Tomra

Director of Public Affairs and Circular Concept Advisory

Cory Connors 

Sustainable Packaging Podcast with Cory Connors, presented by Atlantic Packaging

Podcast Founder and Host

John Garnett 

Charter Next Generation

Senior Vice President of Technical, Sustainability, and Innovation

Amy Senter 

Martin Brower

Global Vice President, Sustainability

Cynthia Leon 

International Paper

Senior Regional Manager

Nathan McKee 

Trayak

Sustainability Analyst Manager

Mackenzie Crigger 

International Paper

Sustainability Manager

Tom Szaky 

TerraCycle

CEO

Karin Witton 

Tosca

Global Head of Sustainability

Maurizio Carano 

MCC Global IML

Innovation and Marketing Director

Rishi Banerjee 

Consumer Brands Association

Senior Director and SmartLabel Lead

Kristy Thomson 

Floor & Decor

Director of Packaging Engineering

Chris Coady 

The Recycling Partnership

Director of Funder Engagement

Patricia Bonaguro 

Crown Holdings

Global Sustainability Manager

Suzanne Shelton 

Sustainability Communications Consultant

Christine Yeager 

Independent

Impact Consultant

Alchemy Graham 

EPR Leadership Forum

Policy Director

Roxanne Sharif 

Can Manufacturers Institute

Director of Sustainability

Jonghun Park 

Toronto Metropolitan University

Director of The Centre for Packaging Innovation and Sustainability, Associate Professor

Alyssa Harben 

Michigan State University

Teaching Specialist, Sustainable Packaging

Carly Snider 

Pact Collective

Executive Director

Laura Stewart 

NAPCOR

Executive Director

Brendon Steele 

Future500

Vice President

Cait Green 

Canopy

Pack4Good Brand Engagement Manager

Shannon Hess 

Independent Beauty Association (IBA)

Strategic Initiatives Lead

Shira Lane 

Atrium 916

Founder and CEO

More speakers to be announced 

Advisory group

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27th-28th October 2026

Chicago, Illinois