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Jonghun Park

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

Toronto Metropolitan University

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Day 0

Monday 26th October 2026

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Session title

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12:00 - 16:00

Visit to TerraCycle's sorting facility and operations center

17:00 - 18:00

Pre-conference drinks

Day 1

Tuesday 27th October 2026

Time

Session title

Session type

09:00 - 09:30

Sustainable packaging innovation: what it means today for industry and consumers

Fireside chat

09:30 - 10:20

How to leverage packaging as an asset: materials, operations and what actually drives ROI

Plenary

10:20 - 11:00

Networking break

11:00 - 11:40

EPR compliance infrastructure: what do the rules require and what can the market deliver?

Plenary

11:40 - 12:30

Innovation that sells: translating consumer behavior into new market opportunities

Case study

12:30 - 13:30

13:30 - 14:30

14:30 - 15:30

15:30 - 16:00

16:00 - 17:00

17:00 - 18:00

Day 2

Wednesday 28th October 2026

Time

Session title

Session type

09:00 - 09:30

Circular economy as industrial strategy: strengthening domestic value chains and local economies

Q&A

09:30 - 10:10

Recyclability, compostability, and end-of-life-solutions: reality check on advancements and gaps

Plenary

10:10 - 10:40

Networking break

10:40 - 11:20

Reuse at scale: What California's SB 54 provisions mean for business

Plenary

11:20 - 12:00

The role of labels: traceability, compliance and consumer education

Plenary

12:00 - 12:30

Collaborate to simplify, compete to differentiate: playbook for cross-industry collaboration

Case study

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00

Roundtables

15:00 - 15:20

Participatory closing session: roundtables wrap-up and key takeaways

Plenary

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