Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum USA

27th - 28th October 2026

Chicago, USA

Erin Simon

Vice President and Head of Plastic Waste and Business

World Wildlife Fund

Erin Simon is Vice President and Head of Plastic Waste and Business at World Wildlife Fund. In her role, Erin drives positive change across industries in packaging and material sustainability. In addition to helping spearhead WWF’s initiative, “No Plastic in Nature,” Erin has led the development of thought leadership and programs to transform the way the world—and specifically business—fights the plastic waste crisis. Before WWF, Erin was a packaging engineer at Hewlett Packard for 10 years, responsible for the design and implementation of laser jet printer and media packaging.

Erin Simon's sessionsView full agenda

Day 0

Monday 26th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
17:00 - 18:00
Day 1

Tuesday 27th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:10 - 09:50
Plenary
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:20
11:20 - 12:00
Closing the loop: How to develop viable end markets for secondary materials 
Tetra Pak | Can Manufacturers Institute | Crown Holdings | NAPCOR
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
15:00 - 15:30
16:15 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
Day 2

Wednesday 28th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
08:45 - 09:25
Circular economy as industrial strategy: How to build stronger value chains and local economies 
Amcor | World Wildlife Fund | Washington State Department of Commerce
Plenary
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:10
Plenary
11:10 - 11:50
Case study
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:00