Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum USA

27th - 28th October 2026

Chicago, USA

Jamal Booker

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

The Coca-Cola Company

Jamal Booker leads global public affairs, communications and sustainability for The Coca-Cola Company’s McDonald’s division. Partnering across more than 100 markets to strengthen system alignment and drive sustainable business growth with McDonald’s, his work advances sustainability and social impact initiatives. He works closely with internal and external stakeholders to build relationships, elevate corporate reputation, and deliver scalable communications strategies.

Jamal has held multiple leadership roles across Coca-Cola, including Vice President of Strategic Communications for the Latin America Operating Unit and Director of Customer Communications for North America. He previously led global sustainability reporting, creating the Company’s first integrated Business and Sustainability Report, and began his career in Coca-Cola Archives managing historical collections and digital storytelling.

A graduate of Morehouse College with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in African American History, Jamal also holds a Master of Divinity from Gammon Theological Seminary and lives in Atlanta with his wife, Melanie, and their two children, Jael and Noa.

Jamal Booker'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
08:45 - 08:55
Welcome words 
Institute of Packaging Professionals
09:15 - 10:00
EPR compliance infrastructure: What do the rules require and what can the market deliver? 
RecycleMe | ALDI USA | Unilever | The Recycling Partnership
Plenary
10:00 - 10:45
Plenary
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 - 11:40
‘Design for recycling’: Why we need more dialogue between upstream and downstream 
Kenvue | Sustainable Packaging Podcast with Cory Connors, presented by Atlantic Packaging
Breakout
11:40 - 12:20
Plenary
12:20 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:30
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:15
16:15 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
Day 2

Wednesday 28th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
08:45 - 08:55
08:50 - 09:30
Case study
09:50 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:10
Reuse at scale: What works, what doesn’t, and pathways forward 
Mastercard | Tomra | Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Plenary
11:10 - 11:50
Circular economy as industrial strategy: How to build stronger value chains and local economies 
Martin Brower | Washington State Department of Commerce | WRAP | PR3
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:20
Plenary