Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum USA

27th - 28th October 2026

Chicago, USA

Laura Stewart

Executive Director

NAPCOR

For more than three decades, Laura Stewart has been a leading voice in the PET packaging and recycling industry. As Executive Director of the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), she leverages data-driven insights and strategic communications to strengthen material stewardship and advance circularity. Laura champions industry collaboration to build a more resilient recycling infrastructure and to position PET as the sustainable packaging material of choice.

A highly sought-after thought leader, Laura has spoken at a variety of industry events and has moderated numerous panel discussions. She is frequently featured in leading trade and policy outlets, including Argus Media, Plastics News, and The Packaging Conference, where she has provided expert perspectives on the health of the PET sector. She has also discussed PET’s sustainability benefits on the Redefining Plastics podcast, highlighted insights from NAPCOR’s PET Recycling Reports in Packaging World and other publications, and contributed to national policy dialogue through her writing in POLITICO and elsewhere.

Laura Stewart'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