Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum USA

27th - 28th October 2026

Chicago, USA

Mark Huber

Vice President of Business Development

iSustain

Mark Huber leads business development at iSustain, with more than 20 years of experience in mechanical and advanced recycling across North America. His work encompasses 71 million tons of recyclables annually, including supplying over 90 million pounds of material to developmental recycling technologies. An adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee, Mark teaches business sustainability and holds a master’s degree in business and a degree in chemical engineering. He connects technical knowledge with commercial experience to help bridge packaging sustainability goals, material recovery, and the operational realities of building circular supply chains.

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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