Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum USA

27th - 28th October 2026

Chicago, USA

Matt Saunders

Managing Partner

New Earth Ventures

Matt Saunders is Managing Partner of New Earth Ventures based in New York City. Matt is an experienced private equity and venture capital investor with expertise bridging the physical and digital worlds with a focus on infrastructure, AI software, alternative materials, and energy. Most recently, Matt was a Venture Partner and Principal at Helena where he was integral in creating the firm’s for-profit strategy and building its business. Prior to that, Matt held roles at Global Infrastructure Partners, Barclays, and the White House. Matt is a graduate of Princeton with a summa cum laude degree in Politics and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

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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
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