Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum USA

27th - 28th October 2026

Chicago, USA

Olga Kachook

Sustainable Packaging Coalition Director

GreenBlue

Olga Kachook is the Sustainable Packaging Coalition Director at GreenBlue, where she leads the SPC in supporting its members’ packaging initiatives with resources and collaborations around innovation, policy, packaging design, and recovery. She frequently speaks at industry events, publishes commentary with Trellis and Packaging Europe, and authors resources on sustainable packaging innovation and strategy. Her background includes expertise in reusable and refillable packaging, compostable materials, bioplastics, and food waste recycling. Prior to joining GreenBlue, she led corporate sustainability and waste initiatives at World Centric, Etsy, Cascade Designs, and Cascadia Consulting. Olga has a Master of Environmental Management from Yale University’s School of Environment, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Washington.

Olga Kachook'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