Sprekers

Michiel Uijl is an Account Manager at Hassink and advises clients on folding carton packaging solutions.

As an International Development Specialist, Paul has closely followed the development of the PPWR. In doing so, he has focused on the changing roles that

Paul Stegmann is a senior scientist at TNO and specialises in modelling circular plastics. In his work, he investigates pathways towards the sustainable and circular

Paxpring, ‘winner of a gold Pentaward’

Peter Hommel is Marketing & Communications Manager at Folding Boxboard Eerbeek and is responsible for the positioning of folding boxboard and sustainable market communications.

I have been a packaging data team lead for 4.5 years. Whilst the focus was initially on private label, I am now increasingly working on

Pleun Pieter Goudriaan has extensive experience in the packaging industry and rose through the ranks at BVP from sales professional to owner of the BVP

ChemistryNL implements the industry and innovation policy of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The policy aims to create opportunities arising from global societal challenges in

Raoul Gabriels is an independent packaging consultant with over 30 years’ international experience in consumer packaging. Through Key-Pack Innovation, he advises companies in the food,

René de Koster is Professor of Logistics and Operations Management at Erasmus University. In 2018, he was an Honorary Francqui Professor at Hasselt University and

As sector lead at GS1, I am responsible for ensuring that the packaging industry adheres to GS1 standards, with the aim of improving efficiency and

Rob Verhagen is Sustainability Director at OPACKGROUP, a Dutch family-run business and a leader in sustainable packaging solutions. Rob translates external trends into strategy and

Robbert-Jan Pos is Sales Development Manager at Optimum Group, a leading player in the packaging industry. He has been working in the label industry for over 10 years, the first 9 of which were spent in a sales role at a high-end printing company. Due to ever-increasing customer demand for sustainable solutions / PPWR, he made the switch to a role as a group specialist in PPWR / packaging sustainability.

Alongside Marieke Havermans, Silvia Gentiluomo is Dokter Empack’s second-line specialist. Silvia Gentiluomo is a scientist with experience in the field of sustainable materials at Brightlands

Stan Stevens has worked in the timber industry for 24 years and has been involved in the buying and selling of tropical timber. In this

At Empack 2026, Stefan Hermsen will be one of the experts behind Dokter Empack. In recent years, Stefan Hermsen has served as a university lecturer