Tim Breker

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Vytal

Tim is Co-founder of Vytal, a Circular ERP system unlocking the value of reusable packaging with a current focus on the takeaway food industry. So far, food worth €51+ million has been sold in Vytal tech-enabled containers. Originally from Cologne, he studied Business, Public Policy and Social-Cognitive Psychology before working at BCG. Tim has a passion for entrepreneurship and financed his studies by building a franchise network of student-run school kiosks teaching teenagers business basics.

Thomas Reiner

CEO

Berndt+Partner Group

• Manager of the Packaging Institute at the University of Applied Sciences Berlin 1989 – 1992
• Member and Chairman of the Board at German Packaging Institute (DVI) 1990 – 2018
• CEO Berndt+Partner Group since 1992
• Founding member of the German Packaging Museum (DVM) 1993
• Member of the Board at World Packaging Organisation (WPO) 1996 – 2018
• Member of the International Association of Packaging Research Institute (IAPRI) 1997 – 2018
• Board Member at the European Packaging Federation (EPF) 1999 – 2012
• President and Founder of the Global Local Branding Alliance (glba) since 2015
• Several hundred projects and consulting mandates for leading brand manufacturers, packaging and mechanical engineering companies (Bayer, P+G, Nestlé, Mondelez, Tchibo, Coca-Cola, Constantia, Dupont, BASF, Dow, IWK, Wipak, Mondi, …)
• Several hundred presentations and moderations on the future of FMCG and Packaging industry worldwide
• Jury member for various packaging competitions (Sustainability Awards, Worldstar, Dupont Award, 3M-Scotchban-Award, ECMA-Award, FEDES-Star, …)
• Guest lecturer at different Universities worldwide

Nikola Juhasz

Global Sustainability Technical Director

Sun Chemical

Dr. Nikola Juhasz holds the position of Global Technical Director of Sustainability at Sun Chemical, where she leads sustainable development programs across all technology areas of the company. With a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), before joining Sun Chemical, Dr. Juhasz accumulated more than 20 years of experience leading research and development in various chemical industries. Additionally, she actively participates in several global cross-industry organizations focused on sustainability and the future of packaging.

Robert Mortimer

Assistive Technology Technical Coordinator

Laramara

He studied electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked in assistive technology at the Perkins School for the Blind and the International Council of Educators for the Visually Impaired. He is currently Technical Coordinator of Assistive Technology at Laramara - Brazilian Association for Assistance to People with Visual Impairments.

Sereno Moreno

Strategy Director

Box1824

Graduated in Advertising from ECA-USP and postgraduate in Psychology from FESPSP, he has more than 10 years of experience in the communication and research market. At Box1824 he develops intelligence projects for brands such as Globo, Nike, RD and FC and recently led our largest study on ESG and Positive Impact to date.

Christian Alonso Króes

Product and Technical Assistance Manager

Papirus

Paper and Pulp Specialist graduated from the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), postgraduate in Production Administration. Technical degree in Graphic Arts from Senai. It has been operating in the printing and paper markets for 35 years, carrying out studies on productivity gains, product and market development and new applications. He worked in companies such as Cia Melhoramentos, Gonçalves, Antilhas and Ripasa. He is currently Product and Technical Assistance Manager at Papirus.

Scheilla Montanari

Sustainability Manager I Circular Economy

Danone

With more than 10 years of experience in the food industry, covering Sustainability and Innovation. Scheilla has been involved in the entire process of developing new products with purpose, from strategy to launch. Recently completed a Circular Economy course at the University of Exeter, delivering an action plan to generate and capture value in more circular packaging and food. He has a master´´s degree in Industrial and Urban Environment from the University of Stuttgart and UFPR, training in engineering and environmental technology, and published a scientific article comparing the carbon footprint of margarine and butter.

Maria do Socorro Oliveira

Municipal Secretary of Environment and Tourism Management

Prefeitura de Benevides

Maria do Socorro Fernandes de Oliveira has a degree in Pedagogy from the Federal University of Amazonas, a Postgraduate in Educational Management from Faculdade Salesiana, Specialist in Clinical and Institutional Psychopedagogy from Centro Universitário Fibra. She worked in the educational area for 30 years, occupying roles as teacher, Pedagogical Coordinator, School Manager and Municipal Secretary of Education in the Municipality of Benevides-PA. She currently holds the position of Municipal Secretary for Environment and Tourism Management in the Municipality of Benevides.

Bruno Pereira

Leader of the ABRE Sustainability Committee and Leader in Sustainable Transformation

Ecopopuli

Experienced leader in sustainability and new business development. Currently focused on contributing to scientific progress regarding bio-based thermoplastics, recycling and biodegradation.
He is also leader of the ABRE Sustainability Committee.

Lígia Camargo

Sustainability Director

Grupo Heineken

Graduated in marketing, with a specialization in business and sustainability, Ligia is a Sustainability and Communication professional, and built her career working in corporations leading activities related to the topic, which include employment and income generation programs, circular economy, regenerative agriculture, in addition to leading the areas of internal communication and reputation. With extensive experience in managing internal and external stakeholders, he collaborates with other areas of the company in search of a favorable environment for engagement on the topic and has partnerships with large institutions such as UNICEF, WWF, Red Cross and IDB. He has worked for Unilever, Danone and Grupo Ultra. Today he leads the Sustainability area at Heineken and is a Senior Advisor at the Instituto Capitalismo Consciente. She chaired the ABA Sustainability Committee, taught sustainability in postgraduate courses, was a member of the board of Cempre, the Plastic Network, has a sustainability channel on Instagram (@Incomodados_) and is a proud mother of twins.

John Ryan

R&D Packaging Director International

The Kraft Heinz Company

An experienced packaging technologist, with a proven record in managing multidisciplinary teams. Skilled in project management, packaging development, people management and sustainability. Guides projects and initiatives using consumer insight in building the brand strat plan.

Gabriela Losso

Director of Regulatory Affairs South America

Pepsico

Gabriela Losso is the Director of Regulatory Affairs at PepsiCo for Brazil, the Andean countries and the Southern Cone. Graduated in Nutrition from the University of São Paulo, she has more than 20 years in the regulatory area of food industries. He has been at PepsiCo since 2005, where he took over the regulatory area for beverages and food in Brazil, having expanded his responsibility to the other LATAM countries in 2014. He is currently responsible for the regulatory area of all beverage and food brands in Brazil, Argentina , Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela. He worked at Unilever, where he worked in the food categories.

Ernst Krottenorfer

Managing Partner

Circular Analytics

Ernst Krottendorfer is Managing Partner at Circular Analytics GmbH, a Vienna-based Packaging Sustainability consulting company. Circular Analytics advises in the fileds of sustainable packaging, packaging circularity and packaging strategy. The company prepares recyclability reports, life cycle analyses and holistic sustainability assessments of packaging. Circular Analytics has created the global packaging design for recycling guideline for WPO and is supporting various other international associations and initiatives in the development of circular packaging design guidelines. Ernst is also Managing Director of Packforce Austria, the Austrian member of WPO and a lecturer at the Packaging and Ressource Management Program at the University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna.
Before working for Circular Analytics, Ernst worked in various management positions in the consumer goods and packaging industry. Ernst holds a Master Degree from the Vienna University of Business and Economics and a PhD from the PanEuropean University.

Vanderlon Oliveira Gomes

Mayor

Prefeitura de Salesópolis

Vanderlon is mayor of Salesópolis, a tourist resort that houses the source of the Tietê River, and president of the Alto Tietê Municipalities Development Consortium (CONDEMAT+), which represents 14 municipalities and is the largest consortium in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, with more than three million inhabitants.
He is the current president of the Alto Tietê River Basin Committee (CBH-AT) and coordinator of the São Paulo Forum of River Basin Committees in the State of São Paulo.
Graduated in Law, he began his political career as a councilor in Salesópolis, with two terms in the period between 2005 and 2012, having been president of the City Council in 2008. He was then vice-mayor and, in the 2016 elections, he was elected mayor of Salesópolis. In 2020 he was reappointed at the polls for the current term, having been the first re-elected mayor in the municipality´´s history.

Ana Paula Toledo

Commercial Director

Wise Plásticos

Since 2021, Ana Toledo has been at Wise Plásticos, a polyethylene and polypropylene recycler where she works as Commercial Director. Throughout her professional career, Ana has served in executive positions focusing on market development and innovation in both Brazil and Latin America, with 15 years in the plastic packaging industry at companies such as Aptar Group and Crown and in the paper and cellulose industry with more 10 years at Cia Suzano. Graduated in Advertising and Marketing and MBA in Strategy and Management from ESPM. In addition to specialization in Finance, Innovation and ESG.

Camila Margelo

Private Brand Manager - Sustainability

RDsaúde

With a degree in Food Engineering from USP and a specialization in Project Management, he has more than a decade of experience at Unilever, performing leadership roles in Research and Development in different categories and countries. Currently, he holds the position of Sustainability Leader for Private Brands at RD Saúde. In this position, he is responsible for defining strategies and goals, as well as establishing connections with partners and industries to collaborate on projects that promote the advancement of culture and product development with positive impact.

Viviane Pereira

Nutritionist responsible for the Development of Private Brand products

Mundo Verde

Nutritionist with postgraduate degrees in clinical nutrition, food and beverage labeling and business administration. I work in the development area of Rede Mundo Verde´´s own brand products, focusing mainly on formulations, labeling and regulatory matters.

Rafael Alan Silveira

Head of Packaging Development

Beiersdorf Nivea

Materials Engineer with more than 15 years of experience in multinational companies in the consumer goods sector working mainly in Research, Development and Innovation environments with a focus on Packaging Development and Sustainability. Technical and applied knowledge of agile project management, continuous improvement and new product development. Postgraduate training in Corporate Innovation Management and MBA in Industrial Management.

José Bosco

President

Terphane

Electrical Engineer, postgraduate in Marketing and Business Administration and with specialization at Insead and Stanford University, José Bosco has 27 years of experience in the Electronics, Automotive and Chemical industries. Standing out in people management and leadership, for 15 years he has been President of the multinationals in which he has worked, being responsible for business and market strategies, P&L and operations. He has extensive experience on Boards of Directors of Business Associations and Organizations in different segments. He is currently responsible for Terphane, a company focused on developing solutions for the polyester film market (BOPET), with operations in Brazil and the United States, as well as clients in more than 25 countries. During his management, Terphane was elected for several consecutive years one of the best companies to work for in Brazil (GPTW- Great Place to Work) and in the United States (Best Companies to Work for New York).

Tarcio Schwarz Borgo

Market Development for Packaging and Consumer Goods

Cazoolo/Braskem

Sustainable solutions analyst at Cazoolo (Braskem´´s Circular Packaging Design Lab) focused on developing business and innovations in packaging in favor of the circular plastics economy. Graduated in Design from PUC-Rio and with a Postgraduate degree in Service Design from the same university, he has more than 8 years of experience in product design and since 2021 has worked in the area of design for sustainability within the petrochemical industry.

Giovanna Meneghel Appel

CEO and Co-founder

Nude

Alessandra Parisi

Sector Development Executive

GS1

Master´s degree from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Project Management, Technique in Graphic Arts, from Escola SENAI "Theobaldo De Nigris", with more than 25 years of experience in business development and specialized in building strategic partnerships for the development of new products and markets .
She works at GS1 Brasil as a sector development executive in the application of best practices for using the GS1 System´´s data identification, capture and sharing standards and is responsible for promoting and implementing global best practices in operational efficiency, productivity and supply chain performance.

Claudia Pires

CEO and Founder

So+ma

Advertising and Social Scientist, with postgraduate degrees in Marketing at Berkeley (USA) and at FIA/USP in Behavioral Economics and Decision Making, MBA in business at Insper and Management for sustainability at FGV.
He worked for 20 years in the corporate world in companies such as: BASF, Dana, Quaker and PepsiCo managing brands, business strategy and sustainability.
In 2015, he founded so+ma, the first socio-environmental attitudes incentive program, using behavioral science and technology to promote Circular Economy in practice.
In 2017, recognized as a professional in SDG 12 of the 2030 agenda and recognized with an honorable mention in the social impact category by PEGN Magazine in the successful entrepreneurs of the year edition. In 2019, so+ma was the winning startup in America of the Acumen-Unilever Global Plastics Challenge and in 2020 the Brazilian winner of the Global Natura Innovation Challenge. 2022 selected by EY for the Winning Women Program.

Elizabeth Vargas

Regulatory Affairs Leader Brazil

Unilever

Graduated in Nutrition from the University of São Paulo, she has worked at Unilever for over 20 years. During his career, he held leadership positions in Research and Development for Brazil and Latin America. Currently works as Regulatory Affairs Leader for Brazil, including cosmetics, food and sanitizing products.

Katielle Haffner

Director of Public Affairs, Communication and Sustainability

Coca-Cola

Executive focused on developing social impact, with over 18 years of experience in the retail industry. Creator of the training project platform "Coca-Cola Gives Your Business a Boost", which has already empowered +7 thousand women and +60 thousand small entrepreneurs in Brazil. Katielle also leads social impact projects such as Solidarity Caravans, which support the Christmas Without Hunger Campaign together with Citizenship Action and Ifood, and pre-competitive agendas with waste management projects through the promotion of the circular economy. She is the diversity leader on the gender committee at Coca-Cola Brazil and Southern Cone. Her commitment and impact were recognized in 2020, when she was highlighted as one of the top 25 impactful intrapreneurs in Brazil by the Liga de Intraempreendedores. Within the industry, it operates within the Coca-Cola System building corporate reputation and believes in the role of companies as part of the Ecosystem of transformation in ESG agendas.

Rafael Wirz

Marketing and E-commerce Manager

Flormel

With more than 13 years impacting the areas of Marketing, Communication and Sales, I have followed a journey that embraces both B2B and B2C.
Leading projects at international events and looking after one of the most prominent event infrastructure brands in Brazil, TB Estruturas, my path brought me to Flormel.
Here I am responsible for Marketing, E-commerce, Customer Relationship, portfolio management and strategies that elevate Flormel, the most beloved zero bonbon brand in Brazil.
My approach? Strategic creativity combined with customer focus. I believe that genuine connections are the foundation of brand growth.

Renata Mascarenhas

Director of Private Brands

RD Saúde

Fernando Wongtschowski

General Manager of Strategic Marketing & Innovation

CBA

Graduated in Marketing and Postgraduate in Business Management with an emphasis on Marketing from ESPM. He has an executive MBA from FIU (Florida International University) and a Specialization in B2B Pricing from IMD. More than 15 years of experience in the Aluminum and Packaging industry in leadership positions.

Marcos Barros

Board Chairman

ABRE

Partner in the finance practice at Consultoria Capital Executivo, he served as CFO/CFO at large multinationals such as Bemis, Air Products, Philips and Cargill. Extensive international experience in countries such as Argentina, Mexico and the United States, in addition to doing business in several countries in the Americas and Europe. Solid experience in Finance (controlling, accounting, treasury, taxes, financial planning, etc.), Legal, Procurement and Information Technology. In addition to vice-president of ABRE, he was a former Director of ABRASCA and former President of the Strategic Finance Committee of AMCHAM. Bachelor in Accounting from FMU, and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh-USA.

Tim Sykes

Brand Director

Packaging Europe

Tim is brand director at Packaging Europe, a platform dedicated to helping the international FMCG packaging value chain meet the strategic and technological requirements of a rapidly changing world. Passionate about promoting a sustainable future for packaging, he has wide interests around the innovation and alignment needed to meet the planet’s packaging challenges – in particular, environmental drivers, but also the demands and opportunities around consumer engagement and digitization. Tim is the founder and organiser of the Sustainability Awards, the leading global competition focused on sustainability in packaging, and of the Sustainable Packaging Summit. Outside of his role at Packaging Europe, Tim is active in supporting industry advancement through roles such as serving on the HolyGrail 2.0 Advisory Group and, for several years, the Packaging Innovation Awards jury.

Alessandra Neves

Sr. Marketing & Sustainability Manager Latin America

Avient

• Alessandra is a chemical engineer with a postgraduate degree in polymers and an MBA in strategic market management.
• It has more than 20 years of experience in the color compounds and additives market for the plastics industry, with a focus on packaging.
• Most of his career was in the commercial area, being responsible for global accounts and Brand-Owners. In 2022, he took over the marketing and sustainability areas for Latin America at Avient.
• His goals as a sustainability leader in the region are to share Avient´´s ESG strategy, actions and initiatives and how its technical solutions and services can help promote the circular economy in the plastics market.

Marco Dorna

President

Tetra Pak

Marco Dorna assumed the presidency of Tetra Pak in Brazil in March 2022, after 18 years of work at the company. He began his journey as a Management Trainee in 2004; Eight months later, he began working as Account Manager for the Southern region of Brazil and in 2010 took on the role of Global and International Account Manager. In February 2013, the executive went to the city of Johannesburg to take up the position of Account Director and Business Developer in South Africa. Two years later he became Executive Sales Director at Tetra Pak Saudi Arabia and in May 2019 Director Executive at Tetra Pak Central America and the Caribbean. After accumulating different experiences, in 2022, he returned to Brazil to assume the presidency of Tetra Pak in the country. Graduated in economics from Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), completed an MBA in administration at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), participated in the Administration Counselor course at the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC) and completed the IMD Transformational Leadership Program in 2021 .

Tiago Görski Lacerda

Mayor

Prefeitura de Santiago

Tiago Gorski Lacerda, Mayor of Santiago/RS, is recognized for his visionary approach to public management and sustainability. With degrees in Accounting Sciences, Administration, Economic Sciences, and specializations in Business Management, Tax Law, and an MBA in ESG, in addition to having a Master´´s and Doctorate in Administration. Currently, as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at ENAP, he focuses on innovations for the public sector. Its actions reflect its commitment to policies that combine economic progress and sustainability.

Camila Borges

Sustainability Coordinator

iFood

Biologist, Environmental Engineer and Sustainability Specialist, extensive experience in the circular economy, management of reverse logistics and social inclusion projects for over 9 years, developing programs in associations and cooperatives throughout Brazil. Responsible for the circular economy front at iFood, working with structuring projects, packaging circularity and promoting solutions for more sustainable delivery.

Marcos Iorio

Consultant

Eco-Circular

Chemical Engineer from UFPR, MBA in environmental technologies and several extensions in sustainability and innovation. Long experience in product marketing, market development and partnerships for open innovation. Acts as a consultant in optimizing eco-design under the lens of Cradle-to-Cradle and Life Cycle Thinking, formatting Circular Economy projects for companies and mentoring startups whose value proposition is products and services with an impact on ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance). Professor of Circular Economy at the Racine Institute and at ESPM´´s Center for Packaging Studies.

Roseli Barbosa

Project Manager

Espaço Urbano

Roseli Barbosa, project manager and director of the Espaço Urbano Organization, works in the socio-environmental project Recicla Cidade, nationally recognized for successfully promoting selective collection in more than 34 Brazilian municipalities.

Lucas Bizarria

Packaging Research & Development Coordinator

3Corações

Graduated in Production Engineering from the University of Fortaleza, CE. He has been working in packaging development for over 10 years, with expertise in the food and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage industries, where he had the opportunity to develop products for several brands, including some recognized worldwide, with a focus on implementing packaging system solutions. that propose a reduction in environmental impact, Innovation and operational efficiency, reducing costs and process waste.

Sabine Rossi

Sustainability Director for P&SP in Latin America

Dow

Sabine joined Dow in 2009, starting an exceptional career in the P&SP Business in various positions, achieving excellent results, winning several awards and the registration of two patents.
Now as Chief Sustainability Officer, she is establishing internal and external thought leadership, promoting material ecosystems, building strategic partnerships with key stakeholders including customers, recyclers, waste management companies, NGOs, associations and industrial organizations.
She has a degree in chemical engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) – Brazil and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh – USA, Brazil and China (KATZ International Executive)

Luziane Solon

Mayor

Prefeitura de Benevides

Luziane Solon, born on May 3, 1980, has always lived in Benevides, creating deep ties and involvement with the municipality. She has a degree in Accounting and a postgraduate degree in Public Management.
In 2021, she took over the Mayor of Benevides, being the first woman in history to assume municipal management in the municipality.
Luziane Solon is part of a generation of modern managers who manage to balance economic development with social growth, environmental responsibility with sustainable development, fiscal balance and investments in improving the population´´s quality of life. Therefore, she and her team of collaborators have been transforming Benevides, which was previously a gateway to becoming a reference city for innovative public management in several areas.
He looked at the city in 360 degrees and saw the most different needs of the population at all levels.
In the human dimension, it made Benevides the city of children and made young people and adults aware that a city good for children is better for all ages. Therefore, it entered into partnerships with entities dedicated to the concept of children such as Urban95 and guided its entire management to work on the Children´´s City philosophy and made this attitude even more solid when it joined the international network of Children´´s Cities. It works towards management committed to the environment and the acquisition of a new attitude in relation to solid waste, developing reuse, reduction and recycling policies, inserting Benevides into a new reality.
Luziane believes that a smart city is made by people who think differently and that is why it has been making a difference by being one of the best-rated administrations in Brazil.

Douglas Nepomuceno Batista

Secretary of Development, Environment, Agribusiness and Land Regularization

Prefeitura de Salesópolis

Graduated in Environmental Management with a specialization in Environmental Education, Douglas Prado Nepomuceno Batista, 38 years old, is Secretary of Development, Environment, Agribusiness and Land Regularization in the municipality of Salesópolis, a municipality in the eastern portion of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo and the birthplace of the Tiete river. He is also a member of the Technical Chambers of CONDEMAT – Development Consortium of Alto Tietê Municipalities, having previously held the position of Deputy Coordinator of the Technical Chamber of Agriculture and currently Deputy Coordinator of the Technical Chamber of Environmental Management.
He began his career in public management as Director of Administration in Salesópolis, with the responsibility of coordinating the Agreements and Tenders Sector between 2013 and 2016. In 2017 he was Secretary of Administration and Government in the municipality of Biritiba Mirim until 2019 and with a return to Salesópolis as Municipal Secretary, which I hold the position to date.
Awarded through the “Loja do Bem” socio-environmental program, 1st place in the ODS Brasil 2022 Strategy Award; 1st place in the Sebrae Mayor State Entrepreneur Award, 2nd place in the Sebrae Mayor National Entrepreneur Award and Speaker at the 1st International Conference on Solid Waste. Held between March 16th and 18th, in Recife/PE, CIRSOL.
Municipality with the highest score in the SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT INDEX Ranking – IGR. Annual report – Financial year 2023 – Base year 2022.
Municipality Certified in the Município Verde Azul Program – Score 92 – Ranking 8th category up to 50 thousand inhabitants.

Mariana Angotti

Packaging Development Manager

Danone

Food Engineer, 20 years working in large national and multinational companies. Experience in R&D with a focus on innovations/productivity and sustainability, Project Management and Process Improvement. 10 years working at Danone, I have a cross-vision of all packaging technologies and respective brands. Personal curiosity: parallel to the corporate world, I am a Hatha Yoga instructor.

Bruno Basso

Packaging Development Senior Manager

Reckitt

A chemical engineer by training and an MBA in Business Management, I have worked in the areas of Quality and Packaging Development since 2003. Having worked for companies such as Vigor, Unilever, Kimberly Clark, Avon and Natura, and currently as Packaging Research & Development Manager at Reckitt Industrial, manufacturer of iconic brands such as Veja, Vanish, Finish, SBP, Harpic, Bom Ar among others, is also responsible for the plastics pillar in the Reckitt Brasil Sustainability Committee.

Liza Pujolá Bevilaqua

Senior Manager of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs

Nestlé Brasil

Graduated in Food Engineering from Mauá and postgraduate in Quality Management and Food Safety from Unicamp. I have worked in the Regulatory Affairs area at Nestlé Brasil since 2018, with the main leadership roles in the Advocacy and Compliance pillar, in addition to leading people. I also work closely with the Comex team to facilitate imports and exports of products.

Isabela Russo Rodrigues

R&D Packaging Coordinator

Brainfarma

Graduated in Industrial Pharmacy, Master in Materials Science and Engineering from USP and MBA in Business Administration from FGV. He has 15 years of experience in packaging development in the dermocosmetics, nutraceuticals, medicines and animal health segments. Currently responsible for Brainfarma´´s packaging research, development and innovation team.

Toninho Catador

Managing Partner

Conexão SA

After 40 years working with waste and the last 15 years in a cooperative, a network of cooperatives and streets, Toninho created his company that connects people and sustainability through lectures, consultancy and provision of services based on studies of the SDGs, ESG, climate change and his life story.

Luciana Pellegrino

ABRE Executive Director and WPO President

ABRE / WPO

Executive Director of ABRE - Brazilian Packaging Association and President of WPO - World Packaging Organization, Luciana has a degree in business administration with an emphasis on foreign trade and a specialization in environmental sciences, both from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, and also has extension courses in design thinking from IIT and in Governance on the Board of Directors from IBGC.
Since 2002, he has headed ABRE - Brazilian Packaging Association - a business entity that brings together companies from all links in this production chain, leading the entity´´s initiatives towards the continuous improvement of Brazilian packaging, the competitiveness of the sector and its sustainable development. Responsible for ABRE´´s interface with the Government, partner entities, other market links and contributing to a more open dialogue with society.
Since 2009, he has served as Vice President of Marketing at WPO - World Packaging Organization, contributing to the alignment of global objectives and the future vision of packaging in our society. At the end of 2023, he assumed the presidency of the organization, intensifying his commitment to the advancement and improvement of the packaging sector globally.

Jéssica Pereira Pires

Strategy Director

Polo Films

Graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul. Master and PhD in Materials Engineering and Technology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul. Currently engineer responsible for the research area at Polo Films.

Camila Storel

Packaging Director Latam

L´Oréal

Graduated in Food Engineering and Postgraduate in Packaging Engineering from Mauá. MBA in HR and People Management from FIA. He has 23 years of experience in packaging development in Consumer Goods Industries in the Food, Cosmetics and Pet Food segments, such as Bunge, Nestle Purina, Natura, Avon, Beiersdorf and L´´Oréal. He has 16 years of experience in managing and developing people and teams. Currently responsible for L´´Oréal´´s LATAM Packaging team.

Bart Langius

Commercial Director

Avantium

Experienced executive with a demonstrated history of strategic business development and realised revenue growth in structural thermoplastics and management consulting industry. Skilled in Growth Strategies, International Business & Team Development and Campaigning. Driving Innovation, Commercial Excellence and Application Development in specification driven markets. Strong people manager with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused on Management of Innovation at TSM Business School, The Netherlands.

Sergio Talocchi

Sustainable Chain Manager

Natura

Sergio is an economist and has a master´´s degree in Ecological Economics. Between 2001 and 2006 he worked in NGOs with various socio-environmental themes. At Natura since 2007, until 2013 he managed the relationship with farming and extractive communities. From 2014 to 2021 he was responsible for Circular Economy strategies, with emphasis on the Elos Program, which structures the responsible supply of recycled materials. He currently leads the area of Management and Development of Sustainable Chains in Operations and Logistics, focusing on human rights, critical materials, carbon and circularity.

Luciana Amiralian

Director of R&D and Innovation

Phisalia Produtos de Beleza

Luciana Amiralian graduated in Pharmacy and Biochemistry from the University of São Paulo, is Managing Partner of Phisalia Produtos de Beleza and member of the Board. She works as director of Research & Development and Innovation and coordinates the company´´s Sustainability Committee.

Sabrina Dixon-Ridges

Director of Business Strategy Alignment, Global Sustainability

Sonoco

Sabrina Dixon-Ridges develops strategies to improve product sustainability and champions circularity initiatives. Using data and evidence, her team has advanced the recyclability of paper cans, flexible packages and thermoformed packages. Previously, her R&D team launched Sonoco’s first non-wood fiber recyclable package and commercialized $100M in paper packaging. Sabrina is a resident of the United States and received her Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Carolina and North Carolina State University, respectively.

Larissa D´Otaviano

Head of Sustentability

Valgroup

Graduated in Chemical Engineering from the University of São Paulo (USP). MBA in Business Management from USP. Postgraduate in ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and Corporate Sustainability from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).
He currently holds the position of Head of Sustainability at Valgroup. With a solid professional trajectory and notable expertise in the preparation and analysis of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) and in the field of polymers, and deeply committed to the topic of sustainability.

Julia Figueiredo Pinto

Sustainability & Public Affairs Leader for South America

Ball Corporation

Graduated in Environmental Engineering from USP and candidate for an MBA in Sustainable Projects and Environmental Innovations from UFPR, Júlia has more than seven years of experience in corporate sustainability and circular economy. He currently leads the implementation of the sustainability and public relations strategy at Ball América do Sul. His work is focused on supporting clients to achieve their sustainability and ESG objectives, focused on recycling, circularity and decarbonization. Júlia also leads recycling projects, Life Cycle Assessments and stakeholder engagement.