Speakers 2018

Kati Randell, Strategic Packaging Development Manager Kati Randell (M.Sc., Food Science) has worked almost 25 years in the field of packaging research and development. She studied various packaging technologies and quality of packaging materials at the Technical Research Centre of Finland for four years. Randell worked both at Valio (biggest dairy company of Finland) and at Fazer (biggest confectionery company of Finland) for ten years as Packaging Development Manager. At Paulig Coffee Division, she leads the strategic packaging development. Randell takes part to many national collaboration organisations of packaging area like the board of the Finnish Packaging Association.

Design and Packaging Engineering Director for the Latin-America division at Colgate-Palmolive Industrial Designer degree from Universidad Anahuac Master degree in Marketing from Universidad Anahuac Master degree in Innovation from Universidad Autónoma de Queretaro Luis has been working in global Companies as Kimberly Clark, Alberto Culver and Colgate Palmolive for the last 24 years, passionate about Innovation, Design, Production and sustainability to elevate Design and Packaging Engineering as a strategic value add for the company incorporating technical and Design expertise always focused in production efficiency.

Promoting passionate, meaningful and respectful brand management When the market is changing more rapidly than you can blink, and the world seems more and more complicated, it’s hard not to feel a slight fear of being overwhelmed. My passion is bringing the attention back to essential meaning and creating strong connections between a brand and its audience – by appealing to emotions. My educational background includes a Specialized Master in Marketing and Communication from ESCP-EAP (European School of Management) in Paris, and a 4 year degree in Media Science and Communication from the University of Bergen, Norway. I worked in several design agencies in Paris before returning to my hometown Kristiansand to work for one of the largest ice cream manufacturers and brands in Norway; Hennig-Olsen. Here I have had the fortunate opportunity to participate in numerous changes and developments through the last 10 years, including projects within corporate strategy, product development, design, packaging, branding and communication.

Michael Nieuwesteeg MSc MEng (1959) is managing director of NVC Netherlands Packaging Centre. Michael is a trainer for the NVC Training and Education department on sustainable innovation in packaging and accessible design. Before joining the NVC (1997) Michael was business unit manager within a major medical corporation with worldwide responsibility for the development, manufacturing and sales of intracorporeal medical microsensors in cardiology, urology and neurology. He worked as a member of scientific staff in semiconductor research at a large consumer-electronics and healthcare multinational before that. After graduating in Chemistry (Utrecht University, with honours) and Chemical Engineering (Twente University) he was editor-in-chief of a monthly popular-scientific magazine in The Netherlands for two years (1984-85). Michael Nieuwesteeg is board member of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), secretary of the European Packaging Institutes Consortium (EPIC) and chairman of the Netherlands Packaging Standardisation Committee. As member of the Convenors Action Group (CAG) within ISO he was closely involved in the development of the new world standards on packaging and environment.

Nicolas BOUCHE, Packaging Director, DECATHLON Nicolas BOUCHE is Packaging Director for DECATHLON, the sporting goods producer and retailer. He leads the packaging process with a strong “dare for less & better” philosophy. Packaging should be optimized to decease prices and costs and it’s value for employees and customers should be increased. The packaging business unit supports 58 Passion Brands in their international development in 55 countries, providing them optimized and sustainable packaging solutions. Nicolas BOUCHE He also has a strong experience in the product development, design management, innovation management and research and development. In his previous experience in DECATHLON Research & Development team, he created the Affective Sciences Department. Physical activity should first and foremost be a pleasure. This R&D laboratory is dedicated to ease of use, sensation and emotion. It is aimed at better understanding, measuring and evaluating the sensations and emotions perceived by consumers and users to design pleasurable new sport experience. Nicolas BOUCHE has a Master’s degree in Engineering with a specialization in product design.

Niels Prinsen is a senior structural packing designer with over 18 year experience in packaging development at Philips. Currently working for different categories like Beauty, Personal Health Solutions, Pain, Sleep, Floor care and Coffee. He is an expert in end-2-end structural packaging design & development from technical design, production and mark introduction at retail and online.

Philippe Diercxsens is a Belgian citizen and holds a PhD degree in eco-toxicology of the Polytechnic School of Lausanne, Switzerland. He works since January 1999 as Packaging and Environment Manager at DANONE Beverages Division. He is chair of the Sustainability & Regulatory Affairs work group of EUROPEN, the European Organization for Packaging and the Environment as well as chair of the Sustainable Food Systems work group of FoodDrinkEurope (FDE).

Founder of Johnson & Johnson Packaging University, Prabhat Mishra is a passionate techno-commercial professional in the Plastics, Packaging, New Product Development & Sustainability arena. Prabhat is a Fellow of IOM3, Chartered Scientist, Master of Chemical Engineering, & Management. He is working in the Global R&D & Innovation function of Mondelez International, UK, rated amongst top ten of the world’s most innovative companies. He leads the Packaging Sustainability function globally and nurtures the evolution of the next generation core technology. He participates in the iconic industry events including various from Society of Plastics Engineers, India, TAPPI PLACE, USA (Chair & Session Builder), Sustainable PET’s, Brussels, & many others. Prabhat specializes in the unusual & the niche areas of his field. He derives speciality performance from a combination of commodity materials, transformational designs & harnessing the power of the contemporary processing & other upcoming surrogate technologies. He is known for meeting the formidable challenge of optimally balancing cost, value, & speed (the Holy Grail) to deliver truly sustainable NPD & outstanding consumer value propositions.

Quentin Westrelin has been working in contact to brands within the packaging industry for several years before joining Iggesund 2 years ago. Sharing information with brands about all the different parameters that are driving the selection of the right paperboard is now his scope of responsibility.

Rajesh Mishra is currently working as Head–Packaging Development, I&D, Abbott Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. based out of Mumbai. He has over 20 years of industrial experience and had worked in various Pharmaceutical companies across India. He has done Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemistry and Post Graduate Diploma in Packaging Technology from Indian Institute of Packaging, Mumbai. His area of expertise are ‘Pharma Packaging Innovations’, ‘Pharma Packaging Development’, ‘Packaging Optimisation’ and ‘Packaging Material Studies & Controls’. His current responsibilities include Packaging Material/Design Innovations & Packaging Development of new products for Abbott India and Global market. In his current role for the last 9 years in Abbott, he has more than 12 Patents both in India & International on various Pharmaceutical Packaging Innovations platforms.

Mr Robert van Otterdijk (57) is a food technologist, graduated in 1985 from the Wageningen Agricultural University in The Netherlands. He worked first in the dutch food industry in quality assurance and r&d, after which he joined the Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN in 1989, on projects on post-harvest technology and food technology in Ghana (West Africa) and Tonga (South Pacific). In 1995 he joined a SIDA (Sweden) funded field project in Zambia on production, processing and commercialisation of root & tuber crops. When this project was concluded, he returned to the private sector – spices industry, procurement, processing and export of paprika – as a quality assurance manager in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. In 2002 he joined the FAO again, this time as the agro-industry officer of the Regional Office for Africa, based in Accra – Ghana. In 2008 he moved to FAO Headquarters in Rome – Italy, and since this year he is based in FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia in Budapest – Hungary. His main responsibilities are agro-industrial development and the ‘Global Initiative on Food Loss and Waste Reduction’- Save Food. Mr Van Otterdijk speaks Dutch, English, French, German and a little Italian.

Staffan Sjöberg has been working on sustainability issues for Iggesund for the last 20 years. He has a background in journalism and corporate communication. He is driven by the ambition to make complicated issues clear and understandable - if it is possible.

After an early career as a sales engineer in Germany, he joined ArcelorMittal in 1998 holding positions as market development engineer, key-account manager and regional head of automotive sales before assuming his current position in October 2013. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Marketing from the Esidec-ICN business school in Metz, France.

Calm, focused and committed, with an innovative mind evaluating new possible packaging solutions. Working with Packaging optimization and development for the Nordic region for fresh dairy within the Arla group, Torkel has great knowledge of package conversion, materials, packing- and filling machines, and runs a tight partnership with sites and marketing departments as well as with suppliers, for a constant development and cost optimization.

Yvonne DeVerry is the Director of Packaging Design & Innovation for Altria Client Services, where she leads packaging development for the Altria Group’s operating companies. Her team is responsible for material and graphic solutions for primary and tertiary packaging for iconic brands including Marlboro, Parliament, Copenhagen, Skoal, and Black& Mild for the US market. Yvonne has over 25 years’ experience in printing management, design management, and people development, having held various positions in packaging and prepress companies prior to joining the Altria Group of Companies in 2002. She holds a BS degree in printing management from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MBA from Strayer University.