8:30

Welcome coffee ☕️

  • Kindly sponsored by Steelforce Packaging
09:00 – 10:20 MPE Board and WG meetings
10:00 – 10:40

Registration AGM & Coffee
    10:40 – 11:20 AGM General Assembly (for voting members only)
    11:30 – 13:00 AGM Open Session (including National Association members)
    13:00 – 14:00

    Lunch

    • Kindly sponsored by Soudronic

    Internal meetings

    11 June 2026 (Day 1) 

    Time

    		 Topic
    13:00

    Registration Open

    • External participants and speakers
    14:00

    Conference Opening and Welcome by MPE President

    • Paulo Sousa, MPE President
    14:05 – 14:55

    Market Outlook Presentations:
    Steel & Aluminium industry outlook: market dynamics, trends, and strategic insights

    • Davide Padovani, Steelforce Packaging
    • Ross Strachan, CRU Group
    15:00 – 16:00

    Policy Session and Panel Discussion:
    EU Competitiveness: Navigating EU policy & global reality

    • Brando Benifei, MEP (S&D, Italy)
    • Ulrich Adam, Orgalim
    • Stella Tsani, University of Athens
    • Enrique Arrieta, Policy Officer, DG Trade (European Commission)
    • Krassimira Kazashka, MPE CEO
    16:00 – 16:30

    Coffee break ☕️

    • Kindly sponsored by Steelforce Packaging
    16:30 – 17:30

    Industry Session and Panel Discussion:
    Competitiveness and the f    uture of Europe’s family business

    • Miguel Meca, Auxiliar Conservera S.A.
    • Francesco Amati, Gruppo ASA
    • Kristoffer Asklöv, Emballator
    • Marc Staehle, Staehle
    17:30 – 18:30

    Industry Sesion and Panel Discussion:
    The CEO perspective: Competitiveness, EU policy and global race for leadership     

    • Mandy Glew
      President, Beverage Packaging EMEA and Asia, Ball Corporation
    • Paulo Sousa,
      CEO, Colep Packaging
    • Seàn Cairns

      President, Consumer Packaging, EMEA/APAC, Sonoco

    • Michael Mapes
      CEO, Trivium Packaging
    18:30 Day one closed
    19:30 – 24:00

    Gala dinner 💃🥂

    • Kindly sponsored by Sidermec Group
    • Dress code: Semi formal / Business casual

    MPE Conference

    METALmorphosis & Competitiveness

    11 June 2026 (Day 1)

    🎤 Moderator: Marianna Evenstein
    Time Topic

     

    08:30

    Welcome coffee ☕️

    • Kindly sponsored by Steelforce Packaging
    09:00 – 09:45

    Innovation showcase 💡

    • Mark Smyth, MS Can Solutions
      Metal packaging innovations: evolution or revolution
    • Luiz Siqueira
      Digital printing solutions
    • Alain Cagnard, Eastman
    09:45 – 11:00

    Supplier Session and Panel Discussion:
    Advancing competitiveness through supplier excellence

    • Clarissa Odewald, Rasselstein
      “Material matters” – how Tinplate Packaging connects competitiveness, sustainability and innovation
    • Thomas Kampen, NOVELIS
      Ready Today: Breaking the Last Barrier to True Can Circularity
    • Elisabetta Tavelli, Metlac
      Thin layer, high performance: how coatings contribute to competitive and sustainable metal packaging
    11:00 – 11:30

    Coffee break ☕️

    • Kindly sponsored by Steelforce Packaging
    11:30 – 13:00

    Customer Session and Panel Discussion:
    The future of competitive packaging: a brand perspective

    • Geza Nagy, Nestle
    • Silke Lindstaedt, Beiersdorf
    • Ivan Tučník, Asahi
    • Arnaud Warusfel, Bonduelle
    • Robert-Jan ter Morsche, Ardagh Group (moderator)
      13:00 – 13:15

      Closing remarks

      • Krassimira Kazashka, MPE CEO
      13:15

      Lunch

      • Kindly sponsored by Soudronic
      14:00 Event closed

      MPE Conference

      METALmorphosis & Competitiveness

      12 June 2026 (Day 2)
      Time Topic