8:30 Welcome coffee ☕️
09:00 – 10:20 MPE Board and WG meetings
10:00 – 10:30

AGM Registration Open

  • MPE Members 
10:30 – 11:20 AGM General Assembly (for voting members only)
11:20 – 13:00 AGM Open Session (including National Association members)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

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

  • Krassimira Kazashka, MPE CEO
  • Paulo Sousa, MPE President
14:05 – 15:00

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
16:00 – 16:30 Cocktails and Coffee 🍹☕️
16:30 – 17:20

Industry Sesion and Panel Discussion:
Competitiveness and the future of Europe’s family business

  • Pierre Gachot, Desjardin
  • Miguel Meca, Auxiliar Conservera S.A.
17:20 – 18:20

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

    • Mandy Glew, Ball Corporation
    • Paulo Sousa, Colep Packaging
    • Michael Mapes, Trivium Packaging
19:30 – 24:00 Gala Dinner (Dress code: Semi-formal/Business casual) 💃🥂

MPE Conference

METALmorphosis & Competitiveness

11 June 2026 (Day 1)

🎤 Moderator: Marianna Evenstein
Time Topic

 

08:30 Welcome Coffee ☕️
09:00 – 10:00 Innovation Showcase 💡 (new technology, product, service)
10:00 – 11:15

Supplier Session and Panel Discussion

  • Thomas Kampen, NOVELIS
  • Clarissa Odewald, Rasselstein
11:15 – 11:45 Coffee and Mocktails ☕️🍹
11:45 – 13:15

Customer Session and Panel Discussion

  • Geza Nagy, Nestle

  • Dr. Ramon Kreutzer,  Beiersdorf

  • Ivan Tučník, Asahi
  • Laura Schacht, Suntory
  • Robert-Jan ter Morsche, Ardagh Group (moderator)
    13:15 – 13:30

    Closing remarks

    • Krassimira Kazashka, MPE CEO
    13:30 Lunch
    14:00 Event Closed

    MPE Conference

    METALmorphosis & Competitiveness

    12 June 2026 (Day 2)
    Time Topic