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

  • 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, TBC)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break ☕️
16:30 – 17:30

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

  • Miguel Meca, Auxiliar Conservera S.A.
  • Francesco Amati, Gruppo ASA

  • Kristoffer Asklöv, Emballator

  • Marc Staehle, Staehle
  • Pierre Gachot, Desjardin
17:30 – 18:30

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

    • Michael Mapes, Trivium Packaging
    • Mandy Glew, Ball Corporation
    • Seàn Cairns, Sonoco
    • Paulo Sousa, Colep Packaging
18:30

Day one closed
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 – 09:30 Digital printing – disruptive innovation or a game changer for metal packaging?
09:30 – 10:45

Supplier Session and Panel Discussion:
Advancing competitiveness through supplier excellence

  • Elisabetta Tavelli, Metlac
    Thin layer, high performance: how coatings contribute to competitive and sustainable metal packaging
  • Thomas Kampen, NOVELIS
  • Clarissa Odewald, Rasselstein
    “Material matters” – how Tinplate Packaging connects competitiveness, sustainability and innovation
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break ☕️
11:15 – 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
    14:00 Event closed

    MPE Conference

    METALmorphosis & Competitiveness

    12 June 2026 (Day 2)
    Time Topic