8:30 Welcome coffee ☕️
09:00 – 10:20 MPE Board and WG meetings
10:00 – 10:30 Registration AGM & coffee
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 Coffee Break ☕️
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. (TBC)
17:20 – 18:20

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

    • Mandy Glew, Ball
    • Paulo Sousa, Colep
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 Break ☕️
11:45 – 13:15

Customer Session and Panel Discussion

  • Geza Nagy, Nestle

  • Dr. Ramon Kreutzer,  Beiersdorf

  • Ivan Tučník, Asahi
  • 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