The Talking Giraffe -The Connected Packaging Podcast

Güneri Tugcu - Senior Partner Manager, Transparency at Amazon, Paul Jenkins - Founder and Managing Director at ThePackHub Innovation Zone, Lucas Gouvea Silva - Digital Transformation Sales Solutions Specialist at SIG Combibloc and Pippa Guerra - ex Global Marketing Senior Manager - Evian at Danone discuss Benefits, Reasons, and Future Potential of Connected Packaging.

Sriman Banerjee - Head of Packaging Development at Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Ryan Kiley - Director of Market Development at ePac Flexible Packaging, discuss Connected Solutions in Pharmaceutical Industry.

Ali is an experienced marketing professional that can handle product and service marketing with remarkable wisdom that stems from running on ground campaigns for diverse businesses. Since 2021 he has been driving Tetra Pak Connected Packaging Solutions, which is enabling marketing teams boost engagement and sales for the carton food and beverage industry.

Phil Archer joined GS1 - the standards body behind the barcode - in July 2017 to bring an in-depth knowledge of the Web to the world of supply chains for retail, healthcare and more. His role at GS1 is an application of work done previously at W3C, making product data more accessible and maximising its potential for brand owners, manufacturers, retailers and consumers. As well as work at GS1 and W3C, his career has encompassed online safety, broadcasting, teaching, linked data publishing, copy writing, and, perhaps incongruously, countryside conservation.

A results-driven and enthusiastic sales professional with over 9 years of experience as a sales manager in the paper industry. In-depth knowledge of paper and what the current market needs are, allow her to exceed customer expectations. In her current role, she’s passionate about VelaTM bags, a sustainable alternative to single-use plastic bags developed by Seaman Paper. Together with other sustainable packaging solutions, Sonia is helping fashion brands to reduce plastic in packaging to reach their sustainability goals. She enjoys supporting any initiatives to protect the environment and our planet.

Dr. Peter Nitschke is the Global Director for Community Partnerships at Plastic Bank, where he works with communities to transform plastic waste into value. His work includes leading the Community Partnership Program, which engages schools and faith communities in Brazil, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Haiti to reduce ocean plastic through recycling and behavioral change. Before joining Plastic Bank, Peter spent 20 years in the Philippines working in leadership positions for various NGOs and academic institutions. He later founded Plastic Bank's thriving branch in the country before returning to his native Germany in 2018. Peter has extensive experience in urban transformation, gained from living for eight years in an urban poor community in Manila. He immersed himself in the community's culture and language, mobilizing their capacity for transformation and upliftment.

The first session at the 3rd Global Connected Packaging Summit was held by Jenny Stanley, Founder and MD of Appetite Creative and reflects industry trends, statistics of a Connected Packaging Survey 2023, Appetite Creative's case studies and more!

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