FINAT details 2014 congress program

The congress will take place in hotel Le Méridien Beach Plaza in Monte Carlo, Monaco from June 5-7 and will carry the theme.

The program for the congress has been designed to feature more interactive content and dialogue amongst attendees.

During the congress, FINAT will offer attendees the opportunity to enter into dialogue with representatives of market suppliers from different backgrounds during two panel discussions: the future of applicator technology panel will address the underlying features of alternative applicator technologies, such as total applied cost, applicator speed, capital investment and sustainability, while the second discussion on the future of product decoration will bring together a panel of end-users of product decoration and identification technologies from across various markets including food and beverage, cosmetics, household products and toys.

Another section of the program will be dedicated to the evolution of innovations that will extend the role of packaging and labels beyond the shelf as the shopper journey continues his journey as a consumer. One example that will be highlighted is printed electronics.

FINAT president Kurt Walker said: ‘The 2014 edition marks the first step in the gradual transformation of the congress. We want to create more room for interaction and dialogue on high-level issues relevant to the future of the self-adhesive and adjacent product decoration and identification business.’

The full program is as follows:

June 6

09:00     Welcome by Kurt Walker, FINAT President

09.05     Introduction of the moderator: Marc Büttgenbach, Bizerba

09:15     Keynote speech: The Battle for Shelf Appeal - Rik Olthof, Brand Strategist at Cartils

10:00     Overview of the French label market - Dominique Durant-des Aulnois, UNFEA President

10:30     European Labelstock Statistics 2013, Trends and Outlook 2014 - Jules Lejeune, FINAT managing director

11:00     Coffee break and opportunity to visit the table-top exhibition

11:30     Panel discussion on decoration technologies, featuring Geert-Jan Kolkhuis Tanke of Avery Dennison, Joseph Mayer of Krones, Raul Matos of Karlville and Raffaelle Paci from Sidel.

13:00     Lunch break and opportunity to visit the table-top exhibition     

14:30     Brand owner panel on the future of product decoration, featuring panellists from the food, beverage, cosmetics and toys sectors

16.00     General Assembly

17.00     Award ceremonies

June 7

09.30     Innovation for labelling and packaging profit - Mike Ferrari, Ferrari Innovation Solutions

10.15     Printed electronics components linking the advanced manufacturing supply chain - Alan McClelland, the Centre for Process Innovation

11.00     Coffee break

11.30     The Sky and Beyond - Keynote closing address by Bertrand Piccard, aeronaut and explorer