Press Invite: The packaging of the future at Scanpack 2024

Welcome to Scanpack, northern Europe’s largest packaging event, which takes place 22-25 October at the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre in Gothenburg. This year, Scanpack celebrates its 60th anniversary, which will be marked and celebrated in various ways.

When Scanpack opens its doors on 4 October, more than 400 exhibitors will be standing ready to welcome every visitor. Here, the industry's leading players, innovators, and experts come together to share the latest trends, technologies, and solutions that will shape the future of sustainable packaging.

This year's key focus areas are sustainability, innovation, packaging trends, and production efficiency. Focus areas on Scanpack’s stages in 2024 | Scanpack - English
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Highlights at Scanpack 2024:

Seminar items on three different stages with different focus:

• Packaging Plaza sustainability and packaging trends
• Scanpack Pioneers innovation and business development
• Matchmaking area strengthen networks and business opportunities, along with in-depth seminar sessions
  

Programme recommendations

• Why what you do matters: How packaging can move from problem to solution
  Speaker: Mark Shayler, Co Founder, Ape
  
  
• L'Oréal's Sustainable Approach for a Global Challenge
  Speaker: Beatrice Fahlkvist, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager/ Sustainability Lead, L’Oréal
  
  
• Single-use vs. multiple-use: which one is actually better for the environment?
  Speakers: Daniel Westlén, State Secretary to the Minister for Climate and the Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari, Fredrik Davidsson, President Fiber Foodservice EAO, Huhtamaki Michael Sturges leading LCA expert from RISE.
  
  
• From PPWR to Site Zero -how do they match up?
  Speaker: Mattias Philipsson, CEO, Svensk Plaståtervinning
  

• Solving packaging waste using AI
  Speaker: Fredrik Henningsson, Account Director, Bower
  
  
• Global Packaging Trends
  Speaker: Johannes Bergmair, General SecretaryWPO World Packaging Organisation

You´ll find the entire stage programme here >>

Scanpack in numbers

Exhibitors: 400
International exhibitors: 190
Participants: The fair is expected to host approximately 13,000 participants
Seminar items: 100

Press Accreditation

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There is no press centre at Scanpack, but our facility offers plenty of workspaces where you can work comfortably and undisturbed. We have free Wi-Fi throughout. Printers for journalists are located at the conference centre on level 2.

Location: Svenska Mässan, Gothenburg
Open hours: Tuesday 22 October 10 AM to 5 PM, Wednesday 23 October 09 AM to 5 PM, Thursday 24 October 09 AM to 5 PM, Friday 25 October 09 AM to 3 PM

For more information please contact:
Monika Ölund, Business Manager Scanpack
Phone: +46(0)31-708 80 82
E-mail: monika.olund@svenskamassan.se

About Scanpack
Scanpack is northern Europe’s largest and most important packaging event. New technology and exciting innovations are presented here. There is also an extensive variety of inspiring and skills-developing seminars.