Midlands Packaging Society (MPkgS)

School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University.

Pack to the Future Conference
Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on the Packaging Supply Chain
Wednesday 23 July 2025

The 13th Pack to the Future Conference will be held at the School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University.

The conference focuses on the theme ‘Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on the Packaging Supply Chain’ from  design, commercial, production, environmental and behavioural perspectives.

Please see below details about the programme which will start at 9.30am. The School of Design will be open from 8.45am with drinks and light refreshments.

Programme:*

08:45 Arrival and refreshments

09:30 Start
• Welcome and Introduction to the Conference - Liam Barbary, Midlands Packaging Society.
• The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Transforming Packaging - Tim Barbary (Keynote Speaker), Benchmark Consulting.
• Embracing the Future or Facing Extinction. AI and connected packaging, are you ready? - Stefan Casey, io.tt.

11:00 - 11:30 Refreshment Break

11:30
• The end of the line is coming – are you ready for the next generation of barcodes? - Camilla Young, GS1.
• How a best-in-class MRF is utilising AI and waste technology to transform how residential recycling is processed. Anthony Hornsby, Sherbourne Recycling.

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00
• The future of plastic packaging - Brian Lodge, British Plastics Federation.
• AI in Manufacturing - Bhavnita Patel, The Manufacturing Technology Centre.
• The Power of AI in Pack Design - Loughborough University
• Summary of session and the day - Liam Barbary, Midlands Packaging Society

16:00
• Refreshments and Design Building Tour - Nikki Clark, Loughborough University

16:30 Conference closes

*Timings during the day are subject to change

Location:
School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University. LE11 3TU. Car park 9 is situated close by.
There is a small parking charge of £4.00/day. Please see www.lboro.ac.uk/services/fm/services/traffic-parking/visitors/ for further details.
It may be easier to prebook the parking beforehand, please see this link prebook.apcoa.co.uk/
A map of the university can be downloaded here maps.lboro.ac.uk/

Recording of Conference:
The conference will be audio-recorded alongside the slide presentations and available for download at a later date.

IOM3 Members £85.00 and Non Members £100.00

To secure your place, please register here midlandspackagingsociety.org/portfolio/pack-to-the-future/

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