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Your design destination at Paris Packaging Week
The Pentawards Festival returns on 5–6 February 2026 at Paris Packaging Week, and it’s set to be bigger and bolder than ever.
This free-to-attend celebration of creativity unites the global packaging design community with inspiring talks, unmissable content, and unique opportunities to connect, collaborate, and shape the industry’s future. It’s not to be missed.
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The latest insights in packaging design
Join us at the Pentawards Festival for engaging talks from industry leaders on how design can shape a more meaningful future. Watch this space for the 2026 speakers.
Last Year’s speakers included:
Get ready to connect without limits! 🎧
Our Talks stages will feature live translation powered by Interprefy, offering real-time English and French interpretation so you can follow every idea, insight, and discussion in your preferred language. Engage fully, share freely, and be part of every moment. Don’t forget to bring your headphones!
Pentawards Festival stage agenda
Browse our agenda below and click on a session to find out more.
Simultaneous translations of the sessions will be available via your smartphone. Please bring your headphones!
10:40 - 11:10
Global Design Director at Diageo
11:10 - 11:40
Head of Design South America at Nestlé
Global Head of Design at Nestlé
12:10 - 12:40
Global Brand Identity Director at Carrefour
12:40 - 13:10
Global Design Director at Haleon
14:00 - 14:40
Co-Founder and Director at Pantel
Global Head of Design Management Packaging and Print at KURZ
Managing Partner at Extreme
Product, Packaging and Retail Designer at VILLEGER
14:40 - 15:10
VP Design Europe at PepsiCo at PepsiCo
15:30 - 17:30
Visual Artist at Studio Craig Black
10:15
10:30
10:45
11:00
11:15
11:30
11:45
12:00
12:15
12:30
12:45
13:00
13:15
13:30
13:45
14:00
14:15
14:30
14:45
15:00
15:15
15:30
15:45
16:00
16:15
16:30
16:45
17:00
17:15
17:30
10:40 - 11:10
Founder & Principal at Experimenta
Senior Design Director at Coca-Cola
11:10 - 11:50
Senior Brand Design Manager at Colgate-Palmolive
12:10 - 12:40
Marketing and Innovation Leader at Diageo
12:40 - 13:10
Marketing Manager at Pentawards
Senior Project Manager at Pentawards
14:00 - 14:40
Co-Founder at Vault49
Creative Director at WeWantMore
Partner Europe, Vice-President epda at Touch
14:40 - 15:10
Global Accessibility Centre of Excellence Lead at Unilever & Paralympian
10:15
10:30
10:45
11:00
11:15
11:30
11:45
12:00
12:15
12:30
12:45
13:00
13:15
13:30
13:45
14:00
14:15
14:30
14:45
15:00
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The home of design inspiration at Paris Packaging Week
At Paris Packaging Week, the Pentawards Festival will showcase a gallery of 100 of the best packaging designs from around the globe. Fresh from the 2025 Pentawards competition, get ready to be inspired by these award-winning designs.
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