Discovery Zone

The Discovery Zone is an exciting area that will host a true vision of the future – with start-ups, new materials and products and a view of new technologies shaping the sector such as AI and smart packaging.

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Discovery Zone exhibitors 2026

AlterEco 450x300
ARY 450x300
Avantade 450x300
Branders 450x300
Green4Earth 450x300
Meadow 450x300
Microrelleus 450x300
Raiku 450x300
Pierreplume 450x300
Qpearl 450x300
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Speakers at the Discovery Zone

Gordy

Gordy Pleyers

Professor of neuromarketing at the University of Louvain, PhD in cognitive sciences, and Coordinator of the Scientific Organisation

Mind Insights

Paris Packaging Week | Teresa Vargas Matos, Co Founder & Head of Strategy, Matters To You Studio

Teresa Vargas Matos

Co Founder & Head of Strategy

Matters To You Studio

Giammarco Paronitti

CEO

Alter Eco Pulp

Allard Lith

entrepreneur and co-owner

Stone Paper Europe

Raul Garcia

General Manager

Microrelleus

Aurélie Fhal

CEO

Green 4 Earth

Servet Karadeniz

Chief Executive Officer and co-founder

Ciyano

Lukas Metaschk

Head of Material Science

Neopac Group

Sakari Saarela

Partner

UB FIGG

Claire Trescartes

PDG & direction RSE

Segede

Rémi Chapelon

Packaging Development Director

SHISEIDO INTERNATIONAL

Thomas Koob

Packaging Innovation & Sustainability Leader

SHISEIDO INTERNATIONAL

Perrine Bonnet Poujet

Global Industrial Packaging Strategic Leader

GIVAUDAN INTERNATIONAL SA

Marina Defour

Packaging consultant manager

PACK AVENIR

Eleonora Camisa

SALES MANAGER

BRANDERS SRL

Ippazio Dionisi

SOFTWARE ARCHITECT & INNOVATION EXPERT

Branders

Melanie von Escher

Co-Founder and CEO

Avantade

Laleh Maleki

Business Development Manager

Avantium Renewable Polymers

Danielle Goad

Director EMEA

Specright

Tamsin Collin

Head of Global Supply Chain Strategy

Unilever Prestige

Lluís Montull Casas

co-founder & CEO

Natulim

Victoria Marletta

VP Commercial Personal and Home Care

Ball Corporation

Victor Ljungberg

CEO & Co-Founder

Meadow

Jaroslaw Jelinek (Jarek)

Vice President, Product Management

Vioneo

Rahul Bose

Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer

Neural Hinge

Matthew Wright

the founder & executive chairman

Specright

Per Sandwall

CEO

Reused Remade

Éric Heurtier

expert en solutions NFC

ARY

Antony Villeger

CEO

AMM Trading

Hugo Adams

CEO

Kelpi

Maarten Tak

CEO & Founder

Rotion

Olga Kachook

SPC Director,

GreenBlue

Ivan Calimani

CEO and Founder

Krill Design

Mickael Clutier

Directeur des ventes

Dassault Systèmes

Marie-Astrid Gossé 

Marketing Director

Verallia

Marie-Laure Susset

Marketing Director

O-I Glass

Michael Delle Selve (Moderator)  

Head of Marketing and Communication

FEVE

Clara Hardy

Founder and CEO

SERICYNE

Hugo Adams

CEO

Kelpi

Vincent Bernard

Directeur

Darmon Etiquettes

Alessandro Porta

the European Sales Liaison

(ecourage)

Fredric Petit

Partner, Co-Head of Materials & Packaging

Emerald

Khéyane PIERRON  

Business Developer

PIGM’Azur

Severin Andrei

Founder & CEO

CAHM Europe

Juliette Leclaire

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Discovery Zone pitch stage agenda

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A smart and mess-free refill solution
09:45 - 10:00
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Alessandro Porta

the European Sales Liaison at (ecourage)

From Concept to Shelf: How Natulim, Meadow, and Ball brought MEADOW KAPSUL™ Technology to Life
10:00 - 10:40
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Lluís Montull Casas

co-founder & CEO at Natulim

Victor Ljungberg

CEO & Co-Founder at Meadow

Victoria Marletta

VP Commercial Personal and Home Care at Ball Corporation

When Innovation Is Invisible: The Next Leap in Beauty
10:45 - 11:00
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Rahul Bose

Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Neural Hinge

Fiber Molding: The Sustainable Alternative to Plastic
11:00 - 11:15
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Giammarco Paronitti

CEO at Alter Eco Pulp

PPWR, carbon footprint and recycling: Zamak, an iconic material in luxury perfumery
11:30 - 12:15
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Claire Trescartes

PDG & direction RSE at Segede

NFC solutions to enhance the customer experience
12:15 - 12:30
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Éric Heurtier

expert en solutions NFC at ARY

Luxury that lasts
12:30 - 12:45
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Allard Lith

entrepreneur and co-owner at Stone Paper Europe

Engineering Proteins to Disappear: Designing Water-Activated Cosmetic Packaging
13:00 - 13:15
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Severin Andrei

Founder & CEO at CAHM Europe

Packaging specifications: a strategic lever to ensure compliance and reduce costs
13:15 - 13:45
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Marina Defour

Packaging consultant manager at PACK AVENIR

Perrine Bonnet Poujet

Global Industrial Packaging Strategic Leader at GIVAUDAN INTERNATIONAL SA

Thomas Koob

Packaging Innovation & Sustainability Leader at SHISEIDO INTERNATIONAL

Emerald Technology Ventures & The Packaging Collective, Accelerating Change Now
13:45 - 14:00
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Fredric Petit

Partner, Co-Head of Materials & Packaging at Emerald

Backing the Shift : How Investors and Innovation Scale Bio-Based Packaging
14:15 - 14:45
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Sakari Saarela

Partner at UB FIGG

Pierreplume, Recycled Textile Materials
14:45 - 15:00
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Amandine Langlois and Jérémie Triaire

Pierreplume

Branders - More than just packaging 
15:00 - 15:15
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Eleonora Camisa

SALES MANAGER at BRANDERS SRL

Ippazio Dionisi

SOFTWARE ARCHITECT & INNOVATION EXPERT at Branders

Avantade: The Next-Gen Packaging Platform
15:15 - 15:30
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Melanie von Escher

Co-Founder and CEO at Avantade

Microauthenfy®, integrated anti-counterfeiting that elevates design
15:30 - 15:45
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Raul Garcia

General Manager at Microrelleus

From Ambition to Action: How Data-Driven Specification Management Powers Sustainable Packaging at Scale
16:00 - 16:45
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Matthew Wright

the founder & executive chairman at Specright

Tamsin Collin

Head of Global Supply Chain Strategy at Unilever Prestige

Natural Pigment Solutions for Packaging, Inspired by Mayan Know-How
16:45 - 17:00
 - Discovery Zone stage 2026
Khéyane PIERRON  

Business Developer at PIGM’Azur

09:30

09:45

10:00

10:15

10:30

10:45

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11:15

11:30

11:45

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13:45

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14:45

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15:15

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15:45

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Contact us

Jennifer Burley

Jennifer Burley

Co-Event Director

jennifer.burley@easyfairs.com
+44 (0)20 3196 4433

Edwige Ferrao

Edwige Ferrao

Head of Sales

edwige.ferrao@easyfairs.com
+44 (0)20 3196 4435

Andrea Gervasi

Senior Sales Manager

andrea.gervasi@easyfairs.com
+44 (0)20 3196 4288