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Future of BioPackaging

October 28 and 29, 2025

Future of BioPackaging: Sustainable. Innovative. Economical.

On October 28 and 29 the versatile international online event Future of BioPackaging (FoB:Pack) will take place, focusing entirely on the topic of bioplastics. The spotlight will be on the areas that matter most to you: economic perspectives, innovative developments, and practical insights.

You can look forward to:

  • Inspiring keynotes from industry experts
  • Interactive panels offering space for exchange and discussion
  • Diverse opportunities for networking with customers, suppliers, business partners, and other key stakeholders

Whether as a participant or speaker – you will be able to actively shape the FoB:Pack, set important impulses, and network.

Biobased
Economy
Innovation
Practical
Applications

Woodly Interview: Wood-Based Plastics: The Path to CO₂-Neutral Packaging

In this exclusive pre-event interview, our Platinum Sponsor Woodly shares insights on how wood-based plastics can cut fossil fuel dependency and significantly lower carbon emissions—all without sacrificing performance or design. We discuss real-world applications, their technology’s role in extending the shelf life of fresh food, and explore the steps required to successfully scale bioplastics across the entire value chain.

Would You Like to Contribute Your Perspective?

We are looking for experts from businesses, start-ups, and areas of practical application who would like to share their experiences, ideas, or projects regarding biobased packaging with several hundred interested stakeholders. Take an active part in shaping the program with your case studies, market insights, or innovative solutions!

Become a Speaker

Stay Up to Date

This page is regularly updated with current information about the planning and organization of the event.

Here, you will find out:

  • The date of the online event
  • Which keynote speakers await you
  • Which program items are planned
  • On which platform the event will take place

If you have any further questions, please contact us!

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Register now to take part in the Future of BioPackaging event

You can now register for the Future of BioPlastics online event on October 28 and 29, 2025. Participation is free of charge!

To take part in the event, please click on the Register now button. You will be forwarded directly to the event platform. There you can simply log in and create your personal profile. You can only take part in the networking offer with a registered profile.

Start making appointments now for personal discussions with other participants! Take advantage of early access and secure your individual appointments today!

If you have any questions about registration, please feel free to contact us at any time.

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Why You Should Participate

Bio-based building materials are one of the most promising solutions in the transition to a sustainable economy. As part of the bio-based economy, it combines innovative materials, climate-friendly manufacturing processes, and a wide range of applications.

FoB:Build delivers strategic perspectives, economic value, and innovation impulses for your company.

These benefits await you:

  1. Targeted networking with business potential
    Connect with customers, partners, and suppliers – for strategic collaborations and new business ideas.
  2. Strategic impulses from industry leaders
    Leverage the expertise of leading minds from business and science for your strategic development.
  3. Global insights, locally applicable
    Gain access to international best practices – and apply relevant approaches directly to your markets.
  4. Visibility in a growth industry
    Position your company as a pioneer in the future market of bioplastics – whether as a participant, speaker, or sponsor.
  5. Exchange at decision-maker level
    Discuss current challenges with industry peers – and gain concrete solutions for your business.
  6. Online: flexible & efficient
    Participate from anywhere – without travel, with full content relevance and international access.
  7. Free of charge & individually tailored
    Benefit from high-quality content and contacts – completely free of charge and with the freedom to choose the agenda items most relevant to you.

Components of the Event

Keynotes

Be inspired by leading voices from business, innovation, and practical application areas – with impulses on trends, markets, and future-oriented solutions for bio-based building materials.

Panels

Experience exciting discussions with experts from various fields – and contribute your own questions and perspectives to the dialog.

Networking

Meet experts, companies, start-ups, and investors who are actively shaping the change towards sustainable packaging – several hundred participants are expected!

Who Should Take Part?

This event is aimed at anyone who wants to play an active role in shaping the future of bio-based building materials – internationally, interdisciplinarily, and practically. It is aimed at founders, innovation and sustainability managers, business developers, investors, and decision-makers from the economy, academia, and politics.

Whether from start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, large companies, research or political institutions – this event brings together key players from the sector of bio-based building materials and promotes the exchange of ideas on innovative materials, markets, and sustainable solutions.

Start-ups

Would you like to take your business idea further and find the right partners? As a young, innovative company, you will meet investors who are specifically looking for future-oriented solutions in an inspiring environment. You will also meet established companies that share their experience and provide valuable market insights. Exchange ideas, make lasting contacts, and become part of a fast-growing innovation network.

SMEs

Gain valuable insights into current developments in the market of bio-based building materials  and get actively involved in the industry. The event offers SMEs the opportunity to network in a targeted manner, establish new business contacts, and gather ideas for future projects.

Large Companies

Would you like to identify innovations at an early stage and better assess market movements? Meet future-oriented start-ups and experts from the industry who offer new approaches for your innovation strategy. Take advantage of this environment to gain early access to innovative solutions and develop new growth opportunities for your company.

Investors

Discover new investment opportunities in a dynamic and future-oriented market environment. Here, you will meet start-ups with a clear vision, innovative solutions, and the will to actively shape the future of bio-based building materials. At the same time, you will gain in-depth insights into current market trends, new technologies, and relevant developments in the field of bio-based building materials.

Researchers

Experience as a scientist how innovative approaches regarding bio-based building materials are put into practice. The event offers insights into market movements and material development. It opens up new perspectives on the future of sustainable building materials – and creates space for exchange with stakeholders from different areas.

Politicians

As a decision-maker, gain insights into current developments and market dynamics in the field of bio-based building materials and network with players who are driving the transition to a sustainable building industry. Join the discussion and provide impetus for a sustainable building policy.

Agenda

Tuesday, October 28

09:00 a.m.
–
10:00 a.m.

  • Keynotes: Framework Conditions
  • Oliver Kutsch (Ceresana)
    Biopackaging Market Dynamics
  • Jan Harm Urbanus (TNO)
    AI to design new packaging materials
  • Tine Žlebnik (ECHO Instruments)
    Biodegradation measurements of different material using Automatic respirometers – Case studies and insights.
  • Aline Rotzetter (Emerald Technology Ventures)
    The Role of Open Innovation and Venture Capital to Drive Sustainability in Packaging

10:00 a.m.
–
10:30 a.m.

  • Panel
  • (30 Min.)

10:30 a.m.
–
11:00 a.m.

  • Networking-Opportunity
  • (30 Min.)

30 min

BREAK

11:30 p.m.
–
12:30 p.m.

  • Keynotes: Alternative Packaging
  • Jonathan Edmunds (Woodly Oy)
    Plastics are here to stay. But fossil plastics can’t be.
  • Corina Reichert (Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen)
    PLA-fiber composite packaging for fresh produce
  • Angela Ivanova (LAMON LLC)
    The Bioeconomy Buyer’s Guide: What CMOs, Ops and CFOs Need to See Before They Switch

12:30 p.m.
–
1:00 p.m.

  • Panel
  • (30 Min.)

1:00 p.m.
–
1:30 p.m.

  • Networking-Opportunity
  • (30 Min.)

Wednesday, October 29

1:00 p.m.
–
2:00 p.m.

  • Keynotes: Application and Products
  • Stephan Kabasci (Fraunhofer UMSICHT)
    Circular Economy approaches and strategies – Their importance for the Bioeconomy
  • Rosa González Leyba (AIMPLAS)
    From beer to packaging materials. Biosuppack Project
  • Maelenn Ravard van Hees (TotalEnergies Corbion)
    Rethinking material impact with Luminy® PLA and Luminy® rPLA Life Cycle Assessment
  • Martin Hirschfeld (ESTER Biotech GmbH)
    Enzymatic Upcycling as a Key Driver for the Plastics Circular Economy

2:00 p.m.
–
2:30 p.m.

  • Panel
  • (30 Min.)

2:30 p.m.
–
3:00 p.m.

  • Networking-Opportunity
  • (30 Min.)

Position your brand as an event sponsor!

As a sponsor, you send a clear signal for responsibility, innovative strength, and cooperation. Present your company in an international environment – where new ideas meet entrepreneurial practice.

Take the opportunity to draw attention to yourself, enter into dialog with relevant players from business and practice and become part of a growing global network!

Our network strength

We send 1-2 targeted email campaigns to our contacts and 30 LinkedIn posts to: 

over 25,000 LinkedIn contacts and over 60,000 corporate contacts.

In addition, our website receives over 30,000 visits per month, and over 190 participants registered for the “Future of the Bioeconomy” event.

Become a Sponsor

Brochure Sponsor BioPackaging

Become a Partner of the Future of BioPackaging Event

Do you represent an association, a network, a research institution, or a non-profit organization related to biopackaging?

As a partner, you increase the visibility of your organization in an international, interdisciplinary environment. Meet experts from science, business, politics, civil society, and associations – and position yourself where the exchange on bioeconomic innovations, solutions, and perspectives takes place

Your benefits as a partner:

  • Logo and link on our event website
  • Visibility in our newsletter and on social media
  • Mention in our event documents
  • Partnership badge for your website & channels

What we would like from you:

  • Placement of our logo with link on your website
  • Promotion of the event via your channels (e.g. newsletter, social media)
  • If possible: the inclusion of our event in your event calendar

Together, we create visibility for bio-based packaging and connect relevant stakeholders.

Become a Partner

Brochure Partner BioPackaging

Become a Media Partner of the Future of BioPackaging Event

Do you run a specialist medium, a platform, or an editorial format with a focus on biobased packaging?

As a media partner, you benefit from visibility in the environment of leading specialist players from science, businesses, and associations – and gain access to a targeted, topic-specific community.

Your benefits as a media partner:

  • Logo and link on the event website in the “media partners” section
  • Mention in our newsletter and on social media
  • Visibility of your medium on relevant event materials and landing pages
  • On request: editorial content or contact persons from our network

What we would like in return:

  • Publication of an event notice or editorial article in your medium
  • Inclusion of the event in your event calendar (if available)
  • Linking to the event page via your channels

Interested in a media partnership with targeted specialist reach?

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