Nothing seems to be the same in 2020, but we can guarantee that one yearly highlight will be unforgettable: Afera’s 1st Online Annual Conference!
Leaders and experts from all segments of the industry value chain will learn, discuss and meet in an online environment. As always, the programme will be packed with inspiration and information.
This year’s programme is centered around the key industry topic of sustainability and circularity. The organising committee prepares a dynamic programme with the response from senior management and sustainability experts from a large number of Afera members on the dedicated Survey earlier this year. It enables us to develop a programme that covers all angles of the complex topic of industry sustainability in close collaboration with the WG-sustainability.
All Afera members will have exclusive access to the online conference programme, divided in 6 bi-weekly, 90-minute sessions, starting on Thursday 15 October 2020.
[ Provisional programme, subject to change – speaker names to be announced soon ] – ALL TIMES ARE ‘CENTRAL EUROPEAN’
Thursday 15 October 2020
14:00 CEST – 15:30 CEST – SUSTAINABILITY CONTEXT AND REGULATIONS Registration link
Keynote from Politics/ Regulatory body – ‘Setting the Scene”
Q&A, Debate about key elements from opening presentation
Keynote : Scoping the challenge – Defining our ‘Span of Influence’ – Making it actionable
Priorities & Updates from Regulatory perspective
Q&A, Debate about key elements from ‘scene’, ‘scope’ & ‘regulation’ presentations
Wrapping up Block 1 of the conference and looking forward
Thursday 29 October 2020
14:00 CET – 15:30 CET – MATERIALS, TECHNOLOGIES, PRODUCTS Registration link
Materials – various real-life cases of sustainable materials from the industry
Debate with manufacturers and panellist about technical dilemmas and opportunities plus future ambitions
Sustainable Product Development cases or Recycling cases (TBD)
Keynote : Scoping the challenge – Defining our ‘Span of Influence’ – Making it actionable
Priorities & Updates from Regulatory perspective
Q&A, Debate about key elements from ‘scene’, ‘scope’ & ‘regulation’ presentations
Wrapping up Block 2 of the conference and looking forward
Thursday 12 November 2020
14:00 CET – 15:30 CET – SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY Registration link
Keynote: Trends, challenges and solutions in Supply chain sustainability
Matching trends with the tape industry
Poll (priorities, barriers)
Case Study: Supply Chain Sustainability
Q&A, Debate about Supply Chain perspectives
Thursday 26 November 2020
14:00 CET – 15:30 CET – MEASUREMENT METHODS AND CHALLENGES Registration link
PROGRAMME UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Thursday 12 December 2020
14:00 CET – 15:30 CET – THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGE Registration link
The human factor in sustainability
Organization Culture
Organization structure
Involving the full – external – company ecosystem
Marketing and communications
The art of Steering: “To KPI of not to KPI”
Thursday 14 January 2021
14:00 CET – 15:30 CET – THE BUSINESS CASE OF SUSTAINABILITY Registration link
Keynote: success factors for a future proof business model of sustainability
Business Case: The power of joined forces in the value chain to achieve sustainability goals
Debate : Setting the agenda and defining actions for future sustainably successes
Wrapping up the 48 hour sessions, looking forward to the online mini-summits
Nothing seems to be the same in 2020, but we can guarantee that one yearly highlight will be unforgettable: Afera’s 1st Online Annual Conference!