Futurepack

UBC FuturePack Research Cluster Workshop

May 1, 2025, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

LOCATION: KAIS #2020 on the 2nd Floor of Fred Kaiser Building at 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4

About the Event

Join us at UBC for discussions and insights into the latest applied research around packaging innovation, hosted by the BioProducts Institute, the newly opened Dan On Food and Beverage Innovation Centre and the recently established UBC FuturePack Cluster. Opportunity to meet colleagues, exchange ideas and see these new start-of-the-art facilities. 

Agenda

  • 8:30 AM Check-in, Coffee & Mingle
  • 9:00 AM Welcome & Introduction to UBC FuturePack
    • Dr. Orlando Rojas
  • 9:20 AM Trends and Perspectives in Packaging
    • James Donaldson, CEO of BC Food and Beverage: BC perspective on Market Trends in BC
    • Maureen Cooper, Recycle BC Western Canada, Post consumer trends
    • Discussion Facilitator: Dr. Orlando Rojas
  • 10:10 AM Coffee Break
  • 10:20 AM Packaging Activities Across Canada (Online Speakers)
    • Nicole Detlor, Director, Conestoga Food Research & Innovation Lab: Unpacking the Challenges of Packaging innovation – Policy and more
    • Dr. Hongbo Li, NRC Senior Research Officer and Thrust Lead in Biomaterials:  NRC packaging developments and trends
    • Discussion Facilitator:   Feng Jiang
  • 11:10 AM Paperization of Packaging, Industry perspectives (hybrid)
    • Camille Venne & Julien Bley, Innofibre: Perspectives on Barriers, Films and Molded Pulp
    • Ana Filipa Xavier, Sr. Research Scientist at Suzano: Towards Sustainable Packaging  -  Innovation, Research and Challenges
    • Discussion Facilitator:  Dr. Vasileios Kontogiorgos
  • 12:00 PM Lunch
  • 12:30 PM Summarizing note and UBC Packaging Training Program
    • Dr. Anubhav Pratap-Singh
  • 1:00 PM Tour of the BioProducts Institute
  • 2: 05 PM Tour at Food and Beverage Prototype Facility
  • 3:00 PM Closing Notes
    • Dr. Anubhav Pratap-Singh  
    • Dr. Orlando Rojas

Registration

Due to limited capacity, priority will be given to researchers and stakeholders involved in the FuturePack Cluster. Attendance will be confirmed by April 28th. For any inquiries, please contact Dr. Abul Hossain at abul.hossain@ubc.ca.

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Bioproducts Institute

2385 East Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
E-mail contact.bpi@ubc.ca

UBC receives support for managing its research enterprise from the federal Research Support Fund.

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