Conference Program

Exploring timeless and powerful values for tomorrow’s design inspiration:

– Experimental handcraft: a luxury traditional style through technological developments and upcycling challenges

– Smart performance: A new aesthetic of performance through colour and the notion of universality.

• Sustainable packaging with high added value thanks to UV printing
•  3D prototypes with 10 million colors

Can plastics be totally or partially ignored in the short, medium or long term?  How will its role be reinvented within a more environmentally friendly packaging of the future?  What will be the impact on the life cycle of the material and the product?

China Key – Creative keys for a new China

 A new Chinese clientele is here, with new expectancies built on an unconditional love for our western brands but also on a growing love for their own culture. 

 What creative guidelines can we establish for brands that want to succeed in China? What product development, special operations and consumer experience rules can we set for this ever so desirable market? 

 The Chinese luxury market’s most renowned experts will talk you through these questions. 

They will cross their strategic and creative visions with that of brands that have this hands-on experience of the Chinese market and can testify to it.

Two renowned experts will share the latest facts & figures to grab a global view on trends in sustainability in the luxury sector. They will decipher consumers’ expectations, illustrated by case studies, but also what’s going on in terms of sustainability in the luxury packaging universe.

Presentation of the LUXE PACK in green Awards, presented by Laurence LEFEVRE, FORMES DE LUXE, with the following jury members:

Increasingly present in the luxury sector, blockchain makes it possible to secure information and create an inviolable passport for each product marketed. 

It thus offers a solution to brands to meet their commitment to transparency and traceability with unparalleled reliability. 

What are the current uses of blockchain in the various luxury sectors? What leverage can this technology represent for the eco-responsibility of packaging? 

What impact does it have on product packaging?

While brands and suppliers strive to make packaging more sustainable, it’s not always easy to communicate effectively. What are the legal rules in play? What are the expectations from brands and suppliers in the packaging industry and how can brands communicate to consumers in an appealing and honest manner? ?

Recycled resins appear to be a viable solution for the packaging of tomorrow. But how do you push them towards premium quality? By mastering the molding process, Roctool Beauty Solutions makes it possible to obtain surfaces of unequaled quality for next generation designs. Working alongside brands and packaging suppliers, Roctool technology eliminates any surface defects linked to processing.

Led by journalist Laurence Dorlhac, meet researchers and manufacturers from the CARATS network in order to discover new materials. Inspiring exchanges around the materials and processes of tomorrow on innovation, creation, the sublimation of materials and the challenges of tomorrow.

Workshop organized and presented by Régine CHARVET-PELLO, General Manager – RCP DESIGN GLOBAL and moderated by Laurence DORLHAC 

 With the participation of:   

With ALPHAJET, MGI Digital Technology innovates by offering the first Digital Print Factory 4.0 in the world of packaging. In B1 format, the AlphaJET integrate on line, aqueous inkjet printing, UV varnish and hot foil stamping using 100% digital technologies, on paper, cardboard and synthetic substrates, ranging from 135g / m2 to 2mm thick . Ideal for producing luxury packaging with very high added value (variable data, serialization, securing, etc.), the AlphaJET stands out for its deinkable and recyclable productions, both for its inks, UV varnishes and hot foil stamping. Its breakthrough technologies also make it possible to enter fully into the world of Smart packaging ….

The annual competition that rewards luxury packaging innovation.

Salle Prince Pierre (Hall Atrium)

Followed by a cocktail (Venue TBC) from 7.00pm to 8.30pm.

(by invitation only)

In a bid to develop ever-more sustainable packaging, brands are looking to reduce the number of materials that make up their packs by turning to mono-material solutions. Which packaging segments are most adapted to this approach, which have potential and how is the industry making the transition? Our panel of brands and suppliers highlight their mono-material developments, while addressing key issues including costs, carbon impact and consumer demand.

Without (real) synergy between the parties, the industry will not be able to meet the environmental challenge. This will have to go through a fairly drastic review of the balance of power (transparency, co-creation, co-investments, etc.) between the various players.

Round table moderated by Gérald Martines, Founder & President – In-Signes