After Three Years,the ECMA Congress is Back

摘要

On 15 and 16 September,200 CEO's and senior leaders from the carton board and folding carton industry attended the ECMA 2022 Congress in Krakow,Poland-all participants commented on how good it was to be meeting again after COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the last two congresses.The strap line for the congress was'Sustainability Unboxed'with participants hearing from a range of presenters including Carrefour,Euromonitor,BPO Packaging Strategy & Innovation,EXPRA,CEPI and Suez Circpack,whilst the keynote speaker was the acclaimed TED presenter and UN Champion of the Earth; Leyla Acaraglu.Prime Minister Marek Belka gave a thought-provoking presentation regarding the geopolitical challenges facing Europe whilst Pavlo Klimkin,Ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine,spoke about the conflict in Ukraine and his presentation was concluded with ECMA presenting a cheque for €10,000 to a charitable foundation supporting Ukrainian refugees.