Pack to the Future Conference, 23 July 2025, L’boro University

Pack to the Future Conference
Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on the Packaging Supply Chain
Wednesday 23 July 2025

Loughborough University

The 13th Pack to the Future Conference will be held at the School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University.

The conference focuses on the theme ‘Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on the Packaging Supply Chain’ from  design, commercial, production, environmental and behavioural perspectives.

Doors open at 8.45am with drinks and light refreshments.

The conference will start at 9.30am

Presentations include:

• Stefan Casey, io.tt – Embracing the Future or Facing Extinction. AI and connected packaging, are you ready?
• Camilla Young, GS1 – The end of the line is coming – are you ready for the next generation of barcodes?
• Anthony Hornsby, Sherbourne Recycling – How a best-in-class MRF is utilising AI and waste technology to transform how recycling is processed.
• Brian Lodge, British Plastics Federation – The future of plastic packaging.
• Bhavnita Patel, The Manufacturing Technology Centre – AI in Manufacturing.
• Professor Georgina Cosma and Dr Nikki Clarke, Loughborough University  – AI: The Future – Research and Innovation at Loughborough University.
• and a keynote presentation by Tim Barbary, Benchmark Consulting – The Role of Artifical Intelligence in Transforming Packaging.

Lunch and refreshments provided throughout the day

The conference closes at 4.30pm.

Location:
School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University. LE11 3TU.  Car parking is available in car park 9, which is situated close by. There is a small parking charge of £4.00/day. Please see https://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/fm/services/traffic-parking/visitors/ for further details.
A map of the university can be downloaded here https://maps.lboro.ac.uk/

Registration fee – IOM3 Members £85.00 and Non Members £100.00

To secure your place, please select from Member or Non Member registration options below.