The talks programme and speakers of the 2nd Packaging Hub Conference, held as part of SYSKEVASIA 2026, 6 - 9 November 2026.
Four days of talks and panels with industry leaders, associations, universities and technology companies: legislation, sustainability, artificial intelligence, automation, 3D printing, exports and branding.
Choose a day to see its sessions and speakers.
PATRAS SCIENCE PARK
Vasileios Georgopoulos
Head of Research and Development, Patras Science Park
ΣΒΠΕ
Panagiota Drillia
ΣΒΠΕ (Hellenic Plastics Industry Association)
VORTEX
Apostolos Parsalis
Business Development Manager, Vortex Software
HPPA
V. Exarchos
President of HPPA, Cluster Managing Director, Dunapack Packaging
17:00–17:15 Talk: «UNBOX THE FUTURE: The next day of Corrugated Paper Packaging»
Eleni Despotou
Director General, FEFCO
17:15–17:30 Talk: «Circular by Nature: Circularity in practice»
S. Skondriannis
Board Member of HPPA, Chief Executive Officer, Sakispack SA
17:30–17:45 Talk: «Beyond the Box: When packaging creates business value»
Ch. Vasileiou
Board Member of HPPA, Plant Manager - Box Plant, Unipakhellas
17:45–18:00 Talk: «UNBOX THE FUTURE of communication and e-commerce»
D. Vasileiou
Board Member of HPPA, Purchasing & Administration Manager, Nova Packaging Hellas
18:00–18:15 Talk: «The people behind Packaging»
M. Mantzavinatou
Moderator, Director General HPPA
18:15–18:30 Talk: «Questions - Discussion»
Dimitris Mantis ΣΥΒΙΠΥΣ
President of ΣΥΒΙΠΥΣ (Association of Packaging & Packaging Materials Industries)
Sofia Mamantaki ΣΒΠΕ
Scientific Associate, ΣΒΠΕ (Hellenic Plastics Industry Association)
Eleni Despotou HPPA Hellenic Paper Packaging Producers Association
Director General, FEFCO AISBL
Markos Malliaris ΕΛΣΕΤ Hellenic Label Manufacturers Association
Scientific Associate, LMECO (Liquid Food Containers Recycling & Processing Company)
Dr Dimitris Exarchos EIS INSTITUTE Hellenic Institute of Packaging
CEO of the Hellenic Institute of Packaging & Agri-Food Safety
Paschalis Kastanas
Food Technologist, Head of Sustainable Packaging, Nestlé Hellas
Fani Tsironi
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens
Antonis Tsakalidis
Laboratory Director, Tsakalidis Analysis & Testing
Athina Ntzimani
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food Science & Technology, University of West Attica
Georgia Lainioti
Laboratory Teaching Staff, Dept. of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras
BREAKTHROUGH HUB
Giorgos Matthaiou
PhD Candidate AUTh & Civil Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub & AEROSPECTION
Stefanos Pappas
Mechanical Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub
Giannis Matthaiou
Civil Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub & AEROSPECTION
Giorgos Papaliopoulos
Electrical Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub
Antonis Troulos
Chemical Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub & Troulos Group
Ioannis Papoutsas BEAUTY LAB
Administration and Operation Director, head of packaging services, Chemical Engineer MBA
Aris Giannakas
Associate Professor, University of Patras, Dept. of Food Science and Technology
Charalampos Proestos
Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Dept. of Chemistry
Athina Vasileiou DICHEM
Regulatory Affairs Associate, Chemical Engineer
Machi Kakava
CEO & Founder of ABC Design Communication
Talk: «The woman behind the 3 seconds»
Stella-Lina Kalapotli
Marketer / Founder of Red Thread Packaging
Greta Konstantinidi-Orfanou
Co-Founder of La Petite Jumelle
Spyridoula Skordaki
Owner of ΕΡΜΗΣ (Ermis)
Talk: «From the label to holistic branding»
Ariadni Perraki
CEO, Chartia Perrakis
PFAS, Bisphenol A and heavy metals: from the requirement to laboratory proof
Charalampos Proestos
Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Dept. of Chemistry
Innovative Active Materials & Nanotechnology for Sustainable Food Packaging
Aris Giannakas
Associate Professor, University of Patras, Dept. of Food Science and Technology
SABO
Angelos Markou
Technical Sales Manager, SABO SA
Panagiotis Milis
CTO / Co-Founder, INTESO (Intellectual and Technological Solutions for Growth)
Talk: «AI from A to Z»
Panagiotis Kyratsis
Professor, University of Western Macedonia
Talk: «From Prompt to Packaging: New Paths of Creation with AI»
Spyros Andriopoulos
CEO / Founder ABOUTNET, President of ΣΕΔΕ (Association of Retail Companies of Greece)
Konstantinos Oikonomopoulos
Founder – Chairman of the Board, BEL Information Systems
Talk: «AI Transformation: how a packaging company can evolve today with AI automation»
Stavros Tsitsopoulos
Technician – head of additive manufacturing, LINO
Talk: «How Additive Manufacturing (AM) is revolutionising packaging machine automation»
Giorgos Voerakos
3D Printing Engineer and founder of MaterDome, Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Consulting
Talk: «Innovation: The journey from the problem to the specialised component»
Panagiotis Kyratsis
Professor, University of Western Macedonia
Giorgos Kouris
CEO, Vortex Software
Christos Athanasiadis
General Manager, Robovision
Talk: «Machine Vision: Why Visual Inspection Is Essential in Automated Production»
Giannis Lelis
Evocon Partner
Angelos Tserepas
Head of Business Development, Lariplast S.A.
From Industrial Automation and Digital Simulation to Robotics, Industrial IoT and Artificial Intelligence
Vasilis Zacharis
Automation Engineer, final-year MSc student, Dept. of Digital Industry Technologies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Talk: «Automation in Plastics Production – PLC, Sensors and SCADA»
Christina Souvatzi
Automation Engineer, final-year MSc student, Dept. of Digital Industry Technologies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Talk: «From Packaging to Pallet – How the Production Line Is Automated»
Lampros Kampas
Automation Engineer, final-year MSc student, Dept. of Digital Industry Technologies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Talk: «From Virtual Simulation to Real Production – Digital Twin and Virtual Commissioning with Rockwell Emulate3D»
Konstantinos Ioannou
Automation Engineer, MSc, Computer Science Teacher, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Digital Industry Technologies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Founder and President of the Association of Automation Engineers
Talk: «From Physical to Virtual Sensors – Industrial IoT and Artificial Intelligence in the Plastics Industry»
Nikos Mavrikos
CEO of Mavrikos S.A., President of ΠΣΕΠΕ, Secretary General of ΠΣΕ
Giannis Triantafyllou
CEO, TO ATOMO International Consultants P.C.
Panagiotis Katsikaris
CEO, Meditaste - The Greek Food Export Lab
Giannis Karvelas
Sales Director, Paratus Europe
Christos Bakopoulos
Honorary Board Member of ΠΣΕ, former Export Director of ION S.A.
PACK PRINT SCIENCE
Dr Anastasios Politis
Scientific Director, Pack Print Science
Talk: «Presentation and coordination of the event - Developments in the printing and packaging sectors»
Ioannis Sofias
PhD Candidate, University of West Attica & HEIDELBERG HELLAS
Talk: «Modern technologies in the printing business and the printing press in today's print production workflow»
Giorgos Yonas
Creative Director, Yonas Design
Talk: «From the client's “this is what I want” to packaging design and print specifications - The role and contribution of the Creative Designer»
Christos Koutrouditsos
PhD Candidate, University of West Attica, President of Pack Print Science
Talk: «Colour guides (scales) in modern printing - Historical development and current applications in Greece»
Andriani Goutou
PhD Candidate, University of West Attica
Talk: «Experience as a starting point: The future of training experienced employees as a competitive advantage»
Meet the people who will share their knowledge and experience.
Head of Research and Development, Patras Science Park
ΣΒΠΕ (Hellenic Plastics Industry Association)
Business Development Manager, Vortex Software
President of HPPA, Cluster Managing Director, Dunapack Packaging
Director General, FEFCO
Board Member of HPPA, Chief Executive Officer, Sakispack SA
Board Member of HPPA, Plant Manager - Box Plant, Unipakhellas
Board Member of HPPA, Purchasing & Administration Manager, Nova Packaging Hellas
Moderator, Director General HPPA
ΣΥΒΙΠΥΣ
President of ΣΥΒΙΠΥΣ (Association of Packaging & Packaging Materials Industries)
ΣΒΠΕ
Scientific Associate, ΣΒΠΕ (Hellenic Plastics Industry Association)
ΕΛΣΕΤ
Hellenic Label Manufacturers Association
Scientific Associate, LMECO (Liquid Food Containers Recycling & Processing Company)
EIS INSTITUTE
Hellenic Institute of Packaging
CEO of the Hellenic Institute of Packaging & Agri-Food Safety
Food Technologist, Head of Sustainable Packaging, Nestlé Hellas
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens
Laboratory Director, Tsakalidis Analysis & Testing
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food Science & Technology, University of West Attica
Laboratory Teaching Staff, Dept. of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras
PhD Candidate AUTh & Civil Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub & AEROSPECTION
Mechanical Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub
Civil Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub & AEROSPECTION
Electrical Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub
Chemical Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub & Troulos Group
BEAUTY LAB
Administration and Operation Director, head of packaging services, Chemical Engineer MBA
Associate Professor, University of Patras, Dept. of Food Science and Technology
Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Dept. of Chemistry
DICHEM
Regulatory Affairs Associate, Chemical Engineer
CEO & Founder of ABC Design Communication
Marketer / Founder of Red Thread Packaging
Co-Founder of La Petite Jumelle
Owner of ΕΡΜΗΣ (Ermis)
CEO, Chartia Perrakis
Technical Sales Manager, SABO SA
CTO / Co-Founder, INTESO (Intellectual and Technological Solutions for Growth)
Professor, University of Western Macedonia
CEO / Founder ABOUTNET, President of ΣΕΔΕ (Association of Retail Companies of Greece)
Founder – Chairman of the Board, BEL Information Systems
Technician – head of additive manufacturing, LINO
3D Printing Engineer and founder of MaterDome, Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Consulting
CEO, Vortex Software
General Manager, Robovision
Evocon Partner
Head of Business Development, Lariplast S.A.
Automation Engineer, final-year MSc student, Dept. of Digital Industry Technologies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Automation Engineer, final-year MSc student, Dept. of Digital Industry Technologies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Automation Engineer, final-year MSc student, Dept. of Digital Industry Technologies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Automation Engineer, MSc, Computer Science Teacher, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Digital Industry Technologies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Founder and President of the Association of Automation Engineers
CEO of Mavrikos S.A., President of ΠΣΕΠΕ, Secretary General of ΠΣΕ
CEO, TO ATOMO International Consultants P.C.
CEO, Meditaste - The Greek Food Export Lab
Sales Director, Paratus Europe
Honorary Board Member of ΠΣΕ, former Export Director of ION S.A.
Scientific Director, Pack Print Science
PhD Candidate, University of West Attica & HEIDELBERG HELLAS
Creative Director, Yonas Design
PhD Candidate, University of West Attica, President of Pack Print Science
PhD Candidate, University of West Attica
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