2nd Innovation Conference

PACKAGING HUB

The talks programme and speakers of the 2nd Packaging Hub Conference, held as part of SYSKEVASIA 2026, 6 - 9 November 2026.

Days
4
Sessions
16
Speakers
44
Packaging Hub — 2nd Innovation Conference

Ideas, technology and innovation for packaging

Four days of talks and panels with industry leaders, associations, universities and technology companies: legislation, sustainability, artificial intelligence, automation, 3D printing, exports and branding.

  1. Friday 6 November 14:30 – 18:30 4 sessions
  2. Saturday 7 November 12:00 – 18:00 6 sessions
  3. Sunday 8 November 12:00 – 15:20 5 sessions
  4. Monday 9 November 13:00 – 15:00 1 session

Talks Programme

Choose a day to see its sessions and speakers.

Friday 6 November 2026

  1. 14:30 – 15:00

    Patras Science Park

  2. 15:00 – 16:00

    ΣΒΠΕ

    New regulatory compliance framework for materials in contact with drinking water and food

  3. 16:00 – 17:00

    VORTEX

    Why CMMS? The Benefits of Digital Maintenance for the Modern Factory

    • Apostolos Parsalis

      Business Development Manager, Vortex Software

  4. 17:00 – 18:30

    HPPA

    UNBOX THE FUTURE of Corrugated Paper Packaging

Saturday 7 November 2026

  1. 12:00 – 12:45

    Packaging and Legislation

    • 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

      Director General, FEFCO AISBL

    • Markos Malliaris ΕΛΣΕΤ

      Scientific Associate, LMECO (Liquid Food Containers Recycling & Processing Company)

    • Dr Dimitris Exarchos EIS INSTITUTE

      CEO of the Hellenic Institute of Packaging & Agri-Food Safety

  2. 12:45 – 13:30

    ΠΕΤΕΤ

    • 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

  3. 13:30 – 14:30

    BREAKTHROUGH HUB

    Going International in Industry: What Is Not Being Done Right Today?

    • Giorgos Matthaiou

      PhD Candidate AUTh & Civil Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub & AEROSPECTION

    • Stefanos Papas

      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

  4. 15:00 – 15:30

    Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics Packaging

    • Ioannis Papoutsas BEAUTY LAB

      Administration and Operation Director, head of packaging services, Chemical Engineer MBA

    • Athina Vasileiou DICHEM

      Regulatory Affairs Associate, Chemical Engineer

  5. 15:30 – 16:30

    Packaging, Feminine Gender

    • 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

  6. 17:30 – 18:00

    SABO

    The Role of Robotics, Automation & Intralogistics in Modern Manufacturing

    • Angelos Markou

      Technical Sales Manager, SABO SA

Sunday 8 November 2026

  1. 12:00 – 12:40

    AI – Artificial Intelligence

    • 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»

  2. 12:40 – 13:20

    3D Innovation

    • Stavros Tsitsopoulos

      Technician – head of additive manufacturing, LINO

      Talk: «How Additive Manufacturing (AM) is revolutionising packaging machine automation»

    • Ilias Roulias

      3D Applications Engineer, LINO

      Talk: «How Additive Manufacturing (AM) is revolutionising packaging machine automation»

    • Giorgos Voerakos

      Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Consulting

      Talk: «Innovation: The journey from the problem to the specialised component»

    • Panagiotis Kyratsis

      Professor, University of Western Macedonia

  3. 13:20 – 14:00

    Packaging - Technology - Innovation, Robotic Systems, Automation

    • 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.

  4. 14:00 – 14:40

    Smart Plastics and Packaging Industry

    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»

  5. 14:40 – 15:20

    Packaging & Exports

    • 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.

Monday 9 November 2026

  1. 13:00 – 15:00

    PACK PRINT SCIENCE

    Printing with value: The power of education in Industry

The Speakers

Meet the people who will share their knowledge and experience.

  • Apostolos Parsalis

    Business Development Manager, Vortex Software

  • 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

    Director General, FEFCO AISBL

  • Markos Malliaris

    ΕΛΣΕΤ

    Scientific Associate, LMECO (Liquid Food Containers Recycling & Processing Company)

  • Dr Dimitris Exarchos

    EIS INSTITUTE

    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

  • Giorgos Matthaiou

    PhD Candidate AUTh & Civil Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub & AEROSPECTION

  • Stefanos Papas

    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

  • Athina Vasileiou

    DICHEM

    Regulatory Affairs Associate, Chemical Engineer

  • Machi Kakava

    CEO & Founder of ABC Design Communication

  • Stella-Lina Kalapotli

    Marketer / Founder of Red Thread Packaging

  • Greta Konstantinidi-Orfanou

    Co-Founder of La Petite Jumelle

  • Spyridoula Skordaki

    Owner of ΕΡΜΗΣ (Ermis)

  • Ariadni Perraki

    CEO, Chartia Perrakis

  • Angelos Markou

    Technical Sales Manager, SABO SA

  • Panagiotis Milis

    CTO / Co-Founder, INTESO (Intellectual and Technological Solutions for Growth)

  • Panagiotis Kyratsis

    Professor, University of Western Macedonia

  • Spyros Andriopoulos

    CEO / Founder ABOUTNET, President of ΣΕΔΕ (Association of Retail Companies of Greece)

  • Konstantinos Oikonomopoulos

    Founder – Chairman of the Board, BEL Information Systems

  • Stavros Tsitsopoulos

    Technician – head of additive manufacturing, LINO

  • Ilias Roulias

    3D Applications Engineer, LINO

  • Giorgos Voerakos

    Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Consulting

  • Giorgos Kouris

    CEO, Vortex Software

  • Christos Athanasiadis

    General Manager, Robovision

  • Giannis Lelis

    Evocon Partner

  • Angelos Tserepas

    Head of Business Development, Lariplast S.A.

  • Vasilis Zacharis

    Automation Engineer, final-year MSc student, Dept. of Digital Industry Technologies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

  • Christina Souvatzi

    Automation Engineer, final-year MSc student, Dept. of Digital Industry Technologies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

  • Lampros Kampas

    Automation Engineer, final-year MSc student, Dept. of Digital Industry Technologies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

  • 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

  • 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.