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
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.
Talks Programme
Choose a day to see its sessions and speakers.
Friday 6 November 2026
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14:30 – 15:00
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15:00 – 16:00
ΣΒΠΕ
New regulatory compliance framework for materials in contact with drinking water and food
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16:00 – 17:00
VORTEX
Why CMMS? The Benefits of Digital Maintenance for the Modern Factory
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Apostolos Parsalis
Business Development Manager, Vortex Software
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17:00 – 18:30
HPPA
UNBOX THE FUTURE of Corrugated Paper Packaging
Saturday 7 November 2026
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12:00 – 12:45
Packaging and Legislation
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Dimitris Mantis ΣΥΒΙΠΥΣ
President of ΣΥΒΙΠΥΣ (Association of Packaging & Packaging Materials Industries)
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Sofia Mamantaki ΣΒΠΕ
Scientific Associate, ΣΒΠΕ (Hellenic Plastics Industry Association)
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Eleni Despotou HPPA
Director General, FEFCO AISBL
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Markos Malliaris ΕΛΣΕΤ
Scientific Associate, LMECO (Liquid Food Containers Recycling & Processing Company)
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Dr Dimitris Exarchos EIS INSTITUTE
CEO of the Hellenic Institute of Packaging & Agri-Food Safety
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12:45 – 13:30
ΠΕΤΕΤ
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Paschalis Kastanas
Food Technologist, Head of Sustainable Packaging, Nestlé Hellas
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Fani Tsironi
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens
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Antonis Tsakalidis
Laboratory Director, Tsakalidis Analysis & Testing
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Athina Ntzimani
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food Science & Technology, University of West Attica
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Georgia Lainioti
Laboratory Teaching Staff, Dept. of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras
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13:30 – 14:30
BREAKTHROUGH HUB
Going International in Industry: What Is Not Being Done Right Today?
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Giorgos Matthaiou
PhD Candidate AUTh & Civil Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub & AEROSPECTION
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Stefanos Papas
Mechanical Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub
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Giannis Matthaiou
Civil Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub & AEROSPECTION
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Giorgos Papaliopoulos
Electrical Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub
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Antonis Troulos
Chemical Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub & Troulos Group
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15:00 – 15:30
Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics Packaging
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Ioannis Papoutsas BEAUTY LAB
Administration and Operation Director, head of packaging services, Chemical Engineer MBA
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Athina Vasileiou DICHEM
Regulatory Affairs Associate, Chemical Engineer
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15:30 – 16:30
Packaging, Feminine Gender
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Machi Kakava
CEO & Founder of ABC Design Communication
Talk: «The woman behind the 3 seconds»
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Stella-Lina Kalapotli
Marketer / Founder of Red Thread Packaging
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Greta Konstantinidi-Orfanou
Co-Founder of La Petite Jumelle
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Spyridoula Skordaki
Owner of ΕΡΜΗΣ (Ermis)
Talk: «From the label to holistic branding»
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Ariadni Perraki
CEO, Chartia Perrakis
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17:30 – 18:00
SABO
The Role of Robotics, Automation & Intralogistics in Modern Manufacturing
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Angelos Markou
Technical Sales Manager, SABO SA
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Sunday 8 November 2026
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12:00 – 12:40
AI – Artificial Intelligence
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Panagiotis Milis
CTO / Co-Founder, INTESO (Intellectual and Technological Solutions for Growth)
Talk: «AI from A to Z»
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Panagiotis Kyratsis
Professor, University of Western Macedonia
Talk: «From Prompt to Packaging: New Paths of Creation with AI»
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Spyros Andriopoulos
CEO / Founder ABOUTNET, President of ΣΕΔΕ (Association of Retail Companies of Greece)
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Konstantinos Oikonomopoulos
Founder – Chairman of the Board, BEL Information Systems
Talk: «AI Transformation: how a packaging company can evolve today with AI automation»
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12:40 – 13:20
3D Innovation
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Stavros Tsitsopoulos
Technician – head of additive manufacturing, LINO
Talk: «How Additive Manufacturing (AM) is revolutionising packaging machine automation»
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Ilias Roulias
3D Applications Engineer, LINO
Talk: «How Additive Manufacturing (AM) is revolutionising packaging machine automation»
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Giorgos Voerakos
Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Consulting
Talk: «Innovation: The journey from the problem to the specialised component»
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Panagiotis Kyratsis
Professor, University of Western Macedonia
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13:20 – 14:00
Packaging - Technology - Innovation, Robotic Systems, Automation
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Giorgos Kouris
CEO, Vortex Software
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Christos Athanasiadis
General Manager, Robovision
Talk: «Machine Vision: Why Visual Inspection Is Essential in Automated Production»
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Giannis Lelis
Evocon Partner
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Angelos Tserepas
Head of Business Development, Lariplast S.A.
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14:00 – 14:40
Smart Plastics and Packaging Industry
From Industrial Automation and Digital Simulation to Robotics, Industrial IoT and Artificial Intelligence
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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14:40 – 15:20
Packaging & Exports
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Nikos Mavrikos
CEO of Mavrikos S.A., President of ΠΣΕΠΕ, Secretary General of ΠΣΕ
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Giannis Triantafyllou
CEO, TO ATOMO International Consultants P.C.
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Panagiotis Katsikaris
CEO, Meditaste - The Greek Food Export Lab
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Giannis Karvelas
Sales Director, Paratus Europe
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Christos Bakopoulos
Honorary Board Member of ΠΣΕ, former Export Director of ION S.A.
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Monday 9 November 2026
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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.
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Apostolos Parsalis
Business Development Manager, Vortex Software
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Dimitris Mantis
ΣΥΒΙΠΥΣ
President of ΣΥΒΙΠΥΣ (Association of Packaging & Packaging Materials Industries)
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Sofia Mamantaki
ΣΒΠΕ
Scientific Associate, ΣΒΠΕ (Hellenic Plastics Industry Association)
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Eleni Despotou
HPPA
Director General, FEFCO AISBL
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Markos Malliaris
ΕΛΣΕΤ
Scientific Associate, LMECO (Liquid Food Containers Recycling & Processing Company)
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Dr Dimitris Exarchos
EIS INSTITUTE
CEO of the Hellenic Institute of Packaging & Agri-Food Safety
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Paschalis Kastanas
Food Technologist, Head of Sustainable Packaging, Nestlé Hellas
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Fani Tsironi
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens
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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
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Stefanos Papas
Mechanical Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub
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Giannis Matthaiou
Civil Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub & AEROSPECTION
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Giorgos Papaliopoulos
Electrical Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub
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Antonis Troulos
Chemical Engineer, Co-Founder Breakthrough Hub & Troulos Group
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Ioannis Papoutsas
BEAUTY LAB
Administration and Operation Director, head of packaging services, Chemical Engineer MBA
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Athina Vasileiou
DICHEM
Regulatory Affairs Associate, Chemical Engineer
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Machi Kakava
CEO & Founder of ABC Design Communication
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Stella-Lina Kalapotli
Marketer / Founder of Red Thread Packaging
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Greta Konstantinidi-Orfanou
Co-Founder of La Petite Jumelle
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Spyridoula Skordaki
Owner of ΕΡΜΗΣ (Ermis)
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Ariadni Perraki
CEO, Chartia Perrakis
-
Angelos Markou
Technical Sales Manager, SABO SA
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Panagiotis Milis
CTO / Co-Founder, INTESO (Intellectual and Technological Solutions for Growth)
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Panagiotis Kyratsis
Professor, University of Western Macedonia
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Spyros Andriopoulos
CEO / Founder ABOUTNET, President of ΣΕΔΕ (Association of Retail Companies of Greece)
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Konstantinos Oikonomopoulos
Founder – Chairman of the Board, BEL Information Systems
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Stavros Tsitsopoulos
Technician – head of additive manufacturing, LINO
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Ilias Roulias
3D Applications Engineer, LINO
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Giorgos Voerakos
Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Consulting
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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
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Christina Souvatzi
Automation Engineer, final-year MSc student, Dept. of Digital Industry Technologies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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Lampros Kampas
Automation Engineer, final-year MSc student, Dept. of Digital Industry Technologies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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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
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Nikos Mavrikos
CEO of Mavrikos S.A., President of ΠΣΕΠΕ, Secretary General of ΠΣΕ
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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.