Smithers Attending the ISTA European Packaging Symposium

Smithers Attending the ISTA European Packaging Symposium

Published: 27/09/2022

Smithers is proud to be attending ISTA’s (International Safe Transit Association) European Packaging Symposium in Berlin, 4-5 October 2022. Smithers experts will be presenting two different topics at the event.

Distribution testing expert James White will be co-presenting ‘Understanding the Distribution Hazards of FMCGs Throughout Europe’. James works with clients to help them understand how their packaging performs throughout global supply chains, simulating real-world transit applications and worst-case scenarios.

Adam Page leads Smithers market research and reports business, and will be sharing a presentation on ‘Mega Trends and the Impact on Packaging to 2026’. Adam provides market consultancy for clients around the globe, supporting with market sizing and trend analysis. He empowers clients with the market intelligence needed for strategic planning.

Smithers expert Sam Sheppard Fidler will feature on a panel discussion around ‘Designing and Testing Packaged Products for E-Commerce’. Sam leads Smithers European packaging, materials and product testing businesses, and is a member of the ISTA European Division Board. He has extensive packaging and distribution testing experience prior to his leadership roles within Smithers.

This two-day event will host leaders from across packaging, distribution, ecommerce and retail sectors. Expect to gain unique insights into today’s ecommerce and sustainability challenges, as well as discussing new solutions to help shape the future of transit packaging. You can find out more about the event here.

Smithers provides world-class packaging expertise you can trust. We help clients develop compliant and high-performance packaging whilst overcoming environmental and supply chain challenges. Smithers supports clients with our ISTA-accredited distribution testing facilities, supported by decades of packaging and supply chain expertise. Smithers also has in-house packaging market experts, helping clients solve complex strategic and business challenges with incisive market intelligence, consulting, and global conferences.

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