Packaging For Profit

Where packaging evolves from cost efficiency to market resilience, balancing shelf impact, sustainability, and financial viability.

Special Speaker & Founder :
Naresh Khanna

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About Event

The Packaging South Asia Conference 2026

This year’s theme is “Packaging for Profit – From Cost Efficiency to Market Resilience”.

The program explores how technology, compliance, and innovation transform packaging from a protective shell into a strategic driver of economic value, pricing power, and brand resilience. It emphasizes the balance between shelf impact, environmental responsibility, and profitability, positioning packaging as the final mile of brand delivery and consumer trust.

By convening converters, brand owners, suppliers, academics, and policymakers, the conference creates a dynamic platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and sponsor‑ready collaboration. Attendees will gain insights into automation, cross‑material economics, lifecycle strategies, and branding approaches that strengthen long‑term equity while advancing sustainability goals.

30+ Speakers

Hear from industry leaders shaping packaging’s future with diverse perspectives and proven expertise.

Business Edge

Discover strategies that drive ROI, compliance, sustainability, and competitive business growth.

Organiser

Supporting Associations

Our Valued Partners & Sponsors

We collaborate with leading organizations that recognize packaging as a driver of ROI, innovation, and market strength. Their support empowers the conference to deliver actionable insights, foster industry growth, and create profitable opportunities for all stakeholders.

Together, we build sustainable value and competitive advantage.

Meet Our Special Speakers

Naresh Khanna

Founder, IPP Group

Bhushan Namdeorao Yengade

Founder, Binder Technology Consultancy

Dr Keshav Kumar

IPS (Retd.) Forensic and anti-counterfeiting expert

Pranav Bhalara

Director at Balaji Multi-Flex Private Limited

Sanjay Gupta

Sr.VP Packaging Development & Procurement atDS Group

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In the Business of Driving Value

Packaging isn’t just about materials—it’s about ROI, market strength, and sustainable growth. Our conference empowers leaders to transform packaging into a source of profitability, resilience, and competitive advantage

Event Schedule

Packaging South Asia Conference 2026 – October 9, Mumbai

Packaging for Profit – From Cost Efficiency to Market Resilience

A full day of insights, innovation, and business-driven discussions on packaging’s role in profitability, compliance, and sustainability.

October 9th, 2026
Registration & Networking Coffee

09.00 AM - 10.00 AM

Registration & networking coffee

Delegate check‑in, sponsor booths open, kit distribution.

Opening Remarks

10.00 AM - 10.15 AM

Opening remarks

Packaging as a vector of the Indian economy.

Speakers :
Keynote Address

10.15 AM - 10.35 AM

Keynote address

Trends driving the economic value of branded products and their packaging. How innovation begins with the perceptions of demand trends, product development and overall category viability.

Speakers :
Session 1

10.35 AM - 11.25 AM

The cost-benefit and value creation analysis of innovation

From new products to new processes, materials and formats in packaging.

Speakers :
Tea Break

11.25 AM - 11.45 AM

Tea break & sponsor showcase

Session 2

11.45 AM - 12.35 PM

The techno-economics of hypercompetition

What are the accountability gaps in the branded packaging supply chain – product segments, raw materials, packaging design, converting, filling & sealing, logistics, waste.

Speakers :
Presentation

12.35 PM - 12.50 PM

Presentation

Speakers :
Networking Lunch

12.50 PM - 01.50 PM

Networking lunch & sponsor exhibits

Session 3

01.50 PM - 02.40 PM

Lifecycle economics & shelf impact

Packaging optimization to preserve product value, protein, nutrition, and wealth. Innovations for efficient converting, filling and sealing, logistics, waste recovery and recycling costs.

Session 4

02.40 AM - 03.30 PM

Consumer feedback & market insights

Packaging as an engagement and feedback loop — compliance, recalls, consumer trust, and data‑driven product and format improvements

Speakers :
Presentation

03.30 PM - 03.40 PM

Presentation

Speakers :
Tea Break

03.40 PM - 04.00 PM

Tea break & sponsor showcase

Session 5

04.00 PM - 04.50 PM

The business case for sustainable packaging

The painpoints in the path to the circular economy. Innovations in new materials and structures for closed‑loop systems, and minimizing waste costs while enhancing sustainability ROI and recycling. Paperization and reusable biodegrable plastic products.

Presentation

04.50 PM - 05.00 PM

Presentation

Speakers :
Closing remarks

05.00 PM - 05.30 PM

Vote of Thanks & Closing Remarks

Acknowledgment of sponsors, speakers, and delegates.

Speakers :
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Why Participate in Our Conference?

Gain actionable insights into packaging’s role in driving ROI, compliance, and sustainability, while networking with industry leaders. Discover strategies that balance cost efficiency, market strength, and environmental responsibility to future-proof your brand.

ROI Insights

Learn how packaging drives ROI, compliance, and sustainability.

Build Partnership

Network with converters, brand owners, suppliers, and innovators.

Material Strategies

Explore cross-material strategies for cost efficiency and market strength

Economic Promise

Discover how packaging delivers economic promise while balancing environmental responsibility..

About the Organiser

IPPStar and Packaging South Asia form the knowledge and communication platform for South Asia’s packaging, print, and publishing industries. Backed by the IPP Group—publishers of Indian Printer and Publisher, Packaging South Asia, HealthTekPak, and IndiFoodBev—they combine trusted research, ethical consultancy, and industry‑leading media.

Since 1994, IPPStar’s conferences and, since 1998, its research have advanced sustainable innovation and actionable insights. Packaging South Asia, the region’s leading B2B magazine, connects converters, brand owners, suppliers, and agencies with credible information and sponsor‑ready platforms. Together, they empower stakeholders with strategies that drive competitiveness and growth.

 

Our Organiser

Delegate Registration

1 day Conference

₹ 12,500/-

(inclusive of GST)

Early bird discount price 

₹ 7,500/-
(inclusive of GST) Vaild till 15 August 2026

*Book your seat now and save big! Limited seats available. First-come, first-served.

Delegate Registration

Seats are limited — book now! 

Join Packaging for Profit – From Cost Efficiency to Market Strength and secure your place among industry leaders, innovators, and sponsors.

Why Register?
  • Guaranteed access to all keynote and sessions
  • Delegate kit with agenda, partner materials, and exclusive offers
  • Entry to sponsor showcases 
  • Networking opportunities during tea breaks, lunch at a cocktail, and dinner party.

Contact us

          For Paid Delegate Registration      
                       Mohit Tyagi 
                       Cell : +91 8800566737
                       Email:
mohit.tyagi@ippgroup.in

          For Sponsorship  
                       Ruchika Rastogi
                       Cell: +91 9140812841 
                       Email: ads2@ippgroup.in

Packaging South Asia, India’s leading B2B magazine, and IPPStar (IPP Services, Training & Research Pvt. Ltd.), a research and consultancy organization, together organising the Packaging South Asia Conference iOctober 2026, in Mumbai, a one‑day forum uniting 200+ leaders to explore how packaging delivers profitability, resilience, and sustainability, while offering sponsors unmatched visibility and collaboration opportunities.

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