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  • Owner & Director PackTech Solutions Pty Ltd
  • National Education Director, Australian Institute of Packaging
  •  Pierre Pienaar’s interest in packaging started in 1984 after having studied pharmacy. Soon after joining a large pharmaceutical company, Pierre became concerned about a number of packaging-related issues in the pharmaceutical world.
  •  Pierre has a Master of Science Degree (Packaging Engineering/ Technology) from Brunel University, & a Master of Manufacturing and Production Degree from University of Hertfordshire. He is a registered Certified Packaging Professional in over 60 countries.
  •  He lecturers in the technology and science of packaging at 11 universities and institutions around the world for the past 30 years.
  •  He is regularly called to be an expert witness in court cases, due to his extensive experience in packaging science, packaging engineering and the technology thereof.
 
  • Soha Atallah is an international packaging expert, with extensive experience in industrial development, packaging, marketing, branding and food safety throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.
  • Over the past 20 years, she has provided packaging and labeling design services to more than 200 industrial companies around the w orld.
  • Ms. Atallah has partnered for more than a decade with UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) as an international expert on packaging and marketing in numerous countries, including Mongolia, Morocco, Pakistan, Jordan, Oman, Egypt, Bahrain, Lebanon, and Tunisia. Her global expertise led to Ms. Atallah’s appointment in 2017 as Vice President of the WPO (World Packaging Organization), for which her mandate includes the group’s Exhibitions, Conferences, and WorldStar international packaging competition. 
  • The professor of Energy and Sustainable Development – Mechanical Engineering Department at the American University in Cairo, and president and co-founder of Egypt Green Building Council, has been also a visiting professor at Washington State University and at University of Idaho, U.S.A.
  • Dr. El-Haggar has 24 Academic Honors, grants and awards, received Provost Award in recognition of the innovations in Environmental science and engineering at AUC.
  • He has 230 Scientific Publications in Environmental, Sustainable Development and Energy Fields, 53 invited presentation, 57 technical report, 15 books, 5 Book chapter.
  • Andrew Manly is a 45 year veteran of the packaging industry. For 20 years he was the head of the UK's Processing & Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA), which he helped to found, along with the PPMA Show. He established the magazine Machinery Update and was its editor in chief for many years.
  • He also helped found AIPIA in 2011 and is responsible for the AIPIA on-line newsletters and writes many articles for other journals, as well as giving lectures and presentations on Smart Packaging around the world.
  • He also works with the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) on its communications as well as Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) and CEFLEX on sustainability issues for the plastics industry. In addition he writes for several packaging companies on their technology developments.
  • She received a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from The American University in Cairo, followed by a Graduate Diploma in Environmental Engineering.
  • She is a LEED Accredited Professional and a Certified Senior Management Trainer and Co-Active Coach. Sherine is Co-Founder, Board Member and Treasurer of the Egypt Green Building Council, emerging member of the World Green Building Council, a nonprofit NGO with the objective of promoting the culture of Green Building in Egypt.
  • She is also the CEO of EcoStrategies for Sustainable Development, that supports several LEED, Tarsheed and Edge projects in Egypt.
  • He is the regional Sustainability solutions manager for Honeywell Building Technologies covering the region North Africa.
  • As a Certified Energy Manager, Hatem is leading the sustainability solutions team to support the customer in their sustainability journey and to achieve their Environmental, Social & Governance goals through running a complete program for decarbonization in buildings Hatem holds a Bachelor of Science from faculty of Engineering – Ain Shams University with a Mechanical Power Engineering major and have more than 14 years of experience in Electromechanical field and Energy saving. 
 

  • He is an approved lead auditor & lead tutor with +12 years of experience (BRCGS Food & Packaging, FSMA, BRCGS Gluten Free, FSSC Food & Packaging, Organic, ISO 22000, ISO 45001 & ISO 9001).
  • Dr.Sherif Ali a nominated HIGHFIELD Tutor. Also, he is an approved YUM auditor for (FSA, QSA & Animal Welfare).
  • Dr.Sherif was graduated from veterinary medicine and food science faculty, Cairo University.
  • He conducted more than +2000 man-days of audits and train more than 10000 trainees across  Europe, Asia and Africa.
 

  • TileGreen is an Egyptian startup that created a patented technology which turns low-value & unrecyclable plastic into eco-friendly, highly-performing, and competitively-priced building materials.
  • TileGreen has managed with its state-of-the-art technology to mechanically recycle food packaging materials that has been almost impossible to recycle on a mass scale.
  •  His experience in solid waste management, industrial manufacturing processes, and green building materials.
 

  • Mohammad Lasheen is one of the uprising new generation of Shareholders of Misr Polymers Industries- Lasheen Group (one of the leading plastic industries in Egypt, founded in 1975), started in the family business in the year 2015 entered with a vision to supply the regional and global markets with high quality, durable products while being socially and environmentally conscious. 
  • Misr Polymers Industries are specialized in flexible packaging and printing for all plastic bags of all packaged goods, providing customers with flexible packaging that is both competitive and advanced. 
 

  • Mohsen Korany is the Project Manager of Misr Polymers Industries, Lasheen Group, with over 30 years of experience in the printing and packaging field, ensuring that packaging projects are delivered on time, with a high degree of quality and accuracy.
  • Overseeing, managing, and ensuring quality of packaging materials, ensuring imagery and content is accurate and maintained to organizational standards.
 

  • Dr. Madiha Metawie earned a PhD from University of Sunderland in the UK and M.Sc. from the Faculty of Commerce, Ain Shams University. She was promoted to an Associate Professor in Marketing in 2016.
  • She has been teaching since 1995 in the faculty of Commerce as a member of the academic staff, other private universities, and currently in the Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Political Science, The British University in Egypt.
  • She occupied several positions as Community service officer, acting Head of Business Department and currently the marketing specialism coordinator, and the Director of the M.Sc. Programme. 
 

  • Mohamed Zein is an innovative and entrepreneurial professional with over 10 years of experience in B2B customer-facing roles with a deep understanding of technology and its applications. Throughout his career, he has shown a strong interest in Consultancy, Digital Transformation, and Product Management, and has been a key player in driving growth and success in these areas.
  • Zein's experience includes co-founding Teradix eProcurement Solutions, a B2B SaaS and marketplace that is disrupting the eProcurement and fintech industries. In his role as COO, he leverages his analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to help drive the company's growth and success. Prior to Teradix, Zein worked as a Solutions Consultant for Redington Middle East and Africa and spent time at Dell Technologies as a Global Technical Support Engineer. 
  • Zein holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communications Engineering from Minufiya University and completed a program in Innovation Management and Technology Entrepreneurship from the Institute of International Education in Texas, USA.
 

  • Khaled is experienced supply chain leader with more than 20 years of experience across Middle East, he held various roles in Manufacturing, Planning & Supply Strategy with Mars, PepsiCo and Leoni, currently he is in Americana as Egypt Supply Chain Senior Director since 2021, working to consolidate all companies under One Americana Food
 

  • Diaa has a deep understanding of the complex regulations and guidelines that govern food safety and quality. He held various roles in Quality and Food Safety with Marriott, Domino's Pizza, Cilantro, La Poire , Juhayna and Etoile. Diaa is HACCP Certified.
  • He is working on Ensuring and surpassing the safety and satisfaction requirements of all customers, Applying the basics of Quality statics to be a cornerstone in a decision making. As well as Increasing the awareness & use of confectionery science & technology and their effect role in confectionery improvement.