EPDA Annual Conference 2021 - European Plastics Distributors Association (EPDA)

The EPDA Annual Conference 2021 took place online on 30 June 2021 and was open to distributors and manufacturers in the plastics industry. Take the opportunity to watch the two keynote speakers’ presentations below.

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Speakers

Professor Panicos Demetriades

Professor Panicos Demetriades served as Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus and was a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank from May 2012 until stepping down from the governorship in Cyprus in April 2014, a move that The Economist described as ‘a blow to central bank independence’.

Alexandre Dangis

Alexandre Dangis is the founder and Managing Director of European Plastics Converters (EuPC), the EU-level trade association of the European plastics converting industry and Polymer Comply Europe (PCE), a service provider for the plastics industry specialised in EU legislation.

Programme

Wednesday 30 June 2021

Timings are all CET.

10.00 – 10.05	Opening Address & Welcome Lari Hahtonen, President, EPDA
10.05 – 10.45	The European Plastic Strategy Alexandre Dangis, Managing Director EuPC (European Plastics Converters)
10.45 – 11.15	Manufacturers Showcase and Networking
11.15 – 11.45	EPDA AGM Chaired by Lari Hahtonen, President, EPDA
11.45 – 12.45	Manufacturers Showcase and Networking Lunch Break
12.45 – 14.00	Themed Discussion Groups Roundtable meetings chaired by an appointed member who will take notes to feed back in the following wrap up session.
14.15 – 15.00	Panicos Demetriades, Professor of Financial Economics, University of Leicester
15.00 – 15.45	Conference Close followed by magical entertainment
15.45 – no end	Virtual Sky Bar

Manufacturer Showcase

Manufacturers have the option to be included in the online Manufacturer Showcase. Market your company and products via video, images and downloads, meet delegates at your own table and invite key delegates to your presentation room. For more details on these opportunities, please click here.

The Platform

Get the most out of your day through the virtual platform. This allows you not only to join the day’s sessions, but interact with attendees not only via chat, but with virtual meetings too. Take 2 minutes to have a look:

https://vimeo.com/566456635/30da4d94f2

Sponsorship

Would you like to sponsor this year’s conference? There are exciting opportunities for sponsorship, full details of which are available from victoria@epda.com.