• The webinar will cover global packaging trends to keep an eye out for.
    The webinar will cover global packaging trends to keep an eye out for.
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The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) is holding a webinar on global packaging trends on 12 February, at 3pm Central European Time (1am Australian Eastern Time).

The panel, which will be moderated by WPO president, Luciana Pellegrino, will feature speakers Sylvia Vitale Rotta, European Brand and Packaging Association (EPDA) president, and international packaging expert Soha Atallah, WPO vice president – marketing, and will cover packaging trends shaping the industry's future.

Register for free here.

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