• Testing ahead the start of Day One, Lindy Hughson sits down with Zaidee Jackson of Ball & Doggett, with Grant McHerron making the sound magic happen.
    Testing ahead the start of Day One, Lindy Hughson sits down with Zaidee Jackson of Ball & Doggett, with Grant McHerron making the sound magic happen.
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The PKN Podcast LIVE set up its studio at the recent  AIP Australasian Packaging Conference 2025 and Beyond to sit down with industry leaders, and those at the forefront of innovation, to discuss key take-outs from the conference.

Once again, the industry response to the PKN taking its podcast live to an event floor was resoundingly positive, with participants eager to join the conversation to share their news and views on all the latest in the sector. The podcast sessions were sponsored by PKN's partner, Ball & Doggett.

The PKN Podcast LIVE video interviews, conducted by managing editor & publisher Lindy Hughson, and produced by Southern Skies Media’s managing director, Grant McHerron, can be found below, in order of appearance:

AIP executive director and WPO VP Nerida Kelton. Click here

World Packaging Organisation’s (WPO) president Professor Pierre Pienaar. Click here

Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation’s (APCO) Ian Hayes. Click here

Mars Food Australia’s GM Bill Heague. Click here

Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation’s (APCO) CEO Chris Foley. Click here

Nestle Oceania’s head of packaging Karunia Adhiputra. Click here

Woolworths Group’s head of packaging Bryan McKay. Click here

Choice for Life’s founder Sustainable Sally Williams. Click here

Zipform Packaging’s MD John Bigley. Click here

Caps & Closures‘ MD  Brendon Holmes. Click here

Ball & Doggett’s national manager flexible packaging, Lou Tsoukalas. Click here

Mondelez International’s packaging innovation manager Maria Becerril Roman. Click here

Sustainability for Kids’ founder Anhely Millan. Click here

Production Packaging Innovations’ structural designer Azadeh Yousefi. Click here

Martogg Group’s Austin Ramage and Ben McCulloch. Click here

Result Group’s GM, Michael Dossor. Click here

Planet Ark’s Dr. Nicole Garofano. Click here

Amcor Flexibles’ APAC head of sustainability Richard Smith. Click here

O F Packaging’s Jessica Ansell and Yates’ Liza Vernalls. Click here

 

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