O-I’s Francois Pierrot, Country Executive France and Spain, will present the keynote speech at the Glassman Europe conference in Lyon next week.
His presentation will be the first of many papers from leading container glass experts at the free-of-charge conference.
The two-day conference includes papers from associations, container glass manufacturers and technical suppliers to the industry.
Other speakers include Adeline Farrelly, General Secretary of Feve; Pascal Huguet, Head of the Glass Branch, Siemens France; Roberto Gentilini, Health and Safety Manager, Bormioli Rocco; Jane Muncke, Managing Director, Food Packaging Forum; and Steffen Seehausen, Group Head of Sustainability and Environment, Ardagh Glass.
The full conference timetable is below. Please note that times on Wednesday, May 6 have changed from that originally published.
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
11:00 Keynote Speech, Francois Pierrot, Country Executive - France & Spain, O-I
11:20 Competitiveness challenges and opportunities, Adeline Farrelly, Secretary General, FEVE -European Glass Packaging Industry
11:40 Global soda ash outlook with a focus on Europe, Marguerite Morrin, Senior Director, Chlor-alkali/Soda Ash, IHS
12:00 Innovation & decoration, Leandre Lasfargues, NPD Manager, Stölzle
12:20 Automated energy data acquisition & cost savings in glass production, Pascal Huguet, Head of the Glass Branch, Siemens France
12:40 Food Packaging and Health: Science and policy update, Jane Muncke, Managing Director, Food Packaging Forum
14:30 The Glass Alliance – Provider of container glass plant solutions, Jean-Philippe Martel, General Manager, Container Glass Alliance
14:50 Years of improvement in glass recycling, Stéphane Leroux, Managing Director, Sibelco Green Solutions - FERVER
15:10 Oxyfuel furnance technology and energy recovery: A step forward on energy efficiency Vincenzo Ulisse Armeni, Senior Engineer & Energy Division Technology Manager, BDF Industries
Thursday, 7 May 2015
11:00 Saving Energy with NNPB - lightweight production, Mark Ziegler, Marketing Manager, Heye International
11:20 A case study in safety, Roberto Gentilini, Health and Safety Manager, Bormioli Rocco
11:40 No air, no bottle Daniel Hilfiker, CEO, Pneumofore
12:00 From machine operator to bottle maker - automation for profitability and safety, Inge Friberg, Compliance Engineer, Bucher Emhart Glass
14:00 Improved energy efficiency of oxy-fuel furnaces, Uyi Iyoha, Business Development Manager, Praxair
14:20 Waste heat recovery in the glass industry, Michael Terhorst, Head of Central Sales, Spie Energy Solutions
14:40 A packaged solution for the glass industry, Xavier Paubel, Combustion Network Manager, Air Liquide ALTEC
15:00 A case study in sustainability strategy, Steffen Seehausen, Group Head of Sustainability and Environment, Ardagh Glass
