Glassman Conference

The Glassman conference will address the latest trends in glassmaking with high-level speakers. The conference will run alongside the exhibition and is free to attend for all visitors to the show.

Is glass the answer to increased opposition to plastic?

Glassman Europe in Lyon this September aims to help manufacturers debate how the glass industry can increase the reduced reliance on single-use plastic.

Glass is unique in its ability to be 100% recyclable. As the war on plastic wages on, Glassman Europe will address how the glass industry can innovate and overcome barriers to switching to container glass as an alternative to the thousands of tons of plastic created every day.

The Conference programme

Tuesday 17 September 2019

TIME	PRESENTATION
10:15	The future of plastic packaging in a (more) circular economy *Susan Hansen, Global Strategist for F&A Supply Chains, Rabobank*
10:45	Is the container glass industry aligned to customers' expectations? Emma Bowers, Global Procurement & Supply Chain FMCG Executive, Green Puffin Consulting Richard van Breda, former SAB Director, now Independent Consultant
11:05	The container glass industry and its role in the circular economy *Sheryl Webersberger, Product Policy Advisor, BV Glas*
	COFFEE & EXHIBITION TIME
11:45	Circular Packaging at ABI *Aline Casagrande, Circular Packaging Global Manager, AB InBev*
12:05	CO2 step wise emission reduction is necessary and possible *Erik Muijsenberg, Vice President, Glass Service*
12:25	Decarbonisation and the Circular Economy *Fabrice Rivet, Director, Health, Environment, and Safety, FEVE*
12:45	Biomass Ash: A past and present raw material for glassmaking Dr. Daniel J. Backhouse, Post Doctoral Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University
	LUNCH & EXHIBITION TIME
14:00	O-I and Chovet-Db2i set for success on Gironcourt partnership *Jean-Pierre François,* O-I Manufacturing *Nicolas Lelorrain, Gironcourt Project Manager,* CHOVET-Db2i
14:20	A new world of glassmaking Paul Schreuders, Xpar Vision
14:40	The Swabbing Robot *Mathieu Dumesny, Technical Manager, Novaxion*

Wednesday 18 September 2019

TIME	PRESENTATION
10:15	How glass manufacturers can successfully manage their digital transformation *Pascal Huguet, Head of Siemens, France Glass Branch, Siemens*
10:45	Steklarna Hrastnik’s journey toward industry 4.0 *Jaša Polutnik, Head of Projects, Steklarna Hrastnik*
11:05	Using software to improve maintenance *Kevin Fiedler, Local Project Manager, SGD Pharma*
	COFFEE & EXHIBITION TIME
11:45	Combining high resolution NIR furnace vision with Expert System III model based furnace control *Thierry Barriant, Project Manager, Glass Service*
12:05	Digitalisation in Glass Melting *Philippe Kerbois, Regional Sales Manager EMEA, AMETEK Land*
12:25	How to use QC Lab technology in a production environment *Eleonora Bordini, International Industry Manager, Marposs*
12:45	Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence: the future of Glass manufacturing *Juan S. Farias, Managing Director, FAMA*
	LUNCH & EXHIBITION TIME