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When looking to attract more women workers and leaders into the traditionally male-dominated manufacturing industry, the focus is often on what a woman requires to succeed at an individual level. This “Women in Industry’ forum, flips the focus to consider key strategies businesses can deploy to recruit, retain, and create more opportunities for women in manufacturing.

The keynote speakers and panel members will share lessons learned from their career journeys. This is a unique opportunity to join the discussion on what organizations and leaders can do to support and advance women in the workplace.

• How can we attract more women to the sector?
• How do we support the professional development of women in pulp and paper, and does it differ from professional development in other industries?
• How can we mentor and create the next generation of women leaders?

	Belinda Driscoll Managing Director, Kimberly-Clark ANZ		Dr. Bronwyn Evans AM HonFEIAust, FTSE Chair Building CRC & Director of Standards Communications (GME)
	Denise Campbell-Burns Secretary of Pulp & Paper Workers District and President, CFMEU Manufacturing Division		Vesna Milunovic General Manager Technical Visy Pulp & Paper

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Sustainable packaging trends are shaping the packaging industry, with consumers becoming increasingly concerned about the environment and the impact of packaging leakage. With new, stricter sustainability regulations emerging on many fronts, the paper and packaging value-chain companies need to keep track of changes to remain compliant.

This Forum will explore sustainable packaging trends and the regulatory measures that are shaping the paper and packaging industry.

• Sustainable packaging trends driving change
• Developments in sustainable packaging regulation
• Is fiber-based packaging ready for the real sustainability challenge?

	Tim Woods Managing Director IndustryEdge		Paul J. Schutes Executive Director Recycled Paperboard Alliance (RPA100) and the Recycled Paperboard Technical Association (RPTA), USA
	Sarah Sannen ARL Program Manager Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation Ltd (APCO)		Warren Batchelor Associate Professor BioPRIA, Monash University
	Renata Daudt Sustainable Packaging Consultant, AWEN Consulting

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The management of waste in an economically and environmentally acceptable manner is a rising challenge facing the pulp and paper industry. Tackling today’s waste challenges requires innovative thinking and advanced technologies to find sustainable solutions.

This Forum will explore:

• Changing mindsets by turning waste into a resource: Product stewardship and recycling.
• Improving existing waste and resource recovery strategies
• Best practice strategies to reduce the use of landfills for disposing of waste products
  
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Today, the world is facing numerous challenges. Environmental issues, resource scarcity, and demographic changes are affecting industries globally. Industry 4.0 and the digitalisation of manufacturing will play a key role in helping develop solutions to these challenges. Businesses should be actively planning and implementing a digitalisation strategy, or at least be aware of the changes that will occur rapidly as digital technologies are implemented across a wide variety of sectors.

This Forum will explore:

• Adoption of Industry 4.0 and how it has changed the pulp, paper and fibre packaging industry?
• Challenges faced in adopting 4.0 and how have they overcome them?
• How digital transformation can help in industry decarbonization.
• Beyond industry 4.0 – how do we prepare for what’s next?

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all industries around the world and the pulp and paper industry is no exception. It has tested the resilience of supply chains globally, with labour shortages, shipping delays, and rising shipping costs leading to massive complexity and supply chain disruption.
So, what actions should supply chain leaders take to turn massive disruption into meaningful change?

This session will take a deep dive into:

• How to build supply chain resilience to prepare for what comes next?
• Long-term strategies to make your supply chain a competitive advantage.
• The role of advanced technologies in optimising supply chain demand forecasting

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Disruptive Change - Changing ahead of change!
Join thought leaders, strategic thinkers, and innovators for a deep dive into the drivers of disruptive change and what you need to do to take advantage of these changes to generate sustainable value in the future.

	David Platt Director Resilient Future		Anthony Vinson Head of International Freight & Logistics Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA)
	Stewart Coleman Business Director Industrial Digital Beca		Andrew Richards Chief Executive Officer Energy Users Association of Australia

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Technical papers from across the industry will touch on a broad range of topics that will inform, engage, and provide deep insight on industry emerging technologies, advancements, innovation and process, and continuous improvement.

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Best Mill Paper Prize
The Best Mill Paper Prize is awarded to the best paper presented at the conference, by a person working in a pulp and/or paper mill. It is based on technical content, quality of oral presentation, and audience interest. Valued at $2,000, the prize is to be used for professional development.

New Speaker Competition Final
The Appita New Speaker Contest provides an opportunity for first-time presenters to develop their presentation skills and present in front of a large audience as part of their ongoing career development. It is based on weighted criteria, including quality of oral presentation, quality of audio-visual aids, technical content, ability to answer questions and audience interest. The winner will receive $2,000 to be used for professional development.

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Distinction Hotel, Rotorua, New Zealand
Hosted by Appita New Zealand Section Committee

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