A huge thank you to all our attendees, speakers, and sponsors for making this year’s symposium an incredible success! It was great seeing everyone come together to share insights, make connections, and advance our shared goals in transport packaging. Click here to access photos from the event.
We’re excited to share that recordings of the sessions will be available soon for attendees, so stay tuned. Also, keep an eye out for an upcoming announcement with the date and location for the 2025 symposium—we can't wait to see you there! Thank you again for making this year’s event unforgettable.
The 10th edition of the ISTA European Packaging Symposium, the premier event for Europe's global transport packaging industry, was held 08-09 October at the Le Méridien Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany! The program, featuring both general and temperature-sensitive tracks, delivered valuable insights on today's hot topics and offer new solutions to help shape the future of transport packaging. The symposium serves as an international platform for directors, managers, and technicians across logistics, packaging, product design, R&D, and more, attracting participants from diverse sectors including consumer goods, electronics, retail, logistics, test laboratories, and test equipment manufacturers.
The General Track covers topics such as sustainable packaging development, e-commerce packaging challenges, packaging performance testing, optimization, damage reduction success stories, research, best practices, and more.
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The Temperature-Sensitive Track includes sessions on innovative cold chain packaging solutions, temperature monitoring strategies, sustainability case studies, design qualification guidance, frozen shipping solutions & guidance, emerging technologies and more.
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We're excited to offer an in-person Packaging Dynamics Professional (ISTA PDP) Certification course on Monday 7 October, just before the Symposium! Whether you're an experienced professional or a newcomer, this course offers valuable insights to meet your specific needs.
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The ISTA European Packaging Symposium program is uniquely designed to provide attendees with the chance to network and build relationships during the general sessions, shared meals, breaks, and receptions.
View GalleryThe 2024 European Packaging Symposium will be held at the Le Méridien Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany. Next to the main station and just a few steps away from the city centre, the hotel is a perfect base for the symposium.
The following companies are presenting on the program - keep checking back as we're adding more daily!
View ScheduleMonday 07 October
Pre-Symposium ISTA Packaging Dynamics Professional (ISTA PDP) Certification (additional fee) 7:30-17:45
Tuesday 08 October
Attendee Check-In 8:30-12:30
Welcome Lunch 11:30-12:30
General Sessions 12:30-17:15
Afternoon Break with Sponsors 14:15-14:45
Social Mixer 17:30-19:30
Wednesday 09 October
Coffee, Tea & Breakfast Pastries 8:00-8:30
General Sessions 8:30-17:00
Morning Break with Sponsors 10:00-10:30
Lunch 12:00-13:00
Afternoon Break with Sponsors 15:00-15:30
Official Dinner 18:00-21:00
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