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# PLACE Conference

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- [Conference](https://place-conference.eu/) - The European PLACE Conference has a long tradition of bringing the global flexible packaging and converting industry together in Europe to exchange knowledge about Polymers, Laminates, Adhesives, Coatings and Extrusion. The next conference will take place from May 24th to 26th 2027 in the Steigenberger Hotel am Kanzleramt in Berlin. We express our gratitude to
- [Venue - Steigenberger Hotel am Kanzleramt in Berlin](https://place-conference.eu/conference/venue/) - Conference Location and Hotel The conference will take place in the Steigenberger Hotel am Kanzleramt in Berlin (Germany) from Monday, May 24th to Wednesday, May 26th, 2027. We plan to commence at 12:00 on Monday and end by 16:00 on Wednesday. Afterwards, a European PLACE Committee Meeting will take place. The hotel is located in the center of
- [2025 Venue - Le Méridien Munich](https://place-conference.eu/conference/place-2025/venue-2025/) - Conference Location and Hotel The conference will take place in the Le Méridien Munich (Germany) from Monday, May 26th to Wednesday, May 28th, 2025. We plan to commence at 12:00 on Monday and end by 16:00 on Wednesday. Afterwards, a European PLACE Committee Meeting will take place. The hotel is located in the center of Munich, close to
- [Registration](https://place-conference.eu/registration/)
- [Submission process](https://place-conference.eu/conference/submission-process/) - Call for Papers The submission phase for papers is open now. For inquiries or if you believe your paper proposal is exciting, current & relevant and your topic should be part of the 2027 conference, also if you have a proposal on a potential presenter or topic, please reach out to submissions@place-conference.eu and gellerich@place-conference.eu. Contribute
- [Call for Papers](https://place-conference.eu/conference/call-for-papers/) - The submission phase for papers is open! Find the details on the submission process here and submit your abstract by August 30th 2026. For inquiries, please reach out to submissions@place-conference.eu and gellerich@place-conference.eu. Call for Papers 2027
- [Information](https://place-conference.eu/conference/information/) - The scope Laminates based on polymers, aluminium, paper, and film substrates are excellent materials for all kinds of packaging, which require high barriers and efficient manufacturing processes. Flexible packaging laminates play an important role in modern life providing safe, low-priced, and sustainable distribution of every-day products. Specialists are responsible for monitoring the product quality and
- [Program](https://place-conference.eu/conference/program/) - Here you will find the program once it is available. If you want to contribute to the 2027 conference, you are invited to submit your exciting, current & relevant topic to submissions@place-conference.eu and gellerich@place-conference.eu Please find information and details on the submission process here.
- [Terms of Use](https://place-conference.eu/terms-of-use/) - Terms of Use_European PLACE Conference 2025Download General Terms and Conditions for the European PLACE Conference (BDVI) Status: 04.05.2026Registration Your registration is done via the online form that can be found here:https://place-conference.eu/registration/. Your registration is considered accepted if we do not declare rejection within 7 days. Regardless, you will receive a registration confirmation from us. If
- [2027 Committee](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/) - The European PLACE committee is represented by reknown industry experts from converters, raw material suppliers, machine manufacturers and academia. We are proud to welcome several new committee members who support the continuation of the European PLACE Conference.
- [Marcus Schulze](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/marcus-schulze/) - Living in Leipzig, Germanyaevoloop GmbH Function in the European PLACE Committee | Committee Member I joined the PLACE conference committee to help connect experts across the extrusion coating and laminating value chain and to empower recycling practices for packaging materials. PLACE uniquely offers state-of-the-art insights and trend analysis that keep the industry moving forward. At
- [Registration](https://place-conference.eu/membership-join/membership-registration/)
- [Alexandra Keil](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/alexandra-keil/) - Living in Münsingen, SwitzerlandNestlé S.A. Function in the European PLACE Committee | Committee Member and WebsiteContact | alexandra.keil@rd.nestle.com Having recently joined the PLACE Committee and very pleased about this opportunity. I am convinced that this exchange can lead to innovative solutions that meet both the needs of consumers and the requirements and challenges of producers.
- [Karin Strömberg](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/karin-stromberg/) - Living in Lund, SwedenTetra Pak Packaging Solutions AB Function in the European PLACE Committee | Technical Program TeamContact | karin.stromberg@tetrapak.com Joining the PLACE Conference Committee is a new experience for me, and I’m truly proud to contribute. The organisation embodies a long-standing tradition of open, selfless knowledge‑sharing that continues to move our industry forward. Polymer
- [Berlin](https://place-conference.eu/conference/city/) - The 20th European PLACE Conference takes place in the capital of Germany, Berlin. Berlin is a place where innovation thrives, where contrasts spark creativity, and where every visit feels like a new discovery. As one of Europe’s most dynamic capitals, Berlin welcomes guests with a unique blend of history, culture, and modern energy—making it the
- [Imprint](https://place-conference.eu/imprint/) - Bund Deutscher Verpackungsingenieure (bdvi) e.V. Brunnenweg 964331 WeiterstadtTel.: + 49 (0)6150 830 8346Fax: + 49 (0)6150 187 865 Lamboy@bdvi.org www.bdvi.org Registergericht: Amtsgericht CharlottenburgRegisternummer: VR 28842 BSteuernummer: 1127/620/50609 Authorized representative board | Vertretungsberechtigter Vorstand: Prof. Dr. Sven Sängerlaub (Vorstandsvorsitzender)Sebastian Kraus (stellvertretender Vorstandsvorsitzender) Managing Director | Geschäftsführer: Peter Lamboy Responsible for content | Inhaltlich Verantwortlicher: gemäß §
- [Oliver Hissmann](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/oliver-hissmann/) - Living in Witten, GermanyOCS Service GmbH Function in the European PLACE Committee | Conference Vice ChairContact | hissmann@ocsservicegmbh.com After my 10th PLACE conference some nice and lovely people welcomed me to join the committee :-)And it is a pleasure working with and for you, building up networks and share knowledge. Thank you! Senior Sales Manager
- [Michael Mayrhofer](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/michael-mayrhofer/) - Living in Niederthalheim, AustriaSML Maschinenbaugesellschaft mbH Function in the European PLACE Committee | Committee MemberContact | mam@sml.at There is no way around plastics – especially in the coating and laminating sector.The challenge of meeting the demands of a dynamic market motivates me to constantly expand my expertise. In this context, I see the European PLACE
- [Dunja Seidel](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/dunja-seidel/) - Living in Niederkassel, GermanySiegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA Function in the European PLACE Committee | Committee MemberContact | dunja.seidel@siegwerk.com Attending the PLACE conference for the first time was a highly valuable experience. It provided an excellent platform for networking and exchanging ideas with industry experts. The presentations provided deep insights into current market trends,
- [History](https://place-conference.eu/conference/history/) - This page tells you about the history of the European PLACE Conference. 2027 - Berlin, Germany Upcoming:20th European PLACE Conference Due to the great success under the new bdvi patronship, the current European PLACE Committee decided to continue the conference with next scheduled occurrence in 2027. Stay tuned for more information. 2025 - München, Germany
- [Munich - A vibrant metropole on the Isar](https://place-conference.eu/conference/place-2025/city-2025/) - The 19th European PLACE Conference takes place in the Bavarian metropolis of Munich in the south of Germany. Situated right in the heart of Europe, Munich is a cosmopolitan, international city whose metropolitan region embraces 27 districts and six independent cities. Nearly all German and European cities are within fast, easy reach. With its broad,
- [2025 Program](https://place-conference.eu/conference/place-2025/program-2025/) - We are excited to showcase an exciting program comprising relevant current topics for the industry, presented by industry leaders and reknown experts across the value chain. 19th European PLACE Conference 2025 BrochureDownload Monday, 26 May 2025 12:00-13:00 Lunch (Monday lunch is also included in the participant fee!) 13:00-14:00 Opening Welcome & IntroductionAnna Helgert, Sven Sängerlaub,
- [PLACE 2025](https://place-conference.eu/conference/place-2025/) - Some impressions from the Event in Munich 2025 PLACE
- [Sponsoring](https://place-conference.eu/sponsoring/) - Become a Sponsor The European PLACE Conference is the PLACE to meet for the whole European flexible packaging and coatings value chain. We are also happy that we can regularly welcome participants from all over the world coming to our conference. Sponsors will be made visible with their logos to underline their support for the conference
- [News & Media](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/news-media/) - Here you can find media and press releases. The European PLACE conference is back in 2025!(Weiterstadt, Germany - August 6, 2024)Download 19th European PLACE Conference on Flexible Packaging(Weiterstadt, Germany - April 6, 2025)Download Published by our media partners: Interview with PRO Flexconvert and Anna Helgert, European PLACE Committee Chair (Dow), Christoph Dietrich, Vice Conference Chair
- [Prof. Dr. Sven Sängerlaub](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/sven-saengerlaub/) - Living in Munich, GermanyProfessor of Packaging Technology at Munich University of Applied Sciences HM | Faculty 05 Function in the European PLACE Committee | Conference Chair and Vice Technical Program ChairContact | saengerlaub@bdvi.org Links: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4916-9240https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sven_Saengerlaub https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/verpackungstechnik-und-verfahrenstechnik-papier/https://www.hm.edu/studiengange_de/studiengang_detail_1408.de.html https://bdvi.org Mr Sängerlaub studied packaging technology at the HTWK Leipzig. In 2004, he began his scientific career at the
- [Newsletter](https://place-conference.eu/newsletter/) - Sign up for Updates Stay updated about the upcoming and future conferences.
- [Anna Helgert](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/anna-helgert/) - Living in Tarragona, SpainDow Function in the European PLACE Committee | Committee ChairContact | AHHelgert@dow.com The European PLACE Conference is a forum to meet experts who – like me – are passionate about the art and science of packaging, sustainability and extrusion coating. I see the value for us to meet in person and tackle
- [Datenschutzerklärung](https://place-conference.eu/privacy-de/) - 1. Inhalt 1.1. Vorbemerkungen zum Datenschutzes Wir nehmen den Schutz Ihrer persönlichen Daten sehr ernst. Ihre Privatsphäre ist für uns ein wichtiges Anliegen. Unsere Kontaktdaten entnehmen Sie bitte dem Impressum. Nachfolgende Bestimmungen dienen Ihrer Information über die Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten gemäß den Anforderungen der Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO), insbesondere unter Berücksichtigung der Informationspflichten nach Art. 12 bis
- [Privacy Policy](https://place-conference.eu/privacy-en/) - 1. Content 1.1. Preliminary remarks on data protection We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Your privacy is an important concern for us. Our contact details can be found in the legal notice. The following provisions are intended to inform you about the processing of personal data in accordance with the requirements
- [Otto Plassmann](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/otto-plassmann/) - Living in Sundern, GermanyRetired, after 32 years working as TS&D engineer Function in the European PLACE Committee | Committee MemberContact | Otto@Plassmann.ws I attended all European Tappi events from 1991 in Duesseldorf until 2022 in Bratislava and supported the organisation of the finally called PLACE conferences, by working and partially leading in the European Tappi
- [Linda Van den Bossche](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/linda-van-den-bossche/) - Living in Brussels, BelgiumExxonMobil Function in the European PLACE Committee | Committee MemberContact | Quote quote quote Linda Van den Bossche graduated at the “Université libre de Bruxelles”, Belgium with a Master Degree Diploma in Chemical Engineering. She held several positions in technology: product development; application development, market facing technologist. She moved from individual contributor
- [Dr. Günter Schubert](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/guenter-schubert/) - Living in Rheinbach, GermanyRetired from SpeiraGmbH, after 34 years working as research associate... but not really retired ;-) Function in the European PLACE Committee | Committee MemberContact | schubertag@web.de „Ask and you shall receive, seek and you will find“After participating for the first time at TAPPI PLC conference in 1998 in San Francisco I felt
- [Davide Pomati](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/davide-pomati-2/) - Living in Turin, ItalyBOBST Italia S.p.A Function in the European PLACE Committee | Committee MemberContact | davide.pomati@bobst.com The European PLACE Conference is the place to meet, face to face, customers, competitors, brand owners, producers, suppliers,... It‘s a place where you can have a friendly and open discussion with everyone discussing issues, challenges, ideas for the
- [About Us](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/) - The European PLACE committee is represented by members of the European flexible packaging and converting industry – converters, OEMs, raw material suppliers and academia. We are committed to organize the PLACE conference again in a biennial rhythm. The event empowers industry experts to meet beyond company boundaries and address a variety of current technical topics
- [Peter Gellerich](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/peter-gellerich/) - Living in Laupheim, GermanyUhlmann Pac-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG Function in the European PLACE Committee | Conference Vice ChairContact | gellerich.p@uhlmann.de Peter’s interests focus on modelling packaging processes for flexible packaging materials such as heat sealing, thermoforming and web handling. His mission is to transfer scientific results from thermodynamics, mechanics and adhesion to simple models
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- [Christoph Dietrich](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/christoph-dietrich/) - Living in Engen, GermanyAmcor Function in the European PLACE Committee | Conference Vice ChairContact | christoph.dietrich@amcor.com I‘m engaged in the biennial PLACE conference as for a decade now it is for me the place to meet experts out of the industry. The contacts and presentation on the conference helped me already several times to find
- [Competition Compliance Program](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/competition-compliance-program/) - Short Version BDVI (bdvi.org - founded in 1988 as Bund Deutscher Verpackungsingenieure e.V. / Association of German Packaging Engineers) BDVI is a professional and scientific association organized to further promote the application of the sciences in the packaging and related industries. Its aim is to promote research and education in the areas of interest of
- [Committee Sponsoring](https://place-conference.eu/sponsoring/committee-sponsoring/)
- [Conference Sponsoring](https://place-conference.eu/sponsoring/conference-sponsoring/) - For the 19th European PLACE Conference, different Sponsoring packages are available.
- [Uwe Süßmann](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/uwe-suessmann/) - Living in Cologne, GermanyMitsui Chemicals Europe Function in the European PLACE Committee | Committee MemberContact | uwe.suessmann@mcie.de Once it comes to highly dedicated flexible packaging products, there is no other way than combining insights and details from the whole value chain - including raw materials, machines and processes. We can see a clear drive towards
- [Jan Kummerow](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/jan-kummerow/) - Living in Duisburg, GermanyER-WE-PA GmbH Function in the European PLACE Committee | Committee MemberContact | jan.kummerow@er-we-pa.de The European PLACE Conference brings together all relevant parties in the roll-to-roll business; academia, manufacturers, material suppliers and producers. We need these opportunities to get in touch in person and meet face to face. I am excited to support
- [Peter Lamboy](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/peter-lamboy/) - Living in Weiterstadt, GermanyManaging Director bdvi Function in the European PLACE Committee | Managing Director bdviContact | lamboy@bdvi.org As Managing Director, I am happy to support the PLACE Conference. It is an international conference at a high level. Interesting presentations and discussions are expected that will move the industry forward. Jobs in Packaging Wella Darmstadt
- [Petra Hollacher](https://place-conference.eu/about-us/committee/petra-hollacher-2/) - Living in Cologne, GermanyINEOS Manufacturing Deutschland GmbH Function in the European PLACE Committee | Vice Technical Program ChairContact | petra.hollacher@ineos.com The European PLACE Conference is the only conference in Europe with a focus on extrusion coating and related technologies along the value chain. Starting at raw material suppliers through machine manufacturers and converters to the
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- [First Conference](https://place-conference.eu/cool_timeline/first-converence/) - The first European PLACE Conference took place in Düsseldorf in 1992.

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