OPA, the Association Partner for the 3rd edition of PACK.Nxt 2025, has invited packaging and printing professionals from across India and overseas to participate in the event. The event, scheduled for 16 December 2025, at The Lalit Hotel in Mumbai, is a dedicated platform for advancing smart and sustainable packaging solutions.
PACK.Nxt 2025 expects a gathering of over 350 industry leaders, 60 expert speakers, and more than 25 strategic partners, creating a vibrant ecosystem for knowledge exchange and business opportunities. As the printing and packaging landscape evolves amid global sustainability mandates and technological disruptions, this event offers entrepreneurs a critical forum to explore actionable strategies for a circular economy, enhanced supply chain security, and consumer-centric innovations.
The conference features two specialized tracks: one delving into Sustainability and Materials—covering carbon footprint reduction, renewable resources, and circular design principles—and the other on Smart Packaging and Policy, emphasizing authentication, track-and-trace technologies, and regulatory frameworks. Attendees will gain insights into protecting brands in Food, FMCG, and Pharma sectors while building consumer trust through cutting-edge labelling and transparency solutions.
A highlight of the event is the PACK.Nxt 2025 Awards, which recognize excellence in Sustainability, Functionality, Technical Innovation, and Design. Judged by an esteemed panel of experts, these awards serve as industry benchmarks, spotlighting trailblazers who are reshaping the packaging ecosystem.
The lineup of confirmed speakers reads like a who’s who of the industry, including Swarn Singh Grover, director RandD (South Asia), Kellogg Company; Subhra Sankha Nandi, packaging head, Wipro Consumer Care; Kaustubh Kulkarni, section head – packaging development, Wockhardt; Avijit Das, RandD director – product delivery and maintenance, Reckitt; Subhrajit Bhowmik, associate director – packaging development and procurement, Cipla Health; Yashasvi Mishra, associate director, Licious; Prasad Shriram Joshi, environment leader – Amazon India Operations, Amazon; Rajesh Bhogavalli, President – supply chain and sustainability (Global), EPL; Koel Bhadra, AGM – packaging innovation, L’Oreal; and many more. With over 60 speakers anticipated, the sessions will ignite transformative discussions among senior executives, policymakers, and innovators.
“As the Offset Printers’Association, we have long championed the synergy between printing excellence and sustainable packaging innovation,” said Parveen Aggarwal, president, OPA. “PACK.Nxt 2025 is a pivotal opportunity for our members and the broader entrepreneurial community to network with global leaders, showcase groundbreaking technologies at the exhibition, and position their businesses at the forefront of India’s INR 22,000 crore printing and packaging industry. We urge entrepreneurs to join us in Mumbai – not just to attend, but to actively shape the future of resilient, eco-friendly solutions that drive economic and environmental progress.”