Events of LEIPA

With a robust background in sustainability, supply chain management, and human rights, Felix Offermanns is a dedicated professional with over five years of experience in driving sustainability initiatives and ensuring compliance with complex regulatory frameworks. Currently serving as Human Rights Officer & Sustainability Manager Procurement at LEIPA Group, Felix oversees the management of human rights-related issues across the supply chain, ensuring adherence to the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) and preparing for the implementation of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D).

Kai Fischer is a seasoned expert with extensive experience in the graphic paper markets, bringing a wealth of knowledge and insight to the industry. As Head of Sales Graphic Paper for LEIPA Group, Kai leverages decades of expertise to lead sales operations and drive strategic growth across international markets. Kai’s global perspective, cultivated through years of international experience, enables him to identify emerging trends, navigate complex markets, and deliver innovative solutions tailored to client needs.

With over two decades of experience in sales and leadership roles within the packaging and paper industry, Markus Müller has cultivated deep expertise in driving business growth, building strong client relationships, and navigating the complexities of international markets. Currently serving as Head of Sales for Packaging Paper at LEIPA Group, Markus is responsible for leading sales strategies across diverse markets, ensuring sustainable growth, and managing operations from Schwedt/Oder, Germany.

Being Xeikon's expert on the packaging markets, Sebastien has built a wealth of knowledge and over 20 years packaging experience to share on introducing digital to produce on corrugated substrates. Through Flint Group and Xeikon's IDERA program he evangelizes the corrugated box production market with the dedicated vision that any producer has a reason to digitize his manufacturing as from now. Now he engages with LEIPA and packaging.digital to create inspiriation with digital printing on the solid board market.

Mario Deilen is co-owner and head of sales at packaging.digital. Packaging.digital is the first and only printing service provider for digital printing (single-pass technology) of board and corrugated substrates, mainly for further processing into packaging.

Martin Twellmeyer is co-founder and CEO of optilyz, Europe's leading direct mail automation software. Prior to optilyz, Martin Twellmeyer was head of finance at AUTO1, the largest used car trading platform in Europe, and co-founded SpaceWays with Rocket Internet. He started his career in management consulting and the investment industry.

Ulbe is a seasoned marketer with an advertising agency background running Print Power. He’s a strong believer of the role of print in the media mix. Winner of the EFFIE award for effective advertising for a Unilever brand, he combines his dedication to promote effective advertising with his interest in print media. On a personal note Ulbe is a passionate Alfista.

The great passion of Anne-Katrin Kohlmorgen, PR consultant and Managing Partner of Two Sides Germany: she loves, lives and communicates for paper and print. For the past five years, she has been responsible for the fate of the international TWO SIDES campaign in Germany and for activities such as clarifying myths and facts about the industry, greenwash and paper bashing, and Love Paper, which is aimed at end consumers.

Sarah is Managing Director of LEIPA UK and responsible for multiple division areas of the LEIPA portfolio. Her passion for circularity and closed loop makes her insights into sustainable paper performance exciting. Experience including the wastepaper sector and finished paper products offers a wider picture when seeking solutions.

Already in the 90s, he tinkered with the first software control of lighting and sound technology. Software, automation and thus the digitalization of processes run through Matthias' stations. At MAN Truck & Bus, he has built up software for supply chain, warehouse and assembly processes in emerging industrial countries and digitized project management in product management processes for model years of trucks. Various small and larger projects to support, facilitate daily work are important to Matthias, so that people can focus on complex issues with other people. In his role as Senior Manager Digital Business Development at LEIPA, he is actively involved in the research project ODiWiP, which is working on optimizing the paper cycle with an AI-supported assistance system. He also highlights new possibilities and opportunities in the paper world through collaboration with "young digital companies" such as snoopstar and ZAIKIO.

The great passion of Anne-Katrin Kohlmorgen, PR consultant and Managing Partner of Two Sides Germany: she loves, lives and communicates for paper and print. For the past five years, she has been responsible for the fate of the international Two Sides campaign in Germany and for activities such as clarifying myths and facts about the industry, greenwash and paper bashing, and Love Paper, which is aimed at end consumers.

Sonja Bähr is a seasoned Packaging Analyst at Tilisco. With a keen eye for innovative packaging solutions, Sonja brings a wealth of experience to the table. Her insights into the dynamic world of packaging regulation have been invaluable in navigating the evolving industry landscape.

Jürgen Dornheim represents Procter & Gamble, a global consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati/USA. He had over last 25 years various assignments in R&D, Engineering and Product Supply, always with corporate project responsibilities need to deliver against regional and global challenges. He has led Global Packaging Development of two P&G brands for 8 years: Oral-B (Oral Care health) and Braun (Electric devices).

In the past 10 years he has been in a corporate functions for all P&G brands as expert for sustainability and innovation. That includes developing the packaging concepts of the future, assessing innovative materials, and analyzing all impacts on the environmental footprint as all future developments need to cover essential necessary protection of product and minimize the environmental footprint. Externally he supports circularity as expert in industry associations like 4Evergreen. Key aspect of his work is balancing out today’s and future consumer expectations, retailer requests and coming far reaching laws and legislations in all regions of the globe.

Anna Papagrigoraki is the Sustainability Director at Cepi, the European Confederation of Paper Industries, since 2019. During the past 10 years Anna has focused on sustainability and environmental policy topics ranging from industrial emissions and environmental footprinting to packaging and food contact materials. Anna has a Masters in Civil Engineering (2009) and an MSc in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2010) from the University of Southampton.

Als Umweltingenieurin ist Karoline Expertin für die Verarbeitung fester Abfälle und das Denken in Kreislaufwirtschaft. Ihre Arbeit im Leitungsteam der Abteilung für anthropogene Stoffkreisläufe (ANTS) konzentriert sich auf die Entwicklung von Forschungsstrategien, die das Potenzial ungenutzter Abfallströme erschließen. Sie vernetzt die Forschungsschwerpunkte der Abteilung, um Synergiepotenziale zu erschließen und vielversprechende Forschungsmöglichkeiten zu identifizieren.

Dr. Thomas Gröner ist ein F&E- und Nachhaltigkeitsexperte mit unternehmerischem Fokus, der über mehr als 30 Jahre Erfahrung in der Verpackungs- und Folienproduktion verfügt und mit der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette vertraut ist. Im Jahr 2021 gründete er erfolgreich sein eigenes Unternehmen TG PACK SOLUTION, ein unabhängiges Beratungsunternehmen für die Verpackungswertschöpfungskette mit Fokus auf Nachhaltigkeit und Innovation.

Erfahrener Papieringenieur mit Fachwissen in den Bereichen Portfolio-Management, Produktentwicklung und Prozessoptimierung. Spezialisiert auf die Herstellung von Faltschachtelkarton, grafischem Papier und Spezialpapier. Innovator bei der Entwicklung von Messsystemen zur Verbesserung der Eigenschaften von Papiermaterialien und zur Optimierung der gesamten Papierwertschöpfungskette. Zertifizierter Sachverständiger für Papierherstellung, -verarbeitung und -recycling.