Pentawards announces its first ever in-person festival

London, UK, 07 June 2022: Pentawards, the leading network dedicated to recognising global packaging design excellence, has announced its first ever in-person Pentawards Festival: a two-day event exploring the latest trends, insights and developments in the global packaging and design industries.  

The festival will take place on 22nd - 23rd of September 2022 at London’s famous Science Museum, whose IMAX Theatre will host a selection of world-class keynote speakers, industry debates and practical workshops, with exciting pitching and networking opportunities in the museum’s Flight Gallery. Pentawards say the aim of the event is to explore and reveal the factors shaping the future of the packaging and design industries as brands and creatives adapt to the unprecedented change of the last few years.

Keynote speakers at the festival will include:

- Mauro Porcini, Vice President of Design, PepsiCo, USA

- Paula Chin, Senior Policy Advisor, WWF, UK

- Ximena O'Reilly, Global Head of Design, Nestle, Switzerland

- Tim Jones, Creative Director, BBC, UK

- Jeremy Lindley, Global Design Director, Diageo, UK

The festival will be split into three core sections: Sustainability 2.0, Authentic Inclusivity, and Essential Futures and it will be followed by a Gala Ceremony on 23rd September at the Royal Opera House, where this year’s Pentawards competition winners will be announced. 

Adam Ryan, Head of Pentawards, commented: “We’re really looking forward to hosting our first in-person festival with a host of amazing speakers from across multiple sectors. With such a turbulent two years behind us, we can’t wait to hear from industry leaders on where they see the future of packaging and design going. We’re excited to bring the global design community together to share insight into how creativity is unfolding.”

You can purchase tickets for The Pentawards Festival and find more information on the website. 

Full list of speakers:

- Mauro Porcini, Vice President of Design, PepsiCo, USA

- Paula Chin, Senior Policy Advisor, WWF, UK

- Ximena O'Reilly, Global Head of Design, Nestle, Switzerland

- Tim Jones, Creative Director, BBC, UK

- Jon Marshall, Partner, Pentagram, UK

- Jeremy Lindley, Global Design Director, Diageo, UK

- Kevin Marshall, Creative Director of Design, Microsoft, USA

- Mark Buckley, Strategic Design Manager, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, UK

- Marta Suslow, Product Innovation, Corporate, Beiersdorf, Germany

- Pierre Paslier, Co-Founder, Notpla, UK