Baltic Forum Pack Cycle 2026

Gunda Rachut is one of Europe’s leading packaging-regulation experts, with more than 30 years of experience shaping packaging-waste management and producer-responsibility practice. She made a significant contribution to the development of Germany’s packaging-regulation system and the establishment of the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR). Today, Gunda Rachut is Chair of the Management Board of ZSVR and President of the European National Registers (EUNR), a network bringing together competent authorities and organisations from 16 EU Member States and working towards harmonised implementation of the PPWR in the European internal market. Her more than three decades of experience connect what matters most to businesses today: regulation, practical implementation and a European PPWR perspective.

Živilė Ramoškienė is the initiator of the Pack Cycle Forum, an expert in practical PPWR implementation, an international RecyClass auditor, Head of Ecogrant and a board member of the Kaunas Regional Association of Industrialists and Employers. She has more than 22 years of hands-on experience in plastics manufacturing, recycling and the packaging sector, and today helps businesses understand and practically implement new packaging regulatory requirements.

Asta Burbaitė has more than 15 years of experience in communications. For the past five years, she has been responsible for the public information programme and publicity projects run by VšĮ Žaliasis taškas.

Giedrė Kurmilavičienė has nine years of experience in environmental protection, including the past four years in the public sector. She has worked with Lithuania’s Product, Packaging and Waste Accounting Information System (GPAIS) since 2018. She has also worked with companies such as IKEA and Decathlon Lithuania and has delivered seminars on GPAIS. After moving into the public sector, she became project manager for the modernisation of the Pollution Prevention Process Information System (TPPIS) and the Integrated Computerised Environmental Information System (AIVIKS). At the Environmental Protection Agency, she represented business needs in the GPAIS development project and submitted proposals for improving waste-management legislation. She currently heads the Information Systems Development Division at the Ministry of Environment, coordinating the development and management of public-sector information systems.

Justė Unguraitytė Pinkevičienė is co-owner of the advanced and rapidly growing cosmetics factory COSMOWAY Cosmetics Laboratory, President of the Lithuanian Association of Cosmetics and Household Chemicals Manufacturers, and has more than 14 years of distinctive experience in cosmetics manufacturing and the development of cosmetic brands. She is also co-founder of CLM, one of the fastest-growing luxury cosmetics brands.

Robertas Sičiovas heads KIKA GROUP’s R&D department and is responsible for the development, formulation and industrial implementation of pet food products — dry and wet food, treats and supplements — for international markets. His background in industrial biotechnology and food safety enables him to assess product development comprehensively from technological, food-safety, microbiological and regulatory perspectives. His professional experience includes evaluating product stability, packaging barrier properties, food safety and compliance with FEDIAF, AAFCO and EU feed legislation. Working with packaging manufacturers and international laboratories, his focus is on solutions that combine product safety, functionality and sustainability goals.

Indrė Lasionienė, Deputy Director of the GS1 Lithuania Association, has extensive experience in IT and digitalisation. For more than 16 years she has been involved in the strategic and operational activities of GS1 Lithuania, providing training and consulting to companies from various industrial sectors, lecturing university students, representing the association in Lithuanian and international standardisation working groups, and serving as a Digital Product Passport (DPP) expert on the CEN/CENELEC JTC24 committee. In her day-to-day work, Indrė helps businesses achieve their goals and improve processes through the power of global GS1 standards.

Rūta Dambrauskienė is Product Development Project Manager at BIOVELA Group and has 11 years of practical experience across different stages of food manufacturing. She has worked as a technologist, an R&D project manager and a production manager, giving her first-hand knowledge of product development from technological decisions through to implementation in production. Rūta currently leads new-product development and existing-product improvement projects, contributes to the implementation of regulatory requirements from a technological perspective, and is part of the BIOVELA Group team preparing for the changes introduced by the PPWR. At the forum, Rūta will address one of the practical PPWR challenges faced by manufacturers: the new regulation affects far more business functions than packaging or sustainability specialists alone. In her presentation, “The PPWR paperwork puzzle: who needs to have the answers?”, she will examine from a manufacturer’s perspective what information and documents companies will need, where the necessary answers sit within an organisation, and what different teams should know as they prepare for the new requirements.

Miki Lahtinen is an experienced business leader with more than 10 years in the packaging industry, including roles at companies such as Huhtamäki and Stora Enso. He is currently CEO of Helsinki-based Sulapac, a pioneer in bio-based alternatives to conventional plastics. Previously, Miki also led Sulapac’s Food Services business, contributing to the green transition in the HORECA sector. He holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from LUT University. Miki brings deep packaging-industry knowledge, a partnership-driven approach and strong process-development expertise.

Therese Cederblom has served as Sales Manager at Swedish Plastic Recycling since 2020 and is responsible for the sale of all material fractions produced by the company. Therese has more than twenty years of experience in sales and marketing, business management and development, with a strong focus on achieving results through teamwork.

Michael Brandl, who has a background in agricultural economics, spent many years working in the dairy sector and dairy-processing industry. As Managing Director of the German Dairy Industry Association (Milchindustrie-Verband), he was responsible for raw materials and supply management, packaging and waste management. In 2010, as he puts it, he moved “from the product to the packaging” and became Managing Director of the German Association for Liquid Food Cartons (FKN e.V.) and its recycling company Recarton GmbH. At the end of 2018, leading global beverage-carton manufacturers and paper suppliers established the European recycling platform EXTR:ACT e.V. In early 2025, after EXTR:ACT’s technical activities were integrated with the Brussels-based Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) to form the Food and Beverage Carton Alliance (FBCA), Michael Brandl was appointed Global Sustainability Director. In this role, he leads the FBCA Centre of Competence and coordinates technical, regulatory and sustainability initiatives aimed at advancing the circularity and recycling of fibre-based packaging worldwide.

Dr Irena Vitkauskienė has more than 20 years of professional experience in the PET sector, spanning PET raw materials and packaging production, compliance, recyclability and circular-economy solutions. She chairs the Health, Safety and Environment Technical Committee of PET EUROPE, the European association of PET manufacturers, and is also President and Chair of the Board of PET LIETUVA, which brings together Lithuanian manufacturers of PET resin, preforms, bottles, films and production equipment. Irena holds a PhD in polymer chemistry and is a partnership professor at the Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences of Vilnius University. Her professional focus includes practical implementation of the PPWR, design for recycling, the use of rPET and circularity of food-grade PET packaging.

Paulius Pavelas Danilovas has more than 15 years of professional experience in polymer and materials engineering, covering research, technology development and the creation of innovative products. His key areas of expertise include functional polymer materials and composites, (bio)plastics, bio-based and biodegradable polymers, their modification, characterisation, practical application and recycling technologies. He has significant experience developing products from concept to final prototype, transferring technological solutions from laboratory to industry and implementing national and international R&D projects. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and is an expert evaluator of national and international R&D projects.

Justina Prunskienė has more than 15 years of practical experience in the collection of secondary raw materials, preparation for recycling, recycling, manufacturing and the circular economy. Throughout her professional career, she has led different manufacturing and recycling operations. While working within the Grigeo group, she expanded her experience across the entire circular-economy chain – from collecting and preparing secondary raw materials to using them in the manufacture of new products and returning them to the recycling cycle after use. Because this field requires constant adaptation to a changing business environment, she complemented her practical experience with Bachelor’s and Master’s studies in Business Law, the BMI EMBA programme and BICG corporate-governance studies.

Jaunius Ramoška is co-owner of Ecogrant and co-author of the Pack Cycle Forum in the Baltic States and a practical PPWR implementation expert with more than 22 years of experience in plastics manufacturing, recycling and packaging. He is an international RecyClass and VerpackG auditor.

Rima Valatkienė is Director of UAB Rilemija and has worked in the environmental field for more than 20 years. She advises companies on implementing environmental requirements, packaging accounting, GPAIS and other environmental matters.

Ramunė Zavistauskaitė is responsible for implementing the sustainability strategy across Mantinga Group companies and coordinating ESG projects. Her professional experience includes packaging and print project management, enabling her to approach packaging issues from both practical and sustainability perspectives.

Raminta Radavičienė is Director General of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists and has extensive leadership and expert experience in both the public sector and business organisations. She has served as Vice-Minister of Environment, headed the Waste Department of the Ministry of Environment and led the Lithuanian Association of Municipal Services and Waste Management Companies. Raminta holds qualifications in environmental science and environmental management, and her main areas of expertise include the circular economy, waste prevention and management, sustainable industrial transformation and social dialogue.

Vilma Sabaliauskienė is a Partner and Attorney-at-Law at WIDEN and Head of the Environmental Protection and Sustainability Practice, with more than 15 years of experience in environmental law. She represents clients in complex and significant environmental cases before the courts and advises companies on all matters related to changes in environmental legislation.

Since 2017, Dovydas Stulpinas has led UAB Putokšnis (brand DOLOOP), a Lithuanian PET packaging manufacturer producing preforms, bottles and rigid film for European beverage, food and industrial markets. During his tenure, the company’s turnover has nearly doubled while its CO₂ emissions intensity has been reduced by more than a quarter.

Rugilė Matusevičiūtė is a climate and sustainability communications expert, journalist, European Climate Pact Ambassador in Lithuania and founder of “Gamtos bičiuliai”. She develops environmental initiatives, implements communication and education projects and delivers sustainability training. Rugilė has also completed the climate journalism programme at the University of Oxford and the Reuters Institute.

Justina Žukauskaitė is a marketing, product development and project management specialist as well as an event moderator, with more than 10 years of experience across FMCG, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and retail. Her international experience has expanded her expertise into sustainability and responsible consumption. As a moderator, she aims to make complex professional topics clear, engaging and accessible.

Victoria Diaz is an independent product and brand strategist with 25 years of international experience, having worked with brands including Loewe, Miu Miu, Acne Studios and Urban Outfitters. She addresses a question that matters to every brand today: many can already create beautiful packaging, but how do you make the consumer choose your product among many others?

In “Future-Proof Packaging: Colour, Naming & Digital-First Design Trends for 2028–29”, she will explore how colour, naming and digital-first design will shape future packaging and consumer choices. The presentation is relevant to the whole team – marketing, product development, design and sustainability professionals looking for ways to balance brand distinctiveness, consumer expectations and the challenges created by PPWR.

Goda Aleksaitė is Director of the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority, a lawyer and Chair of the Board of the Association of Supervisory Authorities, with extensive experience in public administration, strategic planning and public policy. As head of the Authority, she focuses on effective market surveillance, dialogue with business, and making new requirements clear and practically implementable for market participants.

Jānis Aizbalts has more than 10 years of experience in waste management in Latvia and Lithuania. His experience spans both operational and management roles in companies dealing with waste collection, sorting, treatment, recycling and producer responsibility (EPR) systems.

Paulius Kapitanovas has 18 years of experience at UAB Kauno švara, a municipally owned waste-management company, including 10 years organising packaging-waste collection and subsequent treatment processes.

Almontas Kybartas currently leads the packaging waste management organisation VšĮ Žaliasis taškas. He has many years of experience in the waste-management sector, including creating and developing an electronic-waste management business.

Alder Harkmann has 15 years of experience in the field of producer responsibility in Estonia, helping companies fulfil their obligations under the Packaging Act and working with waste collection companies to find the best solutions for waste collection and recycling.

Inga Lungė is Chair of the Board of the Association “Lietuvos gėrimai” and a corporate affairs and sustainability executive with extensive experience in sustainability, social responsibility, the circular economy and strategic communication. In her professional work, she focuses strongly on implementing sustainability strategy, sustainable packaging, circular-economy, climate-change and social-impact issues. In addition to “Lietuvos gėrimai”, Inga chairs the boards of two other business associations and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration as well as two Master’s degrees – in Communication and in International Marketing and Management.

Audrius Ramoška is the founder and CEO of 123c Consulting and Soverio. Before founding these companies, he spent more than twenty years in the IT services business in both small companies and international corporations. He is the architect and development lead of Soverio’s Digital Product Passport solution, teaches a Digital Identity course at Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty, and represents Lithuania as an expert in the European Commission ESSPASS project working group.