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Inaugural Summit · Flexible Packaging Association, GCC Region

The region's converters
convene for the first time.

A closed-door session for converter CEOs and regional MNC heads, held on the sidelines of Gulfood 2026 — where the association's founding Governing Board is elected and its first Working Committees are chartered.

Date
Thu, 5 November 2026
Time
2:00 – 7:00 PM
Location
Dubai, UAE
Format
Closed-door · Invite-only
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Why this summit, why now

Growth is no longer the question. Governance of that growth is.

The GCC flexible packaging market is on a steady growth path — but three regulatory deadlines are converging on converters simultaneously: the UAE's single-use plastics ban, Saudi Arabia's SASO material transition, and the first wave of Scope 3 data requests from SBTi-validated multinational customers.

No single converter can shape that agenda alone. This summit exists to give the region's flexible packaging industry a unified, organized voice — starting with its own governance.

$4.74B → $5.78B
GCC flexible packaging market, 2025–2030 (4.07% CAGR)
3
Regulatory deadlines converging on converters in the next 24 months
1st
Governing Board and founding Working Committees — elected and chartered on the day
The afternoon

A working agenda, not a showcase.

Every session on the agenda ends in a decision or a position — including the association's own founding structure.

2:00 PM
Registration & Welcome Networking
2:30 PM
Opening Remarks
State of the GCC flexible packaging industry — Rajesh Shrivastava, CEO, FPA–GCC
2:45 PM
Keynote — From Growth to Governance
Why the region needs a unified industry voice now
3:05 PM
Panel — The Regulatory Horizon
UAE's plastics ban, Saudi SASO transition, and the coming GCC EPR landscape
3:35 PM
Panel — Capital & Growth
Capex discipline, M&A consolidation, and sustainability-linked financing
4:05 PM
Coffee & Networking
4:20 PM
Formal Business Session I
Adoption of the association charter and election of the founding Governing Board
Governing Body tier votes here
4:50 PM
Formal Business Session II
Chartering of the founding Working Committees — Regulatory & Sustainability Affairs, and Trade, Growth & Market Development
General Body members nominate here
5:10 PM
Closing Address — The First 90 Days
5:30 PM
Gala Networking Reception

A founding Governing Board

Seven seats — Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, General Secretary and three Members-at-Large — elected from the room by those holding the Governing Body tier. A two-year term, renewable once.

Two founding Working Committees

Regulatory & Sustainability Affairs, and Trade, Growth & Market Development — each chartered on the day, with General Body members nominating their own executives into the founding slate.

Reserve your place

Three ways to be in the room.

Numbers are deliberately limited to keep this a working session, not a trade-show crowd.

Delegate Participation
AED 1,5001
Full access to the summit itself.
  • Access to the full afternoon agenda
  • Both panel sessions and the keynote
  • Gala networking reception
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Governing Body
AED 5,0003 / founding seat
For those shaping the association's direction from day one, not just attending it.
  • Front-row seating throughout
  • Eligibility for election to the founding Governing Board
  • Founding-member recognition
  • Everything in Delegate Participation
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General Body Membership
AED 3,0002 / year
Annual membership in the association.
  • Right to nominate your executives to the founding Working Committees
  • Voting rights at future General Body meetings
  • Everything in Delegate Participation
Reserve this tier

All tiers include entry to the gala networking reception. Invoices are issued on confirmation; seats are held for 5 business days pending payment.

Summit fees shown above are fully adjustable against the corporate membership tiers published at www.fpa-gcc.org† — see footnotes below.

Footnotes — corporate membership reference, www.fpa-gcc.org
  1. Associate — the corporate membership tier against which the Delegate Participation fee is adjustable. Fees and benefits as published at www.fpa-gcc.org.
  2. Full Member — the corporate membership tier against which the General Body Membership fee is adjustable. Fees and benefits as published at www.fpa-gcc.org.
  3. Corporate — the corporate membership tier against which the Governing Body fee is adjustable. Fees and benefits as published at www.fpa-gcc.org.

† Summit fees are fully adjustable against the corresponding corporate membership tier. Please refer to www.fpa-gcc.org for current tier fees and benefits.

RSVP

Confirm your seat.

Tell us who's coming and how you'd like to participate — we'll follow up directly with the registration link and venue details.

Prefer to reply directly? Message Rajesh Shrivastava on LinkedIn or email raj_mi232@hotmail.com.

Before you RSVP

A few things worth knowing.

Who should attend?+
CEOs and senior decision-makers at GCC flexible packaging converters, and regional heads of multinational brand-owner or resin-supplier companies operating in the Gulf. This is a working session, not a general trade-show audience.
Why is this on the sidelines of Gulfood, not inside it?+
Flexible packaging converters are direct suppliers into the F&B value chain Gulfood serves — the timing lets delegates combine both in one trip. The summit itself is held off the show floor, in a closed-door format, to keep the session focused.
What does "closed-door" mean in practice?+
Attendance is by invitation and confirmed RSVP only. There is no public ticketing and no press access to the formal business sessions.
What happens to my payment if I can't attend after registering?+
Let us know as early as possible — substitutions from the same company are always welcome, and refund terms will be confirmed on your invoice.
Is there a deadline to RSVP?+
Yes — given the closed-door format and limited seating, we recommend confirming at least two weeks ahead of Gulfood week. Exact venue details are shared directly with confirmed registrants.