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Over the last 55 years, PRIMA has established a reputation as the go-to network hub for the entire fibre value chain – from forestry, minerals and chemicals companies through to pulp and paper makers, merchants, publishers, printers, packaging producers and consumers of paper and board products.
PRIMA 2024 is takingplace as a strategically focused one-day event, this year's event provided delegates with the opportunity to get the latest developments in the fibre network, in-depth background information and a clear understanding of future challenges and solutions from top leaders in the industry.
Why not join us, a day before PRIMA and visit some local sites of Vienna. Come and join us on Sunday 1 September 2024 from 16:00 - 17:30. We will start at Imperial Riding School Hotel where the delegates will be collected and able to venture off to some historic sites such as, Belvedere Palace and then head into the city center. Afterwards, you will be able to make your own plans in the city center and enjoy some evening time in Vienna.
Register your interest in joining us next year now to be kept informed of all the latest event updates and be notified as soon as tickets are available.
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Alongside an award-winning programme, PRIMA provides the perfect environment for you to connect with senior decision makers and key players from across the industry and build on those all-important business relationships.
In 2024, delegates will...
Kristjan Lepik is an entrepreneur who has started companies in finance and climate. The latest company is Arbonics - a tech-based carbon credits developer focused on European forestry.
Jürgen Dornheim, Director Corporate Packaging Innovation & Sustainability.
Works for 33 years for Procter & Gamble and Gillette in the non-food brand business.
For 8 years Head of Global Packaging Development for two of the world's leading brands: Oral-B and Braun.
Since 2013, working on packaging innovation and circularity for all P&G brands on global corporate level, with a strong focus on innovation, sustainability and new materials.
Focus: Fibre-based packaging, with technical innovations in the field of new properties, as well as good recyclability. Introduced over last 8 years of a large number of fibre packaging.
Outside of P&G, he worked as an expert in 4evergreen, in the European paper industry, and until 2023 as an expert on the German "minimum standard".
Martin Zahlbruckner is Chief Executive Officer at delfort since March 2006. His professional career started in 1989 at the Institute for European Law, Johannes Kepler University in Linz/Austria. From 1995 to 1997 he was responsible for Legal and M&A at Trierenberg Holding in Traun, Austria. In 1997 he was appointed Managing Director or OP papìrna, s.r.o., Czech Republic. From 2000 till 2006 Martin held the position of CFO of Trierenberg Holding, including the business responsibility for the Graphical Business and Pressure Sensitive Industry.
Martin holds a Ph.D. in Law from Johannes Kepler University in Linz/Austria and followed executive management courses at St. Gallen (Switzerland), IMD Lausanne and Columbia University to name a few. Further, he is Chairman of the Association of Austrian Paper Industry as well as a Board Member of CEPI and serves as member of Supervisory Boards in Financial Institutions.
Hans-Christoph Gallenkamp assumed overall responsibility as CEO of the Felix Schoeller Group with effect from 1 July 2018, having started working at the company in 1997. The main focus of his career was his work on the PM1 paper machine at the Osnabrück plant and later as head of raw material management in the extrusion process at the Osnabrück plant. Between 1999 and 2001, Hans-Christoph Gallenkamp managed the production of specialty base
papers at the Felix Schoeller Group's American plant in Pulaski/NY. From November 2001, he was Managing Director of the Technocell Division with the Technocell Dekor and Technocell Vlies Business Units. In this role, he was initially responsible for marketing, sales and technology. From 2010 onwards, he was responsible for Technocell Dekor as a whole. From October 2012, Mr Gallenkamp was a member of the management board of Felix Schoeller
Holding as Chief Technical Officer (CTO). On 1 January 2015, he was appointed Deputy President of the Felix Schoeller Group, Osnabrück. On 01 January 2017, as part of a structured succession concept, he was appointed Chief
Operating Officer (COO) of the Group.
Anna is an Economist with experience in Innovation Ecosystems and international business relations. She currently heads the CMPC Ventures office in Finland, connecting and fostering partnerships with the Nordic ecosystem and Europe as a whole.
Harald Hauke is CEO of ARA AG and managing director of the subsidiary Austria Glas Recycling. He
studied business administration at the JKU in Linz. After his studies he moved to Vienna, where he
worked at Unilever and completed his doctoral studies at the Vienna University of Economics and
Business. He spent his professional career mainly in multinational FMCG companies. After Unilever,
he worked at Lindt & Sprüngli, then in the music and publishing business. Before joining the ARA
group, he worked at Nestlé for almost 10 years (i.a. executive board at Nestlé Waters Germany,
Global Customer Director at Nestlé Waters HO in Paris). He is also member of the supervisory board
of several housing associations, board member at KSV1870, member of the Science and Research
Council Salzburg and RYS 500-hour yoga teacher.
Martin Zahlbruckner is Chief Executive Officer at delfort since March 2006. His professional career started in 1989 at the Institute for European Law, Johannes Kepler University in Linz/Austria. From 1995 to 1997 he was responsible for Legal and M&A at Trierenberg Holding in Traun, Austria. In 1997 he was appointed Managing Director or OP papìrna, s.r.o., Czech Republic. From 2000 till 2006 Martin held the position of CFO of Trierenberg Holding, including the business responsibility for the Graphical Business and Pressure Sensitive Industry.
Martin holds a Ph.D. in Law from Johannes Kepler University in Linz/Austria and followed executive management courses at St. Gallen (Switzerland), IMD Lausanne and Columbia University to name a few. Further, he is Chairman of the Association of Austrian Paper Industry as well as a Board Member of CEPI and serves as member of Supervisory Boards in Financial Institutions.
Since 2023 Mr. Tillman is working as Senior Consultant at ECOL Studio
Consulting AB. The main work area is providing consultancy and training
services on Sustainability and Sustainable development in the Pulp,
Paper&Board sector.
During 2019-2022 Mr. Tillman worked at RDM Group (Reno de Medici)
as Chief Innovation & Sustainability Officer responsible also for
Technical Customer Service and Risk Management, based at the Head
Office in Milano, Italy
Before joining RDM Mr. Tillman worked at IKEA of Sweden for six years
in the position of Project Leader in both Packaging Development as well
as in Wood Supply&Forestry at the Head Office in Älmhult, Sweden.
Starting in 1990 Mr. Tillman successfully spent more than 20 years in
the Pulp&Paper Industry holding positions in R&D, Production,
Operations as well as Head Office Management positions in the areas of
Sustainability, Energy, Environment, Health&Safety and Risk
Management for SCA, SCA Packaging and DS Smith. 12 years were
spent at the SCA Packaging Head Office in Brussels also representing
the company in trade associations, e.g CEPI and Fefco.
Mr. Tillman, born in 1965, is of Swedish nationality and has a
background of Chemical Engineering at the Lund Institute of Technology
and Pulp&Paper Technology at the Royal Institute of Technology in
Stockholm, Sweden.
Sappi, a leading global provider of sustainable woodfibre products and solutions, appointed Berry Wiersum as Chief Executive Officer of Sappi Europe S.A. on 15 January 2007. Berry retired as CEO in March 2021 and is currently Head of Regulatory Affairs for Sappi Europe.
Mr Wiersum started his career at ICI Fibres, held the position of President of Amoco Fabrics (Europe) followed by President of Amoco Chemicals (Europe). Following the takeover by BP, he joined BP to assist with the integration of the two groups in Europe. He then joined Pechiney SA in France and ran the CEBAL packaging division until he was recruited as Managing Director of the Packaging Division of Kappa Packaging BV (The Netherlands) and member of the Management Board responsible for paper manufacture and packaging in the Kappa group. Mr Wiersum was Chairman of CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) from 2009 – 2011. In 2017 he was named RISI's European CEO of the year and International CEO of the year at the PPI awards.
Qualifications: MA (Medieval and Modern History)
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Mr. Tuomas Mustonen is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Paptic Ltd, a Finnish growth company focusing on sustainable flexible packaging materials and addressing climate change and promoting circularity. With Mustonen’s lead, Paptic Ltd has grown from a bio-innovation start-up to a recognized solution-provider with its wood-fibre based, flexible and fully recyclable packaging materials in over 40 countries.
Prior to establishing Paptic Ltd in 2015, Mr. Mustonen has worked as Vice President, Sales at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and has a wide background from the fibre-based packaging industry in several business development and managerial roles. He is specialized in conceptualizing and commercializing new biobased material technologies with special focus on packaging applications. Mr. Mustonen has an MBA degree from the Aalto University, Finland and Master of Science degree in Paper Physics from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
