WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN US
STRATEGIC CLARITY
PEER LEVEL EXCHANGE
ACTIONABLE IDEAS
Gain direction in a market that is changing fast.
Engage in exclusive dialogue with owners and entrepre-neurial families from the packaging industry.
Walk away with practical ideas and tools you can put to work in your own company.
No company shapes the future on its own. For independent, family-owned businesses in the packaging industry, strong connections are becoming essential to long term success.
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PAC 2026 will once again bring together family entrepreneurs who think across generations and take an active role in shaping what comes next.
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The focus will be on the questions that matter most to our industry:
How can we stay independent while becoming more powerful together?
How can we strengthen our position in a market shaped by large players?
And how can independent entrepreneurs collaborate in ways that create real value?
Expect fresh perspectives from experienced experts, strategic inspiration and meaningful conversations with entrepreneurial peers who are ready to learn from one another and think ahead together.
"Connected future" starts with the right network.
KEYNOTE
CONNECTED FUTURE:
Turning diversity into strength.
Turning cooperation into market power.
The rules of the industry are changing. In the future, will our strength still come from our own company alone?
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In his keynote, Jürgen Heindl will show why cooperation is becoming a strategic lever for independent, family-owned businesses in a new competitive reality.
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He will offer a forward-looking perspective on entrepreneurship that rethinks independence and collaboration, and shows how trust, shared goals and entrepreneurial conviction can unlock new possibilities.
Your speakers
Understand buying. Align selling.
How professional purchasing organizations make decisions, and how family-owned businesses can sharpen their positioning and go-to-market approach.
Riki Dackén
International authority on B2B sales and buyer psychology. For more than 25 years, he has helped companies understand how customers really make decisions.
Lead with the right KPIs.
How clear KPI systems and Objectives and Key Results turn strategy into focused execution, with measurable impact.
Dr. Daniela Kudernatsch
Expert in KPIs, OKR and Lean Management. She shows how clear target systems connect leadership, execution and measurable performance within the company.
OPEN STAGE - DISCUSSION
Ethics & Cooperation
Jürgen Heindl
Vinzenz Heindl
Prof. Dr. Michael Woywode
Prof. Dr. Andreas Suchanek
Chairholder Economic and Business Ethics at HHL – Leipzig Graduate School of Management gGmbH
YOUR PROGRAM
Friday, 23 October 2026
08:30 - 09:00 Check-in
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09:00 - 09:20 Opening & Welcome
Maximilian & Vinzenz Heindl
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09:20 - 09:30 Stage Setting: What to expect
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09:30 - 10:30 Impulse: BETA. Future readiness in a
world of constant change. incl. Q&A
Raphael Gielgen
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10:30 - 10:45 Icebreaker: Connect with your Neighbour
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10:45 - 11:15 Break & Networking
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11:15 - 12:00 Keynote: Cooperation that creates value.
Prof. Dr. Michael Woywode
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12:00 - 12:15 PAC Experience
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​12:15 - 13:15 Lunch & Connect​
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13:15 - 14.00 Keynote: Understand buying. Align selling.
Riki Dackén
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14:00 - 14:15 Break & Networking
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14:15 - 15:00 Keynote: Lead with the right KPIs.
Dr. Daniela Kudernatsch
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15:00 - 15:15 Deep Dive Session Briefing
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15:15 - 15:45 Break & Group Changeover
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15:45 - 17:15 Deep Dive Sessions - Phase I
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17:15 - 17:30 Key Takeaways & Day 1 Closing
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17:30 - 18:45 Break
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18:45 - 19:00 Walk & Talk to Dinner
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19:00 Dinner at FELIX
Saturday, 24 October 2026
09:00 - 09:15 Welcome
Vinzenz Heindl
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09:15 - 10:45 Deep Dive Sessions - Phase II
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10:45 - 11.15 Break & Networking
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11:15 - 12:45 Deep Dive Sessions - Phase III
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12:45 - 13:45 Lunch & Connect
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13:45 - 14:30 Keynote:
Connected Future.
Turning diversity into strength.
Turning cooperation into market power.
Jürgen Heindl
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14:30 - 15.15 Open stage - Discussion:
Ethics & Cooperation
Jürgen Heindl, Vinzenz Heindl,
Prof. Dr. Michael Woywode &
Prof. Dr. Andreas Suchanek
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15:15 - 15:30 Closing:
What remains.
What moves us.
What comes next.