22 & 23 September 2027

Excel London

22 & 23 September

Excel London

Packaging is where brands keep their promises

Two hands linking little fingers in a pinky promise gesture, symbolising trust and commitment.

More than anything, packaging is now the key proving point for brands. Ahead of London Packaging Week, experts from Bulletproof, Distinctive BAT, Free The Birds, Here, PA Consulting, Stranger & Stranger and Villeger explain what that means for the brands designing for lasting loyalty.

Value, rewritten: How perception becomes premium

As the packaging industry prepares for London Packaging Week 2026, conversations are increasingly shifting from how packaging looks to what actually creates value. Across luxury, beauty, drinks and FMCG, perception is shifting from signals alone to trust, experience and proof.

Where design meets accountability

Sema Tezel

Packaging is no longer judged by appearance or efficiency, but by its measurable impact across systems, where design, regulation and commercial consequence now converge, says Sema Tezel Basbug, Head of Marketing at London Packaging Week.

Pushing the definition of what packaging can be

London Packaging Week Innovation Awards Finalists

Innovations drive the packaging industry, from unexpected formats and functions to sustainable, circular materials. Industry leaders on the cutting edge are shaping the future of packaging.

A match made in paper: James Cropper x Nathan Ward

Ahead of an exclusive interactive workshop at London Packaging Week, artist Nathan Ward and James Cropper’s Marketing Communications Manager Jordan Scott discuss the unique, timeless power of paper and craftsmanship in the age of A.I and digital automation.