Felix Lu has over 15 years‘ experience in packaging & printing industries, and has been taking various middle to senior roles of sales, marketing, business development and product development in local & multinational companies in Asia Pacific.
With his solid experience in market research and analysis, business strategy creation and new market development, Felix is working with clients and partners to deliver strategic analysis, innovative solutions and new business proposals in packaging, printing and related industries.
Felix joined in Smithers as project leader for Asia consultancy projects, and he is focusing on creating value to clients for packaging industry, combining a global and regional view. He is based in Shanghai, China.
Rob is the R&D Director for Foods Packaging Sustainable Materials Commercialization at PepsiCo. He leads a global team that is accountable for developing sustainable alternatives and qualifying these materials for all Foods structures. Rob joined PepsiCo in 2009 after spending 18 years at The Dow Chemical Company in technical service and development for Plastics. Rob’s responsibilities include material selection and film development for PepsiCo flexible packaging in addition to ensuring the packaging materials meet PepsiCo’s Global Snacks Group standards for quality and performance and sustainability. Rob has a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from New Mexico State University and holds four patents.
ChowPin Tan, or CP, promotes the role of Luminy® PLA bioplastics in reaching our environmental goals. Responsible for TotalEnergies Corbion business in Asia Pacific and India, he actively works with the PLA value chain to engage customers, partners, and regulators in the sustainability transition. Experienced in polymer innovation across various functions and industries, CP is a Civil & Environmental engineer graduated from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and completed an MBA at the Manchester Business School. He is currently based in Singapore and has lived and worked across different geographies including Malaysia, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Bangkok.
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Chan Kwee Lin is Asia Pacific Advanced Recycling and Sustainability General Manager for ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. ExxonMobil, one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy providers and chemical manufacturers, develops and applies next-generation technologies to help safely and responsibly meet the world’s growing needs for energy and high-quality chemical products.
Kwee Lin had various commercial sales and marketing experience with ExxonMobil for the past 25 years.
Most recently he held the position of South Asia Polyethylene Market Development General Manager. Before being appointed this position, he held several roles in Sales, Marketing and operation functions in China, North America and Asia Pacific.
Kwee Lin holds a Master’s degree in Business Management from National University of Singapore.
Plastic Energy is a leader in the chemical recycling of end-of-life plastic waste. Since 2019, Ying has led Plastic Energy’s commercial and project activities in Asia, developing a pipeline across the region from the company’s Asian base in Singapore. She also holds the role of Chief Sustainability Officer and is a member of the company’s Senior Management Team with responsibility for the company’s overall sustainability strategy. Ying started her career in the British Government, where she led research in 10 Downing St and served a number of roles working in national transport and international development, and was previously Head of Asia at strategic advisory firm Global Counsel. Ying also has capital markets experience and is a CFA charter holder.
