• Convince your boss

    Make the Case For Attending

    One trip. Three conferences' worth of value. The Global FilmTech Forum co-locates three specialist industry communities — polyethylene film, stretch and shrink film, and flexible packaging and recycling — under one roof. One registration fee, one trip, one hotel bill. Previously, covering this ground would have meant attending multiple separate events across the year.

    Your badge unlocks every stream Attendees can move freely between all three specialist tracks. If your primary focus is stretch film but a flexible packaging session is directly relevant to your work, you go. No restrictions, no upgrade required. The agenda is yours to build[LD1] .

    The largest FilmTech exhibition we've ever run A significantly expanded show floor spanning the full FilmTech supply chain. Meetings that would otherwise require separate trips can be consolidated into 2.5 days, saving both time and travel budget.

    More decision-makers in one room than ever before With three industry communities attending, the breadth of seniority and organisations represented is unlike anything a single-stream event can offer. Brand owners attend at a significantly reduced rate, which means procurement and sustainability leads are in the room.[LD1] 

    2.5 focused days means nothing is wasted The format is deliberately compact. Packed content, an exhibition showcase, and a dedicated networking party, all within 2.5 days. Minimal time out of office; maximum return on the time invested.

    What you'll bring back

    • Market intelligence — where the industry is heading on sustainability, regulation, materials innovation, and recycling.
    • Supplier pipeline — qualified conversations with technology providers, machinery suppliers, and raw material producers across the full value chain.
    • Competitive context — a clear picture of where peers and competitors are investing and what challenges they're navigating.
    • Cross-sector insight — exposure to adjacent industries that increasingly overlap with your market area.[LD1] 
    • Relationships that last — the networking party and open exhibition format are designed for the kind of conversations that turn into long-term partnerships

  • Email templates

    Attending as a delegate, Sponsor the event, Exhibit at the event

    We’ve prepared three ready-made, highly tailored letter templates designed to help you effectively justify your attendance. Each template is directed to your manager, simple to customise, and centred on a specific, results-oriented business argument - rather than general event overviews.

    Ready-to-send email

    Personalise the fields in brackets, then copy and send. The email is written to address the questions most managers ask: why this event, why now, and what's the return.

    To [Manager's name]

    From [Your name]

    Attending the Global FilmTech Forum — approval request

    Hi [Manager's name],

    I'd like to request approval to attend the Global FilmTech Forum [dates, location]. I think it represents strong value for [company name] and wanted to share my reasoning.

    The event is a co-located format bringing together three specialist industry communities — polyethylene film, stretch and shrink film, and flexible packaging innovation and recycling — under one roof for the first time. In practical terms, that means one trip covers ground that would previously have required attending multiple separate events across the year.

    What I expect to bring back:

    • Direct conversations with suppliers and technology providers across the full FilmTech supply chain — consolidated into 2.5 days rather than spread across separate trips
    • Market intelligence on where the industry is heading, particularly on sustainability, recycling regulation, and materials innovation
    • Cross-sector perspective from the flexible packaging and polyethylene film communities, which increasingly intersect with our core focus
    • A wider professional network — the event is specifically designed to bring brand owners, producers, and converters together in the same space

    The delegate rate for [producers/converters/our category] is [significantly reduced / competitive with what we've paid for individual events], and the format means we get considerably more from the same investment of time and budget.

    I'm happy to discuss further, but wanted to flag it early so we can plan around my time out of office. Full details at [event URL].

    Thanks, [Your name]