Sun Chemical, Flint Group and Stehlin Hostag Ink UK are part of a growing list of sponsors who will attend the event at Islington’s Business Design Centre.

The conference will have a direct link with the two-day Packaging Innovations Exhibition which will begin on 4 October in an adjacent hall.

BPIF Cartons general manager Neal Whipp said: "The conference will provide an unmatched networking opportunity and will be relevant to all parts of the supply chain – from suppliers to the carton industry to our packaging specifiers. Our website is now open for registrations."

The event’s key speaker will be chief executive of WWF UK, David Nussbaum, who will focus on the place of packaging in a sustainable world.

Flint Group marketing director Peter Baird said that the company will demonstrate environmentally-friendly cartons with a "high visual impact" to showcase the latest ink and material technology.

"Delegates will see that green need not be the only colour synonymous with the environment," he added.

Stehlin Hostag Ink UK managing director David Ward said that the company will demonstrate "new and exciting visual and functional finishes" along with a range of additional new products.