WPO (World Packaging Organisation – www.worldpackagaging.org) organized the prestigious WorldStar Awards and WorldStar Student Award Ceremony and Gala Dinner during ProPak Asia 2024, on June 15. The event was hosted by the show organizer, Informa Markets Asia, and was attended by around 300 packaging professionals from 42 countries and WPO Board Members, counting as well with Informa Markets and UNIDO representatives. Once again, WorldStar and WordStar Student entries showcased the pinnacle of innovation and dedication in the packaging industry.
The evening kicked off with an authentic cultural performance, celebrating the rich heritage of Thai culture. Besides the 90 winners present in the Ceremony, representing 77 companies across 31 countries, the night also awarded two winners of WorldStar Student, from Ghana and the USA, and the Lifetime Achievement Award in Packaging, delivered to Gyorgy Viskel, from Hungary, honoured for his lifelong contributions to the packaging industry.
The WorldStar Special Categories were also acknowledged during the night as the best packaging innovations in Sustainability, Packaging that Saves Food, and Marketing. Last but not least, the President’s Award was presented by WPO President, Luciana Pellegrino, celebrating the most innovative and impactful packaging solution.
Luciana Pellegrino expressed her pride and vision for the future stating: “The WorldStar Awards ceremony celebrates the best of the best in packaging innovation from around the globe. And a special evening like this, gathering the global packaging community, strengthens our industry and inspires us push collaboration and solutions for a greater positive impact.”
Soha Atallah, WorldStar Coordinator and WPO Vice President for Marketing also shared her excitement, saying: “It is an honour to LibanPack to organize the WorldStar, on behalf of WPO, for the third consecutive year. Seeing the pride and the bright shine in the eyes of the winners makes all the efforts worthwhile. This year, we celebrated the 56th edition of WorldStar and we are thrilled to have it in the vibrant city of Bangkok, during Propak Asia.”
Both Luciana Pellegrino and Soha Atallah expressed their appreciation for Informa Markets team for hosting WorldStar Ceremony and for their warm hospitality for WPO activities – Board Meeting, Working Groups and Executive Meeting – for a week (June 10-15), during ProPak Asia.
