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THE PENTAWARDS FESTIVAL 2026

The Pentawards Festival x Paris Packaging Week was back on 5-6 February 2026!

This free-to-attend celebration of creativity united once again the global packaging design community with inspiring talks, unmissable content, and unique opportunities to connect, collaborate, and shape the industry’s future.

See below what went on!

FUELLING BIG IDEAS

This year’s speakers discussed the theme ‘Fuelled by Ideas ’ - ideas that spark creativity and design to create connections between consumers and brands, drive real change, create measurable impact and have the potential to shape the world we live in, for the better.

This year's speakers included:

Helle Rasmussen

Sr. Creative Manager at The LEGO Group

David Carson

Graphic Designer

Paula Scher

Partner at Pentagram

Federico Casalegno

Executive Vice President of Design at Samsung Electronics

Jo Smith

Design and Visual Identity Leader at Diageo

Praneeth Reddy Chada

Lead Accessibility Analyst at Google Accessibility Discover Centre

Tina Touli

Creative Director, Artist & Designer

Kilian Hennessy

Founder and Creative Director at Kilian Paris

Davide Mosconi

Partner & Executive Creative Director AUGE Design

Claire Blyth

Founder Red Setter PR & My Life in Design Podcast Host

Franck Basset

Creative Director and CEO at Carré Basset

Chloe Scanlan

Marketing Manager at Pentawards

SEE FESTIVAL AGENDA

DISCOVER THE WINNING DESIGNS OF 2025

We unveiled our biggest gallery yet at Paris Packaging Week, with 100 winning designs from the 2025 competition and a few surprise archival pieces to mark our 20th anniversary.