Recycling businesses at the heart of the circular economy
1 MARCH 2016:
Committed to resource the economy for future decades
- Solvay Library, Brussels - Moderator: Mr. Hajo FRIEDRICH, Freelance Journalist -
Program
- 14.00 - 14.30:
- Registration
- 14.30:
- Welcome by Mr. Dominique MAGUIN, President of EuRIC
- 14.35:
- Keynote Introductory Speech by Ms. Miriam DALLI, MEP
- 14.45:
- Keynote Address by Mr. Cillian LOHAN, Rapporteur of the EESC on the circular economy package
- 14.55:
- Mr. Christer FORSGREN, Environmental & Technical Director, Stena Recycling
- Session 1: Moving from a waste to a resource-oriented regulatory framework
- 15.00:
- Mr. Julius LANGENDORFF, Deputy Head of Unit Waste Management & Recycling, DG ENV, European Commission
- 15.10:
- Mr. Chris SLIJKHUIS, Müller-Guttenbrunn Recycling GmbH
- 15.20:
- Mr. Ruben DEKKER, European Environment and Nature Policy, Dutch Presidency of the Council
- 15.30:
- Mr. Henry SAINT-BRIS, Sr. Vice President Marketing & Institutional Relations, Suez Environnement
- 15.40:
- Moderated debate with the audience
- Session 2: SMEs in the circular economy: the internal market from an entrepreneurs’ perspective
- 16.00:
- Mr. Rainer COSSON, BDSV
- 16.05:
- Mr. Stéphane ARDITI, Products & Waste Policy Manager, EEB
- 16.15:
- Mr. Hans VAN DE NES, Melosch GmbH
- 16.20:
- Keynote address: Ms. Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, MEP
- 16.30:
- Moderated debate with the audience
- Coffee break & networking
- Session 3: Strengthening value chains to boost markets for secondary raw materials
- 17.00:
- Ms. Fulvia RAFFAELLI, Acting Head of Unit, Clean Technologies and Products, DG GROW, European Commission
- 17.10:
- Mr. Graeme CARUS, Business Development Director, European Metal Recycling, EMR
- 17.20:
- Mr. Dirk VANDENBERGHE, President of EUROMETAUX
- 17.30:
- Moderated debate with the audience
- Session 4: Thinking outside the box to unlock the circular economy – Roundtable
- 17.50 - 18.15:
- Ranjit SINGH BAXI, President of the Bureau of International Recycling – Should we move to a global circular economy?
Mr. Dominic HOGG, EUNOMIA – How can the circular economy support climate policy? - 18.15:
- Keynote Concluding Speech by Mr. Daniel CALLEJA CRESPO, Director General, DG ENV, European Commission
- 18.30:
- Cocktail followed by a walking dinner
- 21.00:
- End of the event
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