Competitive recycling markets in Europe
28 MARCH 2017:
Bluepoint, Brussels
The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) organises, on 28 March 2017, its second Annual Conference. This full day event will feature high-level policy makers and influential recycling industry leaders around key regulatory and economic topics for the European recycling industry. It will offer unparalleled opportunities to expand your network and to learn about the latest policy developments which will shape the European recycling industry. We look forward to welcoming in Brussels, at the heart of Europe.
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Program
Conference moderated by Florens SLOB, Founder of Nexus Value Propositions
- 09.15
- Registration
- 9.45
- Conference Opening
Welcome by Mr. Michael SCHUY, President of EuRIC - 10.00
- Session 1: Recycling – enabling factors in the waste legislation to drive the circular economy
- Keynotes
- Mr. Kestutis SADAUSKAS, Director of Circular Economy & Green Growth Directorate, DG Environment, European Commission
- Mr. Gary CRAWFORD, Vice-President – International Affairs, Veolia
- Dr. Andreas JARON, Circular Economy Legislation Unit, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
Ms. Françoise BONNET, Secretary General ACR+ - Topics
- State of play of the negotiations on the revision of the waste legislation
Proposed measures to foster recycling
Importance of targets and of a fit for purpose method to measure recycling rates
Role of separate collection and multi-stakeholders engagement - 11.15 -11.30
- Coffee break
- 11.30
- Session 2: Tackling obstacles to the circular economy
- Ms. Margarida GAMA, Senior Consultant, Thinkstep
Mr. Thomas OPSOMER, Repair policy engineer, I-Fixit
Mr. Chris SLIJKHUIS, Müller-Guttenbrunn Recycling GmbH - Topics
- Identified regulatory barriers for the circular economy
Information for treatment operators & eco-design
Waste & chemicals in WEEE recycling – Setting the right balance for a safe environment - 12.30 - 14.00
- Networking lunch
- 14.00
- Session 3: Optimising waste shipment procedures for the well-functioning of markets for secondary raw materials
- Keynotes
- Mr. Peter WESSMAN, Team leader – International co-ordination, Waste Management & Secondary Materials Unit, European Commission
Mr. Carl HAGBERG, Sustainability and Public Affairs, Stena Recycling - Topics
- Identifying and solving obstacles to the circular economy arising from waste shipment procedures to foster the internal market for recycling.
- 14.45
- Session 4: Levelling the playing field in the waste management & recycling sector
- Keynote
- Mr. Johan ADAMSSON, Project co-ordinator of the Report from the Nordic Competition Authorities on competition in the waste management sector – Preparing for a circular economy, Swedish Competition Authority
Mr. Graeme CARUS, Business Development Director, EMR - Topics
- Fair competition in the waste management and recycling sectors
Pulling the demand for recycled materials - 15.30 - 15.45
- Coffee break
- 15.45
- Session 5: Recycling in a globalised economy – The example of metals
- Keynote
- Ms. Aleksandra KOZLOWSKA, Policy Officer, Resource efficiency and Raw Materials, DG GROW, European Commission
Ms. Cinzia VEZZOSI, President of the Ferrous Branch of EuRIC
Dr.-Ing. Markus HIEBEL, Sustainability manager, Fraunhofer UMSICHT - Topics
- Actions taken by the European Commission to boost sustainable metal production
Free and fair trade of ferrous metals - 16.45
- Session 6: Financing and trading in the circular economy
- Keynotes
- Mr. Pavel MISIGA, Head of Unit "Eco-innovation", DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
- Mr. Charles-Antoine BLANC, Group Chief Financial Officer, PAPREC
"Next Leaders Award 2016" in the Finance category awarded by the French leading economic newspaper Les Echos"
Mr. Olivier NUGENT, Base Metals Business Development, London Metal Exchange - Topics
- Funding the circular economy - Measures and programs launched by the European Commission
How can Green finance boost the circular economy?
Pricing secondary materials, LME Steel Scrap Index - 17.45
- Concluding remarks by the moderator, Mr. Florens SLOB
- 18.00 – 19.00
- Networking cocktail
- 19.00
- End of the event