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