13 March 2019, BluePoint Brussels

The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) cordially invites you to its 2019 Annual Conference, entitled “Implementing Circular Value Chains”.

Powered by recycling companies and national federations, EuRIC’s Annual Conference will play host to high-level EU policymakers and influential industry leaders who will debate key regulatory and economic aspects for the recycling sector.

For EuRIC’s Annual Conference 2019 edition, emphasis will be placed on circular value chains. Success factors, challenges and market or regulatory issues will be widely discussed in connection with the implementation of the Circular Economy Package and the Plastics Strategy. Priorities for the European recycling industry in the forthcoming years will also be defined in the context of the coming European Parliament elections and a new European Commission.

For any further inquiries, please get in touch with Ana Ledesma by e-mail (aledesma@euric-aisbl.eu) or phone (+32 2 706 87 24).

13.45 – 14.15

Registration

14.15

Introductory remarks
Conference moderator: Mr. Murat BAYRAM, Head of European non-ferrous business, EMR

(Each session will be followed by a 10-minute moderated Q&A with the audience)

14.30

Voluntary commitments vs. mandatory targets: striking the right balance to close the loop of the plastic value chain

Keynote speaker:

Mr. Antti PELTOMÄKI, Deputy Director General, DG Grow, European Commission
Mr. Michaël MANSUY, Veolia Group

Ms. Sandra TOSTAR, Volvo Car Corporation
Mr. Simon Francis WEBB, Government Relations, Procter & Gamble

Topics:

– EU-wide pledging campaign to boost recycled content
– Mandatory recycled content for plastic bottles by 2025 and 2030
– Further actions to render plastics more circular

15.20

Show case session: European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform

Mr. Bernd DITTMANN, member of EESC Bureau and Vice President of the INT, Internal Market Committee

15.30

A product policy framework to boost circularity

Keynote speaker:

Ms. Emmanuelle MAIRE, Head of Unit, Sustainable Production, Products and Consumption, European Commission
Mr. Anthony SANT, Sales & Marketing Director, AO Recycling

Ms. Christine LEVEQUE, Director Business Innovation BU Benelux and Germany, Suez

Mr. Eugenio LONGO, Head of sustainability & EU affairs – Strategy & Group Development, Borealis

Topics:

– Expected changes to EU product policy framework
– Market frontrunners in designing circular products

16.30

Networking Coffee break

16.50

Unlocking obstacles affecting recycling in Europe to drive the circular economy and the climate agenda

Keynote speaker:

Mr. Walter KLOMP, Program Manager, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

Mr. Hans van de NES, Business Development Manager for Paper & Plastic, Sortiva

Mr. Olivier FRANCOIS, Galloo Group

Topics:

– Issues arising from the waste shipment regulation for the transboundary movement of recyclables within the EU
– Importance of improving the interface between waste, product and chemicals legislation

17.50

Greening finance to boost circularity
Mr. Pavel MISIGA, Head of Unit, Eco-innovation, DG RTD, European Commission 

Mr. Jan Raes, Sustainability Advisor, ABN AMRO Strategy & Sustainability, Sustainable Banking

18.15

Grupo OTUA: 45 years leading the way towards a circular economy

Mr. Ion OLAETA, Director General, Grupo Otua – President of FER

18.20

Keynote concluding remarks

18.30 – 20.30

Networking cocktail and standing buffet