EURACTIV's Agenda

of all European Affairs Events, conferences, presentations and workshops.

Closing Loops – Recipe for a Truly Circular Economy

Date

06 Mar 2018

Address

BluePoint Brussels
Boulevard Auguste Reyers, 80
B-1030  Brussels
Belgium

Section

Sustainable Dev.
Climate & Environment

Event Location

Brussels

Event Description

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.00 Registration
 
9.30 Opening words
Mr. Michael SCHUY, President of EuRIC
From starter to dessert: what are the key ingredients of a circular economy
 
(Each session will be followed by a 10 minutes Q&A with the audience)
 
9.45 Session 1: Circular Economy Package
Keynotes:
  • Ms. Sarah NELEN, Head of Unit, Waste Management and Secondary Materials, DG Environment, European Commission
  • Mr. Kilian ILIEV, First Secretary, Head of Section “Environment” Permanent Representation of Bulgaria to the EU (TBC)
 
Topics:
  • What it takes to close circular loops
  • Completion of the negotiations on the revision of the waste legislation
  • Implementation of the circular economy package and launch of the ‘Plastics Strategy’
 
10.45 – 11.00: Networking Coffee break
11.00 Session 2: Designing circular products
Keynote:
  • Mr. Gwenole COZIGOU, Director, Industrial Transformation and Advanced Value Chains, DG GROW, European Commission
  • Mr. Ward MOSMULLER, Director EU Affairs, DSM
  • Speaker from SUEZ confirmed
Topics:
  • Framing eco-design for recycling
  • Dealing with “unrecyclable” products
  • Thinking recycling at design stage: the example of fully recyclable carpets & mattresses
 
12.00 Showcase session: Pricing externalities – Rewarding recycling
Mr. Manuel BURNAND, Director General, FEDEREC
 
12.30 – 14.00: Networking lunch
 
14.00 Session 3: Re-designing waste & chemical legislation to circular flows
  • Mr. Enrique GARCIA-JOHN, Policy Officer - Chemicals, DG GROW, European Commission
  • Mr. Keith FREEGARD, Director, Axion Polymers
  • Ms. Anna-Maria KACZMAREK, Manager Chemicals Policy, EUROFER or
  • Mr. Hans REGTUIT, Stainless Steel and Environment Manager, Team Stainless, EUROFER (TBC)
Topics:
  • Getting the right interface between waste, product & chemical legislation
  • Acute issues for metals and plastics recyclers
 
15.00 Showcase session: Fast-track notification for WEEE – A new International Green Deal / NSSR
Mr. Chris SLIJKHUIS, E-waste Recycling / Public Affairs, Müller-Guttenbrunn Gruppe
 
15.20 – 15.45: Networking Coffee break
 
15.45 Session 4: End of life vehicle recycling – What comes next?
  • Ms. Artemis HATZI-HULL, Policy Officer, Waste Management and Secondary Materials, DG Environment, European Commission (TBC)
  • Mr. Thomas PAPAGEORGIOU, Chair of the European Shredder Group, Compliance Director at ANAMET Recycling, SEPAN
Topics:
  • Supporting the enforcement of the ELV Directive
  • Latest challenges for ELV recyclers
 
16.30 Session 5: China’s new policy on waste imports – Opportunities & Challenges
Keynote:
  • Mr. Francisco PEREZ CANADO, Head of Unit, Market Access, Industry, Energy and Raw Materials, DG Trade, European Commission (TBC)
  • Mr. Hans van de NES, President of ERPA Branch, Director for Business Development of Paper & Plastics Recycling at Sortiva
Topics:
  • How the EU addresses trade barriers
  • Chinese ban on certain waste imports: first lessons drawn for recovered paper
 
17.15 Global Recycling Day– 18 March 2018 – An international Day for Recycling
Mr. Arnaud BRUNET, Director General, BIR
 
17.30 – 19.00: Networking cocktail

 

Events of the week

Jobs

EPIA SolarPower Europe AISBL
Head of Energy Systems
European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA)
EUDA traineeship programme 2025
European Partnership for Democracy
Programme Assistant
MedTech Europe
Officer Market Data
Becker Büttner Held
EU Public Affairs Intern
Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI)
Communications and Events Internship
Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Financial and Administrative Assistant (m/f)
Bundessteuerberaterkammer
Referent Europarecht und Politik (m/w/d)