2021 Speakers
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Hasso von Pogrell
Managing Director | European Bioplastics
Hasso von Pogrell
Managing Director | European Bioplastics
Helmut Schmitz
Director of Communication & Public Affairs | Der Grüne Punkt – Duales System Holding
Helmut Schmitz
Director of Communication & Public Affairs | Der Grüne Punkt – Duales System Holding
Mario Malinconico
Researcher | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Mario Malinconico
Researcher | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Emilio Braghi
SVP & President | Novelis Europe
Emilio Braghi
SVP & President | Novelis Europe
Michael Carus
Managing Director | Nova Institute
Michael Carus
Managing Director | Nova Institute
Jared Braslawsky
Director | The International REC Standard
Jared Braslawsky
Director | The International REC Standard
Celia Sapart
Director Communications and Climate Science | CO2 Value Europe
Celia Sapart
Director Communications and Climate Science | CO2 Value Europe
Insiya Jafferjee
CEO | The Shellworks
Insiya Jafferjee
CEO | The Shellworks
Christian Fischer
CEO | Bcomp
Christian Fischer
CEO | Bcomp
Johanna Terry
Managing Director | NovaLoop GmbH
Johanna Terry
Managing Director | NovaLoop GmbH
Maaike van Heeren
Communications Advisor | Chemport Europe
Maaike van Heeren
Communications Advisor | Chemport Europe
Bruna Moura
R&D Manager | CeNTI - Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials
Bruna Moura
R&D Manager | CeNTI - Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials
Sinan Öztürk
Polymer Materials Technical Specialist FCA Turkey | TOFAŞ Automotive
Sinan Öztürk
Polymer Materials Technical Specialist FCA Turkey | TOFAŞ Automotive
Thor Sverre Minnesjord
CEO | Cycled
Thor Sverre Minnesjord
CEO | Cycled
Jonathan Wagner
Programme Lead, Centre for Circular Chemical Economy | Loughborough University
Jonathan Wagner
Programme Lead, Centre for Circular Chemical Economy | Loughborough University
Marco Scialpi
Food Contact Material Global Business Development Manager & FCM Senior Expert | TÜV International GmbH
Marco Scialpi
Food Contact Material Global Business Development Manager & FCM Senior Expert | TÜV International GmbH
Giorgio Santella
General Manager | CMG Granulators
Giorgio Santella
General Manager | CMG Granulators
Angela Smits
Technology Development Manager | Croda Europe Ltd
Angela Smits
Technology Development Manager | Croda Europe Ltd
Martin Friz
Managing Director | Weima
Martin Friz
Managing Director | Weima
David Nelson
Director of Biodegradable Platform | Eastman Chemical Company
David Nelson
Director of Biodegradable Platform | Eastman Chemical Company
Luis Carretero Sanchez
Legal officer | European Commission
Luis Carretero Sanchez
Legal officer | European Commission
Luis Hoffmann
Technologist Polymer Recycling | Sulzer Chemtech Ltd
Luis Hoffmann
Technologist Polymer Recycling | Sulzer Chemtech Ltd
Andrej Holobar
General manager | Echo Instruments
Andrej Holobar
General manager | Echo Instruments
Bettina Siggelkow
Program Manager EcoCircle | Clariant
Bettina Siggelkow
Program Manager EcoCircle | Clariant
Babette Pettersen
VP, Europe, | LanzaTech
Babette Pettersen
VP, Europe, | LanzaTech
Nicola Noponen
Sector Lead - Chemicals and Polymers | Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials
Nicola Noponen
Sector Lead - Chemicals and Polymers | Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials
Arne Kätelhön
Managing Director | Carbon minds
Arne Kätelhön
Managing Director | Carbon minds
Martin Demler
Project Manager, Defossilation | Evonik Creavis GmbH
Martin Demler
Project Manager, Defossilation | Evonik Creavis GmbH
Jonatan Kleimark
Senior Chemicals and Business Advisor | ChemSec
Jonatan Kleimark
Senior Chemicals and Business Advisor | ChemSec
An Damen
| Port of Antwerp
An Damen
| Port of Antwerp
Friedrich Fries-Henrich
Founder & CEO | Circulania
Friedrich Fries-Henrich
Founder & CEO | Circulania
Jouni Lattu
Customer Account Lead | VTT
Jouni Lattu
Customer Account Lead | VTT
Suki Kler Young
Senior Project Manager | EPEA Internationale Umweltforschung GmbH
Suki Kler Young
Senior Project Manager | EPEA Internationale Umweltforschung GmbH
Sean Smith
Managing Director | Eden Research
Sean Smith
Managing Director | Eden Research
Gary Bearden
Senior Consultant | Deloitte
Gary Bearden
Senior Consultant | Deloitte
Asam Rafi
Vice President of Sales | CarbonClean
Asam Rafi
Vice President of Sales | CarbonClean
David Newman
Managing Director | BBIA
David Newman
Managing Director | BBIA
Jennifer Patel
President of BioIndustrial | Cargill
Jennifer Patel
President of BioIndustrial | Cargill
Noam Gressel
Co-Founder & CEO | ECO-OS
Noam Gressel
Co-Founder & CEO | ECO-OS
Thomas Walter
Managing Director | Easy Smart Grid
Thomas Walter
Managing Director | Easy Smart Grid
Tudor Constantinescu
Principal Adviser | European Commission
Tudor Constantinescu
Principal Adviser | European Commission
Jack Bigio
Co-founder and CEO | UBQ Materials
Jack Bigio
Co-founder and CEO | UBQ Materials
Thomas Palkovich
VP Project Development | EnergyNest
Thomas Palkovich
VP Project Development | EnergyNest
Roland Dittmeyer
Director | KIT – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Institute for Micro Process Engineering (IMVT)
Roland Dittmeyer
Director | KIT – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Institute for Micro Process Engineering (IMVT)
Alex Watson
Marketing Manager | Natural Capital Partners
Alex Watson
Marketing Manager | Natural Capital Partners
Ed Maclean
Co-founder | Econscia
Ed Maclean
Co-founder | Econscia
Rebekah Braswell
Co-Founder & CCO | Land Life Company
Rebekah Braswell
Co-Founder & CCO | Land Life Company
Mesbah Sabur
Founder | Circularise
Mesbah Sabur
Founder | Circularise
Vivian Hsieh
Managing Director | NorthFind Management
Vivian Hsieh
Managing Director | NorthFind Management
Anastasios Perimenis
Secretary General | CO2 Value Europe
Anastasios Perimenis
Secretary General | CO2 Value Europe
Petri Laakso
CEO | Soletair Power
Petri Laakso
CEO | Soletair Power
Birk Teuchert
Head of Business Development | ClimeWorks
Birk Teuchert
Head of Business Development | ClimeWorks
Mark Hoff
European Head of ESG & Finance Sector Lead | SLR Consulting
Mark Hoff
European Head of ESG & Finance Sector Lead | SLR Consulting
Andrea Barbon
Sales application manager | Turboden SpA
Andrea Barbon
Sales application manager | Turboden SpA
Susanne Marczian
Supervisor Sustainable Mobility & Strategies | Ford Motor Company
Susanne Marczian
Supervisor Sustainable Mobility & Strategies | Ford Motor Company
Ralf Haller
Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing | Nnaisense
Ralf Haller
Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing | Nnaisense
Kristin Hughes
Director of the Global Plastic Action Partnership and Member of the Executive Committee | World Economic Forum
Kristin Hughes
Director of the Global Plastic Action Partnership and Member of the Executive Committee | World Economic Forum
Siân Sutherland
Co-Founder | A Plastic Planet
Siân Sutherland
Co-Founder | A Plastic Planet
Rolph Payet
Secretariat | Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Rolph Payet
Secretariat | Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Mauro Scalia
Director Sustainable Businesses | The European Apparel and Textile Confederation (EURATEX)
Mauro Scalia
Director Sustainable Businesses | The European Apparel and Textile Confederation (EURATEX)
Rebecca Johansson
Sustainability and R&D Manager | Helly Hansen
Rebecca Johansson
Sustainability and R&D Manager | Helly Hansen
Kathleen Rademan
Director Innovation Platform | Fashion for Good
Kathleen Rademan
Director Innovation Platform | Fashion for Good
Kathleen Rademan is the Director of the Innovation Platform at Fashion for Good. Fashion for Good is the global platform for collaborative innovation in the fashion Industry. Together, we harness the power of innovation, practical action & collaboration towards a circular textile industry.
Kathleen is responsible for leading Fashion for Good’s Accelerator Programme and for sourcing and implementing innovation within the plastics, end of use, CMT and traceability space. She leads the implementation effort through developing collaborative, global, multi-brand pilot projects with the most recent being the polybag to polybag project launched in December 2019.
Kathleen brings both financial and sustainable start up experience to the table having spent six years in investment banking financing the retail sector and two years as Strategy Lead for Dutch sustainability start up Fastned. Under her direction, Fastned launched in four new markets across Europe. Kathleen has a background in financial mathematics and holds a MBA from INSEAD
Martin Ekenbark
Project Manager - Circular Innovation LAB | H&M Group
Martin Ekenbark
Project Manager - Circular Innovation LAB | H&M Group
Martin started his innovation journey at the royal school of technology in Stockholm and has since then worked with mechanical engineering and material development for both IKEA and H&M. After building up and heading the engineering department within global expansion he joined the H&M group global sustainability department last year to help build up the Circular Innovation Lab.
Werner Bosmans
Directorate General Environment | European Commission
Werner Bosmans
Directorate General Environment | European Commission
Betül Türel Erbay
Sustainability & Business Development Director | Elif Packaging
Betül Türel Erbay
Sustainability & Business Development Director | Elif Packaging
Thomas Marinelli
Head of Sustainable Design & Products | Signify
Thomas Marinelli
Head of Sustainable Design & Products | Signify
David Harding-Brown
CEO | EcoVeritas
David Harding-Brown
CEO | EcoVeritas
Lorenz von Seherr
Geschäftsführer | PlantBase GmbH
Lorenz von Seherr
Geschäftsführer | PlantBase GmbH
Berry Wiersum
Head of Regulatory Affairs | Sappi Europe
Berry Wiersum
Head of Regulatory Affairs | Sappi Europe
Graeme Smith
Head of Product Sustainability for Flexible Packaging and Engineered Materials | Mondi
Graeme Smith
Head of Product Sustainability for Flexible Packaging and Engineered Materials | Mondi
Jo Rowan
Associate Director - Strategy | PriestmanGoode
Jo Rowan
Associate Director - Strategy | PriestmanGoode
Michael Pooley
CEO | IFCO SYSTEMS GmbH
Michael Pooley
CEO | IFCO SYSTEMS GmbH
Joachim Quoden
Managing Director / Lawyer | EXPRA - Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance
Joachim Quoden
Managing Director / Lawyer | EXPRA - Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance
Peggy Sung
Global Marketing Communications & Business Intelligence | Trinseo (Hong Kong) Ltd
Peggy Sung
Global Marketing Communications & Business Intelligence | Trinseo (Hong Kong) Ltd
David MacDonald
Business Owner | Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging
David MacDonald
Business Owner | Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging
Jürgen Eizinger
Vice President of Global Business Management Nonwovens | Lenzing
Jürgen Eizinger
Vice President of Global Business Management Nonwovens | Lenzing
Georg Raffael Spindler
Manager Speciality Applications & Analytics | Lenzing AG
Georg Raffael Spindler
Manager Speciality Applications & Analytics | Lenzing AG
Fabrizio Di Gregorio
Technical Director | Recyclass & Plastic Recyclers Europe
Fabrizio Di Gregorio
Technical Director | Recyclass & Plastic Recyclers Europe
Timo Porsch
CEO | Periplast
Timo Porsch
CEO | Periplast
Tahsin Dag
CEO | Papacks
Tahsin Dag
CEO | Papacks
Michael Laermann
Managing Director | Reason & Rhyme
Michael Laermann
Managing Director | Reason & Rhyme
Dr Katharina Eissing
CEO | Digimind
Dr Katharina Eissing
CEO | Digimind
Tania Montesi
Global E-Commerce Manager | HB Fuller
Tania Montesi
Global E-Commerce Manager | HB Fuller
Claudia Rivinius
Marketing Director | STI Group
Claudia Rivinius
Marketing Director | STI Group
Volker Maier
Global Luxury Engineering Leader and Engineering Director | COTY,
Volker Maier
Global Luxury Engineering Leader and Engineering Director | COTY,
Vanessa Chesnot
Senior Product Policy Manager | FEVE
Vanessa Chesnot
Senior Product Policy Manager | FEVE
Jürgen Dornheim
Director Corporate Packaging Sustainability & Innovation | Procter & Gamble
Jürgen Dornheim
Director Corporate Packaging Sustainability & Innovation | Procter & Gamble
Daniela Albuquerque
Marketing Coordinator | BVRio
Daniela Albuquerque
Marketing Coordinator | BVRio
Tara Nitz
Global Positioning & Advocacy Circular Economy | Covestro
Tara Nitz
Global Positioning & Advocacy Circular Economy | Covestro
Malou van der Vegt
Researcher and lecturer circular economy | University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
Malou van der Vegt
Researcher and lecturer circular economy | University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
Daria Frączak
R&D Manager | Clariter
Daria Frączak
R&D Manager | Clariter
Henrik Langholf
Zukunftsmoderator/Future Facilitator | Zukunftsmoderation
Henrik Langholf
Zukunftsmoderator/Future Facilitator | Zukunftsmoderation
Shaun Frankson
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer | Plastic Bank
Shaun Frankson
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer | Plastic Bank
Christina Jäger
Co-founder & Managing Director | Yunus Environment Hub
Christina Jäger
Co-founder & Managing Director | Yunus Environment Hub
Hanna Buck
Program Manager & Sustainability Expert | Control Union
Hanna Buck
Program Manager & Sustainability Expert | Control Union
Caterina Camerani
Vice President Sustainability | PACCOR Group
Caterina Camerani
Vice President Sustainability | PACCOR Group
Lucie Porcelli
Sustainability Leader | Dow Europe GmbH
Lucie Porcelli
Sustainability Leader | Dow Europe GmbH
Dr Miriam Weber
Managing director | HYDRA Marine Sciences GmbH
Dr Miriam Weber
Managing director | HYDRA Marine Sciences GmbH
Omri Mazar
Product Manager | Tosaf Group
Omri Mazar
Product Manager | Tosaf Group
Ilka Kaczmarek
Innovation Manager | Kelheim Fibres GmbH
Ilka Kaczmarek
Innovation Manager | Kelheim Fibres GmbH
Jonathan Demierre
Team Section Lead - Circular and Sustainable Product Engineering | Helbling
Jonathan Demierre
Team Section Lead - Circular and Sustainable Product Engineering | Helbling
Victor Bell
US Managing Director | Lorax EPI
Victor Bell
US Managing Director | Lorax EPI
Jeroen Bulk
CFO | Ioniqa Technologies
Jeroen Bulk
CFO | Ioniqa Technologies
Eduardo Garza
Director, Research & Development | Waste2Wear
Eduardo Garza
Director, Research & Development | Waste2Wear
Jeanne Meillier
Chargé de développement | Euramaterials
Jeanne Meillier
Chargé de développement | Euramaterials
Dr Katrin Schuhen
Inventor and CEO | Wasser 3.0 gGmbH
Dr Katrin Schuhen
Inventor and CEO | Wasser 3.0 gGmbH
Maike Rabe
Professor | Hochschule Niederrhein
Maike Rabe
Professor | Hochschule Niederrhein
René Bethmann
Innovation Manager, | VAUDE Sport GmbH & Co. KG
René Bethmann
Innovation Manager, | VAUDE Sport GmbH & Co. KG
Lotta Kopra
CCO | Spinnova
Lotta Kopra
CCO | Spinnova
Tuomas Mustonen
Founder, CEO | Paptic Oy
Tuomas Mustonen
Founder, CEO | Paptic Oy
Amrei Becker
Reseracher, Institut für Textiltechnik | RWTH Aachen University
Amrei Becker
Reseracher, Institut für Textiltechnik | RWTH Aachen University
Keith Charlton
Chief Operations Officer | Mainetti
Keith Charlton
Chief Operations Officer | Mainetti
Sophie Tuviahu
VP Business Development and Sales | UBQ Materials
Sophie Tuviahu
VP Business Development and Sales | UBQ Materials
Carlos Monreal
CEO | Plastic Energy
Carlos Monreal
CEO | Plastic Energy
Amanda Johnston
Curator & Education Consultant | Sustainable Angle
Amanda Johnston
Curator & Education Consultant | Sustainable Angle
Christian Crépet
Executive Director | PETCORE Europe
Christian Crépet
Executive Director | PETCORE Europe
Pilar Tejada Lopez
Head of Brand & Communication | PYRATES smart fabrics
Pilar Tejada Lopez
Head of Brand & Communication | PYRATES smart fabrics
Joanna Dupont Inglis
Head of EU Affairs | European Bioplastics
Joanna Dupont Inglis
Head of EU Affairs | European Bioplastics
Linus Mueller
IP/R&D Coordinator | Circular Systems
Linus Mueller
IP/R&D Coordinator | Circular Systems
Arthur ten Wolde
Executive Director | Ecopreneur.eu
Arthur ten Wolde
Executive Director | Ecopreneur.eu
Efrat Friedland
Founder | Materialscout
Efrat Friedland
Founder | Materialscout
With training and experience in industrial design and a great passion for materials, Efrat
founded Materialscout, a Munich-based consultancy that helps market-leading
companies generate value through creative, competitive and sustainable
implementation of materials and technologies. It’s all about enthusiastically stirring
materials-driven processes, leading to products, spaces and services that have a
positive footprint; processes that take into account consumer tendencies, materials
sourcing, processing, implementation, emotional attachment and end usage with a
circular approach. Materialscout connects the materials industry with the creative
industry, linking suppliers, engineers, product managers, recyclers and designers to
solve materials challenges together.
Branson Richie
Director, Technology Development & Implementation | New Materials Institute, University of Georgia
Branson Richie
Director, Technology Development & Implementation | New Materials Institute, University of Georgia
Kristy-Barbara Lange
Head of Public Affairs | APK AG
Kristy-Barbara Lange
Head of Public Affairs | APK AG
Kristy-Barbara Lange is Head of Public Affairs at APK AG an innovative recycling company from Merseburg, Germany. Kristy is responsible for stakeholder management, communications and strategic cooperations. Before joining APK in March 2020 she worked nearly 10 years for European Bioplastics as Head of Regulatory Affairs and Deputy Managing Director. Prior to her engagement in the bioplastics sector, she managed PA and PR projects in international agencies with a focus on infrastructure and (renewable) energy. Kristy holds a Master of Political Sciences from Heidelberg University, Germany.
Dr Christian Haessler
SVP & Head of Circular Economy Program | Covestro
Dr Christian Haessler
SVP & Head of Circular Economy Program | Covestro
Douglas Johnson-Poensgen
Founder & CEO | Circulor
Douglas Johnson-Poensgen
Founder & CEO | Circulor
Douglas Johnson-Poensgen is co-founder and CEO of Circulor (www.circulor.com)
Circulor is using blockchain, IoT and AI to bring transparency to raw materials supply chains and is a recent graduate of the PnP programme in Silicon Valley. Now three years old, the business has customers like Daimler, Volvo, Boeing, LG Chem and CATL.
Doug has 25 years international experience working both in MD roles for large corporates (Barclays, BT) as well as starting and growing companies (Snapdragon, ISD, Cadence). He started his career as a bomb disposal officer.
Outside work he is a keen cyclist, oenophile and over-enthusiastic early adopter of gadgets.
Miriam Gallur
Materials and Packaging Area Manager at ITENE | ITENE
Miriam Gallur
Materials and Packaging Area Manager at ITENE | ITENE
Ruth Farrell
Global Marketing Director, Textiles | Eastman
Ruth Farrell
Global Marketing Director, Textiles | Eastman
Karla Magruder
CEO | Accelerating Circularity
Karla Magruder
CEO | Accelerating Circularity
Robbie Staniforth
Head of Policy | Ecosurety
Robbie Staniforth
Head of Policy | Ecosurety
Dr. Ashley Holding
Principal Consultant and Scientist | Circular Material Solutions Ltd
Dr. Ashley Holding
Principal Consultant and Scientist | Circular Material Solutions Ltd
Marko Kärkkäinen
Chief Commercial Officer - Global | Clewat Inc.
Marko Kärkkäinen
Chief Commercial Officer - Global | Clewat Inc.
Sascha Schriever
Head of Chemical Technologies for Textile and Fibre Innovations | ITA Technologietransfer GmbH - ITA Institute of RWTH Aachen
Sascha Schriever
Head of Chemical Technologies for Textile and Fibre Innovations | ITA Technologietransfer GmbH - ITA Institute of RWTH Aachen