The RECOUP Conference

08:00-09:00 – Registration and Networking Breakfast 

09:00-09:15 – Welcome – RECOUP Opening 

09:15-10:40 – SESSION ONE: Understanding the Big Picture – Challenges and Opportunities  

Chair 

Margaret Bates – DEFRA 

Speakers 

Robbie Staniforth – ecoSURETY 

Stuart Murray – Zero Waste Scotland 

Ermis Panagiotopoulos – Indorama Ventures PCL 

Kinza Sutton – Plastipak 

James Bull – Tesco 

Stuart Hayward-Higham – Suez 

10:40-11:10 – Comfort Break 

11:10-12:40 – SESSION TWO: Inside the Plastic Debate – Rethinking the 4 R’s 

Speakers 

Tony Breton – Novamont  

Gavin Ellis – Hubbub 

Kris Renwick – Reckitt 

Geoff Brighty – ReNew ELP/Mura Technology 

Nikki DiGiovanni – Remo 

12:40-13:00 – Signposting Session 

15 mins of signposting 

13:00-14:15 – Lunch 

14:15-14:25 – RECOUP Update 

14:25-15:15 – SESSION THREE: The Future is Now 

Chair  

David Greenfield – CIWM  

Speakers 

Steve Owen – Walgreen Boots Alliance

Bryony Rothwell – Cambridgeshire County Council 

Ian Smith – Machinex 

Carsten Schleeberger – REMONDIS 

Jess Ainley – Danone 

Alex Hilton – DEFRA 

15:55-16:00 – Closing Thoughts 

16:00 – FINISH