Conference Agenda 2021

Thursday 30 September 2021

08:00-09:00         Registration and Networking Breakfast

09:00-09:15         Welcome – Stuart Foster, CEO, RECOUP

09:15-11:30         SESSION ONE: Plastics Resources and Recycling – Where Should The Industry Focus Their Attention?  Plastics Resources and Recycling in the Context of Climate Change

09:15-09:30         Chair: Tom Heap, BBC TV ‘Countryfile’, and BBC Radio ‘39 Ways to Save the Planet’, ‘Costing the Earth’

09:30-11:15         Speakers:

• Prof John Fawell, Visiting Professor for Cranfield University, World Health Organisation
• Justin Guest, Partner, AEI Finance
• Trevor Davis, Head of Marketing Consumer Products, Borealis
• James Bull, Head of Packaging, Tesco PLC
• Paula Chin, Sustainable Materials Specialist, WWF
• Roger Wright, Waste Strategy & Packaging Manager, Biffa

11:15-11:30         Comfort Break

11:30-13:00         SESSION TWO: Plastics Resources and Recycling – What are the Key Drivers for Change?  

  Chair: Tom Heap, BBC TV ‘Countryfile’, and BBC Radio ‘39 Ways to Save the Planet’, ‘Costing the Earth’

  Speakers:

• Adrian Hawkes, Director of Policy, Valpak
• Andrew Mullen, Head of Sustainability and Quality, Beko Plc
• Dr Helene Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, Robinson Plastic Packaging
• Iain Ferguson, Managing Director, ILFEC
• Luke Burgess, Business Development Director, Viridor Polymers
• Debbie Leach, Chief Executive, THAMES21

13:00-13:50         Lunch

13:50-14:00         Headline sponsor – Berry Global – Mike Baxter, External Affairs Director

14:00-15:00         SESSION THREE: Plastics Resources and Recycling – What Now For Rigids?

  Chair: Dr Adam Read, President, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management

  Speakers:

• Dr Sam Hill, Head of Technical and Innovation, Brightgreen Plastics Ltd
• Andrew Osborne-Smith, Special Advisor, Faerch
• Keith Freegard, Director, Keith Freegard Consulting
• Amelia Dales, Commercial Director, Garçon Wines
• Paul Vanston, Chief Executive, INCPEN
• Duncan Jones, Partnership Development Manager, Hertfordshire Waste Partnership

15:00-15:15         Comfort Break

15:15-16:15         SESSION FOUR: Plastics Resources and Recycling – Focus On Films And Flexibles

  Chair: Carole Taylor, LARAC Chair

  Speakers:  

• Helen Bird, Strategic Engagement Manager, WRAP
• Ashwin Moorthy, Category Packaging Manager, Sainsbury’s
• Franz Kraus, Senior Director Public Affairs, TIPA® Corp
• Robbie Staniforth, Head of Policy, Ecosurety
• James Wigzell, Technical Sales Support Representative, Avery Dennison
• Dr Geoff Brighty, Non-Executive Director, Renew ELP

16:15-16:30         Closing Thoughts

16:30                    FINISH

A full programme of speakers, topics and timings will be sent to delegates.