A Circular Future with Plastics 2022 - Meet the Speakers of the Main Conference
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European Plastics Converters (EuPC) is pleased to announce the 2022 edition of A Circular Future with Plastics, organised in cooperation with Agoria and Essenscia - PolyMatters. The two-day conference will take place on 19 & 20 May 2022 at the Renaissance Brussels Hotel and will include a networking Gala Dinner on 19 May at the venue Concert Noble.
Meet the speakers of the Main Conference
Key speakers such as Søren Gade from the European Parliament; Joaquim Nunes de Almeida from the European Commission; Franco Meropiali from Versalis; Valérie Goff from TotalEnergies and many others have been confirmed.
In the second half of the conference leading industry representatives will share their vision and strategy towards a more circular future during the panel discussion moderated by Melinda Crane.
Click on the picture and get to know the speakers of this session.
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Agenda
Day I. - 19 May 2022, Renaissance Brussels Hotel
- 09.00 - 09.30 Welcome Coffee & Registration
- 09.30 - 12.30 Market Division Sessions:
Automotive & Transportation
Building & Construction
Packaging Session - 12.30 - 13.30 Networking Lunch
- 13.30 - 16.00 Market Division Sessions:
Building & Construction
Packaging Session
Waste Free Ocean - 19.00 Gala Dinner at Concert Noble
Day II. - 20 May 2022, Renaissance Brussels Hotel
- 8.30 - 9.30 EuPC General Assembly (Members Only)
- 9.30 – 10.00 Welcome Coffee & Registration
- 10.00 – 10.05 Welcome by Moderator, Melinda Crane
- 10.05 – 10.20 Welcome by EuPC, Agoria and Essenscia
- 10.20 – 10.35 Keynote Speaker: Soren Gade, European Parliament
- 10.35 – 10.50 Keynote Speaker: Nunes de Almeida, Director at DG GROW, European Commission
- 10.50 – 11.00 Keynote Speaker: Plastics Europe President
- 11.00 - 11.10 TotalEnergies Polymers Sustainability Agenda
Valérie Goff, TotalEnergies - 11.10 – 11.20 The Borealis integrated circular cascade approach
Christopher McArdle, Borealis - 11.20 – 11.30 Versalis’ complementary solutions towards plastics circularity
Franco Meropiali, Versalis - 11.30 - 11.50 Coffee Break
- 11.50 – 13.45 Round table discussion – Debate moderated by Melinda Crane
EuPC President
Plastics Europe President
Christopher McArdle, Borealis
Jean Viallefont, TotalEnergies
Gerald Rebitzer, Amcor
Claude Clement, Plastic Omnium
Gracy Ramont, Segers&Balcaen
Franco Meropiali, Versalis - 13.45 – 14.00 Closing by Moderator & EuPC President
- 14.00 Networking lunch
Detailed agenda and more information is available here
Venue and Location:
Conference venue: Renaissance Brussels Hotel (Rue du Parnasse 19, 1050. Brussels, Belgium)
Gala Dinner venue: Concert Noble (Rue d'Arlon 82, 1000. Brussels, Belgium)
Who should attend:
- Representatives from the plastics value chain
- Regulatory affairs managers
- Government regulators
- Consultants
- Trade associations
- Service providers
- NGOs
- Academics
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