Conference Agenda

9:00 Morning Session Chaired by Enda Kiernan, Chairperson, CIWM Republic of Ireland

9:05 MINISTERIAL OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Alan Dillon, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications

9:20 Department of Environment, Climate Action and Communications Presentation

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER

9:40 Alban Foster, EU Regional Sector Leader, Sustainable Waste Management, SLR Consulting UK

10:00 EPA Presentation

Warren Phelan, Programme Manager, Circular Economy Programme, EPA (invited)

10:20 Legal updates on all that has happened in the waste area, both Irish and European, over the last year

Alison Fanagan, Co-head of A&L Goodbody Solicitors Environment & Planning Group

10:40 Q&A 1  Progressing Circular Economy Policies in Ireland

10:55 Morning Coffee Break, Exhibition Viewing and Networking

11:25 Panda Presentation

David Tobin, Circular Economy and Sustainability Director, Beauparc Utilities

11:45 Greyhound Presentation

Neill Ryan, CEO, Greyhound Recycling

12:05 The Circular Packaging Waste Challenge

Zoe Kavanagh, CEO, Repak

12:25 Re-turn: DRS 2 years in!

• Update on Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme

Ciaran Hope, Chief Operations Officer, Re-turn

12:45 MyWaste.ie Presentation

TBC

1:05 Q&A 2 Waste Industry’s role in implementing the Circular Economy

1:20 Lunch, Exhibition Viewing and Networking (Sponsored by A&L Goodbody)

2:15 Afternoon Session Chaired by Des Crinion, Chairperson, IWMA

2:20 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr David Greenfield, President, CIWM UK

2:40 Conor Walsh, Secretary, Irish Waste Management Association (IWMA)

3:00 Brian Finnegan, CTO Brian Shabra Plastics & Packaging

3:20 CIF Presentation C&D Waste  (Invited)

3:40 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER

AI and Robotics in the waste and resource industry

Victor Dewult, CEO, Recycle Eye

4:00  Q&A 3 The Way Forward for Ireland

4:15 Conference Ends