WMRR
OPENING PLENARY
9:10 am
Welcome and introduction Gayle Sloan - CEO, WMRR
Keynote Dr Marcus Gover - CEO, WRAP
Keynote | The European Union – a circular economy update Scott Wyatt - Advisor, Delegation of the European Union to Australia
SESSION 1: Framework + Metrics
Fiscal policy to drive a circular economy in Australia Monique Retamal, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
A National Framework for measuring waste prevention in a circular economy Jenni Downes, Behaviour Works
Measuring Victoria’s circularity: What’s in a number? Cate Turner, Recycling Victoria
Arup’s Circular Buildings Toolkit: Supporting circularity in the built environment Emily Gentilini, ARUP
Personalised behaviour: Breaking 100% diversion Simon Kalinowski, Mandalay Technologies
Workplace Plasticity: Furnishing the net-zero office through robotic fabrication Iain Maxwell, University of Canberra
Implementing Circular Economy Principles in Waste, Water and Resource Minimisation Projects Dr Kate Ringvall, GHD (NSW)
SESSION 3: Repair + Share
National clothing product stewardship scheme Claire Kneller, WRAP Asia Pacific
From garage sales to Ryan Gosling - using the power of fun to drive circular behaviours Barbara Gill, Garage Sale Trail
Closing the digital divide through the circular economy Annette Mayne, The Reconnect Project
Providing opportunities for ‘citizen-consumer’ in the circular economy Nicole Garafano, Planet Ark
Fit for Office: National commercial office furniture product stewardship program Christian Keel + Lloyd Parker, Edge Environment
Embedding circularity in supply chains, operations & culture Ryan Swenson, Officeworks (virtual)
Powering the future of the fashion re-conomy Zoe Mellick, GlamCorner
A case study of best practice office furniture recycling; The 500B Sustainable Furniture Property Pilot Project Samantha Surfield, Circular Sustainability
SECOND PLENARY
3:10 pm
Keynote Matthew Fraser - Head of Research & Development Lead of the Circularity Gap Reporting Initiative, Circle Economy (virtual)
Keynote | Creating a transition partnership for achieving a net-zero circular economy in Australia Dr Heinz Schandl - Research Group Leader Urban and Industrial Transformations, CSIRO
Panel | On Australia's WARR-path to a circular economy
9:00 am
Day 2 opening Chris Steel, MLA - ACT Special Minister of State
Keynote | Building a Circular Economy: Lessons from Europe Mike Barry - Director, mikebarryeco (virtual)
Keynote | Defining the waste sector’s emissions reduction targets to align with a 1.5oC world - Cleanaway’s approach Taku Ide - Head of Carbon, Cleanaway
11:00 am
Keynote | Funding a circular future Chris McLean - Partner, Energy Transition and M&A Deals, PwC + Fiona McIntyre - Partner, Energy Transition and M&A Deals, PwC
Keynote Prof. Ian Overton - Chief Executive, Green Industries SA
Government Panel | Around the States
Closing the loop on rigid and film polyolefin plastics to food grade standards Edward Kosior, Nextek
Food2Soil: Regenerating nature circular economy in practice Annabel Schweiger / Josie Grenfell, Food2Soil
Simply Cups 5 years on. Learnings from the pioneering phase of a product stewardship scheme Brendan Lee, Closed Loop
Building circular bridges over water: Pathways to cross-sector collaboration Danielle Francis, Water Services Association, Tharathon Navaphol, Sydney Water + Benjamin Bryant, Icon Water
Partnerships and technology: delivering circular outcomes in NSW James Dorney, TOMRA Cleanaway
Circular economy in action: Examples from Europe Luke Holt, Ramboll
Procure Recycled – Paving the Way: driving a circular economy through joint government procurement Justin Bonsey, SSROC
Agile recycling technology for food waste - Insect robots to unlock distribution Paul Michelin, GoTerra
Program correct as at 18 August 2022, and is subject to change.