PRE-CONFERENCE: TUESDAY, 25 JUNE 2024

 

 WELCOME FUNCTION
 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC)
 6:00-8:00pm

 Dress: business / smart casual

 

DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY, 26 JUNE 2024

 OPENING PLENARY

 9:00am

Welcome and introduction
Gayle Sloan - CEO, WMRR

Welcome to Country
Shannon Ruska

 9:15am

Keynote 
Deep dive into the Circularity Gap Report 2024
Jill Riseley AM - Partner, Sustainability, Climate and the Circular Economy, Deloitte 

 9:45am

Keynote
We need to talk about responsible production and consumption
Dr Richard Denniss - Executive Director, The Australia Institute

 10:30am

Morning tea

   

 SESSION 1: CE INSIGHTS

   SESSION 2:  BUILT ENVIRONMENT  
 11:00am

Assessing circularity through the integration of waste data into material flow accounts
Alessio Miatto + Heinz Schandl, CSIRO

   11:00am

Emerging local circular economy initiatives in building and construction
Judy Matthews, QUT

 
 11:20am

Australian circular economy progress, approaches and barriers compared to other countries
Jessica Feldman, University of Southern Queensland

   11:20am

Unlocking the circular economy with Living Building Challenge pursuits
Leanne Griffin, Arup

 
 11:40am

More than Behaviour Change: Reimagining how we engage communities in the transition to a circular economy
Bronwyn Sutton, Deakin University / Mesch Engagement

   11:40am

A circular ecosystem for wood waste
in NSW
Sarah King, GHD + Yvette Barrs, CSRJO 

 
 12:00pm

Accelerating a circular economy transition in the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation region with standards
Taryn Kong, CSIRO + Alexandra Dunn-Delvaen, Standards Australia

   12:00pm

Circular By Design: Creating Better Places with Less
Stewart Monti, Atelier Ten

 
 12:20pm  Lunch        
           

 SESSION 3:  THE BUSINESS CASE

   SESSION 4:  REGIONAL & REMOTE  
 1:20pm

Beyond Linear: Developing the business case for circularity
Ken Baumli, Sphere Infrastructure Partners 

   1:20pm

Creating circular economies in rural and remote Australia
Georgie Costin, GHD

YP Scholarship Winner

 
 1:40pm

How does my business start its circular economy journey?
Simon Gandy, SLR Consulting

   1:40pm

Pouring the foundations for a circular economy - Lessons from the Sunshine Coast
Joel Harris, Ethos Resources

 
 2:00pm

Circular Transition Indicator – common language to measure and monitor circular performance
Sophie Degagny, KPMG

   2:00pm

Can a remote mine operate without a landfill? Circular economy opportunities for non-mineral mine wastes
Matthew Acton on behalf of Hayley Rolfe, GHD

 

 2:20pm

Assessing Impact: Reusable systems vs. single-use takeaway packaging
John Bradbury, Encycle Consulting

   2:20pm Evaluating circular opportunities in rural Australia with Planet Price
Andy Hill, Planet Price
 
 2:40pm

 Afternoon tea

       
           

 CLOSING PLENARY

 
 3:10pm

Panel | Bringing it all together

Facilitated by Gayle Sloan - CEO, WMRR

 
 4:00pm 

Keynote
Lessons from Europe
Hans Bruyninckx - Professor of Environmental Governance, University of Antwerp and former Executive Director of the European Environment Agency (virtual)

 
 4:30pm

Keynote
Financing the Circular Economy
Marvin Nusseck - Senior Strategist, Finance Programme, Circle Economy (pre-record)

 
 5:00pm  Day one close        
   

 CONFERENCE DINNER
 Queensland Art Gallery
 6:30-10:30pm
 
 Dress: cocktail

DAY TWO: THURSDAY, 27 JUNE 2024

 OPENING PLENARY

 9:10am

Welcome and introduction                                                                         

 9:15am

Fireside chat | The importance of circular design
John Gertsakis, Director of the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence and member of the Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group (CEMAG) sits down with CEO of the Australian Design Council, Steve Baty, to discuss the importance of circular design.  

 10:00am

Keynote
Plastics and Human Health: Putting ‘safe’ in front of ‘circular’
Sarah Dunlop - Head, Plastics and Human Health + Manuel Brunner - Principal, Sustainable Material Innovation & Investments, Minderoo Foundation 

 10:30am Morning tea
   

 SECOND PLENARY

 11:00am

Keynote
How can Australia be competitive in the global circular economy?
Naomi Boxall - Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO

 11:30am

Panel | Around the States

  • Tony Chappel - Chief Executing Officer, NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
  • Hugh Christie - Chief Executive Officer, Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board
  • Angela Hoefnagels - Director, Circular Economy Policy, Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA)
  • Kylie Hughes - Director, Waste Policy and Legislation, Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation
  • Josh Wheeler - Acting Chief Executive, Green Industries SA

Facilitated by Claire Kneller - Managing Director, WRAP Asia Pacific

 12:30pm Lunch
   

 SESSION 5: CE IN PRACTICE

   SESSION 6: REGENERATION  

 1:40pm

TOMRA's Reusable Coffee Cup and Takeaway Packaging System Trial in Aarhus, Denmark
Harris Madden, TOMRA

 
   1:40pm 

Bio-based materials in the circular economy transition: examples, opportunities and challenges.
Maja Arsic + Colleen MacMillan, CSIRO

 

 2:00pm

Using sustainable procurement practices to realise responsible outcomes, examples from the Rio 2016 Games
Simone Unanue, Arup

   2:00pm 

Regenerating nature while extending the life of built sewage treatment assets
Sophie Kenway + Lauren Cromarty, TasWater

 

 2:20pm

Threading together community and circularity practices in South East Queensland’s textile sector
Kathleen HortonMadeline Taylor, QUT

   2:20pm

Title to be confirmed
Phil Garozzo, Loop Growers

 
 2:40pm

Circular economy hubs – a tool to leverage change, should all cities shave one? 
Linda Nordin, SMEC

   2:40pm  Speaker to be confirmed