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

Welcome to Country
Shannon Ruska

 9:10am

Opening address
Speaker to be confirmed

 9:30am

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

 10:00am

Keynote
Dr Richard Denniss - Executive Director, The Australia Institute
A conversation about responsible production and consumption

 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
Tim Elgood + 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

Speaker to be confirmed

 
 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
Hayley Rolfe, GHD

 

 2:20pm

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

   2:20pm Speaker to be confirmed  
 2:40pm

 Afternoon tea

       
           

 SECOND PLENARY

 
 3:10pm

Keynote Panel
A systems-based approach

 
 4:00pm 

Keynote
Dr Hans Bruyninckx, former Executive Director, European Environment Agency
Learnings from the EU

 
 4:30pm

Keynote
Financing the Circular Economy

 
 5:00pm  Day one close        
   

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

DAY TWO: THURSDAY, 27 JUNE 2024

 OPENING PLENARY

 9:15am

Welcome and introduction                                                                         

 9:30am

Keynote
All about design

 10:00am

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

 10:30am Morning tea
   

 SECOND PLENARY

 11:00am

Keynote

 11:30am

Keynote Panel | Around the States

  • Tony Chappel - CEO, NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
  • Hugh Christie - CEO, 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 

Additional speakers to be confirmed.

Facilitated by Gayle Sloan - CEO, WMRR

 1:00pm Lunch
   

 SESSION 5: CE IN PRACTICE

   SESSION 6: REGENERATION  

 2:00pm

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

   2:00pm 

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

 

 2:20pm

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

   2:20pm 

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

 

 2:40pm

Threading together community and circularity practices in South East Queensland’s textile sector  
Tiziana Ferrero-Regis + Madeline Taylor, QUT

   2:40pm

Speaker to be confirmed