The Northern Ireland Waste & Resource Management Conference – 2024
Ever Increasing Circles – Circular Economy: Engagement, Action & Impact
Thursday, June 20 th – The Europa Hotel Conference Centre, Belfast
Conference Chaired by Dan Cooke, President, CIWM
9:00 Opening Remarks
Debbie Nesbitt, CIWM NI Chairperson
9:05 MINISTERIAL ADDRESS
Andrew Muir, MLA, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
9:15 Skills for the Circular Economy
Katie Cockburn, Professional Services Director, CIWM
9:35 Circular Economy More Than Just Recycling
Claire Shrewsbury, Directors, Insights & Innovation, WRAP UK
9:55 Coca-Cola’s Journey to a World without Waste on the Island of Ireland
Tom Burke, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Director, Coca Cola Ireland
10:15 A NI Business Embracing the Circular Economy
Grainne Rose Murphy – Sustainability Engineer, Queens University and Somerville
10:35 Q&A Session 1
10:50 Morning Coffee Break, Exhibition Viewing & Networking
11:20 Northern Irish Waste Sector Legal Updates
Michaela Diver, Partner, A&L Goodbody
11:40 The Private Sector Response to Emerging Policies
Conor Walsh, Secretary, Recycle NI
12:00 Brett Ross, CEO, RiverRidge
12:20 TBC
12:40 Q&A Session 2
12:55 Lunch, Exhibition Viewing & Networking – Kindly Sponsored by RiverRidge
2:00 Workshop Sessions – Choice of 2 (Choice 1: 2:00 to 2:35pm, Choice 2: 2:40-3:15 pm)
LOCKNOTE PRESENTATION
3:20 EVER INCREASING CIRCLES OR JUST GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES – HOW WE CAN MAKE CIRCULAR ECONOMY A REALITY IN NORTHERN IRELAND
Mark Shayler, Ape
3:40 Presidential Year Ahead
Tim Walker, Senior Vice President CIWM & CEO of arc21
3:50 Closing Remarks
Darragh McConville, Chair of Recycle NI
4:00 Conference Ends
Drinks Reception kindly sponsored by Beauparc