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PETCORE EUROPE Annual Conference 2023

PET value chain in a fast-paced environment for CIRCULARITY

1 & 2 February 2023

Wednesday, 1 February 2023

DAY 1 – Technical updates from Petcore Europe Working Groups

  • 10:00 – 10:15

Networking Coffee​

  • 10:15 – 10:30

Moderated by Antonello Ciotti from 10:15 – 12:00

Welcome

Speaker

  • 10:30 – 12:00

WORKING GROUPS SESSION 1: Focus on PET Depolymerization, Reuse & PET LCA

  • 10:30 – 11:00

Introduction by chairs of WG - PET Depolymerization WG

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

Speakers

Participants of debate

Moderated by​

  • 11:00 – 11:30

Introduction by chair of WG - Reuse: towards a well-managed complementarity of recycling and reusable systems recycling

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

Speaker

Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 11:30 – 12:00

LCA Updates

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

Speaker

A holistic multi-indicator approach for sustainability decision making

Speaker

Moderated by

  • 12:00 – 13:30

Lunch

  • 13:30 – 15:30

WORKING GROUPS SESSION 2: Bottles Recyclability and circularity focus

Moderated by Christian Crepet from 13:30 – 17:45

  • 13:30 – 14:00

Introduction by chair of WG - O&F WG: white opaque PET, from a recycling issue to a value chain opportunity

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

Speaker

Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 14:00 – 14:30

Introduction by chair of WG - The label of the future

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

Speaker

Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 14:30 – 15:00

Introduction by chair of WG - ING/NIAS - To a common methodology and understanding

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

Speaker

Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 15:00 – 15:30

Introduction by chair of WG – EPBP: Strengthening a recognized platform towards circularity

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry: Andreas Christel (Polymetrix) & audience

Speaker

Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 15:30 – 16:15

Networking Coffee Break

  • 16:15 – 17:45

WORKING GROUP SESSION 3: Thermoforms, TCEP & BOPET Focus

  • 16:15 – 17:15

Introduction by chair of WG - Thermoforms WG

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

Speakers

Introduction by chair of WG - Thermoforms evaluation Platform- Ways ahead for common protocols and tests

Joint Panel discussion for the Thermoforms WG and TCEP and Q & A session with audience

Speaker

Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 17:15 – 17:45

Introduction by chair of BOPET WG - BOPET lidding positive impact on recyclability

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

Speaker

Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 19:30-22:30

Cocktail and Gala Dinner at Le Plaza Hotel

Welcoming

20:00-20:05

Keynote speakers at the dinner

20:30-20:40

21:00-21:10

21:30-21:40

22:00-22:10

Closure

22:10-22:15

Thursday, 2 February 2023

DAY 2 – PET value chain in a fast-moving environment

  • 09:00 - 09:45

Networking Coffee

Moderated by Jim Armstrong from 09:45 – 12:20 ​

  • 09:45 - 10:00

Introduction : how to navigate in a world with multiple storms?

  • 10:00 – 10:40

Fundamental objectives for the PET Industries: running several hares at once

Speaker

  • 10:40 – 11:20

Energy and Geopolitics: the never ending crisis?

Speaker

  • 11:20 – 12:20

Net zero Carbon Strategy

Presentation by the European Commission

Speaker

Presentation by P&G

Speaker

Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 12:20 - 14:00

Lunch

Moderated by Ermis Panagiotopoulos from 14:00 – 16:30 ​

  • 14:00 – 14:30

EU Regulatory landscape

Speakers

  • 14:30 – 15:15

Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation

Speaker

Followed by DEBATE with invited Guests (Unesda, NMWE, PRE, Remondis)

Participants of debate

  • 15:15 – 15:35

Spreading the word on the role of PET in a circular economy

Speaker

  • 15:35 – 16:15

PET Market "R"evolution (prospectives: offer & demand vPET & rPET)

Speaker

  • 16:15 - 16:30

Conclusion

Wrapping-up & closure

How to enter the event

 

  1. Click on the link that will be sent on the day of the conference

  2. It is recommended that you use Chrome web browser.

  3. Select an attendee ticket and click “join event”.

  4. You will be redirected to a sign-up page. Please create an account with the email address you have registered with and click sign-up. If you already have a Hopin account, please log in with your details.

  5. You have now entered the conference. On the left side of your screen, you will see different tabs:

Reception

is where you can find all the information about the conference (agenda, bio of speakers, schedule with timings etc.)

Stage

is where the main speeches and the panel discussion will happen.

Networking

for a better connection, we recommend you close any video call softwares of websites. During the breaks, you have the possibility to connect with other participants. You can do so in two ways:

Click on the Networking tab and you will be connected automatically with a fellow event participant who also wants to network.

Look for the person you want to connect with on the attendee list (this list can be found by clicking on "people" on the right side of your screen) click on the name of the person you would like to talk to and invite him/her for a video call.

How to ask a question to the panelists

Write your question on the event chat, the moderator will have it in front of her/him and will pick relevant questions to ask the speakers.