Petcore Europe
Annual Conference 2022

Agenda

Petcore Europe Annual Conference on 14-15 June 2022 at DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City

Day 1 | Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Perspectives, Strategy and Legislative Challenges for the PET value chain

This event will be moderated by Jim Armstrong (Recoup UK), Antonello Ciotti (Petcore Europe), Christian Crepet (Petcore Europe) & Raphael Jaumotte (Petcore Europe)

10:30 – 11:00

Welcome Networking Coffee

11:00 – 11:15                           

Welcome – Antonello Ciotti (President, Petcore Europe from 2022) & Christian Crepet (Executive Director, Petcore Europe) & Stephen Short (Former President Petcore Europe till February 22)

11:00 – 12:30   Session 1: Macro Operating Environment –  moderated by Christian Crépet

11:10 – 11:30           

Petcore PET market State of Play 2020 – Andy Grant (Eunomia)

 

11:30 – 11:45           

Geopolitical and Pandemic Learnings for end-to-end supply chain – Argiris Dabanlis (Petcore Europe)

 

11:45 – 12:00            

Spreading the word on PET as the sustainable packaging choice – Sam Rowe (Caro Consulting) 

 

12:00 – 12:15            

Panel Debate – Q&A

12:15 – 13:30           

Lunch break

13:30 – 15:30   Session 2: Strategy Towards the Future – moderated by Antonello Ciotti & Jim Armstrong

13:30 – 13:45            

PET Packaging: From Challenges to Opportunities – the role of PET EUROPE – Alessandro Pirondini (CPME)

 

13:45 – 14:00            

PET converters’ view: the challenges in conversion to address the balance of RPET vs Virgin resin  – Filipe de Botton

 

14:00 – 14:15            

PET trays Converters’ view: Towards Circularity – Nicolas Lorenz (PACCOR)

 

14:15 – 14:30            

PET recyclers’ view: How to cope with demand and long-term view with investment? – Casper van den Dungen (Plastics Recyclers Europe)

 

14:30 – 14:45

PET seen from retailers’ view: Consumers habits and plastic packaging – Bernhard Heisel (Schwarz Gruppe)

 

14:45 – 15:00

Circular PET in World Without Waste – Stefan Kunerth (Coca-Cola)

 

15:00 – 15:15

Microplastics: a big step towards rationalising the debate through harmonization & normalisation of analytical methods  – Nizar Benismail (NMWE)

 

15:15 – 15:30

Panel Debate – Q&A

15:30 – 16:15            

Networking Coffee Break

16:15 – 17:15   Session 3: Regulation & Legislative Update – moderated by Antonello Ciotti

16:15 – 16:30

Circular Plastic Alliance: Monitoring standardization and state of play – Laure Baillargeon (EU Commission)

 

16:30 – 16:45

Navigating through regulatory developments – Suzanne De Cort & Leonor Garcia (Uetliberg Partners)

 

16:45 – 17:00

Deposit for better collection and better PET sorting Scheme – Maria Spyraki (EU Parliament) 

 

17:00 – 17:15

Panel Debate – Q&A

17:15 – 17:30

Wrap-up and closing

19:00

Networking Dinner (prior booking required)

Day 2 | Wednesday, 15 June 2022
PET Collecting, Sorting, Recycling & Circularity 

09:00 – 09:45

Welcome Networking Coffee

09:45 – 11:20   Session 4: Working’s Group Update – moderated by Christian Crepet & Raphael Jaumotte

09:45 – 10:05

PET Depolymerization and Food contact – Mike Neal (CPME)

 

10:05 – 10:25

PET Depolymerization Technology Status – Bruno Langlois (Carbios)

 

10:25 – 10:45

Labels: Turning labels circular – Sofiane Mameri (Sleever)

 

10:45 – 11:05

Going beyond recycling – why PET reuse solutions matter – Sebastian Lemp (Alpla)

 

11:05 – 11:20

Comparative LCA Analysis – Luc Desoutter (Sidel)

11:20 – 11:45

Networking Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:00

PET Trays: Evaluation working group update, design guidelines and last technical development – Ana Fernandez (Klöckner Pentaplast)

 

12:00 – 12:15

Trays to trays recycling: a new implementation from collection to rPET manufacture – Hélène Legrand (Valorplast) & François Lagrue (Wellman)

 

12:15 – 12:30

Feedback on white containers circularity in France – Vincent Colard (CITEO)

 

12:30 – 12:45

EPBP New Operating Model – Argiris Dabanlis (EPBP)

 

12:45 – 13:00

Recyclass – Fabrizio Di Gregorio (Plastics Recyclers Europe)

 

13:00 – 13:15

Panel Debate – Q&A

13:15 – 14:30

Lunch Break

14:30-16:00   Session 5: Trends in Sorting and Collection – moderated by Jim Armstrong

14:30-14:45

Digital Watermarks: 2022 Final Stretch? – Larry Logan (Digimarc) & Gian De Belder (P&G) & Antoine Bourely (Pellenc)

 

15:00-15:15

Deposit return system: State of play the best solution! –  Clarissa Morawski (Reloop)

 

15:15-15:30

Digital Deposit Return System: How does it work? – Eric Randall (Bryson Recycling)

 

15:30 -15:45

The SamurAI and the impact of AI in the design of Material Recycling Facility – Ian Smith (Machinex)

 

15:45 -16:00

Panel Debate – Q&A

16:00

Wrap-up and closing

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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.