Confirmed Speakers
Dick Benschop
Chairman of the Board
Mission Possible Partnership
Katharina Beumelburg
Chief Sustainability & New Technologies Officer, Member of the Managing Board
Heidelberg Materials
Ambassador Johanna Brismar-Skoog
Ambassador of Sweden to Belgium and Luxembourg
Dr. John Brockgreitens
VP Product Development & Co-Founder
Claros Technologies
Dr. Hans Bruyninckx
Europe Regional Director
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Emmanuel Chaponniere
Head of Division for Circular Economy & Sustainable Development
European Investment Bank
Steve Claus
Secretary General
Steel for Packaging Europe
Simon Clement
Head of Circular Economy
ICLEI
Peter Coveliers
Senior Regional Representative
European Investment Fund (EIF)
MEP Christophe Grudler
Rapporteur for the Industrial Accelerator Act, Member of the ITRE Committee
European Parliament
Jacob Heitland
Director of Lead Markets
Climate-KIC
Lena Hök
Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer
Skanska
Ilse Kenis
Chief Carbon Officer
Carmeuse
Julie Kitcher
Chief Sustainability Officer
Airbus
Katie McGinty
Chief Sustainability Officer
Johnson Controls
Francisca Melia
Senior Governmental Affairs Leader EMEA
Eastman
Alois Mhlanga
Director, Division of Climate Innovation and Montreal Protocol
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Daniel Montalvo
Head of Unit - Circular economy and clean industry
European Environment Agency
Pierre-Victor Morales Aubry
Consultant
Carbon Trust
William Neale
Adviser for Circular Economy, DG Environment
European Commission
Luisa Orre
Chief Business Development Officer
Stegra
MEP Tsvetelina Penkova
(S&D), Vice-Chair of the ITRE Committee
European Parliament
Michael Rea
Chief Executive Officer
Carbon Trust
Wolfgang Ringel
SVP Public Affairs
TOMRA
Susanne Schilderman
Deputy Mayor for Finance, Economic Affairs, Circular Economy and Public Space
City of Utrecht
Frauke Thies
Director Europe
Agora Energiewende
MEP Bruno Tobback
Member of the ITRE Committee
European Parliament
Katrien Van Hooydonk
Programme Manager Digital Water & Soil Solutions
VITO NV
Ruben Vermeeren
Deputy Head of Unit, ETS (I): Policy Coordination, International Carbon Markets, DG CLIMA
European Commission
Michel Verstraeten
ad interim Managing Director
Triodos Bank Belgium
Charlotte Weston
Sustainability, Clients and Markets Leader, Director Global Public Policy
EY
Theme Partners
Agenda
10:00am – 10:05amWelcome and Setting the Scene
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10:05am – 11:10amMorning Keynote Session
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The Circular Economy Act and Europe’s Industrial Competitiveness
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Boosting lead markets for green products
Keynote Strategic ExchangeCreating demand is now the critical challenge for scaling low-carbon industrial production. Speakers will discuss how procurement policies, private sector purchasing power, and innovative market solutions can help secure the business case for investments into Europe’s green transition.
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11:10am – 11:35amNetworking Break
11:35am – 12:20pmSession 1: Industrial Decarbonisation, Critical Raw Materials & Supply Chains
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Taking the Forever out of Forever Chemicals – PFAS Destruction for Future-Proof Water Treatment
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From Raw Materials to Net Zero, Securing Europe’s Industrial Future
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12:20pm – 12:30pmGlobal Perspective
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12:30pm – 1:30pmNetworking Lunch
1:30pm – 2:30pmSession 2: Circular Economy
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The Circular Debate
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Europe’s Circularity Crossroads: Securing the Future of Plastics Recycling
Fireside ChatAs the EU finalizes the PPWR implementing acts that will define recycled-content rules for the next 15 years, Europe faces a pivotal choice: build a truly circular plastics economy or increase reliance on imported recyclate produced under non-equivalent systems. Join a timely discussion on competitiveness, investment, and the policies needed to strengthen European recycling. With the December 2026 deadline approaching, this conversation explores what is at stake for industry, circularity, and Europe’s long-term resilience.
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2:25pm – 2:50pmNetworking Break
2:50pm – 3:00pmIndustrial policy and energy
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3:00pm – 3:50pmSession 3: Advanced Manufacturing, Automation and Clean Industrial Technologies
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Advanced Manufacturing, Automation and Clean Industrial Technologies
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Water Intelligence for Industrial Resilience: Safeguarding Production, Logistics and Water Security through Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
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3:50pm – 4:30pmSession 4: Delivering Europe’s Industrial Transformation
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Delivering at Scale
Fireside ChatHow Europe builds the policy, investment and delivery conditions needed to move from ambition to implementation.
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Financing Europe’s Industrial Future
Fireside ChatHow does Europe mobilise the capital and policy certainty needed to accelerate industrial decarbonisation while staying globally competitive? The debate will address the Innovation Fund, InvestEU and blended finance, financing first-of-a-kind industrial projects, long-term investment certainty for industry, and the role of public-private partnerships.
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