Plastic Waste Free World Conference & Expo 2023 | AEO | 7 November 2023 | Koelnmessec, Messepl. 1, 50679 Köln, Germany

This event has rapidly become the must-attend international conference and exhibition for any company looking for new technologies, materials, and solutions to help realize their plastic waste targets and source the latest innovations driving the new circular economy.

The event presents an unbiased opportunity to explore and discuss this highly complex issue with world-leading experts from a number of different industries, and to offer a wide range of new technologies, materials and business practises that will have a positive impact in reducing global plastic pollution, as well as increasing the sustainability of your products. The event attracts 4,000+ attendees from the entire supply chain including major manufacturers, brand owners, retailers, materials experts, circular economy experts, government organizations, NGOs, the recycling industry, and the plastics sector to engage in discussions that will help reduce waste plastic in the environment.

2023 Speakers

Andreas Queck
Senior Solution Specialist - Industrial Manufacturing, SAP

Lennert van Mens
ESG & Sustainable Finance Solutions, Commerzbank AG

Andres Alcayaga
Senior Researcher, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

Norbert Völl
Spoksperson, Der Grüne Punkt Holding GmbH

Dr. Fabian Klein
Legal Director Rechtsanwalt, Prinsent Masons

Katrin Bolkart
Senior Consultant, Anthesis

Darren West
Product Expert, Circular Economy, SAP

Andrew Eversden
Co-Founder, Bottle Up

Lauriane Veillard
Chemical Recycling and Plastic-to-Fuels Policy Officer, Zero Waste Europe

Philipp Heisenberger
Solution Architect, ONIQ

Leon Ge
CEO, tocco.earth

Alejandro Navazas
Scientific and policy advisor, European Recycling Industries' Confederation (EuRIC)

Floris Schiks
Lead Commercial Team, Ecochain Technologies

Patrick Van Waes
Global Marketing Director, CovationBio

Dr. Asta Partanen
Senior Expert, nova-Institut

Tim Grossheimann
Regional Lead Dach & BeNe, STRIVE by STX

Dr. Noam Gressel
Co-founder and Chief Knowledge & Innovation Officer, ECO-OS

Mesbah Sabur
Founder, Circularise

Marc Borghans
Director - Head of Sustainable Structured Finance, ING

Michael Carus
Founder & Managing Director, Nova-Institute

Markus Kraft
Director Group Procurement & ESG, HIRSCH Servo AG

Dr. Annis Mapleston
Senior Consultant, Lorax Compliance

Monica Gassmann
Global Head of Sustainability for Industries, SAP

Pascal Lakeman
Fellow, R&D, Trinseo

Prof. Ulrich Schwaneberg
Head of the Institute of Biotechnology and Bio4MatPro Competence, RWTH Aachen University & DWI

Prof. Ulrich Schurr
Director of Plant Sciences, Bioeconomy Science Center and BioökonomieREVIER, Forschungszentrum Jülich

Dr. Liz Wilks
Head of Public Relations & Communication for the UK & Europe APP Sinar Mas, Asia Pulp & Paper

Hanna Kalliomäki
Chief Sustainability Officer, Paptic

Lars Sandberg
CEO, Blue Ocean Closures

Axel Darut
Public Affairs Associate - Circular Economy Policies, Minderoo Foundation

Joost Schollaert
General Manager, Galloo Plastics

Frans-Willem de Kloet
CEO, Ecochain

Reneé Remijnse
Sustainability Communication Director, Essity Professional Hygiene

Bas Latten
Founder & Director, CYCLUPS

Florian Witt
Director of Technology, INDEED Innovation

Lara Dammer
Head of Department Economy & Policy, nova-Institute

Alex Herking
Principal Consultant, Expert Services, aPriori Technologies

Elizabeth Staab
Global Packaging Sustainability Manager, H.B. Fuller

Komal Sinha
Director, Plastics and Sustainable Development Policy and Markets, Verra

Stefaan De Wildeman
CEO, B4Plastics

Sabrina Schreiner
Research Associate, Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT

Anna Krüger
Research Associate, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT

Stefan Koensgen
R&D Project Leader for Circular Economy, BMW

Ahmet Lokurlu
CEO, Soliterm Group GmbH

Helen Landhäußer
CEO, LOOXR GmbH

Jonas Johannisson
Sustainability Program Development Manager , TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH

Neil D'Souza
Founder & CEO, Makersite

Viktoria Scheuer
Lead Business Developer, Energiency

Miguel Gorriz
Innovation Associate, EIT Manufacturing

Efrat Friedland
Founder/materials strategist, materialscout

Ulf Seefeldt
Business Development Manager , M.TEC ENGINEERING GmbH

Lars Krause
Senior Expert, Nova-Institut GmbH

Ton Knipscheer
Business Consultant, TK Packaging Consulting

Rolph Payet
Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Pierre Bodin
Partner, Mews Deutschland GmbH

Remko Detz
Scientist, TNO

Saurabh Tembhurne
CEO & Founder, SoHHytec

Kai Risthaus
DLR

Charlotte Wiles
CEO, Chemtrix

Pascal Buskens
Principal Scientist, TNO

Marcel Jacobs
Managing Director, CIRCL8 BV

Pauline Ruiz
Expert in Sustainability, Technology & Markets for Renewable Chemicals and Polymers, nova-Institut GmbH

Pia Skoczinski
Senior Expert Technology & Markets, nova-Institut GmbH

Angelina Schreiner
Advisor on Circular Economy, PREVENT Waste Alliance

Stanley Mitchell
Head of Business Development, Xampla

Erik Pijlman
CEO, Recell Group B.V.

Stephen Jamieson
Global Head of Circular Economy Solutions, SAP

Dr. Thomas Mueller-Kirschbaum
Chief Scientist, Circular Valley

Liv Andersson
Circular Economy Consultant, Stena Circular Consulting

Monique Maissan
CEO and founder, Waste2Wear

Timo Unger
Manager Environmental Affairs, Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre GmbH

Louisa Hoyes
Head of Strategic Partnerships, TOMRA Textiles

Ulla Forsström
Principal Scientist, VTT

Dr. Jacco van Haveren
Programme Manager, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research

Kristian Salminen
Lead, Bio-based products, VTT

Julia Cramer
Head of Global Marketing Textile Coatings, Covestro

Dr. Dominik Auer
Senior Manager Corporate Sustainability, Wacker Chemie AG

Jaakko Kuusisaari
Solution Sales Lead, VTT

Sampo Immonen
Director of Line R&D, Valmet

Dr. Miriam Weber
Managing Director, HYDRA Marine Sciences GmbH

Marjukka Kujanpää
Sustainability Director, Stora Enso

Tanja Virtanen-Leppä
Principal, Sustainability Consulting, AFRY Management Consulting Oy

John Higginson
CEO, Higginson Strategy

Thomas Mueller-Kirschbaum
Chief Scientist, Circular Valley

Dr. Thawatchai Maneerung
Global Sustainability Expert, TÜV SÜD

Siem Haffmans
Strategic consultant Circular Economy, Partners for Innovation, the Netherlands

Märta Bergfors
Circular economy consultant, Stena Recycling Group

Mark Hoff
European Head of ESG & Finance Sector Lead, SLR Consulting

Marco Macoratti
Head of Sustainable Solutions for Retail Brands , Mondi

Martin Clemesha
Technical Advocacy Lead, BRASKEM

Julie Cachat
Senior Associate, Plastics & Packaging, WBCSD

Juliana Oliveira
Functional Materials Researcher , CeNTI - Centre for Nanotech & Smart Materials

Jasper Munier
Business Development Manager NWE, Clariter

Dr. Inga Bargende
Business Development Manager & Lab Head, Covestro Deutschland AG

Fred Baars
Sr. Process Director, Fluor B.V.

Dr. Grzegorz Kubik
Head of innovation field industrial biotechnology, Fraunhofer IGB

Evelyne Keller
Principal Consultant, Anthesis Group

David Katz
Founder, Plastic Bank

Claudia Rivinius
Marketing Director, STI Group, STI - Gustav Stabernack GmbH

Daniel Bochnitschek
Co-Founder, CEO, AllocNow

Chirag Virani
Co-founder and CEO, Sparkle Innovations Inc.

Britta Wyss Bisang
Global Sustainability Director, Schoeller Allibert Services B.V.

Ben Lynch
Director for Energy, Anthesis Group

2023 Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Think Wise
• Braskem
• APP Sinarmas | Foopak
• VTT
• Covation Bio
• Trinseo

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Clewat
• Bage Plastics
• IFF
• SLR
• Eco Chain
• Wageningen University and Research
• Plastic Bank
• DIN CERTCO
• Stora Enso
• TUV SUD

COFFEE SPONSOR:
• Stora Enso

APP SPONSOR:
• Morro

LANYARD SPONSOR:
• App Sinarmas | Foopak

RECHARGE LOUNGE SPONSOR:
• IFF