Confirmed speakers

DATE / TIME (CET) OPEN SESSIONS
Wed. 29/11

9:30-10:30

 Creating a level playing field for investments in renewable carbon: Dutch proposal for an EU Industrial Sustainable Carbon Regulation

Confirmed speakers:

  • Mr. Karlo van Dam - Director Sustainability Industry at Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate Policy of The Netherlands
  • Ms. Sandra Onwijn- Head of unit Circular Economy at Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management of The Netherlands
  • Mr. JP Kuijpers - Managing Director EMEA region & Global Transformation Leader Eastman
  • Mr. Martijn Amory - CEO Fibrant
  • Mr. Jeroen Bulk - CFO Ioniqa
  • Mr. Jeroen Verhoeven- Vice President Value Chain Development, Neste Renewable Polymers and Chemicals Neste

 

Wed. 29/11

11:00-12:30

 State of play of transition finance in the EU & future outlook – Transition pathway of Chemelot Industrial Park as example

Confirmed speakers:

  • Mr., Dr. Thomas Schneider - Director CVC Capital Partners
  • Ms. Eila Kreivi -Chief Sustainable Finance Advisor European Investment Bank; Member of EU Platform on Sustainable Finance
  • Mr., Dr. Michiel Scheffer - President European Innovation Council
  • Mr. Luc Arnouts - Vice President International Relations and Networks of Port of Antwerp-Bruges
  • Mr. Karlo van Dam- Director Sustainability Industry at Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate Policy of The Netherlands
  • Mr. Marco Mensink - Director General Cefic
  • Mr. Frans Stokman - Executive Director of Petrochemicals Europe

 

Wed. 29/11

13:00-14:00

 Changing the game of waste management and its financing challenge: RWE’s FUREC-project

Confirmed speakers:

  • Mr. Denis Aarssen - Project Director FUREC RWE
  • Mr. Loek Radix – Managing Director Chemelot Industrial Park
Wed. 29/11

14:00-15:30

 Financing energy transition projects within industrial clusters in Europe – case studies on shared infrastructure projects ​

  • Mr. Robert Clover Managing Director - Sustainability Strategy & Finance Accenture
  • Mr. Frank Kuijpers Executive Advisor SABIC
  • Mr. Jörgen Sandström Head of Transforming Industrial Ecosystems World Economic Forum

 

Wed. 29/11

16:00-17:30

 Closing the plastic loop and its investment gaps – project experiences & perspectives on the investment needs of plastics recycling

Confirmed speakers:

  • Mr., Prof. Dr. Sebastian Engell - Chair for Competitivenes of the Advisory and Programming Group A.SPIRE; Head of Process Dynamics and Operations Group Faculty of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering TU Dortmund
  • Ms. Lia Voermans - Project Coordinator Syschemiq; Managing Director Brightlands Circular Space; Board Member Brightlands Chemelot Campus
  • Ms. Dorota Pawlucka - Project Coordinator Circular Foam; Vice Chair for Competitivenes of the Advisory and Programming Group A.SPIRE; Global Alliances Manager Covestro
  • Mr. Henk-Jan Vink - Managing Director TNO Energy & Materials Transition TNO
  • Mr. JP Kuijpers - Managing Director EMEA region & Global Transformation Leader Eastman
  • Mr. Ian Freelance - Director Investments Europe & Asia SABIC Ventures
  • Mr. Torben Kabbe - Head of Business Development Interzero
  • Mr. Jürgen Tiedje - Head of Unit Industrial Transformation DG Research & Innovation European Commission
  • Mr, Dr. Torsten Heinemann - Head of Group Innovation Covestro
Thu. 30/11

9:30-11:00

 Business modelling & blended finance for industrial-urban symbiosis – Hubs4Circularity

Confirmed speakers:

  • Ms. Angels Orduna- Executive Director A.SPIRE
  • Mr. Ron Weerdmeester -  European Innovation Manager PNO
  • Mr. Frank Berkers - Senior Scientist Strategic Business Analysis TNO; Professor Business for Societal Transition at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
  • Mr., Dr. Tjerk Wardenaar - Managing Consultant Environment EGEN
  • Mr. Thomas van den Nieuwenhuizen - Consultant Environment EGEN
  • Mr.  Christophe Pinck - Chair Hubs 4 Circularity; International affairs and EU- Advisor Eyde Cluster
  • Mr. Maurice Olivers - Public Relations Manager Brightlands Circular Space · Brightlands Chemelot Campus
  • Mr. Carl de Mare - Program Director Smart Delta Resources Flanders
  • Mr. Per Møller- Head of Kalundborg Symbiosis Denmark

 

Thu. 30/11

11.15-12:45

 Transition finance in practice in the EU: key messages on to do’s & work in progress

Confirmed speakers:

  • Ms. Angels Orduna - Executive Director A.SPIRE
  • Mr. Marco Mensink - Director General Cefic
  • Mr. Frans Stokman - Executive Director of Petrochemicals Europe
  • Mr., Prof. Dr. Kevin van Geem - Professor Laboratory for Chemical Technology of Ghent University
  • Ms. Cara Reuner - Investment Manager World Fund
  • Ms. Elia Trippel - Special advisor to the Directors Environment Directorate at the OECD
  • Mr., Dr. Tony Rooke - Executive Director, formerly Head of Transition Finance at GFANZ
  • Mr., Frans Stokman - Executive Director of Petrochemicals Europe (moderator)
Thu. 30/11

14.00-15:30

 Boosting finance for green chemistry - initiatives and practices from the Netherlands and beyond

Confirmed speakers:

  • Mr. Arnold Stokking - President Platform Green Chemistry New Economy
  • Ms. Siska van Houdt - Manager Participations & Financing LIOF
  • Ms. Nathalie Binet – Climate Officer EIB
  • Mr. Guy de Sévaux – Lead Biobased & Circular Economy InvestNL
  • Ms. Marissa de Boer - CEO Susphos
  • Ms. Sylwia Sztark - Head of Unit Department of Regional Development and European Funds & Representative European Chemical Regions Network of Mazovia, Poland
  • Ms Jacqueline Vaessen - Lead ChemistryNL
  • Ms. Angelique Erkenbosch - Senior Business Developer Circular Innovation quarter
  • Ms. Chantal Schrijver Schrijver - Head of EIB Group Representation in the Netherlands