Jeff worked for Ernst & Young for over fifteen years helping to close more than ten waste projects in that period. Last year he established his own consultancy practise focusing on providing commercial and financial advice to developers, local authorities and investors in the energy from waste sector.

Born in Lancashire in 1963, Gavin Graveson joined Veolia as Commercial Director twenty years ago with his role subsequently expanding to include PFI (Private Finance Initiative), municipal and treatment contracts with his appointment as Veolia’s COO, Public & Commercial. Gavin was appointed as Executive Vice-President of Veolia UK & Ireland in September 2018, succeeding Estelle Brachlianoff. The UK & I Zone has a combined turnover of £2bn and employs 14,000 people to provide integrated waste, water and energy services to private and public sector clients including over 8 million UK residents. As the newly-appointed Chairman of the Environmental Services Association for 2020/22, Gavin will lead the sector’s response to all levels of Government around the Resources and Waste (R & W) Strategy consultations next Spring and the implementation of a new Plastics Tax in 2022. He is also a member of the Council for Sustainable Business (CSB) which advises Defra on how businesses can help achieve the aims of the 25 year Environment Plan.

Jeff worked for Ernst & Young for over fifteen years helping to close more than ten waste projects in that period. Last year he established his own consultancy practise focusing on providing commercial and financial advice to developers, local authorities and investors in the energy from waste sector.

Ian joined the ADE as Director January 2020, having previously been Head of Biomass UK at RWE Supply and Trading and formerly a Director at RWE Innogy UK. His last job was as Commercial Director for a waste wood fired combined heat and power plant, which involved executing a new build heat network.

David has been with ABN AMRO since 2017 helping to re-establish the UK Project Finance team, following six years with the UK Green Investment Bank. Whilst at ABN AMRO David has secured a number of mandates for lead arranger roles in the EfW sector including Earlsgate, Newhurst and Protos as well as participation in senior loans for Kemsley, Ferrybridge and KKR’s acquisition of Viridor.

Adrian Judge is a Director at Tolvik, an independent provider of commercial due diligence and market analysis services to the European waste and bioenergy sectors, which he created in 2009. Adrian has worked in the waste sector for the last 18 years.

Jeff worked for Ernst & Young for over fifteen years helping to close more than ten waste projects in that period. Last year he established his own consultancy practise focusing on providing commercial and financial advice to developers, local authorities and investors in the energy from waste sector.

Rebecca Pow is the Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. She formerly held the roles of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, PPS to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and PPS to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. In 2018, she was awarded a Green Heart Hero Award by The Climate Coalition, a coalition of over 100 charities and community groups across the UK, for being the "Greenest New MP" for her environmental work. She was instrumental in gaining extra protection for ancient woodland and veteran trees; bringing forward the ban on microbeads and for getting soil health on the agenda. A scientist by training, a former BBC, ITV and C4 reporter, specialising in the environment, farming and gardening, Rebecca has also worked for the National Farmers Union. She previously sat on the Environmental Audit Committee and the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, was an active a member of many environment All Party Parliamentary Groups, including the APPG Ancient Woodland and Veteran Trees; the All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group and the animal welfare APPG. She is a former member of the Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee and was also given a ‘Giving Voice’ Award by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists in 2018.

Jeff worked for Ernst & Young for over fifteen years helping to close more than ten waste projects in that period. Last year he established his own consultancy practise focusing on providing commercial and financial advice to developers, local authorities and investors in the energy from waste sector.

Jacob Hayler is the Executive Director at the Environmental Services Association – the UK’s trade association for managers of waste and secondary resources. Jacob joined ESA from the City in 2005 as an Economist focused on helping to develop market-focused policies that combine environmental and economic sustainability. At various points during his time at ESA, Jacob retained responsibility for policy relating to finance, tax, carbon management, contracts and energy from waste. In January 2015 Jacob was appointed ESA’s Executive Director and he now retains responsibility for the day to day running of the Association. Jacob has represented the industry on multiple government advisory bodies and committees and is the UK’s representative on various pan-European waste and recycling industry bodies.

Jeff worked for Ernst & Young for over fifteen years helping to close more than ten waste projects in that period. Last year he established his own consultancy practise focusing on providing commercial and financial advice to developers, local authorities and investors in the energy from waste sector.

Steve qualified as an Environmental Health Officer, developing an early technical specialism in air and noise pollution working in Poole, Dorset and East Kent. Taking up more senior posts in Lincolnshire and subsequently Hampshire, Steve took on client responsibility for waste and recycling just as the initial wave of kerbside recycling schemes gained momentum. In 2000 Steve guided East Hampshire District Council to national prominence as a high performer as one of the first waste collection authorities to introduce alternate weekly collections to help drive behavioural change. In 2002 Steve became the Executive Officer for the Hampshire Waste Partnership after it created a formal Joint Committee representing 14 Local Authorities. Alongside opportunities to study and relate European exemplars of environmental innovation and good practice, Steve gained national prominence as a speaker and local authority voice at a national level. Steve has advocated a circular economy approach since the early 2000s and was appointed as the first Managing Director of the innovative and highly regarded Somerset Waste Partnership in 2007. Steve Chaired the multi sector Resource Recovery Forum between 2009 and 2012. Steve was voted no1 in the Resource Magazine “Hot 100” list in 2010. Steve has both spoken up for and challenged local authorities, particularly in relation to the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility agenda, again arguing, over more than a decade, for the approach now advocated in the Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy. In 2013, Steve doubled as Head of the Gloucestershire Waste Partnership continuing alongside the Somerset Role. Since 2017 Steve has been Director of Environment and Public Protection at West Sussex County Council, which has gained prominence in the field of sustainable energy generation, storage and use. WSCC is also a proponent of smart technology and emerging localised, multi-vector solutions to current and future challenges around managing and balancing electricity demand. At WSCC Steve also leads on Climate Change and currently chairs the Silver level tactical co-ordination of the WSCC response to Covid-19.

Jeff worked for Ernst & Young for over fifteen years helping to close more than ten waste projects in that period. Last year he established his own consultancy practise focusing on providing commercial and financial advice to developers, local authorities and investors in the energy from waste sector.

Stuart is currently responsible for a range of development activities in SUEZ UK, delivering commercial projects, business tools, techniques and information to meet the business and customer needs. Main activity themes include harnessing waste as a resource, energy and bio-fuels manufacture, sorting, extraction and value enhancement for waste mix resources, customer solutions, research and development under the increasing influence of carbon and resource scarcity. Stuart has over 25 years’ experience in the industry and has wide technical and commercial skills and experience in the field of waste and resource management, markets, strategy, technologies and the environment.

Jeff worked for Ernst & Young for over fifteen years helping to close more than ten waste projects in that period. Last year he established his own consultancy practise focusing on providing commercial and financial advice to developers, local authorities and investors in the energy from waste sector.

Natalie has over 20 years’ experience of working in waste planning and infrastructure development, including working in local government, private waste management companies, and consultancy. Natalie leads Stantec’s Waste Team where she provides technical expertise across a range of areas including infrastructure planning & implementation, procurement, and options appraisal. Shas been successful in leading and advising on infrastructure projects through both the Development Consent Order process and Town and Country planning route, providing technical advice, project management support, EIA, and leading stakeholder engagement and consultation. Most recently she led the Planning and EIA Team for Cory’s Riverside Energy Park which successfully gained consent in April 2020.

Originally trained as an environmental engineer, Paul has more than 25 years’ experience in public relations, consultations and community engagement. A specialist in environment communications, especially in wastes management and energy, both conventional and renewables, he has delivered communications consultancy across Europe, Africa, North and South America, Middle East and Asia. Paul is Managing Director of Proteus in the UK – which focuses on business in Europe and North America, and is also Managing Director of Proteus Environmental Communications in Hong Kong, which focuses on the Asia markets.

Dr Adam Read has been with SUEZ for 18 months Dr Adam Read has been External Affairs Director at SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK for just over 2 years after a successful career in academia, local government and consultancy. For the last 18 months he has been directly involved with UK Government through the development of the new Resources & Waste Strategy and associated consultations, and acting as lead author on the SUEZ evidence submissions. He has worked on energy recovery projects for more than 20 years, as a consultant, client, contractor and community engagement specialist, and developing planning guidance for Welsh Government. Adam sits on numerous industry technical working groups, is a regular speaker and facilitator, a technical report and article author, and a frequent blogger and social media enthusiast. He has been in the sector for almost 25 years specialising in municipal waste management strategy, recycling services, residual waste treatment contracts and consultation, and continues to support UK service innovation. He is a Fellow of the CIWM, the RSA and the Royal Geographical Society and is the CIWM ‘s incoming President, taking up the reigns in November 2020.

George has been with Leeds City Council since 2006, now as a Senior Project Manager. The role involves leading the development and delivery of major projects, managing the domestic energy team and overseeing action on fuel poverty. Currently George is contract managing a £45m investment in district heating, delivered by Vital Energi. This supplies heat from the PFi Energy from Waste Plant to city centre businesses and development sites and 2,000 council flats in some of the most deprived areas of the city. He is also leading a further £25m of innovative domestic energy projects, primarily multi-tenure deep retrofits in deprived Victorian neighbourhoods.

Ian joined the ADE as Director January 2020, having previously been Head of Biomass UK at RWE Supply and Trading and formerly a Director at RWE Innogy UK. His last job was as Commercial Director for a waste wood fired combined heat and power plant, which involved executing a new build heat network.

Ben joined the Environment Agency from an environmental consultancy, firstly working in permitting before moving to a compliance role in which he was responsible for inspecting and auditing industrial plants including power stations and waste incinerators. He then moved to the Environment Agency’s Environment & Business Department where he worked on a number of national regulatory projects before taking over as Senior Advisor for Energy from Waste five years ago. Ben was also the UK’s lead representative in the Technical Working Group for the Waste Incineration BREF review in Seville.

Stewart Davies has been at Viridor 9.5 years where he leads environmental compliance. He is the current Chairman of the Source Testing Association, a member of the Environmental Services Association Renewable Energy Working Group and a member of the Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants’ Emissions Working Group. Stewart has led Viridor’s implementation of the BREF review.

Jayne has over twenty years operational, commercial and customer service experience in the District Heating industry working with both private and public sectors. Utilising the experience gained from serving over 60,000 customers connected to district heating schemes in the UK and knowledge gained from being part of an international group with schemes across Europe and beyond, she was an original member of the Heat Trust Steering Group which aims to set standards and protect customers within the sector. Jayne has been involved with Energetik since its incorporation in 2014 with a focus on providing industry beating customer service standards and leads a team of technical, commercial, operational and engagement specialists with over 100 years of combined experience.

Jim joined LondonEnergy in 2008 as Head of Commercial where he was responsible for negotiating contracts and managing service delivery for clients including the NLWA and Hertfordshire County Council. Jim is a Chartered Waste Manager and has worked in the waste and recycling sector for almost 20-years, having started with Cleanaway in the late 1990’s before joining LondonEnergy subsidiary Polkacrest in 2004. Jim holds a BSc (Hons) in Geology, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Pollution Control and an MBA from the University of Sunderland.

Ian joined the ADE as Director January 2020, having previously been Head of Biomass UK at RWE Supply and Trading and formerly a Director at RWE Innogy UK. His last job was as Commercial Director for a waste wood fired combined heat and power plant, which involved executing a new build heat network.

Claudia Amos is an experienced waste professional with over twenty years experience in the recycling, secondary material market and renewable energy sector. She has led complex international teams on high profile projects covering a wide range of waste streams and relevant processing technologies including sorting and separation, biological, chemical and thermal waste treatment. In the past years she has specialised in advanced plastics recycling, able to process a wider range of waste inputs using purification, decomposition, pyrolysis and gasification technologies to produce hydro-carbons, monomers and polymer outputs. The Anthesis client base includes equity and debt investors, project developers and waste producers evaluating opportunities to recycle and recover valuable resources from plastic waste. Claudia's experience and portfolio includes route to market evaluations, supply and value chain assessments, feasibility studies, project and business plan development support as well as investor ready business case presentation and commercial due diligence for new projects, refinancing opportunities as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Richard is the Head of Consulting at Axion, the circular economy specialists. Richard has worked in waste and recycling since graduating from The University of Manchester with a masters degree in Chemical Engineering. Richard manages collection schemes for PVC flooring and medical devices, and is also the Recovinyl Regional Representative for the UK. Richard works extensively in plastics packaging recycling, carrying out R&D and Due Diligence projects. Supply chain collaboration is a key focus for Richard and Axion.

01/20 -today - ESWET, President 01/12-today - Standardkessel Baumgarte, Managing Director 11/98 - 12/11 -John Zink, Luxembourg and Krefeld (Head of Sales and Manager Operations) 12/96 - 10/98 - Oschatz, Essen (Head of Sales) 10/88 - 11/96 - Deutsche Babcock, Oberhausen (various roles) 04/91 - 02/94 - Thesis (University Essen (UDE)) 10/83-05/88 - Industrial Engineering (University Karlsruhe (KIT))

Edmund Fleck was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1952. He has a Diploma in Physics from the RWTH Aachen in Germany and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, USA. From 1986 he carried out research on electrostatic precipitators for BBC Corporate Research in Dattwil, Switzerland. He has worked in the field of Waste-to-Energy since 1990, first for the ABB/ALSTOM Group in different roles (Technical Director, Sales Director) and locations (Zurich, Winterthur, Butzbach, Paris). In August 2002 he joined Martin GmbH in Munich. He is Managing Director of Martin GmbH fur Umwelt-und Energietechnik. He is also Managing Director of Kuttner Martin Technology GmbH in Munich. Edmund Fleck was President of ESWET, the European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technology from 2003 to 2019, and is a member of the ISWA Working Group on Energy Recovery.

01/20 -today - ESWET, President 01/12-today - Standardkessel Baumgarte, Managing Director 11/98 - 12/11 -John Zink, Luxembourg and Krefeld (Head of Sales and Manager Operations) 12/96 - 10/98 - Oschatz, Essen (Head of Sales) 10/88 - 11/96 - Deutsche Babcock, Oberhausen (various roles) 04/91 - 02/94 - Thesis (University Essen (UDE)) 10/83-05/88 - Industrial Engineering (University Karlsruhe (KIT))

A chartered Mechanical Engineer with over twenty year's experience on major infrastructure projects in the power, water and accommodation sectors. Last ten years focused on delivery of energy from waste technologies, including fluidised beds, oscillating kiln combustor and landfill gas solutions.

Ute has joined CNIM in 2016 as Head of Sales for its international EPC business. With her wide experience in development of EfW projects, she has become a known expert in the field, capable of helping to bring complex projects into the realisation phase. Prior to her engagement with CNIM, she was over 10 years with HZI as Senior Sales Manager, responsible for the development of the EfW activities in the UK, Ireland, and Australia. She gained her first international project experience when starting her career with Linde engineering, developing projects in Asia, Australia, Europe, Near East, and the US.

David has forty years’ experience in delivery of major infrastructure projects in the energy and defence sectors. Over the last twenty years he has provided programme, project and commercial management expertise in leadership roles to clients such as the MOD, Statkraft and National Grid, most recently on projects such as the Devoll Hydropower Project in Albania and major defence facilities around the UK for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. He is leading the NLWA’s delivery of the new energy recovery facility to provide a long-term sustainable solution for disposing of 700,000 tonnes of waste for 2 million North London residents.

Adrian is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Recycling Technologies Ltd. He is dedicated to creating value from plastic wastes globally. Adrian graduated as an engineer from Imperial College, London and spent many years in the automotive, aerospace and nuclear sectors. Having previously worked as a consultant and engineering manager, Adrian has extensive strategic planning, commercial, operations and technical experience in a variety of sectors. He previously co-founded two successful UK businesses, OEE Consulting and Vendigital. Adrian founded Recycling Technologies to provide a real solution to a global environmental problem.

Stephen has spent his career getting his hands dirty in the waste, resources and renewable energy sectors with 20 years at a senior level with experience covering development, operations, engineering and design. Stephen has an Engineering Doctorate and 1st class BSc from Cranfield University. Stephen has worked for a number of well know waste, resources and renewable energy operators and consultants and has overseen the design, delivery and operation of over £500m of infrastructure. Stephen is currently working on projects that cover bioenergy plants in Ireland and the UK, RDF quality and contractual disputes. Stephen takes an active role within the sector and is a Director of both Cre and the IBioIC, an industrial advisor for Cranfield University and an active member of CIWM, and IWMA.

President of The Brazilian Association for Energy Recovery from Waste (ABREN), President of Waste to Energy Research and Technology Council (WtERT - Brazil) and partner at Girardi & Schmitke Law Firm. Bachelor of Laws, Postgraduate in Electricity Law and Master in Law and Public Policy from UniCEUB, and author of the book: “Waste-to-Energy as an Environmentally Appropriate Form for Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste”. Member of ISWA Energy Recovery Working Group.

Advisor of ABREN and Coordinator of WtERT Brasil. Director of WTEEC and Director of DAIS-Global. Graduated in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from UFU (Uberlândia, Brazil), Master in Management from UPM (Madrid) and Environmental and Energy Engineering from Ecole de Mines (France), certified by ISWA as International Waste Manager and member of the Chartered Intitute of Wastes Mamagement - CIWM / UK. Member of ISWA Energy Recovery Working Group.

An entrepreneur in sustainability projects and the founder and CEO of ZEG Technologies and Zeg Environemental. Recently founded BioGuard Decontamination Technologies. He has attended an MBA in France, in Luxembourg and Mechatronics Engineering in Brazil. He started his professional life over twenty years ago in the automotive sector where he has always had a prominent role in the areas of innovation and projects, having as his last position the global management of projects, allocated in the European technological center of Delphi Automotive - Thermal Division. When he returned to Brazil in 2010, he directed his career towards the waste and renewable energy generation market, working on projects aimed at circular and low carbon economies, always seeking to promote social and environmental impact to society. After a sabbatical period studying technologies applied to the waste sector, he saw the opportunity to undertake recycling projects and "Waste to Energy", founding Zeg Environmental and Zeg Technologies. He has helped to develop a waste to energy recovery system that solves the problem of "landfills" in Brazil and other territories. Zeg and BioGuard develop solutions for urgent problems: waste, water, energy and infections through innovation, technology and entrepreneurial spirit.

As an engineer from “Mines Paris Tech” in France, Christophe CORD'HOMME began his career at the National Agency for Nuclear Waste Disposal (ANDRA). From 1988 to 1993, he served as project manager for ENTROPIE S.A. building thermal desalination plants and absorption chillers. Since 1993, he has been working for CNIM group, initially as commercial manager for waste and flue gas treatment. He worked at LAB between 2001 and 2007, first as sales director and then as project director, overseeing contracting. From 2009 to 2012, he held the position of Deputy General Manager of LAB S.A. As a member of the board of LAB, he became Development Director for the Environment and Renewable Energies sector of CNIM Group in 2011. He has been elected in 2019 as the vice-chair of the ISWA Working Group Energy Recovery and member of the Scientific and Technical Committee (STC).

Tom J. Koltis. Covanta’s Executive Director, Corporate Development Tom is Covanta’s Executive Director, Corporate Development, a world leader in sustainable waste and energy solutions. Annually, Covanta’s Energy-from-Waste facilities safely process approximately 20 million tonnes of community and business waste to generate electricity which powers over one million homes. Tom joined Covanta in 2006 as Associate General Counsel and served as Deputy General Counsel before taking on the role of Executive Director, Corporate Development in 2015. Today, Tom is based in London and leads Covanta’s corporate development activities in Europe. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Psychology from Williams College and a Juris Doctorate from Duke University.

Martin has been with the Green Investment Group for over six years (previously the UK Green Investment Bank) leading the development and equity investments into waste & bioenergy projects in the UK and globally. Recently closed development projects include the Earls Gate Energy from Waste project, Newhurst Energy from Waste project and Kwinana Energy from Waste project in Australia.

Jeff worked for Ernst & Young for over fifteen years helping to close more than ten waste projects in that period. Last year he established his own consultancy practise focusing on providing commercial and financial advice to developers, local authorities and investors in the energy from waste sector.

Martin Freer is head of Nuclear Physics, and Director of the Birmingham Energy Institute (BEI) at the University of Birmingham. He is also Director of the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA), which comprises eight internationally-renowned Midlands universities which are part of the Midlands Innovation partnership, together with the British Geological Survey. Martin is former Director of the Birmingham Centre for Nuclear Education and Research, which he established in 2010. He has overseen the development of the BEI, helped establish Energy Capital and has co-led the establishment of the joint University of Birmingham–Fraunhofer Germany research platform. In 2015 he co-led the BEI Commission “Doing Cold Smarter” chaired by Lord Teverson, and in 2012 he led the Policy Commission “Future of Nuclear Energy in the UK” chaired by Lord Hunt. His main research area is the study of the structure of light nuclei, using nuclear reactions. He received the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Prize, Humboldt Foundation, in 2004 and the Rutherford Medal in 2010.

Stephen has spent his career getting his hands dirty in the waste, resources and renewable energy sectors with 20 years at a senior level with experience covering development, operations, engineering and design. Stephen has an Engineering Doctorate and 1st class BSc from Cranfield University. Stephen has worked for a number of well know waste, resources and renewable energy operators and consultants and has overseen the design, delivery and operation of over £500m of infrastructure. Stephen is currently working on projects that cover bioenergy plants in Ireland and the UK, RDF quality and contractual disputes. Stephen takes an active role within the sector and is a Director of both Cre and the IBioIC, an industrial advisor for Cranfield University and an active member of CIWM, and IWMA.

Ed Nicholas is an Executive Director with Tribe, heading up operations in Australia and leading Tribe’s development business since 2016. Ed joined Tribe after eight years with Mubadala Investment Company in Abu Dhabi, where he was General Counsel, Industry. He has a strong background in corporate advisory, project finance and M&A, having led transactions across Europe, MENA and South-East Asia. Prior to Mubadala, Ed held legal roles with BlueScope Steel, DFDL Mekong (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) and Clayton Utz (Sydney). Since joining Tribe, Ed has led the development of the A$511m East Rockingham Resource Recovery Facility, a 300,000 tpa energy-from-waste project developed by Tribe in partnership with Hitachi Zosen INOVA and New Energy Corporation. Construction commenced in January 2020 and commercial operations are targeted for Q4 2022. Tribe retains an active interest in the project through a 40% stake jointly held with Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Government’s clean energy investment arm. In November 2020, Masdar and Tribe announced the formation of a new joint venture vehicle targeting greenfield energy from waste development across Australia. The JV is now working with Opal Australian Paper and Suez to develop the Maryvale EfW project adjacent to Opal’s paper mill. The Maryvale consortium is developing a 325,000 tpa EfW plant, targeting financial close and commencement of construction in Q4 this year.

David has over 10 years’ experience in the waste sector and over 30 years’ experience within mechanical and civil engineering and project management in the UK, Australia, Middle East and beyond. David spends regular periods of the year supporting and delivering a variety of waste infrastructure projects in Australia. His global experience has led him to have developed strong relationships with the global supply chain that supports the delivery of infrastructure. With wide knowledge and expert understanding of strategic planning and business development of the UK, EU, ME and AUS waste markets, he has provided support to some of the UK’s largest waste companies at a strategic level, as well as providing pivotal support to SMEs. Currently directing the development and delivery of a large number of waste assets that range from small scale hazardous treatment facilities to large scale incineration projects. David has uniquely spent the most recent part of his career delivering the types of waste infrastructure that he was previously analysing. This provides an unprecedented perspective of the challenges that face developers, investors, EPC contractors and the global supply chain that are looking to support the deployment of UK waste infrastructure capable of meeting the needs of this complex sector. He has demonstrable experience of managing and resolving issues around feedstock and offtake agreements, planning and permitting and technical and market due diligence. David has also provided expert opinion on a number of technical and commercial disputes arising during the delivery of waste processing plants. His previous positions have allowed him to understand the key financial drivers for developers and investors, and also the drivers and commercial tensions that affect EPC contractors and the technical supply chain. He is an energetic negotiator and planner with operational experience at Director level. David’s experience provides owners, developers, private investors, equity groups and banks the assurance required to place critical funding to develop waste infrastructure.

Mr Clerens studied law at the University of Saarbrücken and the University of Mainz. Since 1996, he has worked as a consultant for a private company specialising in European Affairs in Brussels. In his capacity as Brussels Representative of different European associations, he has been involved in the energy and climate field since 2003. He is Secretary General of ESWET - the association of the European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy since February 2008.

Mr Clerens studied law at the University of Saarbrücken and the University of Mainz. Since 1996, he has worked as a consultant for a private company specialising in European Affairs in Brussels. In his capacity as Brussels Representative of different European associations, he has been involved in the energy and climate field since 2003. He is Secretary General of ESWET - the association of the European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy since February 2008.

As Chief Executive Officer of SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, John is responsible for driving forward the SUEZ group’s SUEZ 2030 vision in the UK, and for continuing to mobilise SUEZ’s newly won contracts in Greater Manchester and Somerset. John’s industrial leadership and strategic vision has been forged over his 28-year career with SUEZ, since joining in 1991 as one of the company’s first employees in the UK. He has been an integral part of the executive committee since 2003. John has held a variety of operational and business development roles within SUEZ, which lead to becoming Chief Operating Officer of Operations in 2015, and prior to that Chief Operating Officer of the Processing division. Before these appointments, John was Business Development Director where he was heavily involved with the first PFI contract that SUEZ won in Surrey in 1997 and became the General Manager for that contract in 2000.

Mr. Thomas Obermeier, born in 1957, holds a Master of Engineering in Technical Environmental Protection and is Head of Business Development at EEW Energy from Waste GmbH, the leader in the German waste-to-energy business. He is also Honorary President of the German Waste Association DGAW, a publicly certified and sworn expert for waste management of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) Berlin, and a committee member of the chamber of commerce in Berlin and the IFAT and terratec fairs. Mr. Obermeier's expertise draws on more than 30 years of work in the waste management and energy sector. Prior to EEW and his independent consultancy, he held posts as a managing director in different consulting and operating companies and worked in Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and Africa.

Myles Kitcher is Executive Director of Peel NRE, part of Peel L&P, and a new area of the business which combines the well-established Peel Environmental, Peel Energy and Peel Water teams. With over 20 years’ experience in the energy and waste industries, Myles has a career spanning local government, public sector and private enterprise. Myles will lead Peel NRE to help the country drive forward a green post-pandemic recovery with a stronger focus on Peel L&P’s natural resources and energy development activity. Specialisms under his executive leadership include waste to value, district heating, renewable energy (onshore wind and solar), materials management including soil washing and recycled aggregates, asset management including quarries, water and electric vehicle charging. Myles is also behind Protos – Peel L&P’s flagship destination for energy, innovation and industry near Ellesmere Port, north west England and the soon-to-be-home of the UK’s first plastic to hydrogen facility. Myles is working with sector leaders to explore how indigenous energy sources can underpin industrial activity in the North and how to set an innovative blueprint for the rest of the UK. His work plays a key role in helping the country to achieve clean growth targets as well as supporting regional climate emergency goals.

Tim joined Viridor in 2019 to drive innovative circular economy projects taking end of life wastes and finding new ways to turn them into usable products. Tim also works with the national and devolved governments and regulators to help ensure the regulatory environment drives increased local investment into the circular economy. Prior to joining Viridor Tim was the CEO of the Association for Decentralised Energy, where he worked with Government, regulators, devolved administrations and EU institutions to enable more energy users to directly benefit from in the transition to a low carbon economy). As part of this role, Tim oversaw two mergers with other trade associations and repositioned the organisation away from a technology focus to an outcome based approach to energy. Tim has a BSc and PhD in Ecology, and his study of fungi decomposing wood as a central part of the global carbon cycle spiked his interest and career in climate change and the environment. In his free time Tim enjoys cycling and generally getting in the great outdoors!

Susan Goeransson is the Director for the Infrastructure Europe team in the Sustainable Infrastructure Group at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In this capacity, she is responsible for delivering EBRD’s municipal and transport projects in Central Europe, the Baltics, Western Balkans and Ukraine. Prior to this position, Ms Goeransson was head of EBRD’s Municipal and Environmental Infrastructure team, which financed both public and private sector investments in the water and wastewater, district energy, solid waste, facilities management and urban transport sectors. Ms Goeransson joined EBRD in 1993 and has worked in a variety of sectors, including infrastructure, agribusiness and general industry. Prior to joining EBRD, Ms Goeransson previously worked at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Securities and Exchange Commission. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. She has a joint Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies and History from Northwestern University.

Lars Kruse is a multifaceted executive leader with +30 years of success driving commercial and project excellence. Exceeding project objectives and profitability goals in both start-up and high-growth potential projects companies globally. Specific excellence in driving complex technology into growth as a key player in B2B markets via a focus on evaluating competitive priority, emerging technologies and new markets to determine and lead market positioning and project management solutions. Progressive career marked by high visibility leadership roles within Waste Management, Utility & Infrastructure projects, and Engineering Consulting.

Hamza Al Jefri is the General Manager of Sharjah Waste to Energy Company, a joint venture by Masdar and Sharjah Environment Company. In this position, he is responsible for development and execution of the Middle East’s first commercial waste-to-energy project by leading the technical, commercial and financing activities, and ensuring key strategic objectives are met. In his previous role at Masdar, Al Jefri was in the bid proposal team for the first concentrated solar power (“CSP”) tower plant project in the Middle East. He worked on setting up bid strategies, analyzing the technical and commercial requirements of tender documentation, and preparing and reviewing competitive schemes for the bid submission. Al Jefri was previously seconded by Masdar to another pioneering project taking up the position of A. Project Manager at Abu Dhabi Carbon Capture Company – Al Reyadah. There, he collaborated on development of the world’s first iron and steel carbon capture project in Mussafah, and supported on the execution of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract. Since Al Jefri joined Masdar, he has spent nearly a decade in the clean energy sector, exclusively leading and working on innovative and landmark projects in the UAE. He holds a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca-NY, US and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland – College Park, US. He is a graduate of the Harvard Business Publishing Leadership program, a qualified Project Management Professional (PMP), and ISO 9001 Internal Auditor, and holds a number of qualifications in project finance and project risk management.

Mr Clerens studied law at the University of Saarbrücken and the University of Mainz. Since 1996, he has worked as a consultant for a private company specialising in European Affairs in Brussels. In his capacity as Brussels Representative of different European associations, he has been involved in the energy and climate field since 2003. He is Secretary General of ESWET - the association of the European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy since February 2008.

Dr Barbel Birnstengel has been with Prognos AG in Berlin since 2006. Her work focuses on market research and assessment, market studies, Market and Commercial Due Diligence and strategies for the opening of new markets and competition analyses as well as company evaluations for private and communal clients. She is familiar with relevant assessment methodologies and has long-term experience in database design and building complex data models. In addition, Dr Birnstengel is a certified auditor for quality management systems according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and gives advice in organisational issues and process optimisation.

Ralf Schopwinkel is Director and shareholder of resource company, Geminor. Since 2005 he has focused on developing the company on the various European markets for RDF, SRF, recycled waste wood and hazardous waste. Geminor handles approximately 1.5 million tonnes and have offices in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Poland, Germany, France and the UK.

Robert Corijn is Marketing Manager at Attero, the largest EfW company in the Netherlands and also the largest processor of British RDF in Europe. In his role, he supports Attero’s mission to retrieve the maximum amount of resources and energy from waste. He is also Chair of the RDF Industry Group, representing the interests of 31 European companies across the RDF value chain. Robert holds Master degrees in Business Administration and Knowledge Management.

Mike Brown is Managing Director of Eunomia, the largest strategic waste consultancy in the UK working across Europe and beyond. Mike has nearly 30 years’ experience as an operator in the minerals, energy and waste sectors. For the past decade Mike has worked as owner-Director of Eunomia, focussing mainly on private sector clients seeking commercial and market diligence, but also for public sector clients looking to engage on level terms with their private counter-parts. Mike oversees Eunomia’s work on residual waste infrastructure and RDF exports, including Eunomia Secretariat role of the UK RDF Industry Group.

Tibor Orban took his degrees at the Mechanical Faculty of Budapest Technical University in 1982 (mechanical engineer) and in 1986 (DH Engineer Specialist in Energetics). Since 2000 he has been at FŐTÁV Budapest District Heating Works Co. Ltd. Since 2010 he has been the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the company. His charge is to manage the professional activities of district heating supply and the whole technical field. In 2014 he was elected as Chairman of Hungarian District Heating Association. Since 2019 he is president of the Section for Energetics at Hungarian Chamber of Engineering. He gives courses of lectures at Budapest Technical University on district heating. His activities was honored by several professional awards.

Alojz Vlčko is Head of Mayor’s Office in the city of Prievidza, Trencin self-governing region, Slovakia. He prepares and coordinates the agenda in communication among local government with national government authorities, local authorities, NGO’s and other stakeholders in discussions about the process of transition of the Upper Nitra region. In the City Office he is participating on preparing proposals for the regional development of the city and the region. During the preparation of the strategic document, the Action Plan for the Transformation of the Upper Nitra Coal Region, he was the head of the Transport and Technical Infrastructure Working Group.

Tomas Vorisek is Technical Director at SEVEn Energy, Ltd. The company (whose origins go back to 1999) is a Czech based consultancy specializing in advisory services in the field of energy conservation and renewable energy utilization. Tomas has been with SEVEn since 2001, and is in charge of he technical department which provides complex expert assistance to investors in the preparatory phase of energy efficiency, renewable, as well as waste-to-energy projects. Professional Education : Certified Energy Auditor

Tim is based at the British Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria and runs the Dept. for International Trade’s CEE energy campaign, which aims to engage UK companies with the wealth of opportunities across the region, including in waste management/EfW. He has lived and worked in Bulgaria for twenty years, is well aware of the challenges and opportunities of doing business here and ready to help UK companies to succeed in market.

Benoit is Sales and Business Development Manager at Keppel Seghers and developing the activity in Europe, Middle East, Russia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. He is a chemical engineer with more than 20 years international business experience in the environmental technologies (waste-, water-, sludge- and flue gas treatment), working at major corporations including Veolia, SNC Lavalin and Procedair,

David has over 10 years’ experience in the waste sector and over 30 years’ experience within mechanical and civil engineering and project management in the UK, Australia, Middle East and beyond. David spends regular periods of the year supporting and delivering a variety of waste infrastructure projects in Australia. His global experience has led him to have developed strong relationships with the global supply chain that supports the delivery of infrastructure. With wide knowledge and expert understanding of strategic planning and business development of the UK, EU, ME and AUS waste markets, he has provided support to some of the UK’s largest waste companies at a strategic level, as well as providing pivotal support to SMEs. Currently directing the development and delivery of a large number of waste assets that range from small scale hazardous treatment facilities to large scale incineration projects. David has uniquely spent the most recent part of his career delivering the types of waste infrastructure that he was previously analysing. This provides an unprecedented perspective of the challenges that face developers, investors, EPC contractors and the global supply chain that are looking to support the deployment of UK waste infrastructure capable of meeting the needs of this complex sector. He has demonstrable experience of managing and resolving issues around feedstock and offtake agreements, planning and permitting and technical and market due diligence. David has also provided expert opinion on a number of technical and commercial disputes arising during the delivery of waste processing plants. His previous positions have allowed him to understand the key financial drivers for developers and investors, and also the drivers and commercial tensions that affect EPC contractors and the technical supply chain. He is an energetic negotiator and planner with operational experience at Director level. David’s experience provides owners, developers, private investors, equity groups and banks the assurance required to place critical funding to develop waste infrastructure.

David has forty years’ experience in delivery of major infrastructure projects in the energy and defence sectors. Over the last twenty years he has provided programme, project and commercial management expertise in leadership roles to clients such as the MOD, Statkraft and National Grid, most recently on projects such as the Devoll Hydropower Project in Albania and major defence facilities around the UK for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. He is leading the NLWA’s delivery of the new energy recovery facility to provide a long-term sustainable solution for disposing of 700,000 tonnes of waste for 2 million North London residents.

Adam Sabuda is a Portfolio Manager at Fortum responsible for coordinates securing fuels from European market of Alternative Fuels for Fortum assets in Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia. Member of Polish Association of Energy Produced from Waste. Since 2007 he works in Waste to Energy sector.

Simon Thorne has over 25 years advisory experience in the waste management sector including commercial, financial and legal roles. He is a qualified Solicitor in England and Wales (non-practicing). Previous roles include Legal & Cpliance Director for Suez in the UK, Partner at Clarkslegal LLP and Chairperson for the Environmental Speciality Group of TAGLaw, the global legal alliance of leading law firms. Simon has been based in Poland for the last 5 years where he has been undertaking a lead advisor role on the development and financing of several energy from waste projects, the development of anaerobic digestion plants and sourcing project opportunities for financial institutions and investors in the waste management sector.

As an engineer from “Mines Paris Tech” in France, Christophe CORD'HOMME began his career at the National Agency for Nuclear Waste Disposal (ANDRA). From 1988 to 1993, he served as project manager for ENTROPIE S.A. building thermal desalination plants and absorption chillers. Since 1993, he has been working for CNIM group, initially as commercial manager for waste and flue gas treatment. He worked at LAB between 2001 and 2007, first as sales director and then as project director, overseeing contracting. From 2009 to 2012, he held the position of Deputy General Manager of LAB S.A. As a member of the board of LAB, he became Development Director for the Environment and Renewable Energies sector of CNIM Group in 2011. He has been elected in 2019 as the vice-chair of the ISWA Working Group Energy Recovery and member of the Scientific and Technical Committee (STC).

Dr Peter Gunning – Head of R&D at O.C.O Technology has over 15 years’ experience in Carbon Utilisation and Mineralisation. He has worked alongside such experts as Professor Colin Hills and written a number of highly regarded scientific papers and journals in this field to develop waste valorisation solutions to create marketable sustainable construction products. He has co-ordinated numerous pilot scale proof-of-concept trials including the design and construction of novel carbon capture and waste/soil treatment plants with the aim of creating marketable, sustainable construction products. Dr Gunning has continued to contribute to research at the University of Greenwich and has an active role in the supervision of the research team at the Centre for Contaminated Land Remediation. In 2011, he received Visiting Lecturer status at the University. Peter joined O.C.O Technology in 2016 and is currently leading several innovative projects in the UK, Australasia, and Europe. The Energy from Waste sector is a key area of focus with challenges and opportunities for O.C.O’s patented Accelerated Carbonation Technology. His presentation at The Energy from Waste Conference will explore these opportunities.

John comes from a minerals background, having spent a combined 26 years in manufacturing, technical and commercial roles in industrial mineral related industries. This includes ceramics, refractories, thermal insulation, precision castings and fire protection. He has been with the Lhoist Group now for just over two years and is part of the Environmental team, focusing mainly on lime-based industrial flue gas treatment (FGT) technologies including Energy from Waste, Biomass and Industrial sectors. Johns role includes the development of new Sorbacal® products, designed to meet today’s and tomorrow’s FGT challenges, as well as growing Sorbacal® awareness, predominantly in the UK but also supporting the wider Lhoist interests in this global field.

Matthias Lukic is the Founder, CEO and 100% owner of Austria based Technikgruppe. He has over 25 years’ experience in combustion optimization on forward moving grates in waste to energy and biomass to energy plants. After finishing his education at the Technical University in Graz – Austria, Matthias worked on the automation of complex production systems in the power, oil & gas, chemical & petrochemical industries. Over the last few years he has presented at many waste to energy events. Matthias speaks English, German, Croatian and Italian.

Damir Zibrat is the Business Development Manager of the Austrian company, TECHNIKGRUPPE, and has more than 25 years’ experience in international selling and marketing. Damir joined TECHNIKGRUPPE in 2016 and has spoken frequently about combustion optimization in waste to energy and biomass plants. After completing his university education in electro-engineering he was engaged for more than 5 years in electronic development and applications of industrial measurement systems. Damir speaks English, German and Croatian.

Stephen has spent his career getting his hands dirty in the waste, resources and renewable energy sectors with 20 years at a senior level with experience covering development, operations, engineering and design. Stephen has an Engineering Doctorate and 1st class BSc from Cranfield University. Stephen has worked for a number of well know waste, resources and renewable energy operators and consultants and has overseen the design, delivery and operation of over £500m of infrastructure. Stephen is currently working on projects that cover bioenergy plants in Ireland and the UK, RDF quality and contractual disputes. Stephen takes an active role within the sector and is a Director of both Cre and the IBioIC, an industrial advisor for Cranfield University and an active member of CIWM, and IWMA.

Active in the waste management business since 1994, Barthelemy started his career in Austria and then Hungary with a company specializing in waste collection and landfilling. Since 2001 he has worked for the French organization TIRU, which today is Dalkia Wastenergy, part of EDF Group. Developing waste management programs such as MBT, AD, composting and ERC plants including Chagny (France) or Gdansk (Poland). From 2014, Barthelemy has been Head of International Development at Dalkia Wastenergy.

As an engineer from “Mines Paris Tech” in France, Christophe CORD'HOMME began his career at the National Agency for Nuclear Waste Disposal (ANDRA). From 1988 to 1993, he served as project manager for ENTROPIE S.A. building thermal desalination plants and absorption chillers. Since 1993, he has been working for CNIM group, initially as commercial manager for waste and flue gas treatment. He worked at LAB between 2001 and 2007, first as sales director and then as project director, overseeing contracting. From 2009 to 2012, he held the position of Deputy General Manager of LAB S.A. As a member of the board of LAB, he became Development Director for the Environment and Renewable Energies sector of CNIM Group in 2011. He has been elected in 2019 as the vice-chair of the ISWA Working Group Energy Recovery and member of the Scientific and Technical Committee (STC).

Matthias Mohr is Technical Director at the waste incineration plant MHKW Würzburg since 2020. Before ZVAWS he worked 3 years as a consultant freelancer to introduce knowledge management and to improve education in technically oriented companies. During that period, he joined one of his customers company to project and inaugurate his own academy educating employees and customers. Matthias acquired his degree in Environmental and Process Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Berlin and the University Federal Fluminense in Niterói – Rio de Janeiro – Brasil. Right after his studies he received a lectureship in 1997 to teach students in Environmental Engineering at the Technical University ESPOL in Guayaquil – Ecuador. Since he returned from Ecuador and Brasil Matthias started to working for LURGI Umwelt GmbH optimizing flue gas cleaning in waste incineration plants before he initiated his career in the KNAUF Group. At KNAUF Matthias was in responsible for leading and managing several plants in Europe and South América. In these positions he leaded successfully international teams of technically and academically educated employees. Besides that, he improved significantly the product quality via numerous innovations and achieved a great improvement of energy savings for the KNAUF production units based on practical experiments and thermodynamical calculations. In his private life Matthias is Mediator and Design Thinking Trainer looking forward to innovating and sharing knowledge. His active participation on international congresses and symposia broadens his knowledge and experience constantly.

Detlev Huber is a project manager at Martin GmbH für Umwelt- und Energietechnik. From 2007 to 2015, he worked in the project management department in Munich, which looks after the construction of waste-to-energy plants. During this period, he was responsible for the technical and commercial aspects of project execution, from signing of the contract to final takeover by the customer. His duties included acting as the contact person for the customer, the consultant and all partners involved in project execution; coordination of Martin’s various departments and of the project team as well as procurement of all components. Detlev lived in Australia from 2016 to 2018 to support the development of projects in the Australian waste-to-energy market and to clarify technical and commercial questions. Since he returned from Australia in December 2018, Detlev has been managing a project for the replacement of a combustion line in Würzburg, Germany. Detlev earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Munich University of Applied Sciences in 1998, specialising in process and environmental engineering, and then worked for AVU Ingenieurbüro in the field of power plant engineering for 2 years. In 2000, Detlev joined Lipex Anlagentechnik und Handel GmbH as a project manager for glass fibre production and processing lines. In 2007, he moved on to Martin GmbH für Umwelt- und Energietechnik, where he has been working ever since.

Michele is Regional Head at UK Export Finance where she leads the international business development of the department in Africa, Europe and South Asia. She joined UKEF in 2017 as Head of the Renewables and High Tech branch before moving to her current position in 2019. Before joining UKEF, Michele spent two years as a Corporate Finance Advisor for the Business, Energy and Infrastructure Department, (BEIS). Her role at BEIS led her to advise the International Climate Fund in their climate strategy as well as to provide advice to the Department with regards to the UK renewable energy markets. Prior to joining the civil service, Michele had pursued a career in banking where she held project financier positions in CA-CIB, Lloyds and Barclays. This gave her the opportunity to finance landmark projects in various sectors including energy and economic infrastructure.

Natalia is an internationally trained and New York qualified lawyer with extensive experience in advising clients on energy and infrastructure, commercial and corporate matters. In the Warsaw Energy & Infrastructure Team, Natalia specializes in public-private partnerships and non-recourse finance projects in the roads, mining, energy from waste and RES sectors. She also handles international arbitration disputes, where her previous experience includes representing States and foreign investors in proceedings related to large-scale construction projects, oil and gas exploration and long-term gas supply.

2015 - now: Plant /Business unit Manager waste to energy plant, Zweckverband Abfallverwertung Bazenheid 2006 - 2015: Technical Director Andritz AG, Coating Machines for Paper / Cardboard Production Plants 1995 - 2006: Project Engineer and Head of Automation - and Drive-Systems Bachofen+Meier AG, Coating lines for paper, cardboard and film 2000-2002: Master of Business and Engineering FH 1990-1994: Master of Science in Engineering HTL 1986 - 1990:Apprenticeship as Machine Mechanics

As an engineer from “Mines Paris Tech” in France, Christophe CORD'HOMME began his career at the National Agency for Nuclear Waste Disposal (ANDRA). From 1988 to 1993, he served as project manager for ENTROPIE S.A. building thermal desalination plants and absorption chillers. Since 1993, he has been working for CNIM group, initially as commercial manager for waste and flue gas treatment. He worked at LAB between 2001 and 2007, first as sales director and then as project director, overseeing contracting. From 2009 to 2012, he held the position of Deputy General Manager of LAB S.A. As a member of the board of LAB, he became Development Director for the Environment and Renewable Energies sector of CNIM Group in 2011. He has been elected in 2019 as the vice-chair of the ISWA Working Group Energy Recovery and member of the Scientific and Technical Committee (STC).

Strategy and technology expert with more than 20 years’ experience from the oil and energy sector, including several leadership positions in digitalization, customer experience, strategy and HR at Aker Solutions. Previous experience from international consultancy firm Accenture.

Martin Freer is head of Nuclear Physics, and Director of the Birmingham Energy Institute (BEI) at the University of Birmingham. He is also Director of the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA), which comprises eight internationally-renowned Midlands universities which are part of the Midlands Innovation partnership, together with the British Geological Survey. Martin is former Director of the Birmingham Centre for Nuclear Education and Research, which he established in 2010. He has overseen the development of the BEI, helped establish Energy Capital and has co-led the establishment of the joint University of Birmingham–Fraunhofer Germany research platform. In 2015 he co-led the BEI Commission “Doing Cold Smarter” chaired by Lord Teverson, and in 2012 he led the Policy Commission “Future of Nuclear Energy in the UK” chaired by Lord Hunt. His main research area is the study of the structure of light nuclei, using nuclear reactions. He received the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Prize, Humboldt Foundation, in 2004 and the Rutherford Medal in 2010.

Jacob Hayler is the Executive Director at the Environmental Services Association – the UK’s trade association for managers of waste and secondary resources. Jacob joined ESA from the City in 2005 as an Economist focused on helping to develop market-focused policies that combine environmental and economic sustainability. At various points during his time at ESA, Jacob retained responsibility for policy relating to finance, tax, carbon management, contracts and energy from waste. In January 2015 Jacob was appointed ESA’s Executive Director and he now retains responsibility for the day to day running of the Association. Jacob has represented the industry on multiple government advisory bodies and committees and is the UK’s representative on various pan-European waste and recycling industry bodies.

Harriet is a Senior Consultant at Eunomia, the largest strategic waste consultancy in the UK working across Europe and beyond. Harriet has 10 years’ experience working across the resource, waste and energy sectors. Harriet focuses mainly on private sector clients seeking commercial and market diligence but also providing strategic and procurement advice to public sector clients. Harriet's view of the markets is technically and commercially grounded. She is lead author of the Residual Waste Infrastructure Review, and manages Eunomia’s work on infrastructure and RDF exports, including Eunomia's Secretariat role of the UK RDF Industry Group.

Dr Adam Read has been with SUEZ for 18 months Dr Adam Read has been External Affairs Director at SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK for just over 2 years after a successful career in academia, local government and consultancy. For the last 18 months he has been directly involved with UK Government through the development of the new Resources & Waste Strategy and associated consultations, and acting as lead author on the SUEZ evidence submissions. He has worked on energy recovery projects for more than 20 years, as a consultant, client, contractor and community engagement specialist, and developing planning guidance for Welsh Government. Adam sits on numerous industry technical working groups, is a regular speaker and facilitator, a technical report and article author, and a frequent blogger and social media enthusiast. He has been in the sector for almost 25 years specialising in municipal waste management strategy, recycling services, residual waste treatment contracts and consultation, and continues to support UK service innovation. He is a Fellow of the CIWM, the RSA and the Royal Geographical Society and is the CIWM ‘s incoming President, taking up the reigns in November 2020.

Anna is an environmental criminal lawyer, specialising in defence work in the waste and recycling industry. She is dual-qualified, having completed a PhD in geochemistry and worked as an environmental consultant for 5 years before qualifying as a lawyer. Anna represents waste and recycling businesses and directors who are prosecuted by the regulators (Environment Agency and local authorities) for environmental and waste offences. She has been a member of CIWM for over 20 years, is a Trustee of the Institution and Junior Vice President. Anna is co-authoring a book on the practical application of waste management law with a barrister and an environmental consultant.

Andy Lane joined BP in 1986 and has worked in a variety of technical and commercial roles in the Exploration and Production, Gas and Power and the Trading parts of the company in the UK North Sea, Alaska and Australia. Since returning to the UK Andy has been responsible for business development across all bp’s Upstream gas businesses. Andy currently leads BP’s activity in Carbon Capture Use and Storage and was appointed as Managing Director of Net Zero Teesside CCUS project in early 2020.

Susie has a background in engineering, which she applies to her work in energy policy with emphasis on innovation and whole systems decarbonisation of the energy sector. She has advised on wide-ranging policy areas, including electricity market reform, integrated policies for low carbon domestic heating and transport, and the development of a low carbon hydrogen industry within the UK. She brought her whole systems knowledge to work with BEIS on EfW with CCS last year, placing this exciting new prospect in the wider context of economy wide decarbonisation and assessing the potential policy considerations.

Carly Leighton is Head of the Industrial Carbon Capture Business Models Team in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Industrial Energy Directorate. Carly heads up a team responsible for designing the commercial framework for industrial carbon capture projects, to enable deployment in the 2020s. Carly’s experience is a policy professional with a background in the renewable energy industry. She joined BEIS in 2015 and before joining the Industrial Carbon Capture Business Models team worked on the Contract for Difference scheme for renewable electricity as a Policy Manager.

Susie has a background in engineering, which she applies to her work in energy policy with emphasis on innovation and whole systems decarbonisation of the energy sector. She has advised on wide-ranging policy areas, including electricity market reform, integrated policies for low carbon domestic heating and transport, and the development of a low carbon hydrogen industry within the UK. She brought her whole systems knowledge to work with BEIS on EfW with CCS last year, placing this exciting new prospect in the wider context of economy wide decarbonisation and assessing the potential policy considerations.

Christian Holzleitner is currently Head of Unit responsible for Finance for Innovation and Land Use at the European Commissions Directorate-General for Climate Action. Previously, he worked as assistant to the Director-General for Climate Action covering all issues related to EU and international climate policy; and at the Directorate-General for Competition in the area of State aid for services of general economic interest in the postal, transport, and health sectors. Before joining the European Commission, Christian worked as senior manager with KPMG Germany on international transfer pricing. Christian is an economist and holds a PhD from the University of Linz (Austria).

Susie has a background in engineering, which she applies to her work in energy policy with emphasis on innovation and whole systems decarbonisation of the energy sector. She has advised on wide-ranging policy areas, including electricity market reform, integrated policies for low carbon domestic heating and transport, and the development of a low carbon hydrogen industry within the UK. She brought her whole systems knowledge to work with BEIS on EfW with CCS last year, placing this exciting new prospect in the wider context of economy wide decarbonisation and assessing the potential policy considerations.

Jannicke Gerner Bjerkås (1972) is Director CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage), in Fortum Oslo Varme and head of the carbon capture project at Oslo’s largest waste-to-energy plant since 2018. She has held various management positions as a.o Head of HR and Communication and Chief of Staff, and has professional knowledge from more than 10 years in energy recovery, recycling and biological treatment of organic waste. Jannicke was one of the initiators of the CCS Project in Oslo in 2014. She is a former Air Force officer with 4 years of training from the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy, and 10 years of service in different positions within airspace control and intelligence, communications and HR. She has completed studies in market economics and also has a Master of Management from BI Norwegian Business School.

Susie has a background in engineering, which she applies to her work in energy policy with emphasis on innovation and whole systems decarbonisation of the energy sector. She has advised on wide-ranging policy areas, including electricity market reform, integrated policies for low carbon domestic heating and transport, and the development of a low carbon hydrogen industry within the UK. She brought her whole systems knowledge to work with BEIS on EfW with CCS last year, placing this exciting new prospect in the wider context of economy wide decarbonisation and assessing the potential policy considerations.

Stuart is currently responsible for a range of development activities in SUEZ UK, delivering commercial projects, business tools, techniques and information to meet the business and customer needs. Main activity themes include harnessing waste as a resource, energy and bio-fuels manufacture, sorting, extraction and value enhancement for waste mix resources, customer solutions, research and development under the increasing influence of carbon and resource scarcity. Stuart has over 25 years’ experience in the industry and has wide technical and commercial skills and experience in the field of waste and resource management, markets, strategy, technologies and the environment.

Susie has a background in engineering, which she applies to her work in energy policy with emphasis on innovation and whole systems decarbonisation of the energy sector. She has advised on wide-ranging policy areas, including electricity market reform, integrated policies for low carbon domestic heating and transport, and the development of a low carbon hydrogen industry within the UK. She brought her whole systems knowledge to work with BEIS on EfW with CCS last year, placing this exciting new prospect in the wider context of economy wide decarbonisation and assessing the potential policy considerations.

Luke Warren is the Chief Executive at the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) and started his current position in October 2013. He joined the CCSA in 2009. Luke has worked on a wide range of CCS policy issues for the association, including UK Electricity Market Reform, CCS regulations, European CCS activities as well as international bodies working on CCS and climate change issues. In his role he has provided evidence to Governments, developed multiple papers and spoken widely on CCS matters. He is regularly invited to participate in various national and international activities and groups that promote CCS as a response to concerns over climate change. Prior to joining the CCSA Luke worked in a number of positions in the energy industry. Luke has a PhD in Biological Sciences from University College London and a Degree in Environmental Sciences from Queen Mary, University of London.

Susie has a background in engineering, which she applies to her work in energy policy with emphasis on innovation and whole systems decarbonisation of the energy sector. She has advised on wide-ranging policy areas, including electricity market reform, integrated policies for low carbon domestic heating and transport, and the development of a low carbon hydrogen industry within the UK. She brought her whole systems knowledge to work with BEIS on EfW with CCS last year, placing this exciting new prospect in the wider context of economy wide decarbonisation and assessing the potential policy considerations.

Jean-Louis Kindler is CEO of Ways2H, a leading commercial provider of Waste-to-Hydrogen solutions for mobility and grid applications. Jean-Louis and his team are developing projects that transform the world’s worst waste - MSW, plastics, medical refuse - into clean energy and fuel. A 30-year veteran of the cleantech industry with work experience in Europe, Asia and North America, Jean-Louis led the development of various technologies including electrochemical water treatment, bio-based waste-to-energy as well as fuel cell components manufacturing.

Dr Adam Read has been with SUEZ for 18 months Dr Adam Read has been External Affairs Director at SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK for just over 2 years after a successful career in academia, local government and consultancy. For the last 18 months he has been directly involved with UK Government through the development of the new Resources & Waste Strategy and associated consultations, and acting as lead author on the SUEZ evidence submissions. He has worked on energy recovery projects for more than 20 years, as a consultant, client, contractor and community engagement specialist, and developing planning guidance for Welsh Government. Adam sits on numerous industry technical working groups, is a regular speaker and facilitator, a technical report and article author, and a frequent blogger and social media enthusiast. He has been in the sector for almost 25 years specialising in municipal waste management strategy, recycling services, residual waste treatment contracts and consultation, and continues to support UK service innovation. He is a Fellow of the CIWM, the RSA and the Royal Geographical Society and is the CIWM ‘s incoming President, taking up the reigns in November 2020.

Jarno is a member of the United Kingdom’s Chartered Institute of Waste Management and a specialist in local authority waste management. He holds a double degree in Facilities Management and has over 17 years’ experience in resource and waste management. As Waste and Recycling Manager for Westminster City Council he looks after its waste management provisions that provides services to a resident population of 250,000, 34,000 businesses as well as 1 million daily visitors, commuters and tourists. Jarno is current Secretary of the National Association of Waste Disposal Officers (NAWDO). NAWDO is the primary network for senior local authority waste managers with statutory responsibilities for waste disposal. It represents the interests of the client side of waste management for LA waste disposal authorities.

Edmund Fleck was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1952. He has a Diploma in Physics from the RWTH Aachen in Germany and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, USA. From 1986 he carried out research on electrostatic precipitators for BBC Corporate Research in Dattwil, Switzerland. He has worked in the field of Waste-to-Energy since 1990, first for the ABB/ALSTOM Group in different roles (Technical Director, Sales Director) and locations (Zurich, Winterthur, Butzbach, Paris). In August 2002 he joined Martin GmbH in Munich. He is Managing Director of Martin GmbH fur Umwelt-und Energietechnik. He is also Managing Director of Kuttner Martin Technology GmbH in Munich. Edmund Fleck was President of ESWET, the European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technology from 2003 to 2019, and is a member of the ISWA Working Group on Energy Recovery.