Date set for largest waste and resource management conference ever to take place in Northern Ireland

Leading domestic speakers and international waste and resource management experts are flying into Belfast next week to speak at the Northern Ireland Waste & Resource Management Conference.Organised by Recycle NI and the Chartered Institution of Waste Management Northern Ireland (CIWM NI), the event will take place on Thursday, June 20, at the Europa Hotel in Belfast.

The conference, which runs from 9am – 4pm, will address the ‘Ever Increasing Circles – Circular Economy: Engagement, Action & Impact’.

Over 200 delegates are expected from both the public and private sectors to attend this year’s live event making it by far the largest waste and resource management conference ever to take place in Northern Ireland.

One of the keynote speakers this year is Mark Shayler. Mark has worked in sustainability for 33 years, he works on the creativity and innovation of products, services and business models; and he is a coach and facilitator for businesses and individuals. His clients include Patagonia, Nike, Samsung, EE, Audi, Bombay Sapphire, Seedlip, Universal Works, Unilever, Mars and many more.

Another keynote speaker not to be missed is Tom Burke of Coca Cola Ireland who will be discussing their new plant in Newry and how they plan their Journey to a World without Waste on the Island of Ireland.

Other Confirmed national and international keynote speakers include:

Brett Ross, CEO, RiverRidge

Dan Cooke, President, CIWM

Andrew Muir, MLA, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Katie Cockburn, Professional Services Director, CIWM

Claire Shrewsbury, Directors, Insights & Innovation, WRAP UK

Tom Burke, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Director, Coca Cola Ireland

Grainne Rose Murphy – Sustainability Engineer, Queens University and Somerville

Michaela Diver, Partner, A&L Goodbody

Conor Walsh, Secretary, Recycle NI

Dr. Geraldine Brennan is Head of Circular Economy at Irish Manufacturing Research

Mark Shayler, Ape

The proud sponsors of this year’s prestigious event are RiverRidge, A&L Goodbody, Beauparc, WRAP and LARAC as well as many exhibitors such as Re-Gen, ENVA, Ulster Shredders, QRS, Kiverco, Romaquip, Shabra Plastics, Taggarts, Storm Environmental, Routeware and the RPM Program.

Conference tickets can be purchased on here.