Welcome and Registration

Opening | Charlotte Röber, Managing Director, VinylPlus®, and Siân Hughes - Moderator

Welcome Speech (video) | Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, General Federal Government

Opening Speech (video) | Mona Neubaur, Deputy Premier and Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

What is the PVC industry up to? Trends, Challenges and Achievements | Karl-Martin Schellerer, Chairman, VinylPlus®

Sustainability as a Key to Success: Learnings from the Nature and from Other Industry Sectors | Tina Teucher, Expert for Future Competency and Sustainable Business

SESSION 1: TOWARDS MEETING EU AND GLOBAL AMBITIONS

Keynote Speech: Reflection on Regulatory Landscape and Freedom to Operate | Christoph Sievering, Industrial Transformation and Society (Supporting the President), Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

Keynote Panel: Acting Together: How Can Industry Help Meet EU Ambitions, and How Can EU Policies Enable the Industry's Transition?

Christian Untrieser, Spokesperson for Economy, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy, Member of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia

Angela Freimuth, Spokesperson for Building and Housing, Member of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia

Christoph Sievering, Industrial Transformation and Society (Supporting the President), Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

Heribert Decher, General Manager Corporate Sustainability, Renolit SE

Charlotte Röber, Managing Director, VinylPlus®

Facilitated by Tina Teucher, Expert for Future Competency and Sustainable Business

Coffee Break

SESSION 2: TOWARDS ADVANCING CIRCULARITY AMBITIONS

Interactive Introduction | Moderator

A Snapshot of VinylPlus Recycling Ambitions | Vincent Stone, Technical and Environmental Affairs Senior Manager, VinylPlus®

Modelling PVC Cycles in Building and Construction: Gaps and Opportunities | Sarah Schmidt, Scientific Associate, University of Kassel

Enabling a Circular Economy | Noam Steinman, Lead Chemist, Plastic Back

Collaborative Research on Microplastics | Patrick de Kort, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE)

Panel Discussion | Facilitated by Siân Hughes

Vincent Stone, Technical and Environmental Affairs Senior Manager, VinylPlus®

Sarah Schmidt, Scientific Associate, University of Kassel

Noam Steinman, Lead Chemist, Plastic Back

Patrick de Kort, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE)

Lunch Break & Networking Opportunities

SESSION 3: TOWARDS MINIMIZING THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF PVC PRODUCTS

Advancing Towards Carbon Neutrality in the PVC Value Chain | Raoul Meys, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Carbon Minds

Lifecycle Environmental Impact of the Production of PVC in Europe | Oskar Vögler, Project Manager, Carbon Minds

Reducing Lifecycle Environmental Impact: A Window Manufacturer Perspective | Céline De Waele, Group Sustainability Director, Deceuninck

Reducing Lifecycle Environmental Impact: A Flooring Manufacturer Perspective | Arnaud Marquis, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer, Tarkett

Panel Discussion | Facilitated by Siân Hughes

Oskar Vögler, Project Manager, Carbon Minds

Raoul Meys, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Carbon Minds

Céline De Waele, Sustainability Director, Deceuninck

Arnaud Marquis, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer, Tarkett

SESSION 4: TOWARDS CERTIFIED AND TRACEABLE PVC PRODUCTS

Towards Sustainable Buildings with VinylPlus Sustainability Certifications | Magdalena Garczyńska, Technical Project Senior Manager, VinylPlus®

Panel Discussion | Facilitated by Siân Hughes

Having the VinylPlus Sustainability Certifications: Companies Experience

Alexander Hofer, Chief Executive Officer, IKA

Christian Fischer, Chief Sustainability Officer, Schüco Polymer Technologies

Discover Who has the VinylPlus® Product Label and VinylPlus® Supplier Certificate | Video

From Standard to Non-Standard - Parametric Design and Digital Production|Bernhard Franken, Professor Dipl. Ing. 3D Communication, Faculty of Design, HSD University of Applied Sciences, Düsseldorf

The VinylPlus Sustainability Certifications Award Ceremony: VinylPlus® Product Label and VinylPlus® Supplier Certificates | Moderated by Magdalena Garczyńska and Siân Hughes

Companies to be awarded are: Asua, Eurocompound, Finstral, Internorm and Vinilchimica

Closing speech | Karl-Martin Schellerer, Chairman, VinylPlus®

Wrap-Up and Closure | Siân Hughes - Moderator, Senior Communications Leader

Extended Coffee Break

Cruise Dinner

Meeting point in the hotel lobby at 18h45 - 10 min walk to the boat