Thursday, 23 May 2024
Moderated by Siân Hughes, Senior Communications Leader
08:00 - 9:00
Welcome and Registration |
09:00 - 09:15
Opening | Charlotte Röber, Managing Director, VinylPlus®, and Siân Hughes - Moderator |
09:15 - 09:20
Welcome Speech (video) | Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, General Federal Government |
09:20 - 09:25
Opening Speech (video) | Mona Neubaur, Deputy Premier and Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
09:25 - 09:40
What is the PVC industry up to? Trends, Challenges and Achievements | Karl-Martin Schellerer, Chairman, VinylPlus® |
09:40 - 10:00
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 |
10:00 - 10:25
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 |
10:25 - 11:10
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 |
11:10 – 11:40
Coffee Break |
SESSION 2: TOWARDS ADVANCING CIRCULARITY AMBITIONS |
11:40 - 11:50
Interactive Introduction | Moderator |
11:50 – 12:00
A Snapshot of VinylPlus Recycling Ambitions | Vincent Stone, Technical and Environmental Affairs Senior Manager, VinylPlus® |
12:00 – 12:15
Modelling PVC Cycles in Building and Construction: Gaps and Opportunities | Sarah Schmidt, Scientific Associate, University of Kassel |
12:15 – 12:30
Enabling a Circular Economy | Noam Steinman, Lead Chemist, Plastic Back |
12:30 - 12:40
Collaborative Research on Microplastics | Patrick de Kort, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) |
12:40 – 13:10
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) |
13:10 - 14:10
Lunch Break & Networking Opportunities |
SESSION 3: TOWARDS MINIMIZING THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF PVC PRODUCTS |
14:10 - 14:20
Advancing Towards Carbon Neutrality in the PVC Value Chain | Raoul Meys, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Carbon Minds |
14:20 - 14:30
Lifecycle Environmental Impact of the Production of PVC in Europe | Oskar Vögler, Project Manager, Carbon Minds |
14:30 - 14:40
Reducing Lifecycle Environmental Impact: A Window Manufacturer Perspective | Céline De Waele, Group Sustainability Director, Deceuninck |
14:40 - 14:50
Reducing Lifecycle Environmental Impact: A Flooring Manufacturer Perspective | Arnaud Marquis, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer, Tarkett |
14:50 - 15:20
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 |
15:20 - 15:25
Towards Sustainable Buildings with VinylPlus Sustainability Certifications | Magdalena Garczyńska, Technical Project Senior Manager, VinylPlus® |
15:25 - 15:40
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 |
15:40 - 15:45
Discover Who has the VinylPlus® Product Label and VinylPlus® Supplier Certificate | Video |
15:45 - 16:00
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 |
16:00 - 16:15
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 |
16:15 - 16:25
Closing speech | Karl-Martin Schellerer, Chairman, VinylPlus® |
16:25 - 16:30
Wrap-Up and Closure | Siân Hughes - Moderator, Senior Communications Leader |
At 16h30
Extended Coffee Break |
At 19:00
Cruise Dinner Meeting point in the hotel lobby at 18h45 - 10 min walk to the boat |