For this year’s edition, we asked these pioneering thinkers, stakeholders and academics in the field of circular plastics to speak and formulate the next steps in closing the plastics loop.

Geoffrey Schouten
Moderator

Sascha Kersten
Professor at University of Twente

Ronald Korstanje
Moderator

Jean-Paul Lange
Professor in Chemical Biorefining, University of Twente

Kim Ragaert
Professor Circular Plastics, Maastricht University

Rob Verhagen
Sustainability Director at the OPACKGROUP

Mark Schmets
Team lead Sustainable Industry, Circular Economy and International Collaboration, Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth

Chris Bruijnes
Director of KIDV, part of Verpact

Homer Genuino
Senior Researcher at NTCP

Jasper Martin
Moderator

Frans Beckers
Moderator

René Eijsbouts
Strategic Advisor at OPEN Foundation (WeCycle)

Lein Tange
Sustainability Director at ICL

Christian Franke
Dipl. Eng. Christian Franke

Thor Tummers
External Affairs at Unilever

Oscar van den Brink
Moderator

Harry Philipsen
Senior Scientist polymer analytics at Envalior

Thorsten Friedrich
Coordinator Innovation at Auto Recycling Nederland (ARN)

Peter Koppert
Manager circular textiles at Modint and Stichting UPV textiel

Husam Taha
Principal Analyst at Wood Mackenzie

Thomas Buss
Sustainability Manager at Indorama

Carlos Kuhlmann
Associate Professor Functional Textiles at Saxion

Mark-Olof Dirksen
Colors, Materials, Finishing & DfR Project Leader at Philips Innovation Engineering

Venetia Spencer
Head of Public Affairs Europe at Borealis