PROGRAM

Program correct as at 4 November 2022. Please note change of timing for the pre-conference technical tour. Check back for updates.

MONDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2022

TECHNICAL TOUR
11:15 am			Registration Adelaide Convention Centre
12:00 - 4:00 pm			The 2022 WARR SA pre-conference technical tour has been designed to showcase the best that northern Adelaide's WARR sector has to offer. From resource-derived fuel, plastics and more, innovative recovery and reuse solutions will be on display at each location. The tour will be hosted by conference committee member Marina Wagner.
WELCOME FUNCTION Mayfair Hotel HENNESSY Alfresco Terrace (Rooftop) 45 King William Street Adelaide 6:00 - 8:00 pm Dress: business / smart casual

DAY ONE: TUESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2022

OPENING PLENARY
9:15 am	Welcome and introduction Tiana Nairn, WMRR SA Branch President Welcome to country Major Moogy Sumner
9:30 am	Keynote Prof. Ian Overton - Chief Executive, Green Industries SA South Australia’s circular economy transition
10:00 am	Keynote Claire Kneller - Managing Director, WRAP Asia-Pacific Recycling's place in a circular economy
10:30 am	Morning tea

SECOND PLENARY
11:00 am	Minister's address Susan Close MP - Deputy Premier and Minister for Climate, Environment and Water
11:15 am	Keynote Richard Turner - Deputy Chair, Premier's Climate Change Council A vision towards a global model for a circular clean energy economy
11:45 am	Keynote Taku Ide - Head of Carbon, Cleanaway (virtual) Defining waste sector’s emissions reduction targets to align with a 1.5oC world - Cleanaway’s approach
12:15 pm	Panel \| Where the rubber hits the road Jade Barnaby – Director-Best Practice & Innovation, Battery Stewardship Council Dominique Doyle - General Manager, Agsafe Vernon Fair – CEO, Australian Bedding Stewardship Council Lina Goodman – CEO, Tyre Stewardship Australia
1:15 pm	Lunch

SESSION 1: food waste avoidance + organics			SESSION 2: planning
2:00 pm	Give weekly FOGO a GOGO - key steps for the successful switch of bin collection frequencies Shani Wood - Environmental Officer, City of Holdfast Bay		2:00 pm	SA’s Environment Protection (Waste to Resources) Policy Review Cate Mussared - Principal Policy Officer, Circular Economy and Waste Branch, SA EPA
2:20 pm	Food waste management at the interface Sarah Bruns - Litter & Sustainability Community Programs Coordinator, KESAB environmental solutions		2:20 pm	The birth of the SMRF Garth Lamb - Chief Development Officer, Re.Group + Chris Adams - Chief Executive Officer, SRWRA
2:40 pm	Opportunities and challenges for utilising human food waste for animal production in Australia Valeria Torok - Food Microbiology Program Leader, SARDI		2:40 pm	Removing the speed bump - planning reform to support increased circularity Michael Richardson - Director, MasterPlan
3:00 pm	Sector Action Plans: Working together to reduce food loss and waste Speaker tbc - Stop Food Waste Australia/Fight Food Waste CRC		3:00 pm	Planning to raise capital – bankability considerations for projects Mac Irvine - Director, CEFC
3:20 pm	Afternoon Tea

SESSION 3: circular economy			SESSION 4: market development
3:50 pm	Making circularity work - Circular Transition Indicators Sophie Degagny - Associate Director, KPMG		3:50 pm	Supply chains reimagined: Local Government aggregating volume and breaking with the past John Niarchos - Chief Executive Officer, CAWRA
4:10 pm	Let’s get started on measuring the circular economy Kat Heinrich - Director, Rawtec		4:10 pm	Turning circular: a journey from pilot project to policy, process and performance. Philip Roetman - Coordinator Environmental Sustainability, City of Burnside
4:30 pm	CE and the built environment Jacob Potter - Associate, dsquared		4:30 pm	Prioritising recycled Duy Le - Industry Manager, Ecologiq · Major Roads Projects Victoria (virtual)
4:50 pm	Day one close

CONFERENCE DINNER Festival Centre King William Road 6:30 - 10:30 pm Dress: cocktail

DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2022

OPENING PLENARY
8:40 am	Welcome and introduction Geoffrey Webster - WMRR National President
8:45 am	Keynote Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (aka 'Dr Karl')
9:30 am	Keynote Keith Baldry - Acting Chief Executive, EPA SA
10:00 am	Morning tea

SECOND PLENARY
10:30 am	Panel \| Hot topics in WARR SA Green Industries SA Environment Protection Authority SA
11:00 am	Keynote Sarah Prime - Founder, Shadowbox Enterprises Rural circular economy model
11:30 am	Panel \| Investing in SA
12:30 pm	Lunch

SESSION 5: regional WARR			SESSION 6: industry innovation + technology
2:00 pm	#Waste2Wages maximising reuse and highlighting the waste hierarchy in regional communities Amanda Henderson - Customer Engagement Coordinator, Resource Recovery Australia		2:00 pm	From consumers through to new products: Technology innovation that builds a circular economy Markus Fraval - Director, Strategy & Business Development, TOMRA
2:20 pm	Using digital tools to drive greater insights & personalised behaviours to support diversion Andrea Baldwin - Team Leader Resource Recovery + Jess Sevil - Resource Recovery Service Coordinator, Albury City Council (virtual)		2:25 pm	Unlocking the true potential of waste Brad Lemmon - CEO Recycling & Waste, ResourceCo
2:40 pm	Farm waste and resource management: capturing current practices and seeking new pathways Isabel Axio - Senior Consultant + Dr Anne-Maree Boland - Principal , RMCG		2:50 pm	Growing time – organic wastes, bioenergy and anaerobic digestion Tiana Nairn - Group Manager Policy, LMS Energy
3:00 pm	Title to be confirmed Mark Jonker - Director, Helmont Energy
3:20 pm	Afternoon tea

SESSION 7: behaviour change			SESSION 8: disaster waste management
3:50 pm	How might the built environment influence the future of waste management? Brian Johnston - Sustainability Officer, Commercial Retail Group + Yaara Plaves - National Sustainability Forum Operational Head, Hames Sharley		3:50 pm	Agricultural emergencies and disaster waste management Justine Drew - Recovery Manager, Department of Primary Industries and Regions
4:10 pm	Consumer resource stewardship: Emphasising the consumers’ role in a circular economy Prof. Jodie Conduit - Deputy Dean Research, The University of Adelaide		4:10 pm	After the fire and the storm... Marina Wagner - Principal Consultant, Sustainable Solutions
4:30 pm	How SA’s bans on single-use plastics continue to drive positive behaviour change Sharon Jamieson - Environmental Adviser Product Stewardship, SA EPA		4:30 pm	Disaster Waste Management capability planning Michaela Heinson - Associate Director, Economic Growth and Sustainability, Green Industries SA
4:50 pm	Conference wrap up + close