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ConferencePROGRAMME

28/29 November 2017MARITIM proArte Hotel Berlin

Water soluble, biodegradable thermoplastic pellets made of milk protein Marie-Hélène Gramatikoff, CEO and Founder | Lactips

Tuesday, 28 November 2017Registration opens

Welcome address by François de Bie, Chairman | European Bioplastics

8:00

9:00

Coffee break10:30

BiOBUDDi starts producing environment-friendly toy blocks. The brand is committed to build a better tomorrow!Steven van Bommel, CEO | BiOBUDDi

The M&S journey to a sustainable future and the role of biopolymers Kevin Vyse, Senior Technologist Food Packaging Team | Marks and Spencer

Sports: Driver for bioplastic innovation Justin Zeulner, Executive Director | Green Sports Alliance

BRAND INSIGHTS – MAKING THE DIFFERENCE

PepsiCo‘s sustainability strategy and the role of bioplastics Sandeep Kulkarni, Senior Principal Scientist | PepsiCo Global Beverage R&D – Sustainable Beverage Packaging

Lunch13:00

Coffee break15:30

Biodegradable mulch film – clarification of polymer fate in soil Andreas Künkel, Vice President Biopolymer Research | BASF SE

Developments in standardisation: marine biodegradationFrancesco Degli Innocenti, Ecology of Products and Environmental Communication Director | Novamont

END-OF-LIFE BEYOND INDUSTRIAL COMPOSTING?

Standards & legislation on AD-able products Sam Deconinck, Deputy Lab Manager | OWS

Development of PHBH™ based marine biodegradable applications Erwin Lepoudre, Business Manager Biopolymers | Kaneka

BIOPLASTICS IN PACKAGING - FROM RESEARCH TO MARKET INTRODUCTION

bioplastics MAGAZINE presents the 12th annual Global Bioplastics Award Michael Thielen, Founder & CEO | polymedia Publishing

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Closing remarks & end of conference day 1

Aperitif and Conference Dinner18:30

11:15

14:00

16:15

BIOPLASTICS AND THE BIOECONOMY 9:15Should we revise the EU Bioeconomy Strategy? Joanna Dupont-Inglis, Chair of the EU Bioeconomy Panel | EU Bioeconomy Panel

Biorefineries – a key pillar of the European bioeconomy Michael Carus, Founder and Managing Director | nova-Institute

Southern Europe – legislation and market development for bioplastic bags Jean-Marc Nony, Sustainable Development Director | SPhere

Naturall Bottle Alliance: Road map to 100% bio-based PETFrançoise Poulat, R&D Manager | DanoneJean-François Briois, Quality Management & Materials Group Manager/NWMT | Nestlé Waters

Implications for packaging design as determined in LCA of a novel, multi-layer, biodegradable food packaging Leela Sarena Dilkes-Hoffman, PhD candidate | The University of Queensland

Packaging – biodegradable functional coatingsSabine Amberg-Schwab, Head Functional Coatings | Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC

Biobased and biodegradable high-barrier multi-layer structures for food packaging Stefan Corbus, Account Manager | Kuraray EVAL Europe

17:30

Chairperson: Juliette Jacques | STARCH Europe

Chairperson: Constance Ißbrücker | European Bioplastics

Chairperson: Melanie Williams | Consulting

20 years of “Seedling” certifcation - standards and politics in Europe Oliver Ehlert, Product Manager | DIN CERTCO

Chairperson: Henri Colens | Braskem

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

Registration opens

Welcome address by Kristy-Barbara Lange, Deputy Managing Director | European Bioplastics

8:00

9:00

Biopolymers with advanced functionalities for the construction and automotive sectors processed through additive manufacturing Lidia Garcia, Head of Biopolymers, BARBARA coordinator | AITIIP Carlos Gil, Commercial Director | Nurel

High-quality PHBV from municipal waste water – promising results and strategic opportunities for partnership in a true circular value chain Leon Korving, Project Manager PHARIO | De Energie- & Grondstoffenfabriek

Coffee break

KEYNOTE

13:00

MARKET DATA UPDATE

PEF – High quality bioplastic with superior properties for the packaging industryPatrick Schiffers, CEO | Synvina

BUILDING BLOCKS – WHAT’S NEW?

Lunch

Farewell and closing remarks by François de Bie, Chairman | European Bioplastics

10:40

End of conference

ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS AND PROCESS ROUTES

Bioplastics market data update 2017 Katrin Schwede, Head of Communications | European Bioplastics

Corbion’s proprietary route to FDCA from renewable resources Stephan Roest, Market Development Manager | Corbion

Bio-based aniline – a sustainable new route to a strategic raw materialGernot Jäger | Covestro

11:30

14:00

16:00

Polyamides from biomass: Sugar conversion to muconic acidDavid Thomas, Senior Scientist Chemical & Polymer Technology | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

Caterpillars & mealworms - The new magical solution to plastic waste management? Ramani Narayan, University Distinguished Professor | Michigan State University

SUSTAINABILITY OF BIO-BASED PLASTICS

Ensuring trust for the bioeconomy Elena Schmidt, Standards Director | Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

Development of sustainable feedstock for bio-based chemicals Lars Börger, Head of Product Marketing | Neste

LCA of bioplastics packaging – comparison of CO2 impact for various applications

Kees Joziasse, Sr. Director R&D | Total Corbion PLA

MECHANICAL RECYCLING – HYPE OR HAPPENING?The effect of bioplastics on the recycling of post-consumer packaging waste Karin Molenveld, Project Manager and Senior Scientist | Wageningen Food & Biobased Research

PANEL DISCUSSION

Helmut Schmitz, Director Communication / Public Affairs | Der Grüne Punkt / DSD - Duales SystemJasmin Bauer | Knoten Weimar Internationale Transferstelle UmwelttechnologienSteve Dejonghe, Senior Sales Manager | Despriet Gebroeders Network / Looplife PolymersKarin Molenveld, Project Manager and Senior Scientist | Wageningen Food & Biobased Research

Chairperson: Marcel van Berkel | Consulting

Chairperson: Melanie Williams | Consulting

Chairperson: Marcel van Berkel | Consulting

Chairperson: Hasso von Pogrell | European Bioplastics

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