Date: Now Over
Venue: Stormont Hotel, Belfast
| 08.30 | Registration & coffee | ||||||||||||
| 09.00 | Waste infrastructure policy and strategy | ||||||||||||
| Chairman’s introduction: Leo O’Reilly Permanent Secretary Department of Environment |
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| Supporting the delivery of waste infrastructure projects Alan McVicker Director Waste Infrastructure Programme Delivery Support Unit (PDSU) |
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| MINISTERIAL ADDRESS: The Northern Ireland waste management policy framework Edwin Poots, MLA Minister for the Environment |
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| Questions & answers | |||||||||||||
| 10.30 | Morning coffee / networking break | ||||||||||||
| 11.00 | Waste infrastructure: Challenges of delivery | ||||||||||||
| The legal framework for waste management Andrew Ryan Carson McDowell |
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| Planning and site selection issues for waste infrastructure facilities Andrew Baskin Director, Waste and Energy, RPS Group |
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| EU briefing: European waste management policy Trevor Knipe Director NISP Northern Ireland & Chartered Institution of Wastes Management |
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| Resource management and the circular economy Dr Gev Eduljee External Affairs Director, SITA UK |
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| Questions & answers / Panel discussion | |||||||||||||
| 12.45 | Conference lunch / networking break sponsored by RPS Group | ||||||||||||
| 14.00 | Key issues in developing Northern Ireland’s waste infrastructure | ||||||||||||
| Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority case study: The role of partnerships in delivering waste infrastructure Paul Dunn Executive Director, Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority |
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| The role of the NI Assembly Environment Committee in relation to waste Dolores Kelly, MLA Chair, Environment Committee, Northern Ireland Assembly |
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| The impact of recycling on infrastructure investment Eric Randall Director Bryson Recycling |
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| Towards a greener waste future Michael Warhurst Senior Waste and Resources Campaigner Friends of the Earth |
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| 16.00 | Chairman’s summary and conference close | ||||||||||||