Andrew Baskin
Exploring waste technologies

Andrew Baskin is the Director of Waste and Energy with RPS Consulting Engineers and Chairman of the RPS Irish waste sector group. Andrew manages a team of engineering, environmental and project management specialists and has specific responsibility for waste infrastructure development, waste planning & strategy, statutory consents, procurement, project management, planning applications and Environmental Assessments.

Professor Sue Christie
Discussion forum: Northern Ireland’s waste infrastructure future

Professor Sue Christie has been the Director of Northern Ireland Environment Link, the networking and forum body for voluntary environmental organizations in Northern Ireland, since 1991. She was involved in the development of the first Waste Management Strategy for Northern Ireland, was on the Waste Management Advisory Group and is currently an independent member of the Strategic Waste Board. She is Visiting Professor at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Ulster, Coleraine.

Jonathan Davies
Cutting biodegradable waste to landfill: What is the solution?

Jonathan Davies was a founder director of Aspinwall and Company Ltd (now Enviros Consulting), has over 25 years’ experience in strategic, technical, and technical policy aspects of waste and resources management, and specialises in problem solving and effective, practical and value-based solutions. He assists UK government departments and environment agencies on national issues including resource materials flows, waste strategy implementation, landfill tax, tradable permits, the Landfill Directive, sustainable development issues in waste management, and the preparation of technical guidance.

Nick Dawber
Providing a local solution to local waste management needs: The role of waste to energy technology

Nick Dawber entered the waste industry in 1990 as Project Manager for one of the UK’s first landfill gas utilisation schemes, with Wimpey. On leaving Wimpey he joined Combined Landfill Projects as Operations Director before moving to ENER-G group in 1998 as Managing Director for its LFG business, Natural Power. In June 2004 Nick moved across to take responsibility for ENER-G’s energy from waste division following its acquisition of ENERGOS and is now responsible for its development.

Cllr Shaun Gallagher
Discussion forum: Northern Ireland’s waste infrastructure future

Cllr Shaun Gallagher has served on Derry City Council since 1989 and was elected Mayor in 2003. He is Vice Chair of the Strategic Waste Board which is chaired by the Environment Minister and which was set up to oversee the waste strategy delivery programme and monitor its progress. He is also Chair of the NILGA waste grouping. Cllr Gallagher is well known for his campaigns on environmental issues and has been Chairperson of Derry City Council’s Environmental Services Committee seven times.

John Gibbs
Chairman

John Gibbs is a Corporate Finance Partner in PwC with particular responsibility for the team’s advisory activities in the environment sector. John has considerable experience in the delivery of investment through PFI/PPP arrangements having advised a wide range of public and private sector clients on projects in the energy, water and solid waste sectors in the UK and worldwide. The team’s current clients include the South London Waste Partnership, Arc21 in Northern Ireland and Wakefield Metropolitan District Council and Viridor Laing, Ineos Chlor and United Utilities on the bid-side.

Alan McVicker
Delivering waste infrastructure

Alan McVicker is Director of the Programme Delivery Support Unit (PDSU), having taken up the post on 7th January 2008. Alan has worked in the waste and resource management industry for fifteen years across a broad range of disciplines. Prior to taking up the position with PDSU, he set up the Waste Management arm within IKM Consulting, during which time he worked on a range of infrastructure projects within the waste industry. In addition to his extensive experience of hazardous
waste management, collections and materials recovery, Alan successfully delivered two long-term integrated PFI waste contracts.

Stephen Peover
The Northern Ireland waste management policy framework

Stephen Peover has been Permanent Secretary at the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment since 2003. Prior to this, he held a number of senior positions within the Department of Education, and formerly worked in the Department of Health. During this time he completed a number of secondments, to the Eastern Health and Social Services Board and the Department of Finance and Personnel.

John Quinn
Planning and delivering Northern Ireland’s waste management infrastructure

John Quinn is the first Chief Executive of arc21, a coalition of 11 Councils in the Eastern Region of
Northern Ireland, which was established to action and implement a Waste Management Plan for the subregion. John was previously Director of Environmental Services in Antrim Borough Council, where he was responsible for introducing a number of innovative waste management and recycling initiatives.

Andrew Ryan
The legal framework for waste management

Andrew Ryan is an Associate in the Environment Team at leading law firm Carson McDowell. He advises on all aspects of environment law, including waste regulation, brownfield redevelopment, renewable energy and environmental prosecutions. He previously worked in regulatory and enforcement roles for the GB Environment Agency.

Paul Simpson
Discussion forum: Northern Ireland’s waste infrastructure future

Paul Simpson is Deputy Secretary, Local Government and Environmental Policy Group, Department of the Environment (DoE), a role he took up in November 2006. Prior to joining DoE, Paul spent most of his career working in DHSSPS, the Department of Economic Development and the Department of Finance and Personnel. He has also worked for the International Fund for Ireland and spent a year in Canada working in the Federal Department of Health and Welfare.