Making the Business Case for Resource Recovery
22nd November 2017, Cloth Hall Court, Leeds
The successful implementation of ideas, frameworks and technologies for resource recovery from waste will require the formulation of strong business cases for a variety of actors in industry and government. What are the key elements of business cases for these actors? How can business cases integrate environmental and social as well as technical and economic costs and benefits? What do business cases for resource recovery look like, what can we learn from successful examples?
This year’s conference strives to present both conceptual ideas and practical experiences on the formulation of business cases for resource recovery as part of the circular economy.
Schedule ¦ Dates ¦ Directions ¦ Registration ¦ Contact
Preliminary Schedule
This schedule will be updated as the programme is confirmed.
| Time (hrs) | Item |
| 9.00 – 9.30 | Arrival and registration |
| 9.30 – 9.40 | Welcome by conference chair |
| 9.40 – 10.10 | Keynote: David Fatscher, BSI group. The first global circular business model standard BS8001 [Title to be confirmed] |
| 10.10 – 10.40 | Keynote: Prof Jan Jonker, Radboud University. Circular Economy: the quest for a changing focus in value creation in industry and government. |
| 10.40 – 10.10 | Refreshment break |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Keynote: Prof Phil Purnell, University of Leeds. Making the business case for Circular Economy infrastructure. [Title to be confirmed] |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Keynote: [To be confirmed] |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch and networking |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Specialist sessions and discussions
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| 14.00 – 14.30 | Group activities to identify academic, industry and government challenges when making the business case for resource recovery |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Refreshment break |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Panel discussion with chairs of specialist sessions to feed back results of discussions |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Keynote: Libby Peake, Green Alliance. UK Circular Economy strategy after Brexit. [Title to be confirmed] |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Keynote: Ian Boyd, Chief Scientific Advisor Defra. DEFRA’s vision for a Circular Economy. [Title to be confirmed] |
| 16.30 – 16.45 | Open discussion and sum up of meeting |
| 16.45 | Close |
Key Dates
- First week of August: Registration opens
- 18th September: Extended deadline for abstracts
- 25th September: Notification of successful abstracts
- 31st October: Close of registration
- 20-21st November: European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference, including an ‘End of Waste’ session on 21st November co-organised with RRfW . Attendees to the Biosolids conference are eligible to register for the RRfW Annual Conference at the reduced rate, please see registration section for further details.
- 22nd November: Resource Recovery from Waste Annual Conference 2017
Venue and Directions
Venue address: Cloth Hall Court, Quebec Street, Leeds, LS1 2HA.
The venue is 5 minutes walk from Leeds rail station. Details of local car parks can be found on the Cloth Hall Court’s Directions webpage.
Accommodation is readily available in Leeds city centre to suit all budgets. Nearby hotels include The Queens Hotel, the Met Hotel, Hotel Novotel Leeds Centre and Park Plaza. Budget options include Travelodge Leeds Central Hotel and Hotel ibis Leeds Centre. For those attending both the Biosolids Conference and RRfW Annual Conference, the Jurys Inn Leeds, Malmaison Leeds and Leeds Marriott Hotels are suitably situated between the two venues. Other options and deals can be found via booking sites such as Booking.com and lastminute.com. This list is provided for information only and does not constitute a personal recommendation, it is up to the individual to check that the hotel they book meets their requirements.
Registration
Registration is now open and all attendees are required to register for the event by the 31st October. Authors are requested to pay the reduced rate to attend and present their work: you will receive a discount code as part of the notification of successful abstracts.
- Standard fee: £125
- Reduced fee: £100
Please register via our online store.
Attendees to the European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference are eligible to register for the RRfW Annual Conference at the reduced rate: you will receive a discount code when you register for the Biosolids conference that can be applied in the online store.
Resource Recovery from Waste project members should register directly by contacting Juliet Jopson to request a booking form.
Contact
For any queries regarding this event, please get in touch with Juliet Jopson: s.j.jopson@leeds.ac.uk Tel: 0113 34 32325
