Speakers
These speakers participated at events across the three days of the Circular Economy Hotspot Cymru 2024.
Speakers
-     Eluned Morgan MS - First Minister of Wales
-     Huw Irranca-Davies MS - Deputy First Minister of Wales and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
-     Councillor Andrew Morgan - Leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and Leader of WLGA
-     Councillor Huw Thomas - Leader of Cardiff Council
-     Derek Walker - Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
-     Sebastian Munden - Chair, WRAP
-     Jon Anderson - Chief Technology Officer, Polytag
-     Professor Jas Pal Badyal - Chief Scientific Advisor for Wales
-     Jackie Bailey - Senior Campaigns Manager, WRAP
-     Dr Katie Beverley - Senior Research Officer at Ecodesign Centre, PDR, Cardiff Metropolitan University
-     Glenn Bowen - Enterprise Programme Director, Cwmpas
-     Dr Geraldine Brennan - Head of Circular Economy, Irish Manufacturing Research
-     Bryony Bromley - Education Manager, Keep Wales Tidy
-     Professor Gavin Bunting - Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University
-     Ben Burggraaf - CEO, Net Zero Industry Wales
-     Tracey Burke - Director General for Local Government, Housing, Climate Change, and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government
-     Adam Crowe - Head of Product Circularity Standards, WRAP
-     Dot Davies - Presenter, BBC Cymru Wales
-     Jill Davies - Programme Manager - CEIC, Cardiff Met University
-     Claire Downey - Policy and Research Director, The Rediscovery Centre
-     Sarah Edwards - Chief Officer of Environmental Services, Pembrokeshire County Council
-     Sandra Esteves - Professor in Bioprocess Technology for Resource Recovery: Energy and Materials, University of South Wales
-     Richard Farmer - Project and Programme Manager, Gwynedd Council
-     Simon Fleet - Group Commercial Director, W. Howard Group
-     Tim Gent - General Manager, Recresco
-     Dr. Carsten Gerhardt - Chairman, Circular Valley Foundation
-     Sarah Germain - CEO, Fareshare Cymru
-     Bettina Gilbert - Head of Circular Economy, WRAP
-     Max Green - Research and Innovation Fellow, Swansea University
-     Paul Griffiths - Head of Commercial Delivery, Welsh Government
-     Aled Guy - Head of Sustainability & Net Zero Carbon Management, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
-     Alun Harries - Charity Manager, Wastesavers
-     Dr Kersty Hobson - Reader in Human Geography, Cardiff University
-     Jon Howes- Workshop Coordinator, Cardiff Cycle Workshop
-     Heulwen Hudson - Circular Economy Manager, Welsh Government
-     Hanan Issa - The National Poet of Wales
-     Uxue Itoiz - Director General for Energy, Business R&D&I and Entrepreneurship, Department of Industry and Ecological and Digital Business Transition, Navarra
-     Dr Nadine Leder - Lecturer in Logistics & Operations Management, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University
-     Cillian Lohan - CEO, Green Economy Foundation
-     Sian Lloyd - Journalist and Presenter
-     Andrew Martin - Head of Food, Drink and Agri-Tech, AMRC Cymru
-     Rosalie McMillan - Co-Founder and Managing Director, Smile Plastics
-     Dilyana Mihaylova - Senior Design Manager, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
-     Dr. Sarah Miller - Chief Executive, The Rediscovery Centre
-     Tatjana Orhini Valjavec - Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Climate and Energy, Government of the Republic of Slovenia
-     Champa Patel - Executive Director for Governments and Policy, Climate Group
-     Tim Peppin - Corporate Director, Welsh Local Government Association
-     Professor Cameron Pleydell-Pearce - Swansea University
-     Luca Polidori - Program Manager – CE-Hubs, Holland Circular Hotspot
-     Dr. Andy Rees OBE - Head of Waste Strategy, Welsh Government
-     Simon Rutledge - Group Sustainability and External Affairs Manager, Biffa
-     Andrew Slade - Director General, Economy, Energy and Transport, Welsh Government
-     Angela Spiteri - Senior Campaigns Manager, WRAP Cymru
-     Pauline Vella - Delivery Manager - Technical Support, WRAP Cymru
-     Dr. Gary Walpole - Director of CEIC, Cardiff Met University
