Below you will find an overview of the organizations and speakers.
Regional Business Development team of the Embassy network of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Latin America
The Dutch embassy network helps businesses fulfil their ambitions abroad. Regional Business Developers work from embassies in 5 regions to help Dutch companies take advantage of opportunities in trade, investment, and research and development (R&D).
Marc Hauwert – Head of Regional Business Development Team of the Embassy Network of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Latin America
E-mail: Marc.Hauwert@minbuza.nl
Linda Walstra – Trade Advisor for the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Chile, and also part of the Regional Business Development team Latin America
Email: linda.walstra@minbuza.nl
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management is committed to improving quality of life, access and mobility in a clean, safe and sustainable environment.
The government is working with industry, civil-society organisations, knowledge institutions and other authorities to achieve a sustainable economy for the future. In this circular economy, there will be no more waste, as resources will be reused again and again. The government-wide Circular Economy programme sets out what we will need to do to achieve a circular Dutch economy by 2050.
For more information, visit: https://www.government.nl/mini...
Speaker: Arnoud Passenier, Strategic International Advisor Circular Economy
E-mail: arnoud.passenier@minienw.nl
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) is the national institute for strategic policy analysis on environment, nature, and spatial planning issues of national and international significance. The agency contributes to political and administrative decision-making by conducting outlook studies, analyses and evaluations that take an integrated approach. These studies investigate current environmental, nature and spatial quality, and identify and explore future social trends and evaluate potential policy options.
For more information, visit: www.pbl.nl/en/
Speaker: Aldert Haanemaaijer, Project Leader Integrated CE Reporting
Amsterdam Economic Board
The Amsterdam Economic Board was established to streamline the working relationships between the private sector, knowledge institutes and government organisations, with a view to further increasing prosperity and well-being in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (AMA). All the Board’s activities are aimed at ensuring a smart, green and healthy future for the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: a CO2-neutral region with a circular economy, in which we live longer and healthier lives, and a secure, sustainable digital society for everyone to develop their talent.
For more information, visit: https://amsterdameconomicboard.com/en
Speaker: Jacqueline Cramer, Ambassador Circular Economy
VNG International
VNG International are experts in strengthening democratic local government in developing countries and countries in transition. Local governments play a key role in the provision of basic services including water, waste management, health care and housing. They have a profound impact on areas such as safety, food security, rule of law and women’s rights.
For more information visit: https://www.vng-international.nl/
Speaker: Irene Oostveen, Senior Project Manager at VNG International
E-mail: irene.oostveen@vng.nl
Holland Circular Hotspot
Holland Circular Hotspot is a private-public platform in which companies, knowledge institutes and (local) authorities collaborate to promote and support international collaboration and knowledge exchange on Dutch circular economy.
For more information visit: https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/
Moderator: Freek van Eijk, Director at Holland Circular Hotspot
Speaker: Sandra Kolodzinskyi, Liaison Holland Circular Hotspot at the Netherlands Enterprise Agency
E-mail: sandra.kolodzinskyi@rvo.nl
Speaker: Bert Keesman, co-writer Study on Waste Management in Latin America, Owner/ Director at MetaSus
E-mail: keesman@metasus.nl
Waste Sorting Systems
WSS produces technological systems so that you, as a company or policymaker, obtain an overview of waste & recycling. Not by making you work harder, but work more economical. This way waste management almost gets fun.
For more information, visit: https://www.wss.eu/?lang=en
Speaker: Bernard Scheffens, International Executive at WSS
E-mail: bernardscheffens.wss@gmail.com
AfvalZorg
Afvalzorg is a key player in the Dutch waste sector. Employing over 120 people, we take care of the storage, recycling, recover and landfilling of waste materials. In addition, we specialize in the aftercare of contaminated sites and the capping and conversion of closed landfills into safe, new landscapes that become of value to society. We work with our partners to develop innovative techniques that put waste to good use.
For more information, visit: https://www.afvalzorg.com/
Speaker: Carmen Cruz, Sustainable landfill management consultant
E-mail: C.cruz@afvalzorg.nl
Van Werven Plastics
Van Werven Plastic recycling specialises in creating high-quality raw materials from post-consumer rigid plastics collected from construction waste, industrial waste and municipal recycling centres.
Re-using raw materials is one of the key conditions to keep our earth livable for future generations. By closing the chain and re-using raw materials, we have taken an important step towards joint sustainable development.
For more information, visit: https://www.recyclingplastics.eu/
Speaker: Harmen Otten, Business Analyst at van Werven Plastics
E-mail: h.otten@vanwerven.nl
Upp! Upcycling
Upp! is a social enterprise aiming to save plastic waste from incineration, landfilling and nature. We started in 2017 and now have activities in Vietnam, the Netherlands and Singapore. Upp! closes the plastic waste loop locally and in a circular way.
Upp! is social and impact driven. Our BHAG (Big Hairy Audicious Goal) is to save over 250 thousand ton of plastic waste from incineration, landfills and oceans in over 5 countries and with more than 10 plastic-waste-free cities. Ambitious? Certainly! Necessary? Very, very much! And possible? Sure. Together we can do it.
For more information, visit: https://www.upcyclingplastic.com/en/
Speaker: Jan Jaap Folmer, Founder and CEO Upp!
E-mail: janjaap@upcyclingplastic.com
Christiaens Group
Christiaens Group is a global partner in the field of building high quality in vessel composting (IVC) plants. A wide range of organic solids, mainly waste have successfully been treated in facilities worldwide, resulting in reuse of organics and nutrients and decreasing landfills. Huge amounts of greenhouse gas emissions have been avoided in this way.
For more information, visit: https://www.christiaensgroup.com/
Speaker: Marco Grosze- Holz, Business Development Manager Waste
E-mail: mgs@christiaens.com
SmartCrusher
SmartCrusher bv has developed a technique for recovering the sand, the gravel, and the cement from concrete. SmartCrusher's goal is to reach: Climate neutral circular building in its broadest sense.
The SmartCrusher not only makes it possible to create almost climate neutral new concrete from concrete waste. Right now, also the quality and economical aspects (even without calculating the tender benefits and tax advantages) of the SmartCrusher technologies are definitely advantageous.
In addition to the existing SmartCrusher (crushing/milling) technology, additional technologies are under development that will make concrete completely 100% circular.
For more information, visit: https://slimbreker.nl/smartcrusher.html
Speaker: Koos Schenk, DGA SMartCrusher
AWECT
AWECT is the only company in the world that can implement the most efficient High Efficiency Waste to Energy Technology.
Amsterdam Waste Environmental Consultancy & Technology B.V. (AWECT) is a spin-out company from the 142 years old waste management company of the municipality of Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands. During these 142 years, Amsterdam has become a leader in developing waste management services, regulation and technologies. Today Amsterdam ranks in the top 3 of global clean and sustainable cities.
The technology development by the municipality of Amsterdam has resulted in the most efficient and cleanest Waste to Energy facility in the world. In Amsterdam we have over 100 years’ experience in waste to energy during which 4 generations of WtE technology have been engineered and implemented. The latest generation, the 4thgeneration is widely acknowledged as “beyond Best Available Technology”, and produces more electricity from waste than any other incineration technology for waste.
For more information, visit: https://www.awect.com/
Speaker: Sietse Agema, CTO AWECT
Netherlands Enterprise Agency
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) supports entrepreneurs, NGOs, knowledge institutions and organisations. We aim to facilitate entrepreneurship, improve collaborations, strengthen positions and help realise national and international ambitions with funding, networking, know-how and compliance with laws and regulations. We are a government agency which operates under the auspices of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. The Incoming Visitors Programmes and Missions are commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
For more information, visit: https://english.rvo.nl/
