2023 Conference Agenda
16 – 17 October 2023
Day 1 – Reuse Drives the Circular Economy
16 October 2023
| FORMAT | TIME (AEST) | TOPIC | SPEAKER / S |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00am | Conference Opens & Welcome Delegates | Mandy Scotney, Director, Third Collective | |
| 9:10am | Welcome to Country | Songwoman Maroochy, Aboriginal Cultural Representative, Turrbal Peoples | |
| 9:20am | Conference Opening Address | Terry O’Neill, Chair, Charitable Recycling Australia | |
| Keynote | 9:30am | A Sustainability Renaissance – New Patterns of Consumption Demand Bold Pathways | John Gertsakis, Director, Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence |
| Session | 10:15am | Reuse Policy Development – A Codesign, Systems and Stakeholder Approach | Asela Atapattu, Director, NSW EPA |
| 11:00am | Morning Tea – 15 minutes | ||
| Panel | 11:15am | Codesign Partnership – Advocating at the Top of the Waste Hierarchy | Yolanda Saiz, CEO, St Vincent de Paul Society NSW Kirsten Junor, CEO, Annie Walker, Senior Coordinator Circular Economy, |
| Session | 12:00pm | A National Enforcement Strategy to Counter Illegal Dumping | Samuel Lawson, Managing Director, Waste Enforcement Association Australia |
| Session | 12:30pm | How to Measure Reuse – and Scale its Impact for Circularity | Mark Rawson, Managing Director, Rawtec |
| 1:00pm | Lunch – 1 hour | ||
| Session | 2:00pm | The Role of Investment and Policy in Scaling Textile Recovery Opportunities | Catherine Hill, Senior Advisor Circular Economy, Austrade Kylie Hughes, |
| Session | 2:30pm | The European Agenda Driving Global Product Reuse – Implications for Australia | Helen Millicer, Director, One Planet Consulting |
| 3:15pm | Afternoon Tea – 15 minutes | ||
| Session | 3:30pm | Community and Circularity: Expanding the Opportunities for Connection | Nicole Garofano, Head of Circular Economy Development, Planet Ark |
| Meeting | 4:00pm | Annual General Meeting – Members Only | All members, catering with drinks |
| Close | 5:00pm | Day 1 Sessions Conclude | |
| Dinner | 6:30pm | Dinner, Grand Windsor Ballroom, Pullman King George Square | Ticketed event with allocated seating |
| FORMAT | TIME (AEST) | TOPIC | SPEAKER / S |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00am | Conference Opens & Welcome Delegates | Mandy Scotney, Third Collective | |
| 9:10am | Welcome to Country | Songwoman Maroochy, Aboriginal Cultural Representative, Turrbal Peoples | |
| 9:20am | Conference Opening Address | Terry O’Neill, Chair, Charitable Recycling Australia | |
| Keynote | 9:30am | A Sustainability Renaissance – New Patterns of Consumption Demand Bold Pathways | John Gertsakis, Director, Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence |
| Session | 10:15am | Reuse Policy Development – A Codesign, Systems and Stakeholder Approach | Asela Atapattu, Director, NSW EPA |
| 11:00am | Morning Tea – 15 minutes | ||
| Panel | 11:15am | Codesign Partnership – Advocating at the Top of the Waste Hierarchy | Yolanda Saiz, CEO, St Vincent de Paul Society NSW Kirsten Junor, CEO, Annie Walker, Senior Coordinator Circular Economy, |
| Session | 12:00pm | A National Enforcement Strategy to Counter Illegal Dumping | Samuel Lawson, Managing Director, Waste Enforcement Association Australia |
| Session | 12:30pm | How to Measure Reuse – and Scale its Impact for Circularity | Mark Rawson, Managing Director, Rawtec |
| 1:00pm | Lunch – 1 hour | ||
| Session | 2:00pm | The Role of Investment and Policy in Scaling Textile Recovery Opportunities | Catherine Hill, Senior Advisor Circular Economy, Austrade Kylie Hughes, |
| Session | 2:30pm | The European Agenda Driving Global Product Reuse – Implications for Australia | Helen Millicer, Director, One Planet Consulting |
| 3:15pm | Afternoon Tea – 15 minutes | ||
| Session | 3:30pm | Community and Circularity: Expanding the Opportunities for Connection | Nicole Garofano, Head of Circular Economy Development, Planet Ark |
| Meeting | 4:00pm | Annual General Meeting – Members Only | All members, catering with drinks |
| Close | 5:00pm | Day 1 Sessions Conclude | |
| Dinner | 6:30pm | Dinner, Grand Windsor Ballroom, Pullman King George Square | Ticketed event with allocated seating |
Day 2 – Contemporary Retail Driving Impact
17 October 2023
| FORMAT | TIME (AEST) | TOPIC | SPEAKER / S |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.45am | Charitable Recycling Australia – Board Meeting | Board Directors Only | |
| Keynote | 9:00am | Op-Ha! The insight driving Vinnies’ brand transformation in Queensland | Drew Eide, GM Operations, Vinnies Queensland Anthony Nowak, |
| Session | 9:45am | Economic Dignity and Stigma Reduction – Lessons for Charity Shops to attract Sceptics | Dr Michelle Blanchard, Honorary Senior Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne |
| Session | 10:15am | Digital Strategies to Engage the Next Generation of Shoppers, Donors and Volunteers | Hadrien Bassens, Director, Reef Digital |
| 10:45am | Morning Tea – 15 minutes | ||
| Session | 11:00am | Charity Shop? Concept Learnings | John Elliott, Owner, Save Our Soles Charlene Perera, |
| Session | 11:30am | Charity Shop? Performance Analytics | Miles Ruge, Client Director, Kepler Analytics |
| Panel | 11:50am | Collective Charity Shop – Opportunities to Scale and Participate Nationally | Jacob Miller, Senior Manager – Op Shops, Uniting VIC TAS Omer Soker, Leigh Murphy, |
| Session | 12:30pm | Back to the Future – How UK’s Online Past Informs Australia’s Online Future | Thom Bryan, Business Development Director, Shopiago by World of Books Group |
| 1:00pm | Lunch – 1 hour | ||
| Session | 2:00pm | Queensland Innovation on Donating Behaviour Change and Circular Economy | Andrew Connor, Executive Director, Department of Environment and Science |
| Session | 2:30pm | Vintage Revival – Attracting Next Generation Customers | Angela Clark, Greater Brisbane, Regional Business Manager, Lifeline Retail Queensland Jessica Kiddle Woods, |
| Session | 3:00pm | Online Retail – Vital Impact for Charities and the Preloved Channel | Anne-Marie Cheney, Strategic Partnerships Manager (Pre-Loved) and Geraldine Torrens, eBay Australia |
| Session | 3:30pm | A Better Way to Design, Make, Wear and Circulate Clothing for a More Equitable and Sustainable World | Courtney Holm, Founder, A.BCH – A Circular Fashion Label |
| Close | 4:00pm | Annual Conference Concludes |
| FORMAT | TIME (AEST) | TOPIC | SPEAKER / S |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.45am | Charitable Recycling Australia – Board Meeting | Board Directors Only | |
| Keynote | 9:00am | Op-Ha! The insight driving Vinnies’ brand transformation in Queensland | Drew Eide, GM Operations, Vinnies Queensland Anthony Nowak, |
| Session | 9:45am | Economic Dignity and Stigma Reduction – Lessons for Charity Shops to attract Sceptics | Dr Michelle Blanchard, Honorary Senior Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne |
| Session | 10:15am | Digital Strategies to Engage the Next Generation of Shoppers, Donors and Volunteers | Hadrien Bassens, Director, Reef Digital |
| 10:45am | Morning Tea – 15 minutes | ||
| Session | 11:00am | Charity Shop? Concept Learnings | John Elliott, Owner, Save Our Soles Charlene Perera, |
| Session | 11:30am | Charity Shop? Performance Analytics | Miles Ruge, Client Director, Kepler Analytics |
| Panel | 11:50am | Collective Charity Shop – Opportunities to Scale and Participate Nationally | Jacob Miller, Senior Manager – Op Shops, Uniting VIC TAS Omer Soker, Leigh Murphy, |
| Session | 12:30pm | Back to the Future – How UK’s Online Past Informs Australia’s Online Future | Thom Bryan, Business Development Director, Shopiago by World of Books Group |
| 1:00pm | Lunch – 1 hour | ||
| Session | 2:00pm | Queensland Innovation on Donating Behaviour Change and Circular Economy | Andrew Connor, Executive Director, Department of Environment and Science |
| Session | 2:30pm | Vintage Revival – Attracting Next Generation Customers | Angela Clark, Greater Brisbane, Regional Business Manager, Lifeline Retail Queensland Jessica Kiddle Woods, |
| Session | 3:00pm | Online Retail – Vital Impact for Charities and the Preloved Channel | Anne-Marie Cheney, Strategic Partnerships Manager (Pre-Loved) and Geraldine Torrens, eBay Australia |
| Session | 3:30pm | A Better Way to Design, Make, Wear and Circulate Clothing for a More Equitable and Sustainable World | Courtney Holm, Founder, A.BCH – A Circular Fashion Label |
| Close | 4:00pm | Annual Conference Concludes |