Join the conference finale as we distill two days of insights into clear action paths and next steps.
Session 5: Recommendations for action and next steps in the transformation of the European chemical industry
Join the conference finale as we distill two days of insights into clear action paths and next steps. Discover the most critical priorities participants will pursue, the responsibilities key stakeholders should take on, and how these choices shape progress. Grounded in the outcomes developed throughout the conference see where the chemical industry could stand in 20 years.
Speaker
Dr. Patrick ten Brink is the Secretary General of the EEB since July 2022, and before that EU Policy Director. He provides political leadership across all the organization's policy areas, oversees the daily management and fundraising of the association. He was the Director of IEEP-Brussels and head of its Green Economy Programme. He has published widely, with books on environmental harmful subsidies, the multiple values of nature, and on voluntary environmental agreements, as well as articles on better regulation, the benefits of EU law, sustainable development, biodiversity policy, transport policy, marine litter, ecological tax reform, green economy, eco-industries and environmental employment, the costs of climate mitigation and EU enlargement.
Veronica Manfredi, Director Unit C, Zero Pollution, Water Resilience and Green Urban Transition, European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment (DG Env).
Prof. Dr. Joel Tickner (Professor of Public Health, University of Massachusetts Lowell) leads the Sustainable Chemistry Catalyst at the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, UMass Lowell where his group works on research, analysis, and strategy to make chemistry safer for people and the planet. His research led to the establishment and growth of the field of chemical alternatives assessment and the first professional society for the field. He also founded and directs Change Chemistry (formerly (GC3), a powerful value chain network of more than 100 companies, dedicated to accelerating the commercialization and adoption of green and sustainable chemistry.
Prof. Dr Markus Große Ophoff Academic Director and Authorised Signatory, DBU Centre for Environmental Communication; Honorary Professor of Event Management and Sustainability Communication at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences.
