Call for Speakers

Waste Management Europe Conference & Exhibition returns to Bergamo, Italy, building upon last year’s highly successful forum that brought together many of Europe’s leading waste management experts, executives and policy makers.

Taking place between 18th and 20th April 2023

This major event expands in scale for 2023 and will welcome more thought-leadership, original conference content, key stakeholders, policymakers and contractors than ever.

This is an exceptional opportunity to reach decision-makers across the European waste management value chain, and by speaking at the conference you could position yourself and your organisation in front of hundreds of relevant professionals.

Enter your proposal

Our expert Advisory Board will review and vote on all submissions before making decisions in January 2023. To secure your chance to speak, please review our commercial and technical themes, below, and make sure to submit your application online before Friday 16th December 2022.

Applying is easy: click here and follow the simple guidelines to select a theme / category, before uploading your 300-600 (maximum) word outline.

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Delivering Sustainability & the Circular Economy

Applying innovative processes to slash waste
Delivering on goals to reduce consumption and prevent waste being created
“Designing out” waste – latest case studies and concepts

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Funding & Financing Low-Impact, Low-Waste Industries

Circular economy strategies that reduce investor risks
Realigning organisations to ESG-oriented investment strategies
Driving medium and long-term competitiveness from embracing a zero-waste approach

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Food & Agricultural Waste Management Strategies

Building better food systems to eliminate waste
Use for food waste – animal feeds, bio-products and more
Biogas and Anaerobic digestion gas to power projects

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Reducing Business & Industrial Consumption – Cutting Waste

Cutting energy and materials consumption, raising efficiencies
Measuring the ecological footprint of your business
Effective energy and materials management strategies to save money and cut waste
Critical importance of driving efficiencies during the ongoing energy cost challenge

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Tackling Waste Crime – Regional, National & International Regulations

Latest initiatives and laws shared and debated
Inspiring case studies from law enforcement and regulators
Driving cultural change from the ground up
Engaging with businesses and citizens to drive down waste crime

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Regional & National Strategies & Case Studies

Where are we seeing bold, ambitious innovation in waste management?
International, National and Regional case studies shared
Engaging latest technologies with practical implementations
Driving greater cooperation between regions and nations to slash waste

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Recycling and Reuse Strategies for Success

How can we reclaim more and landfill / burn less of our waste?
Examining the technologies and processes that enable recycling of materials that once were too
contaminated to reuse
How can strategies and technologies be better integrated across waste management systems to
significantly raise recycling levels?

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Plastic Waste – Next Developments and Regulations

Forecasts of plastic taxes across the EU and impacts on producers
How can we phase out single use plastics across consumer and industrial manufacturing processes entirely?
New technologies and innovations in packaging and materials storage

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Tackling Water Shortages Through Better Management, Treatment & Recycling

Improving water treatment processes and quality for users
Innovations and solutions to sewage and waste water management
Environmental and biodiversity best-practices examined significantly raise recycling levels?

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Technical Theatre Themes

The technical conference will run in a specially-built theatre in the Exhibition Hall and will be free-to-attend – open to all visitors, conference delegates, and exhibitors.

Please note that we will only offer Technical Theatre speaking opportunities to exhibitors and sponsors of Waste Management Europe 2023.

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Transportation & Collection Services
RFID, Monitoring & Tracking Technologies
Hazardous Waste Handling & Management
Water & Liquids Waste Management
Waste to Energy Technologies
Metals Recycling & Processing
Renewable Waste-to-Energy
Secure Product Destruction
Liquid Waste Management
Plastic and Packaged Goods Recycling
Site Contamination & Cleanup
Research & Development Developments
Agricultural & Food Waste Management
Biogas and Anaerobic Digestion
Machinery & Plant
Health & Safety Products & Solutions
Zero Waste to Landfill Applications
Electronic Waste Recycling
Pharmaceutical and Medical Waste Management

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18th – 20th April 2023

18th – 20th April 2023

Waste Management Europe Conference & Exhibition returns to Bergamo, Italy, building upon last year’s highly successful forum that brought together many of Europe’s leading waste management experts, executives and policy makers.

Taking place between 18th and 20th April 2023

WME - Key Conference Themes

Delivering Sustainability & the Circular Economy

WME - Key Conference Themes

Funding & Financing Low-Impact, Low-Waste Industries

WME - Key Conference Themes

Food & Agricultural Waste Management Strategies

WME - Key Conference Themes

Reducing Business & Industrial Consumption – Cutting Waste

WME - Key Conference Themes

Tackling Waste Crime – Regional, National & International Regulations

WME - Key Conference Themes

Regional & National Strategies & Case Studies

WME - Key Conference Themes

Recycling and Reuse Strategies for Success

WME - Key Conference Themes

Plastic Waste – Next Developments and Regulations

WME - Key Conference Themes

Tackling Water Shortages Through Better Management, Treatment & Recycling

Watch the video

WME - Waste Management Europe

WME - Key Conference Themes

Technical Theatre Themes

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For Exhibiting or Speaking opportunity please do not hesitate to contact the Waste Management Europe Exhibition & Conference 2023 Team

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