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Após o grande sucesso da primeira edição, em 2022, o Plastics Summit – Global Event (PSGE) regressará em 2025 com novos temas, informação atualizada, conhecimento científico e novos desafios. Ao reunirmo-nos com um objetivo comum para uma transição justa, “Moving into a New Era of Responsible and Holistic Sustainability”.

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AGENDA SUSTAINABLE PLASTICS NO
PLASTICS SUMMIT - GLOBAL EVENT 2025

O Projeto SUSTAINABLE PLASTICS pretende constituir-se como a Agenda Mobilizadora para os Plásticos Sustentáveis em Portugal, capaz de alavancar a transição do setor para uma economia verdadeiramente circular.

Co-financiada pelo PRR, esta Agenda surge de uma iniciativa da APIP, liderada pela Logoplaste Innovation Lab e pretende mobilizar o setor privado, as autoridades nacionais, as universidades e os cidadãos, contribuindo para os objetivos da Economia Circular Europeia, de redução das emissões de gases com efeito de estufa, maior eficiência de recursos e da criação de emprego.

No Plastics Summit – Global Event 2025, o Palco Sustainable Plastics Stage será o local de apresentação de resultados dos 14 projetos que compõem a esta Agenda Mobilizadora.

 

Portugal: paisagens únicas, memórias inesquecíveis
SAIBA MAIS SOBRE O QUE ESTARÁ EM DEBATE

Explorando Desafios e Soluções para um Futuro Sustentável

Dez anos após o Acordo de Paris e faltando apenas cinco anos para atingir as metas de transição energética e descarbonização para 2030, a par da introdução de regulamentos obrigatórios de sustentabilidade (ESG) para as indústrias, processos e produtos, bem como para os comportamentos dos consumidores, é crucial que este setor industrial cumpra as suas metas rumo a um futuro sustentável.

O PSGE 2025 será um evento fundamental para impulsionar o trabalho em rede multissectorial e internacional e a partilha de conhecimentos, colocando uma forte ênfase nas pessoas e na saúde do planeta. Os nossos temas-chave incluem a Circularidade, a Transição, a Resiliência, a Adaptação, a Segurança, a Integridade, a Regeneração e a Interdisciplinaridade.
Continuaremos também a explorar aspetos críticos relacionados com os Recursos, os Oceanos, a Reciclagem, os Comportamentos, o Ambiente, a Tecnologia e o Desenvolvimento Sustentável.
Serão abordadas quatro áreas de foco, em quatro rondas de debates sobre soluções para a economia, a sociedade, a indústria e o ambiente.

 

EN

Inglês

O evento será conduzido em inglês e terá tradução simultânea nas seguintes línguas:

ARB

Árabe

FR

Francês

CH

Mandarim

PT

Português

SPN

Espanhol

Painel 1
Indústria Resiliente
e Gestão Integrada

É necessária uma transição justa tanto para as pessoas como para a indústria. Para se tornar mais resiliente, é essencial ter a capacidade não só de se adaptar, mas também de adotar uma abordagem ao nível da previsibilidade e preparação para fazer face às alterações climáticas e a eventos geopolíticos imprevisíveis, entre outros desafios societais. O Pacto da Indústria Limpa (março de 2025) reconhece o papel crucial da economia circular na descarbonização da indústria. Uma indústria resiliente e competitiva é ainda mais necessária no atual contexto geopolítico, caracterizado por instabilidade e ameaças à segurança da cadeia de valor. Para atingir os objetivos europeus e mundiais, a indústria terá de acelerar a transição ecológica para uma indústria com emissões neutras em carbono (descarbonização) ou negativas.
Por outro lado, com um número crescente de regulamentação ao nível dos ESG, normas e finanças sustentáveis a emergir globalmente, é crucial trazer para o debate as suas implicações para as práticas empresariais e os mercados globais. Teremos também a oportunidade de explorar o papel da inteligência artificial (IA) neste domínio e a forma como poderá ser aproveitada para adotar práticas mais sustentáveis e eficientes.

Head of Sustainability at Banco Santander Portugal

Partner at Shiftify and Former Minister of Environment and Climate Action of Portugal

Partner Sustainability, Reputation and Corporate Governance in KPMG Spain

Vice-President of the EPP Group and Co-President of the Cleantech Friendship Group

Sales Coordinator Europe – Recycled Plastics at Veolia

Vice President of the Networks Program at UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

General Manager at FRIGOSYSTEM SRL and President of WOMEN IN PLASTICS ITALY

PhD, Chief Economist at American Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS)

 

Painel 2
Caminhos para a Transição:
Uma Abordagem Societal

Muitos dos nossos principais desafios de transição não estão apenas relacionados com as matérias-primas, a tecnologia e os processos industriais, mas também com os padrões de consumo, os comportamentos sociais, a comunicação ética, o marketing justo, as decisões políticas e a legislação. Estes devem basear-se em investigação, conhecimento e fundamento científico.
O Tratado Mundial sobre os Plásticos (resolução da UNEA) para acabar com a poluição dos plásticos e a Diretiva relativa às alegações ecológicas para lutar contra as práticas de “greenwashing” são duas abordagens que realçam esta necessidade. Além disso, a informação deve ser transmitida com o devido suporte científico, entre organizações e ao consumidor/sociedade civil, com o foco em combater a desinformação e indo além da mera “educação”. A indústria deve procurar, globalmente, a credibilidade, a confiança e enfrentar os desafios atuais, adotando uma cultura de integridade, responsabilidade e transparência baseada no cumprimento da ética, da segurança, da saúde humana, dos direitos humanos, da sustentabilidade e da responsabilidade social no setor dos plásticos.

Chairman of Logoplaste

Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer at Kingfa Environmental Technology Director of the Recycling Committee of CPPIA

General Manager of APICCAPS 

Partner at Abreu Advogados

Corporate Activist Leader and Advisory Board Member at 30% Club Brazil

President of Novo Verde and ERP Portugal 

Full Professor NOVA National School of Public Health 

PAGEV President 
TOBB Plastics, Rubber and Composite Industry Assembly President 
SEM Plastik Board of Directors Chair 

Painel 3
Manter o Looping:
Melhorar a Circularidade

A economia circular tem vindo a ganhar uma presença significativa como fator estratégico para as empresas e a indústria, como facilitador crucial de uma economia sustentável e como alavanca para ultrapassar a dependência de recursos. É necessária uma nova visão para a gestão de materiais a fim de superar as dependências de recursos. A indústria também precisa se preparar para ao futuro Acto Legislativo da Economia Circular (2026), que será um elemento-chave para viabilizar a circularidade na UE. No entanto, a economia circular continua a ser um desafio para esta indústria e para qualquer setor da cadeia de valor.
Numa altura em que estão a surgir várias novas legislações e em que serão estabelecidos novos requisitos e objetivos para a recolha, a reciclagem e o conteúdo reciclado (PPWR, VFV/Auto, Têxteis, Contacto Alimentar, Prevenção e Controlo da Perda de Pellets e Revisão do REACH), é importante explorar os principais desafios, oportunidades, barreiras e estrangulamentos no caminho para fechar o ciclo.
A reciclagem mecânica e química, os resíduos biológicos, o conteúdo reciclado, a conceção ecológica, a rastreabilidade, durabilidade e os estudos de casos são temas de grande importância para este debate.

Partner, Strategy and Transactions, EY

CEO of Sociedade Ponto Verde

Senior Analyst, Plastics Recycling, EMEA at ICIS 

Executive Director at Zero Waste Europe

President of Consorzio Biorepack

President of BCSD Portugal

Prof. UK Circular Plastics Network Manager, Innovate UK Business Connect

Head of Unit – Net Zero Industries, Sustainable and Circular Products European Commission, DG Internal Market, Industry Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Painel 4
Arquitetura Regenerativa de Ecossistemas:
Do berço ao berço

A poluição e a perda de biodiversidade são duas crises que temos de combater agora. A criação de uma economia regenerativa, a sensibilização e a obtenção de fundos para ações globais que acrescentem valor ao nosso bem comum são cruciais para o Sistema Terrestre. Oceanos, solos e água saudáveis, aumento da florestação e recuperação de ecossistemas são fundamentais para a nossa vida. O desafio que enfrentamos não é individual, mas coletivo e sistémico. De facto, os ecossistemas que restauram, renovam ou revitalizam as suas próprias fontes de energia e materiais ajudam o nosso planeta a prosperar, mas isso requer uma escala de mudança que exige um compromisso total e uma cooperação regional e global.

Vice-President Global Corporate Affairs at the GreenDot group

Director of New Content at CNN Portugal and TVI

Head Policy and Enforcement at Euroconsumers

Head of Unit for Circular economy, Sustainable Production and Consumption at the Directorate-general for Environment (DG ENV) of the European Commission

Founder of Ocean Generation

Board President ABIPLAST and SINDIPLAST.
Vice-President COPIN

Professor of Marine Biology and Director of the University of Plymouth Marine Institute

Business Development Manager at TOMRA Systems

Agenda

08:00 - 09:00
Acreditação
09:00 - 09:15
Cerimónia de Abertura
Amaro Reis

Presidente da Associação Portuguesa da Indústria de Plásticos | APIP

Nacho Dean

Explorador profissional, Orador e Autor

Armindo Monteiro

Presidente da CIP - Confederação Empresarial de Portugal

09:15 - 10:45
1º Painel
Indústria Resiliente e Gestão Integrada
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee-Break
11:15 - 12:45
2º Painel
Caminhos para a Transição: Uma Abordagem Societal
12:45 - 14:00
Almoço
14:00 - 15:30
3º Painel
Manter o Looping: Melhorar a Circularidade
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee-Break
16:00 - 17:30
4º Painel
Arquitetura Regenerativa de Ecossistemas: do Berço ao Berço
17:30 - 18:00
Sessão de Encerramento
Marta Moreira Marques

Coordenadora do Expert Committee

Romaissae Eddibi

Embaixadora da Juventude

Maria da Graça Carvalho

Ministra do Ambiente e Energia | Governo de Portugal

18:15
  • Cocktail de Networking
08:30 - 08:40
Sessão de Abertura
Amaro Reis

Presidente da APIP​

Paulo Correia

Chief Technology Officer na Logoplaste

Jorge Coelho

Coordenador Científico da Agenda Sustainable Plastics | Universidade de Coimbra

08:40 - 08:50
Agenda de Mobilização de Plásticos Sustentáveis
Jorge Coelho

Coordenador Científico da Agenda Sustainable Plastics

WP1
WP1
  • 10:55 - 11:00
  • 11:00 - 11:05
  • 11:05 - 11:10
WP1 - Circularidade pelo Design do Material
  • PPS1: New MP
  • PPS2: Eco Board
  • PPS3: RECPET
WP1 - Circularidade pelo Design do Material
  • 10:55 - 11:00
  • PPS1: New MP
  • 11:00 - 11:05
  • PPS2: Eco Board
  • 11:05 - 11:10
  • PPS3: RECPET
WP1
WP1
  • 13:00 - 13:05
  • 13:05 - 13:10
  • 13:10 - 13:15
  • 13:15 - 13:20
  • 13:20 - 13:25
WP2 - Circularidade pelo Design de Produto
  • PPS4: Frascos MG
  • PPS5: Aro SIE
  • PPS6: Recicla+
  • PPS7: Neutro.Bottle
  • PPS8: Nirvana
WP2 - Circularidade pelo Design de Produto
  • 13:45 - 13:05
  • PPS4: Frascos MG
  • 13:05 - 13:10
  • PPS5: Aro SIE
  • 13:10 - 13:15
  • PPS6: Recicla+
  • 13:15 - 13:20
  • PPS7: Neutro.Bottle
  • 13:20 - 13:25
  • PPS8: Nirvana
WP1
  • 13:25 - 13:30
  • 13:30 - 13:35
  • 13:35 - 13:40
WP3 - Circularidade pela Reciclagem
  • PPS9: Connected Singularity
  • PPS10: Recy.tube
  • PPS11: Ecotelepoles
WP3 - Circularidade pela Reciclagem
  • 13:25 - 13:30
  • PPS9: Connected Singularity
  • 13:30 - 13:35
  • PPS10: Recy.tube
  • 13:35 - 13:40
  • PPS11: Ecotelepoles
WP1
WP1
  • 15:35 - 15:40
  • 15:40 - 15:45
  • 15:45 - 15:50
WP4 - Circularidade pelas Matérias-Primas Alternativas
  • PPS12: BiFibRe
  • PPS13: Biofilm
  • PPS14: Olivepit_Cutlery
WP4 - Circularidade pelas Matérias-Primas Alternativas
  • 15:35 - 15:40
  • PPS12: BiFibRe
  • 15:40 - 15:45
  • PPS13: Biofilm
  • 15:45 - 15:50
  • PPS14: Olivepit_Cutlery
15:50 - 15:55
Sessão de Encerramento
Pedro Dominguinhos

Presidente da Comissão Nacional de Acompanhamento do PRR

18:15
  • Cocktail de Networking
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Cristina Melo Antunes

Cristina Melo Antunes
Head of Sustainability at Banco Santander Portugal

Speaker of the 1st. Panel – Resilient Industry and Integrated Management

Cristina Antunes holds a degree in Economics and an MBA in Finance from CATÓLICA-LISBON, and a mentorship certificate from the VOICE Leadership Initiative of Nova School of Business & Economics. 

Her career began in 1993 at Santander in investment banking, spanning various areas. From 2019 to 2021, she was an executive board member at Santander Totta Seguros and held roles at Aegon Santander and BESI.  

She is currently Head of Sustainability at Banco Santander Totta and holds non-executive roles at Fundação Santander and Santander Totta Seguros. She is also a member of the Operational Council of the Center for Sustainable Finance at CATÓLICA-LISBON.

Duarte Cordeiro

Duarte Cordeiro
Partner at Shiftify and Former Minister of Environment and Climate Action of Portugal

Speaker of the 1st. Panel – Resilient Industry and Integrated Management

With more than 10 years of experience in public administration and management, He was Minister for Environment and Climate Action for Portugal, where he oversaw the implementation of the national strategy for climate action, energy transition, circular economy, and sustainable development. He holds an Executive MBA from ISCTE and a Graduation in Economics from ISEG, with an Erasmus exchange at Universiteit Antwerpen. He has a strong background in sustainable policies, international relations, public relations, and team leadership, having previously served as the Secretary of State for the Prime-minister and Parlamentary Affairs and as Vice-President for Lisbon municipality. 

Jerusalem Hernandéz Velasco

Jerusalem Hernández Velasco
Partner Sustainability, Reputation and Corporate Governance in KPMG Spain

Speaker of the 1st. Panel – Resilient Industry and Integrated Management

Jerusalem Hernández Velasco has been a consultant for more than 18 years on sustainability and corporate reputation. As a partner in KPMG, she accompanies organisations in their adaptation to the challenges of the future, in building and safeguarding their reputation and in their changes to their business, governance and management models to become more sustainable. 

In 2019 she was selected to participate in the ‘W50 Preparing our Women Board members of Tomorrow’ UCLA (USA). In 2020 the European Commission selected her to join the Stakeholders Group on Sustainable Finance. In 2022 she received the Executive Certificate in Advancing Sustainability from New York University. 

She teaches at various universities and business schools and is an accredited CESGA trainer. 

Lídia Pereira

Lídia Pereira
Vice-President of the EPP group and Co-President of the Cleantech Friendship Group

Speaker of the 1st. Panel – Resilient Industry and Integrated Management

Lídia Pereira holds a degree in Economics from the University of Coimbra and a Master’s in European Economic Studies from the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium). After an internship at the European Investment Bank, Lídia became a consultant in the financial sector.  

Later, she became politically active in the JSD, the youth organization of the Social Democratic Party (PSD, Portugal). In May 2016, Lídia was appointed International Secretary of the JSD’s Executive Committee (2016-2018). Since 2018, she has served as President of the Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP) in her third term.  

Elected to the European Parliament in 2019, she has since been a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, a member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Tax Matters, and the Committee on Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety, where she is the PPE rapporteur for COP. In the current term, 2024-2029, Lídia Pereira will also join the International Trade Committee and rejoin the Delegation for Relations with the People’s Republic of China. 

Margaux Bares

Margaux Bares
Sales Coordinator Europe - Recycled Plastics at Veolia

Speaker of the 1st. Panel – Resilient Industry and Integrated Management

Margaux Bares is passionate about environmental challenges and began her career in 2018 in waste recycling. At CIRCPACK by Veolia, she collaborated with brand owners and producers to maximize the recyclability of their packaging, conducting operational tests at Veolia’s sorting and recycling facilities and delivering on-site workshops. 

Currently, her work focuses on plastic recycling, aiming to promote the incorporation of recycled materials across various industries to foster a circular economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

She holds a double degree in business and engineering from EDHEC and Centrale Paris. 

Maria Cortés Puch

Maria Cortés Puch
Vice President of the Networks Program at UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

Speaker of the 1st. Panel – Resilient Industry and Integrated Management

María joined the SDSN in 2013 and currently leads its Networks Program, supporting the expansion of a global network of universities, research centers, and civil society working towards the SDGs. 

Previously, she worked at UNESCO’s Science Policy and Sustainable Development Division and coordinated energy and transport programs at the Polytechnic University of Madrid. She was also a Scientific Officer at the Spanish Office for Science and Technology in Brussels, and began her career at the National Institute of Aerospace Technology in Madrid as a Technology Transfer Officer. 

Maria holds a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University (Fulbright scholar) and BSc. and MSc. degrees in Physics from the Complutense University in Madrid.

Miriam Olivi

Miriam Olivi
General Manager at FRIGOSYSTEM SRL and President of WOMEN IN PLASTICS ITALY

Speaker of the 1st. Panel – Resilient Industry and Integrated Management

With 30+ years of experience in auxiliary equipment for plastics processing, Miriam Olivi built an inspiring path from sales back office to GM of FRIGOSYSTEM SRL. 

She led projects in 70+ countries and pursued studies in management, sociology, and global education. Expert in international markets and business strategies, she is known for her multicultural mindset and advocacy for diversity.  

Since 2024, she is President of WOMEN IN PLASTICS ITALY, promoting female leadership in plastics and fostering inclusive, innovative corporate culture.

Perc Pineda

Perc Pineda
PhD, Chief Economist at American Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS)

Speaker of the 1st. Panel – Resilient Industry and Integrated Management

Perc Pineda serves as Chief Economist at the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), where he provides expertise in economics, trade, and industry research. 

Since joining PLASTICS in 2017, he has produced forecasts, authored reports, and represented the industry globally, including speaking engagements in China, Germany, and Mexico. His work is regularly published and cited in both media outlets and academic journals. 

In 2022, he briefly served as Chief Economist and Vice President of Research at the American Financial Services Association, and previously held the position of Senior Economist at the Credit Union National Association. 

Pineda holds a PhD and MPhil in Economics from The New School for Social Research in New York, an MA in Economics from American University in Washington, D.C., and a Master’s in International Management from the University of Maryland.

 

Filipe de Botton

Filipe de Botton
Chairman of Logoplaste

Speaker of the 2nd. Panel – Transition Pathways: A Societal Approach

Filipe de Botton has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from “Universidade Católica Portuguesa”. 

Between 1980 and 1991, he represented the following banks in Portugal: Crédit du Nord (France), Banc de Sabadell (Spain), Banque Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium) and Bayerische Hypotheken und Wechselbank (Germany). 

From 1985 to 1990, Filipe de Botton was a Founder and Member of the Board of Interfinança, a private bank sold to Millennium BCP, and, between 1990 and 1991, he was a Founder and Member of the Board of Fonsecas & Burnay, Sociedade Gestora de Património, which is now part of the BPI group. 

In 1976, he founded Logoplaste with his father and became CEO and main shareholder in 1991. Logoplaste is one of the main worldwide producers of rigid plastic. It has 70 factories in 16 countries – in Europe, NAFTA, Vietnam and Brazil – with sales of over 800 million euros. 

Filipe de Botton is also involved as a Shareholder and Director in: Portobay; Santini; Logowines; Logofruits; Invesfin; LACS; Mesacer; Sixty Degrees. 

He is Founder President of the Portuguese Diaspora Counsel and a French Foreign Trade Advisor. 

He is also President of the CADin, Centro Apoio Desenvolvimento Infantil. 

He was President of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa Alumni from 1989 to 2001, Director of the Hotel da Lapa in Lisbon from 1990 to 1994 and Member of the Board of Sporting Clube de Portugal between 2006 and 2009.

Jianjun Li

Jianjun Li
Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer at Kingfa Environmental Technology
Director of the Recycling Committee of CPPIA

Speaker of the 2nd. Panel – Regenerative Ecosystem Architecture: From cradle to cradle

Mr. Jianjun Li is a Foreign Academician of the Russian Academy of Engineering, Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer at Kingfa Environmental Technology, Chair of the National Center of Advanced Polymer Materials and Director of the National Key Lab for Waste Plastic Utilization. With 26+ years in plastics and recycling, he drives innovation and sustainability globally. Holds 78 patents, leads national research, and advances circular economy solutions through high-performance plastics, waste regeneration, and intelligent manufacturing.

João Maia
General Manager of APICCAPS

Speaker of the 2nd. Panel – Transition Pathways: A Societal Approach

João Maia holds a Degree in Management and a Master’s in Economics, with a specialization in Industrial Economics, from the University of Porto (FEP). 

He is the General Manager of APICCAPS – the Portuguese Footwear Association – where he has worked since 2000. He also serves as Board Member of the Portuguese Footwear Technological Center and Director of the European Footwear Confederation. 

His previous experience includes Financial Controller at Amorim Energia BV and participation in the Dynamo Project to support the textile, clothing, and footwear sectors. 

José Eduardo Martins

José Eduardo Martins
Partner at Abreu Advogados

Speaker of the 2nd. Panel – Transition Pathways: A Societal Approach

José Eduardo Martins is a Partner at Abreu Advogados, working primarily in the areas of Environmental, Commercial, and Real Estate Law and is one of the most vastly experienced Portuguese lawyers in the areas of environment, energy and natural resources. 

The main focus of his practice is Public Law, in matters related to industrial and environmental licensing, electricity production, emission and transaction of carbon permits, environmental asset accounting, water management and waste management. 

José Eduardo also has an extensive experience in the public sector, having been Secretary of State for the Environment in the XV Portuguese Constitutional Government and a Member of the Portuguese Parliament. 

Since 2021, the partner of Abreu Advogados has been Chairman of the Environment and Energy Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce Portugal. 

Neivia Justa

Neivia Justa
Corporate Activist Leader and Advisory Board Member at 30% Club Brazil

Speaker of the 2nd. Panel – Transition Pathways: A Societal Approach

Neivia Justa is a corporate activist leader with 30+ years of experience building and leading Communication and Human Diversity Inclusion teams in global companies such as Timex, Natura, GE, Goodyear, Johnson & Johnson, and UHG. 

A journalist with a postgrad in Marketing and an MBA in Retail, she is the founder of #JustaCausa, creator of the #LíderComNeivia program and the movements #ondeestãoasmulheres and #aquiestãoasmulheres. 

Recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice, Vital Voices Visionary, and Thinkers 360 Top 10 Thought Leader in Latin America, she is also a speaker, mentor, co-author of several books on Diversity and Inclusion and its dimensions and serves on the advisory board of 30% Club Brazil, as ambassador and head of communications at Plan International Brazil, and as DEI Director at AAPSA. 

Ricardo Neto

Ricardo Neto
President of Novo Verde and ERP Portugal

Speaker of the 2nd. Panel – Transition Pathways: A Societal Approach

Ricardo Neto began his career in the commercial area and entered the environmental sector in 2000 as a consultant for IT companies in Iberia. In 2005, he became General Director of ERP Portugal and, in 2014, Head of Landbell South America, the year he founded Novo Verde, breaking the Green Dot’s 25-year monopoly. He is president of Novo Verde and ERP Portugal and vice-president of Fluxos. With extensive international experience, he played a key role in implementing WEEE management in Brazil and has spoken at global conferences. 

Susana Viegas

Susana Viegas
Full Professor NOVA National School of Public Health

Speaker of the 2nd. Panel – Transition Pathways: A Societal Approach

Susana Viegas is a professor and researcher at NOVA National School of Public Health and besides lecturing she coordinates several research projects on environmental determinants of health. She is a member of the Committee for Risk Assessment of the European Chemicals Agency and of the Scientific Committee of the European Environment Agency. Since 2021, she has been collaborating with the International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. She has authored and co-authored more than 120 scientific publications and has been included in the world’s top 2% scientists list by Stanford University (2022). 

Yavuz Eroglu

YAVUZ EROĞLU
PAGEV President
TOBB Plastics, Rubber and Composite Industry Assembly President
SEM Plastik Board of Directors Chair

Speaker of the 2nd. Panel – Transition Pathways: A Societal Approach

Born in 1973 in Istanbul, Yavuz Eroğlu graduated from ITU Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering and earned master’s degrees from Boğaziçi and Marmara Universities. He received leadership training from Harvard University under Michael Porter. Since 2002, he has been Managing Partner at SEM Plastik and chairs SEM Global, Credoy Polimer, and Recyloop. He leads PAGEV, TOBB Plastics Assembly, and founded PAGCEV. A board member of EUPC and MECC, he has published 50+ papers and spoken globally on plastics, sustainability, and finance. He managed the “Mutlu Balıklar” project and is an amateur marathon runner. 

Alicia Rubi

Alicia Rubi
Partner, Strategy and Transactions, EY

Speaker of the 3rd. Panel – Keep Looping: Enhancing Circularity

Alicia is an expert in the strategic and financial integration of sustainability in business operations. She is a former member of the IFRS Advisory Council, the strategic advisory body to the Trustees of the International Standards Board. Alicia has extensive experience in the financial sector, where she has traveled and worked on three continents in a variety of roles, from structured financing to capital markets and asset management. Before joining the EY organization, Alicia was a partner at an independent strategic and financial sustainability consulting firm in Madrid. Alicia holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) credentials. She has a degree in Internal Relations and Economics from the College of William and Mary and advanced studies in Climate Innovation from ETH-Zurich. She speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese. 

Ana Trigo Morais

Ana Trigo Morais
CEO of Sociedade Ponto Verde

Speaker of the 3rd. Panel – Keep Looping: Enhancing Circularity

Ana Trigo Morais has a degree in Law at Católica Law School in Porto and a post-graduate qualification in Executive Management at AESE Business School in Lisbon, where she earned high experience in management areas. 

She started her professional experience at Teatro Nacional de São Carlos and in 2004 she joined Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém as an executive member of the Board. 

Six years later, in 2010, she became CEO at APED, the Portuguese Retailers Association, where she remained until 2018. 

Currently, she holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at Sociedade Ponto Verde. 

Carolina Holland

Carolina Holland
Senior Analyst, Plastics Recycling, EMEA at ICIS

Speaker of the 3rd. Panel – Keep Looping: Enhancing Circularity

Carolina Perujo Holland, Plastics Recycling Senior Analyst at ICIS, joined the company in 2019. Carolina follows the recycled polymers market in the EMEA region, contributing to the development and launch of both ICIS Recycling Supply Trackers – Mechanical and Chemical. Carolina is responsible for research and analysis of Europe and Africa regions and publishes the ICIS R-PET Europe price forecast.

Carolina studied at Trinity College Dublin, earning a BA Joint Honours business and economics degree, and graduated from HEC Paris business school with a Master’s in management.

Joan Marc Simon

Joan Marc Simon
Executive Director at Zero Waste Europe

Speaker of the 3rd. Panel – Keep Looping: Enhancing Circularity

Joan Marc is a social entrepreneur and author. With 20 year long experience in zero waste and EU policies, he founded Zero Waste Europe in 2011, serves as board member of the Mission Zero Academy. He published many articles and books on the topic of zero waste and circular economy and led initiatives to implement zero waste solutions such as the zero waste certification for cities and businesses or several reuse initiatives.

Marco Versari

Marco Versari
President of Consorzio Biorepack

Speaker of the 3rd. Panel – Keep Looping: Enhancing Circularity

Marco Versari was born in Imola on 4 August 1958. 

He graduated with honors in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Bologna. 

He has been President and legal representative of Biorepack since December 2018. 

Also, he is the Vice President of Assobioplastiche – the Italian Association of Bioplastics and Biodegradable and Compostable Materials – having been a founding member of the Association as well as its President in the last 10 years – and has joined the Board of Directors of CIC – Italian Compost Producers Alliance for more than 20 years.

Marco Versari has worked at Novamont for the past 30 years (from 1995 until his retirement on 31 August 2025), where he has held various leadership positions, reporting directly to the CEO. Since 2015, he has served as Novamont Director of Global Public Affairs. 

Rita Nabeiro

Rita Nabeiro
President of BCSD Portugal

Speaker of the 3rd. Panel – Keep Looping: Enhancing Circularity

Rita Nabeiro is an Executive Board Member at Grupo Nabeiro and CEO of Adega Mayor, where she leads strategic development with a focus on innovation, sustainability, and people. She joined the group in 2006, starting at Delta Cafés in marketing, and has since helped shape its evolution across multiple areas. 

She is also President of Associação Coração Delta (since 2023), promoting education and community inclusion, and President of BCSD Portugal (since 2025), where she works to accelerate sustainable business transformation in Portugal. 

Active in civic and cultural life, she sits on the boards of PWN Lisbon, advancing gender-balanced leadership, and the Centro Cultural de Belém, supporting strategic cultural governance. 

She holds a degree in Communication Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon. Her contributions have been recognized with the ANJE Entrepreneurial Woman Award (2022), and she served on the Reflection Group on the Future of Portugal (2018–2022), invited by the Presidency of the Republic. 

Sally Becken

Sally Beken
Prof. UK Circular Plastics Network Manager, Innovate UK Business Connect

Speaker of the 3rd. Panel – Keep Looping: Enhancing Circularity

Sally Beken is an innovation expert supporting the polymer community for over 20 years. She previously worked in the medical industry developing polymer medical devices with new formulations to reduce impact on the ozone layerHaving spent many years working with polymer experts she has an extensive personal network to draw upon from both the academic and business communities to facilitate the changes we need in the sustainability of polymeric materials and innovation for future polymer products. Her Ph.D. was in the modification and depolymerisation of polymer compounds, and she has an honorary role as Professor at Brunel University. Her current role at Innovate UK Business Connect includes strategic interventions to support and shape projects involving multiple stakeholders from the polymer supply chain from SMEs and academics to major retailers. She was deeply involved in the set-up of the £60m IUK Smart Sustainable Plastics Packaging challenge and has supported multiple polymer innovators during the challenge delivery phase. She founded and runs the UK Circular Plastics Network a community working to ensure that less plastics waste enters the environment or is sent to landfill. 

Stefano Soro

Stefano Soro
Head of Unit – Net Zero Industries, Sustainable and Circular Products European Commission, DG Internal Market, Industry Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Speaker of the 3rd. Panel – Keep Looping: Enhancing Circularity

Stefano Soro holds a degree in Management and Economics from Università Bocconi, Milan. 

After working in the HR department of a multinational company, he joined the European Commission in 1994, serving in a variety of posts in Eurostat, the Enterprise and Industry DG, the Secretariat-General and the Health and Consumers DG, where from 2006 to 2011 he headed the unit responsible for non-food consumer safety. From 2012 to 2016 he was the Head of the “Medicinal products – quality, safety and efficacy” Unit and then of the “Animal nutrition, veterinary medicines” Unit. 

Stefano joined the Internal Market, Industry Entrepreneurship and SMEs DG as Head of the “Food Industry” Unit in 2017. Since 16 March 2021 he is the Head of the DG’s new Net Zero Industries, Sustainable and Circular Products.

Alexandre Dangis

Alexandre Dangis
Vice-President Global Corporate Affairs at the GreenDot group

Speaker of the 4th. Panel – Regenerative Ecosystem Architecture: From cradle to cradle

Alexandre Dangis holds a Masters’ Degrees in Business and in International and European Law from the University of Brussels. After having been involved in the family business producing plastic bags and selling injection and blow moulding machinery Alexandre set up in 1990 the European Plastics Converters (EuPC) association, which is the European representative for plastics converters in Brussels representing a sector of over 50 000 companies (mainly SMEs) and a turnover of almost € 300 Billion as well as PRE (Plastics Recyclers Europe) in 1996. 

Alexandre is also managing director of Polymer Comply Europe CVBA (PCE), a service company providing the resources needed to work on issues affecting plastics converters in Europe. 

He is also the President of the Waste Free Oceans foundation (WFO), fighting against the problem of marine litter at global level. WFO has activities in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa. Since 1st January 2023 he is Vice-President Global Corporate Affairs at the GreenDot group who owns Der Grüner Punkt and he is board member of EPRO as well as board member of Kunstoffland NRW.

Anselmo Crespo

Anselmo Crespo
Director of New Content at CNN Portugal and TVI

Speaker of the 4th. Panel – Regenerative Ecosystem Architecture: From cradle to cradle

Anselmo Crespo is Director of New Content at CNN Portugal and TVI, a political commentator, and host of Contra Poder. 

He was previously News Director at TVI/TVI24 and Deputy News Director at TSF, where he led the Politics desk and digital strategy. He began his career at SIC in 2002, covering sports and later economics, and was special correspondent and editor of Jornal da Noite. 

He has moderated key political debates, authored two books, and received the 2019 “Merit and Excellence” award. 

He holds a degree in Communication Sciences, a master’s, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Católica in 2023.

Els Bruggeman

Els Bruggeman
Head Policy and Enforcement at Euroconsumers

Speaker of the 4th. Panel – Regenerative Ecosystem Architecture: From cradle to cradle

Els Bruggeman is Head Policy and Enforcement at Euroconsumers, a leading global consumer group that gathers five national consumer organisations: Testachats (Belgium), Altroconsumo (Italy), OCU (Spain), Deco Proteste (Portugal) and Proteste (Brazil), representing almost 1.5 million consumers. She leads policy on digital and sustainability issues and has coordinated joint enforcement actions, including class actions against Volkswagen (Dieselgate) and Apple (planned obsolescence).

Els joined the consumer movement in 2014 as EU Public Affairs advisor for Testachats/Testaankoop (Belgium). Previously, she spent over 10 years in politics as a policy advisor and spokesperson i.a. for the Belgian minister of consumer protection.

She holds master degrees in both History and Law, and Advanced Masters in International Politics and Conflict & Development Studies. She is a member of the Executive Board of BEUC (European umbrella organization for consumers).

Emmanuelle Maire

Emmanuelle Maire
Head of Unit for Circular economy, Sustainable Production and Consumption at the Directorate-general for Environment (DG ENV) of the European Commission

Speaker of the 4th. Panel – Regenerative Ecosystem Architecture: From cradle to cradle

Emmanuelle Maire holds a European Master’s degree from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. She also graduated in political science and international relations from the Universities of Grenoble and Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne in France. 

Currently, she serves as the Head of Unit for Circular economy, Sustainable Production and Consumption at the Directorate-general for Environment (DG ENV). 

The core activity of her team is to support the transition to a competitive circular economy in the European Union and promote stakeholders dialogue across the European Union through the Circular economy stakeholders’ platform. 

Her team leads on the preparation of the new Bioeconomy strategy. She is in charge of the negotiations of several legislative proposals such as the Green Claims Directive, as well as the implementation of the Plastics strategy, the Single-use plastics Directive and the EU Ecolabel Regulation.

Jo Ruxton

Jo Ruxton
Founder of Ocean Generation

Speaker of the 4th. Panel – Regenerative Ecosystem Architecture: From cradle to cradle

Jo Ruxton is the founder of the NGO Ocean Generation and a passionate campaigner for the Ocean. She started the first marine programme for WWF in Hong Kong where she was a key advocate for the establishment of the first marine protected areas.  She was a Producer at the BBC Natural History Unit and a member of the dive team since 1st days of filming for the Blue Planet series.  

Disappointed by the lack of conservation-focused documentaries at the BBC, Jo decided to leave and make her multi-award-winning documentary, A Plastic Ocean shown in 90 countries. 

Jo was awarded the MBE for Services to Marine Conservation by Queen Elizabeth’s in 2022.

José Ricardo Roriz Coelho

José Ricardo Roriz Coelho
Board President ABIPLAST and SINDIPLAST. Vice-President COPIN

Speaker of the 4th. Panel – Regenerative Ecosystem Architecture: From cradle to cradle

José Ricardo Roriz Coelho is a Mechanical Engineer from UNB – University of Brasília, with a postgraduate degree in Marketing from ESPM and a specialization in Finance from FGV/SP. He also holds a Business MBA from Fundação Dom Cabral and completed the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD in France. He currently serves as a board member in the Board Member Development Program at Fundação Dom Cabral.

José Ricardo Roriz Coelho also holds additional leadership roles, serving as President of the Board at ABIPLAST – the Brazilian Association of the Plastics Industry, and at SINDIPLAST – the Union of the Plastic Material Industry, Processing, and Recycling in the State of São Paulo. He is also the Vice President of COPIN – the Thematic Council for Industrial Policy and Technological Development at the National Confederation of Industry (CNI).

Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson
Professor of Marine Biology and Director of the University of Plymouth Marine Institute

Speaker of the 4th. Panel – Regenerative Ecosystem Architecture: From cradle to cradle

Richard is a world expert on plastic pollution. In 2004, he published the first paper using the term microplastics to describe the environmental accumulation of microscopic fragments of plastic. His team are at the forefront of research on the distribution and impacts of plastic pollution. Their work has informed policy addressing microplastic contamination was recognised by a Queens Anniversary Prize in 2020. The team now focus on evaluating the efficacy of solutions to this global challenge. He was awarded am OBE for services to Marine Science in 2018 and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2021.

Rui Quadrado

Rui Quadrado
Business Development Manager at TOMRA Systems

Speaker of the 4th. Panel – Regenerative Ecosystem Architecture: From cradle to cradle

Rui Quadrado leads business development for the Reuse segment at TOMRA Systems, driving the deployment of infrastructure and technology for reusable packaging across urban environments. 

With a background in sustainable innovation and international market development, Rui has played a central role in designing, launching, and scaling city-level reuse pilots that bring circular economy principles into practice — including the systems currently operating in Aarhus and Lisbon. 

His work bridges technology, policy, and consumer experience, supporting cities, brands, and businesses in transitioning from single-use to reuse through scalable, compliant, and user-friendly models. Rui’s approach reflects TOMRA’s mission to close the loop on plastic waste and is actively informing reuse strategies for other European cities in 2025 and beyond.

Natalia Ortega

Natalia Ortega
Editor-in-Chief Plastics Technology Mexico

Moderator of the 1st. Panel – Resilient Industry and Integrated Management

Journalist with a master’s degree in international Affairs. With over 20 years of experience publications related to plastics and manufacturing industries in Mexico and South America. She was a recipient of the prestigious Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan (2014-2015) and received the Siemens Environmental Journalism Award in 2011. Currently, she actively contributes to the discussion on plastic circularity, recycling, sustainability, and female leadership in manufacturing through content creation, storytelling, and analysis of technological and market trends. 

Assunta Camilo

Assunta Camilo
Director of the Instituto de Embalagens (Packaging Institute) and Futurepack, Consultoria de Embalagens

Moderator of the 2nd. Panel – Transition Pathways: A Societal Approach

Assunta has over 42 years’ experience in the packaging market, with expertise in development, strategic planning, and business management in companies such as Cyklop, Amcor, Tetra Pak, and others.  

As a writer and international speaker, she has covered themes such as packaging, trends and innovation and sustainability.  

She has participated in international events and fairs such as InterPack, Kshow, Emballage, Chinaplas, Tokyo Pack, Anuga, Drupa, Pack Expo, Drinktec, SIAL etc. 

She won several national and international awards. Currently, she is founder and CEO of Instituto de Embalagens (Packaging Institute) and director from the Book’s collections “Better Packaging. Better World” and “Packaging Around the World”.

Liliam Benzi

Liliam Benzi
Communication Advisor at ABIEF and Founder & CEO of LDB Comunicação Empresarial

Moderator of the 3rd. Panel – Keep Looping: Enhancing Circularity

Liliam Benzi is a specialist in Communication, Digital Marketing, and Business Development & Strategies for B2B, with a strong focus on the packaging industry. 

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication (FIAM), a Postgraduate degree in Packaging Engineering (Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia), and specializations in Digital Marketing (Insper) and AI Applied to Business (Ibmec). 

As the head of LDB Comunicação Empresarial, she works as a Communication & Marketing Advisor, Social Media Manager, and Business Strategist for Brazilian and international companies and organizations, including ABIEF and WPO (World Packaging Organization). 

Liliam was named Professional of the Year by the Embanews Brazilian Packaging Award and was the first Latin American President of the IPPO (International Packaging Press Organization), where she remains an Honorary Member. 

Jorge Cristino

Jorge Cristino
Partner of Get2C and Climate Action and Sustainable Transition Broker

Moderator of the 4th. Panel – Regenerative Ecosystem Architecture: From cradle to cradle

Jorge Cristino is an engineer, with master’s in international relations, postgraduate in Environmental Law, specialized in Cooperation for Development. Currently He is Partner at Get2C, and he was board member in a Portuguese state owner company for environment, geology and mining, and Chief of Staff of Secretary of State of Environment. He is also member for the Task Force to recognize Climate System as a Common Heritage of Humanity by United Nations and member of several NGOs. He’s also author of the book “The Cities’ Mission to tackle climate change”, as well as several scientific and opinion articles. 

Filipe Domingues

Filipe Domingues
Co-founder and director of the Centre for Cooperation in Cyberspace

Host

Filipe Domingues is co-founder and director of the Centre for Cooperation in Cyberspace (CCC), Representative in Portugal of the Institute for Economics and Peace, consultant for Concerta International Consulting and guest professor at the Nova School of Business and Economics. 

He was Secretary General of the Institute for the Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean – IPDAL – where he remains a non-executive member of the Board of Directors, was a radio and television journalist and is one of the co-authors of the biography of UN Secretary General António Guterres, ‘The World Doesn’t Have to Be This Way’. 

He was honoured by the Government of Colombia with the Orden de San Carlos. 

Filipe Domingues has a degree in Communication Sciences from Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He was born in 1985, is married and has two children. 

Bruno Pereira da Silva

Bruno Pereira da Silva
Public Affairs and Sustainability Director at PIEP

Media Officer

Bruno Pereira da Silva is the Public Affairs and Sustainability Director at PIEP, the Innovation Center in Polymer Engineering at the University of Minho. In this role, he leads research, development, and innovation initiatives focused on the Circular Economy and Sustainability, working in close collaboration with national and international industry stakeholders across multiple sectors, including packaging, aeronautics, automotive, space, defense, and energy. 

He represents PIEP in various strategic platforms at both national and international levels, contributing to the advancement of sustainable policies and industrial practices. He currently participates in the Circular Plastics Alliance, APIP – Portuguese Plastics Industry Association, ASWP – Smart Waste Portugal, PFP – Portuguese Railway Platform, ECP4 – European Composites, Plastics and Polymer Processing Platform, and the IAM – Innovative Advanced Materials Initiative. Through these roles, he actively promotes sustainable innovation, cross-sector collaboration, and the alignment of industrial practices with European and global sustainability objectives. 

He holds a degree in Polymer Engineering from the University of Minho and a specialization in Design and Manufacturing of Automotive Components from the University of Porto. He has also completed advanced training in Project Management and the Advanced Management Programme at Porto Business School, as well as the Executive Programme in ESG Corporate and Non-Financial Reporting at ISEG – Executive Education in Economics and Management. 

Pedro Paes do Amaral
Executive Vice-President of APIP & Executive Director of PSGE

Executive Director

Pedro Paes do Amaral holds a law degree from the Portuguese Catholic University. 

Most of his professional life has been dedicated to the plastics sector, with 30 years of experience in the field of raw materials. He began his career in the masterbatch segment, serving as General Manager of Cromitap for over 16 years. He later moved into the distribution of various polymer raw materials, working at Nexeo Solutions from 2012 to 2016. Since 2016, he has been with IP Interpolimeri Portugal, where he currently serves as a board member. 

Since 2019, he has also held the position of Executive Vice-President of APIP – the Portuguese Plastics Industry Association – where he is responsible for coordinating the various vice-presidencies and APIP’s operational activities. Pedro Paes do Amaral assumed the role of Executive Director of the Plastics Summit – Global Event in 2022, and at the European level, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of EuPC – European Plastics Converters since 2023.

Cátia Morais

Cátia Morais
Communications Manager APIP & Operations Manager PSGE 

Operations Manager

Cátia Morais has a Master in Environmental Engineering – Environmental Management, from Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)  

Her professional career began at SGS – Sociedade Geral de Superintendência S.A., where she spent ten years as a Key Account Manager and later as a specialist in the Environment and Safety services. In this role, she was responsible for environmental and safety monitoring, inspections, and audits across various industries. As a Health and Safety Technician – Level VI, Cátia also has a background in Quality, Environmental, and Safety management systems.  

In APIP since 2021, Cátia Morais took on the role of Communications Manager of the Portuguese Plastics Industry Association (APIP), responsible for organizing and managing events, as well as implementing the association’s marketing and communication strategy. In the same year, Cátia assumes the position of Operations Manager for Plastics Summit – Global Event, ensuring, together with the APIP team, the organization and logistics of the event, as well as sponsorships and partnerships management.  

Romaissae Eddibi

Romaissae Eddibi

Youth Ambassador

Hi!
I’m Romaissae Eddibi, I’m 14 years old and a student from Casablanca, Morocco.
I speak Arabic, French, English, and a little bit of Turkish, and I’m going into 10th grade. I’ve always loved connecting with people from different cultures, and I’m someone who’s not afraid to try new experiences and step out of my comfort zone.

I’m passionate about public speaking, communication, and organizing things, whether it’s at school or through volunteering. I’ve been a class representative and have spoken on stage in my school’s theatre several times. I’m also an active volunteer with an association called The Big Heart, where I’ve helped clean beaches and distribute Ramadan Iftars to families in need.

What motivates me the most is having supportive friends, staying in a positive environment, and always learning new things. I care deeply about my religion, the environment, equality, and women’s rights.

One of my biggest goals is to become a successful businesswoman who makes a real impact. The impact I want to have on others is to protect the environment, give everything a fair chance, and always put my trust in Allah.

Cidália Teixeira
Coordinator of R&D Projects and QMS at COMPONIT

Speaker of PPS13 | Biofilm

Cidália Teixeira holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and has over 17 years of experience in the masterbatch and compound plastics industry, where she has led different departments. She is currently Quality System Manager and R&D Projects Coordinator at COMPONIT and within the group’s companies. 

Cátia Zoraida

Cátia Zoraida
Project Manager at PIEP - Innovation in Polymer Engineering

Speaker of PPS3 | RECPET

Cátia Zoraida holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto and is currently a Project Manager at PIEP. 

She has managed four multidisciplinary projects focused on innovation and technological development. 

Passionate about creating sustainable solutions, she believes in the power of collaboration to drive real impact in industry and society, contributing actively to building a more innovative and sustainable future.