Dr. Paolo Glerean, holds a degree in Economics from the University of Trieste . Since 2011, he has been a Board Member at Aliplast where he leads Sales, Marketing, and Institutional Affairs.

Actively engaged in the circular economy and plastics recycling sectors, he serves on the board of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and chairs the RecyClass platform.

He is also a board member of Assorimap, the Italian Plastics Recyclers Association, and has held leadership roles within PET Sheet Europe, a sector group of EuPC and currently Vice-President.

Job Ridderbeckswas educated as a Materials Science Chemical Engineer and started his career testing polymer materials at Intertek. He has deep knowledge and experience as a Technical Specialist for Food Contact Materials consulting clients on their compliance needs, coordinates compliance testing programs, and runs projects to support notification submissions to authorities.

In 2023, he moved to FoodChain ID which provides integrated food safety, quality and sustainability services to the global agrifoods industry

Chris Sherrington, Head of Environmental Policy & Economics at Eunomia, is an environmental economist with over 15 years steering research at the forefront of the circular economy. His work is largely focused on the effective design and implementation of a range of policy mechanisms, including economic instruments, to hasten the transition to a circular economy in a way that is cost-effective and fair.

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He has been for more than 20 years in the business of PET recycling. Held various positions related to quality, environment, operations, purchasing and projects. His last position prior to joining PETCORE EUROPE, was Director of Projects and Quality for the Plastipak Beaune (FR) operation producing more than 45.000T/y of food grade rPET for Plastipak’s preform injection operations with the main focus on continuously improving quality and output. He was formerly a board member and a treasurer of PETCORE EUROPE and a board member of the French Elipso association. Raphael is based near Nuits-Saint-Georges in France.

Jean-Philippe Montfort is one of Europe's leading and most experienced legal practitioners on EU chemical control (REACH/CSS). Clients turn to Jean-Philippe for counsel in the following areas:

REACH Regulation: Jean-Philippe provides strategic advice, advocacy and litigation support to companies and trade associations to defend substances targeted under the REACH and CLP legislations. He has an impressive track record of successfully litigating cases before the European Courts and the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) Board of Appeal (BoA). He is widely recognized as an innovative, yet pragmatic, advisor and litigator

As President of PETCORE Europe,Antonello has a long-term story as Dow Plastic employee in different roles mainly in the PET business as Global Commercial Director in Equipolymers and in plastic recycling as Sr. Business Development Director EMEAI in Dow Plastics & Specialty Plastic Recycling.

Antonello is Past President and actually Deputy Chairman in Corepla, the Italian EPR scheme for plastic packaging recycling.

Charlotte Werner is a seasoned expert in packaging sustainability and circularity.

As a former research associate at the University of Applied Sciences Vienna, Charlotte focused on the recyclability and circularity of packaging. She later transitioned into consulting, joining Circular Analytics, where she now leads the Circularity team. In this role, she specializes in evaluating and optimizing packaging sustainability while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Additionally, Charlotte has been a Project Manager with 4evergreen for nearly three years, collaborating with over 100 companies to now develop already the third version of the Circularity by Design Guideline for fiber-based packaging.

Dr. Jan Henke has studied International Economics and has worked for four years at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in the research area of environmental and resource economics. He works with Meo Carbon Solutions since its foundation. Meo is a management consultancy focusing on sustainability, climate change, renewable resources and energies, bio- and circular economy and sustainability certification. 

Jan has also been involved since the very beginning in the development of ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) and is responsible for ISCC PLUS developments. He is also Managing Director of GRAS Global Risk Assessment Services and a Board Member of the coffee certification system 4C. 

As state approved food chemist and food safety expert for UNIDO (United Nations Industry Development Organisation)Thomas is also offering full service in food safety and quality management. He is also lecturing regularly at ETH Zürich food safety and quality management as well as food analysis.

Finally, Thomas Gude is enganged in DIN and CEN projects dealing with Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) and their risk assessment in food contact materials and generally non-food products.

With over 25 years of industry (pharmaceutical, chemical and food) and non-industry (EU Reference Laboratoy) experience, Thomas Gude ensures the highest standards of safety and quality. Trust us to guide you through the complexities of the food contact material, food and chemical industry and help you achieve excellence in every aspect of your business.

Thomas De Meester is the Head of the European Plastic Films (EuPF) sector group of EuPC, where he leads advocacy initiatives and represents Europe’s plastic film converters in Brussels on sustainability and regulatory issues. He previously managed public and regulatory affairs at Fost Plus, promoting packaging recycling under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) principle and focusing on EU legislation, and has earlier experience in market surveillance and international trade policy. Thomas holds a Postgraduate Degree in Economic Diplomacy and a Master’s in International Business Economics and Management.

Jan Seebass advises companies on purchasing, sales, and distribution along the supply chain in national and international trade and represents his clients in disputes both in and out of court in all matters relating to commercial and product law. Jan Seebass has successfully enforced the rights of his clients on numerous occasions.

He focuses in particular on legal advice in chemical law and franchising. He advises both franchisors and franchisees and is a member of the German Franchise Association. As a member of the German Franchise Association, Jan gives lectures and training courses on current legal issues relating to franchising