Friday 13 June 2008

Repak's Members Conference Agenda 2008

EVENT BOOKED OUT
Repak Members Conference 2008
Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel
Northern Cross –Jct. of N32 & Malahide Road,
Dublin 17
Thursday 19th June 2008


Moderator
Mary Kennedy of RTE’s ‘Nationwide’ Programme


Conference Theme
The Challenge of Change -
“Optimising Packaging and Packaging Recycling in Ireland”

Conference Programme

Part 1 Repak and the new Legislative Framework/DoEHLG challenges to industry
08.45 Registration/Coffee

09.15 Conference Opening remarks by Repak Chairman, Adrian Goodrich.

09.30 Keynote address by the Minister of State at the Dept of the Environment,
Heritage & Local Govt., Michael Kitt , TD.

09.45 “The challenges facing Repak over the next 4 years” - Dr. Andrew
Hetherington, CEO, Repak

10.15 The Government’s challenge to introduce mandatory deposits on beverage
containers - The European Perspective: Guest speaker, Bob Schmitz, European Regulatory Affairs Consultant

10.45 1st Question & Answer session

11.00 Tea/Coffee break

Part 2 Members meeting the Challenges – Prevention and Best Practice case studies

11.20 Packaging Prevention Programme – challenges and opportunities - Colm
Munnelly, Repak’s Packaging Prevention Technologist

11.50 Members’ Best Practice - case study No. 1 – Dermot Breen, Director of Corporate Affairs, Tesco Ireland

12.20 Members’ Best Practice - case study No. 2 - John Connolly, Director of EMEA Supply Chain, Symantec Limited

12.40 Open Forum – final Q & A’s – Conference closes

12.45 Buffet lunch in the main dining room next to the conference room

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