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[FULL BOOKED]

It is the global proliferation of products within the food and drink sector that has become the scourge of environmentalists and the millennials around the world. Our TV screens and newspapers are filled with ugly images of plastic and other packaging waste. Cities, oceans, and beaches are all becoming clogged up.

Our host country is a particular victim simply because of the size of the population and growing consumerism.

There are many existing initiatives and technologies available to help address the problem with many UK companies leading the way. However, the required solutions require multi-stakeholder support including from all levels of Government. BritCham has been working with a number of companies and Government stakeholders such as the West Java Government to bring solutions to Indonesia. We are also delighted to partner with GAPMMI (Indonesia Food & Beverage Association) to push forward the multi-stakeholder agenda.

Over a full breakfast, we welcome five executive panellists that represent the FMCG MNCs and the technology solutions providers. In particular, we explore how the entire packaging industry is positively responding to the rally-cry of the millennials with an environmental conscience. We learn how a new set of business opportunities is emerging from consumer demand for sustainability.

*to be confirmed

The price includes full breakfast

Speakers

Adhi Lukman

Chairman at Indonesian Food and Beverages Association

Bima Arya Sugiarto*

Mayor of Bogor

Carlos Monreal

Chief Executive Officer at Plastic Energy

David Ingram

Chief Procurement Officer at Unilever

Tobias Huinink

Business Director Asia of ALBA Group

Rosa Vivien Ratnawati

Director General of Waste, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste Management at Ministry of Environment and Forestry

Carlos Monreal is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Plastic Energy, one of the world leading chemical recycling company with industrial plants operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week since 2015. He has significant experience as a CEO engineer by training and has been a serial entrepreneur for more than 30 years. He was the founder and CEO of Inlandgeo, a company supplying high tech electronic instruments and turnkey solutions in multiple industries for 24 years, and later President of Abasol for seven years. This company offered consultancy and EPC solutions on renewable energy and efficiency. Carlos is also founder and CEO of Greenland Capital, a company with the vision to identify and develop disruptive technologies that provide sustainable and economical solutions to the growing challenges of waste and water management and alternative energy management. He studied Business Administration at the University of Navarra (IESE) and Engineering at the University Polytechnic of Madrid and returned there to study waste management in 2014.

Having joined the business in 1989, Dave has worked in the UK, Mexico, Shanghai, Singapore and The Netherlands during his 30-year career with Unilever. His extensive experience spans supply chain operations, including procurement, manufacturing, logistics and planning.
Dave was appointed Chief Procurement Officer in April 2019, based in Singapore, and also assumed the role as Head of Unilever Asia (UAPL). He is responsible for the procurement of all goods and services globally, supporting the creation of over 400 brands sold in over 190 countries. Dave is also tasked with delivering ambitious sustainable sourcing strategies as part of Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan.
Prior to these appointments, Dave was a member of the Unilever European Executive and the Global Supply Chain leadership teams, responsible for the European Supply Chain. Additionally, Dave was responsible for the Global Planning organization and in developing the strategy for the Digital Re-Wire of the Supply Chain function.
In 2013, Dave led the Supply Chain for China and North Asia, supporting the doubling of the business and ultimately took responsibility as the Head of Supply Chain Asia in lying the foundations for e-commerce.
Dave holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, UK and is a native of Scotland.

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BritCham CEO Series: The Curse of Packaging - an Environmental Opportunity

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