RWM: Resource & Waste Management Expo 2026: agenda and talks
73 sessions across 5 theatres. Times and access details as published by the organiser — always check the official programme on the day.
Wednesday 16 September 2026
- 10:00–10:30Leading Industrial Waste: Practical Strategies to Manage Waste StreamsRWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
- 10:40–11:25Leading the UK Waste Sector: Strategy, Change and Future DirectionRWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
Anna Willetts, Partner & Environmental Criminal Lawyer, GunnerCooke · John Scanlon, EVP UK, SUEZ · Marc Angell, Chief Financial Officer, Biffa · Mark Burrows-Smith, CEO, Encyclis · Neil Grundon, Chairman, Grundon · Rory Brien, Head of Municipal Treatment, FCC
- 11:40–12:10A Risk-Based Approach to Fire ProtectionRWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
Marcus Picton, Director, Blazequel
- 12:20–13:00Paper's Journey Towards a Sustainable Future- a Year OnRWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
Ben Powell, Head of External Affairs, ACE UK · Dimitra Rappou, Executive Director- Sustainable Products, Confederation of Paper Industries · Maria Georgiadou, Cepi
- 13:10–13:40One Spark. One Fire. One Major Disruption.RWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
Jonathan Hamill, Managing Director, GreCon Ltd
- 14:25–14:55How Predictive Technology is Redefining Fire Protection in Waste ManagementRWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
Angelica Ayala, Area Sales Manager, Firefly
- 15:05–15:35Pushing the Need for Sustained and Improved Overall Understanding and Sorting of Waste Through AI IntegrationRWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
Remi Le Grand, Sales Director for Europe, Max-AI
- 15:45–16:15What's Actually in the Bin? Using Advanced Sortation to Unlock the Residual Waste Blind SpotRWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
Nial Bolster, Regional Sales Manager, AMP
Thursday 17 September 2026
- 10:00–10:30Producer Responsibility and Rights to RepairRWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
John Twichen, Founder and CEO, Stuff4Life
- 10:40–11:25The Future of the UK Waste Wood MarketRWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
- 11:35–12:05How Two Operators Are Automating EA Compliance Reporting with AIRWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
- 12:15–13:00Serving Sustainability: Hospitality's Journey to Simpler RecyclingRWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
- 13:45–14:15Waste Crime and Business Responsibility: Knowing Where Waste Goes and the Importance of Industry EducationRWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
Anna Willetts, Partner & Environmental Criminal Lawyer, GunnerCooke · Gareth Rollings, Chair of LARAC, Head of Waste, LARAC/West Sussex County Council
- 14:25–14:55Recycling Solutions for a Sustainable TomorrowRWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
- 15:05–15:50Challenges and Opportunities for Industries from CompostingRWM Commercial, Industrial & Hazardous Waste TheatreIncluded
Alex Montgomery, Director, Generation Soil CIC and Doctoral Researcher with the UK Food Systems Centre for Doctoral Training, Generation Soil · Fiona Taylor, CEO, Garden Organic · Heather Gorringe, Partner, Wiggly Wigglers · Kelly Osborne, Sustainability and Engagement Officer, Gloucestershire County Council