9th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference
14 February 2019, Residence Palace, Brussels (Belgium)
The annual ISCC Global Sustainability Conference offered valuable insights into the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II). Expert speakers from the European Commission, Member States, as well as business insiders discussed key elements, implementation steps and the impact on different markets. In addition, the conference included forward-thinking talks about the circular and bio-economy, as well as success stories from system users, the increasing importance of sustainable aviation fuels and innovative solutions.
The ISCC Global Sustainability Conference is a well-established platform for industry and trade representatives, NGO’s, associations, research bodies and authorities. The conference was a huge success, with a record interest of 330 registered attendees.
Presentations
- Prof Gernot Klepper, Chair of the ISCC e.V. board; Dr Norbert Schmitz, Managing Director, ISCC System GmbH, Germany
Latest developments of ISCC - Giulio Volpi, Policy officer Renewables and CS Policy, DG Energy, European Commission
The new Renewable Energy Directive and implementation steps - Charles-Albert Peers, President ePURE, CEO Alcogroup, Belgium
Reconciling ESR-RED II objectives under the Energy Union Governance - Michael Fiedler-Panajotopoulos, President of EWABA, Director Government Affairs, Renewable Energy Group, Germany/USA
Renewable Fuels for the Diesel Market - François Ioos, Vice President Biofuels, Total, France
RED II – HVO and Co-processing - Keeley Bignal, Head of Low Carbon Fuels Division, Department for Transport, United Kingdom
UK support for renewable transport fuels and RED II implementation - Nicolas Morin, Office of Petroleum Logistics and Alternative Fuels, Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, France
French biofuels policies - Mark Vester, Business Director Polyethylenes Europe, SABIC, The Netherlands
Innovative solutions for sustainable recycling - Erwin Vink, Sustainability Manager, NatureWorks, USA
Sustainable Biomass for Bio-based Polymers - Dr Jan Henke, Director, Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany
ISCC Solutions for Renewable and Circular Supply Chains - Jonas Rorarius, Head of Supply Chain Compliance, Neste, Finland
Deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuels - Dannis Poon, Executive Vice President, ECO Environmental Investments, Hong Kong
HVO Production from Waste Feedstocks - Alejandra Rueda, Founder, NES Naturaleza, Colombia
Sustainable Supply Chains in Latin America - La Rhea Pepper, Managing Director, Textile Exchange, USA
Textile Exchange – Introduction - Andreas Feige, Managing Director, ISCC System, Germany
Implementing Traceability Solutions for Smallholders