Global
Plastic
Pollution
Systems
Symposium

2 - 4 Oct 2024
Rhodes, Greece
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Paving the way in the fight against plastic pollution.

Join us in Rhodes just after the Bangkok intersession and ahead of the INC-5 in Busan to accelerate the development of preventive value-chain systems solutions.

Together in Rhodes, we inform the plastic pollution science-policy interface based on latest scientific quantifiable evidence and innovation developments.

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Thematic Areas

Sustainable plastics production and consumption
Health and plastics
Just transition: baselines and futures
Science-policy interface
Emissions, sources, pathways and receptors
Plastics circularity vs. waste management
Financial mechanisms
Monitoring and modelling methods - harmonization

Invited Speakers

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Dr Karen Raubenheimer
Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, Australia
Dr Sonia Dias
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), Brazil
Dr Feliks Bezati
Global Circular Packaging Director at Mars
Prof Brajesh Dubey
Professor-Circular Engineering, Civil Engg, Chair-School of Water Resources, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
Prof Katia Lasaridi
Harokopio University, Greece
Dr Janaka DeSilva
IUCN, Senior Programme Coordinator, Global Marine and Polar Programme, Switzerland
Prof Antonis Zorpas
Associate Professor, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Dr Amani Maalouf
University of Oxford, UK
Prof Damià Barceló
University of Almeria, Spain
Prof Dimitris Komilis
Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
David Lerpiniere
University of Leeds, UK
Jacob Kean-Hammerson
Environmental Investigation Agency, UK
Ricarda Fieber
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Andrew Whiteman
Managing Director and a founding partner of the Resources and Waste Advisory Group, UK
Dr Margherita Pucino
Metrics Lead, Global Plastic Action Partnership — World Economic Forum, Switzerland
Dr Patrick O’ Hare
University of St Andrews, UK
Maria Tsakona
Senior Expert, Waste and Marine Litter, Norway/Greece

Conference Chairpersons

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Prof. Demetris-Francis Lekkas
Professor, University of the Aegean, Greece
Dr. Costas Velis
Lecturer, University of Leeds, UK

Moderators

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Dr Angeliki Kosmopoulou
Story Strategist - Founder, Storymentor
Mohamed Kamal
Greenish, Egypt
Dr Josh Cottom
Research Fellow, Plastic Pollution, University of Leeds
Dr Janaka DeSilva
IUCN, Senior Programme Coordinator, Global Marine and Polar Programme, Switzerland
Dr Amani Maalouf
University of Oxford, UK
Prof Demetris-Francis Lekkas
University of the Aegean, Greece
David Lerpiniere
Researcher, University of Leeds
Dr Costas Velis
Lecturer in Resource Efficiency Systems, University of Leeds, UK
Dr Feliks Bezati
Global Circular Packaging Director at Mars
Dr Stergios Vakalis
Associate Professor – Department of Environment, University of the Aegean
Ed Cook
Research Fellow, Circular Economy Systems for Waste Plastics, University of Leeds
Andrew Whiteman
Managing Director and a founding partner of the Resources and Waste Advisory Group, UK
Dr Feliks Bezati
Global Circular Packaging Director at Mars
Dr Costas Velis
Lecturer in Resource Efficiency Systems, University of Leeds, UK
Dr Josh Cottom
Research Fellow, Plastic Pollution, University of Leeds
Ed Cook
Research Fellow, Circular Economy Systems for Waste Plastics, University of Leeds
Dr Janaka DeSilva
IUCN, Senior Programme Coordinator, Global Marine and Polar Programme, Switzerland
Dr Stergios Vakalis
Associate Professor – Department of Environment, University of the Aegean
Mohamed Kamal
Greenish, Egypt
Dr Amani Maalouf
University of Oxford, UK
Prof Demetris-Francis Lekkas
University of the Aegean, Greece
Dr Angeliki Kosmopoulou
Story Strategist - Founder, Storymentor
Andrew Whiteman
Managing Director and a founding partner of the Resources and Waste Advisory Group, UK
David Lerpiniere
Researcher, University of Leeds
Dr Feliks Bezati
Global Circular Packaging Director at Mars
Dr Costas Velis
Lecturer in Resource Efficiency Systems, University of Leeds, UK
Dr Josh Cottom
Research Fellow, Plastic Pollution, University of Leeds
Ed Cook
Research Fellow, Circular Economy Systems for Waste Plastics, University of Leeds
Dr Janaka DeSilva
IUCN, Senior Programme Coordinator, Global Marine and Polar Programme, Switzerland
Dr Stergios Vakalis
Associate Professor – Department of Environment, University of the Aegean
Mohamed Kamal
Greenish, Egypt
Dr Amani Maalouf
University of Oxford, UK
Prof Demetris-Francis Lekkas
University of the Aegean, Greece
Dr Angeliki Kosmopoulou
Story Strategist - Founder, Storymentor
Andrew Whiteman
Managing Director and a founding partner of the Resources and Waste Advisory Group, UK
David Lerpiniere
Researcher, University of Leeds
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Rhodes, the largest of Greece’s Dodecanese islands, is known for its beach resorts, ancient ruins and remnants of its occupation by the Knights of St. John during the Crusades.
Visit Region of South Aegean
The city of Rhodes has an Old Town featuring the medieval Street of the Knights and the castlelike Palace of the Grand Masters.
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Enjoy world-class beaches, pinewoods, recreation and cultural activities
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