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WASTE MANAGEMENT Smart Classes show key buyer side stakeholders how deploying the latest digital technology-enabled solutions, data-driven strategies and best practices can help increase the efficiency of waste collection, separation and disposal, and facilitate the transition of the UK waste market to a circular economy.
Qualifying delegates include commissioning, procurement, trialling, partnering and policy leads, senior influencers, strategic decision makers, environmental managers and planners from UK waste collection authorities (WCAs), waste disposal authorities (WDAs), private waste contractors, local authorities (city, borough, metropolitan, district and county councils)/combined authorities and their waste management & recycling partners, retailers, health services, building and estate services, transport operations (and other major industry generators of waste), utilities and renewable energy providers, reuse and waste prevention organisations, prime contractors, central government departments and environmental agencies.
Core themes range from collection vehicles logistics optimization, automated waste collection systems, smart bins and intelligent waste monitoring, analysing waste-related databases and new ways of aggregating, cleaning, visualising and sharing waste data, to connected asset management/using IoT to maintain assets, reuse and redistribution applications, innovative approaches to waste crime, digital waste tracking, sensor based sorting, robotics in recycling, AI based computer vision across the waste chain, smart waste compliance, mobile workforce management, ‘designing out waste’ in construction, waste-to-energy, applying blockchain technology to waste management, and new business models (e.g. digital sharing platforms, product as a service, sustainability as a service). We also examine the behavioural insights provided by waste and recycling data in a Covid and post-Covid world and explore the planetary crises as catalysts for change, altering the dynamics of waste generation, accelerating the use of solutions that reduce the risk of transmission and motivating investment in new innovation.
Following highly acclaimed editions at Browns Courtrooms (Covent Garden) and The Gather (Leeds), WASTE MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2025 returns to London and will be hosted at Greencoat Place Conference Centre (Q1 2025 date TBC). Delegates will hear from industry movers, shapers and disruptors during initial rapid-fire thought leadership presentations, before moving on to in-depth consultations with experts and peers during the roundtable discussions. Once again, this Smart Class will also feature up to 3 keynote presentations giving real world insight into collaborative initiatives, digital journeys and adoptions of emerging, transformative technologies in managing waste. This half day in-person event is free to attend for bona fide delegates satisfying our registration criteria.
Our previous Waste Management Smart Classes have attracted senior delegates from stakeholders such as:
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Testimonials and feedback:
“Great way of learning new ideas and will hopefully implement. All of the presentations and roundtables had relevant aspects for our business areas…just the right mix. Keep up the good work!” “It was a brilliant day today, thank you for such an engaging and interesting event. With such enjoyable presentations I could have listened all day and all of the roundtables were thought provoking and informative. I am looking forward to attending future Smart Classes too” “Timely and relevant to current priorities, excellent time spent! Will certainly keep my eye on future Smart Classes” “This was a great event!” “Really interesting agenda” “Great day” “All the expert presentations and roundtables were interesting and I will be feeding back” “Excellent session – Thank you!” “Enjoyed all the roundtables” “Thank you for a very interesting session yesterday” “Thanks for organising. It was a really interesting morning” “An excellent event with useful presentations from industry innovators” “An excellent format. Everything covered today and at your event in Leeds was of interest. Some very good presentations and, as always, a good networking opportunity” “Great concept, will definitely be looking at future events and suggesting to colleagues” “Excellent set up! Keep it up!” “This was my first Smart Class event and I was very impressed by both the organisation and the content of the presentations” “Well done on a super job and a refreshing format for the event. It was a pleasure to be involved, hear and discuss some great presentations” “Wednesday was fantastic, we had a great time and met some great people!” “It has been a pleasure participating in the Waste Management Smart Class, and I would like to thank you for the efforts you put into the event, which was very interesting and insightful” “Fantastic Event!” “The event was very well executed” “It was a very good event and hopefully the first of many Smart Classes for Tiptapp” “Big congratulations to all involved in organising this Waste Management Smart Class. We were delighted to be able to share our insights and experiences of ‘Transforming Waste to Opportunity’”
Technical Team Unit Manager, Life Smart Waste Project, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
Business Performance and Transport Group Manager, City of London Corporation
Project Manager, Utilities and Infrastructure, Ebbsfleet Development Corporation; and Chair of Kent & Medway Construction Guild
Head of Waste and Environmental Services, Ryedale District Council
Waste Service Operations Manager, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Senior Project Officer, Hampshire County Council
Waste and Recycling Officer, Isle of Wight Council
Senior Contract Officer, Environmental Services, London Borough of Lambeth
Waste Business Officer – Leeds City Council
Environmental Services Manager & Head of Waste Management, Facilities, Grounds and Street Services, South Holland District Council
Technology and Change Business Partner, Yorkshire County Council
Head of Digital, SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK
SWRnewstar
Business Consultant, What a Load of Rubbish
Environmental Analyst, Cummins
Chair, Thames Estuary Partnership; Partner, London Climate Change Partnership; and Founder & CEO, Plan for Earth
Technical Team Unit Manager, Life Smart Waste Project, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
Software Business Development Manager, Yotta (Innovation Sponsor)
Founder & CEO, Dsposal (Innovation Sponsor)
OpenDataSoft (Innovation Sponsor)
Head of Product and Marketing, IntechnologyWiFi (Innovation Sponsor)
CTO & Co-Founder, CryptoCycle (Innovation Sponsor)
London Launch Manager, Tiptapp (Innovation Sponsor)
COO, FoodCloud (Innovation Sponsor)
Agenda
- 8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration, Networking and Continental Breakfast
- 9:00 am - 9:30 am Introduction and Opening Keynote
- 9:30 am - 10:40 am Expert Presentations
- 10:40 am - 11:00 am Keynote Speaker 2
- 11:00 am - 12:40 pm Roundtable Discussions and Consultations
- 12:40 pm - 1:00 pm Keynote Speaker 3
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Close and Networking and Lunch Networking
