KEYNOTE PRESENTERS 2021
28th October 2021
9.30am to 4.00pm
Venue: St. Mary's Football Stadium (Southampton)
Room: Markus Libherr Lounge
Your Host for 2021
Adrian Hopper of Creative Discipline
We are delighted to present Adrian as your theatre host again in 2021. Adrian took the helm for us in 2019 when we were able to host our last Expo and he did an admirable job as an avid supporter of sustainability.
Keynote Presenter
Martin Baxter
Director of Policy and External Affairs
Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment - IEMA
Following the announcement that IEMA has declared a Climate and Environmental Emergency, we are delighted to confirm that Martin will once again be speaking at the Expo. Martin is a competent and experienced environment and sustainability executive. He is a strategic thinker with the capability to lead and influence others. He has both national and international experience in developing and negotiating global and European standards, and developing capacity for effective and widespread implementation. Martin communicates with senior parliamentarians, Government officials, business leaders and academia – as an acknowledged expert on environmental management, regular spokesperson on a range of business environment topic areas.
Topic – To be confirmed
Susan Elliot
UK Network Senior Manager for the South East
British Business Bank
Topic: The funding landscape and the British Business Bank’s place in the financial eco-system
Susan is an experienced commercial professional working with British Business Bank delivery partners and intermediaries to help SMEs plan for and access finance for growth. Her extensive knowledge is gained from private sector consulting, strategic advice for scale ups, managing public sector business support contracts and through partnerships with sources of finance for SMEs.
Dr. Toby Willison
Director of Environment and Corporate Affairs
Southern Water
Topic: Balancing supply and demand in a changing environment
Climate change effects on supply dealing with changing demand How has the pandemic impacted supply and demand requirements?
Bart Nolan
Dayrize
Bart co-founded the sustainable consumer marketplace, Dayrize in early 2021. A love of environment and biodiversity began at four as a WWF ranger. He went on to enter the nascent sustainable business world back in 2000 and in the 20 years since made an impact with eco-friendly start-ups and investments around the world. Bart creates and influences sustainable solutions that look ahead to the future including circular investments, biobased economy and insect-based protein. His work disrupts unsustainable supply chains, makes eco-friendly investments attractive, and develops world-changing sustainable technologies. His company Circular Investment develops and funds multiple ground-breaking impact projects.
Kieran White
Manager - Operations, Pre-Purchase & Launch Programs
TEDx Presenter and formerly at Tesla
Lasso Loop Recycling
Topic: How the future of recycling and waste management can ensure the rapid adoption of the circular economy
Kieran is an entrepreneurial leader focused on transitioning the world to the vital circular economy as fast as possible. He is currently leading the operational launch of Lasso Loop Recycling’s debut product - a recycling appliance for the home. Developing strategies for the startup to successfully build Pre-Orders, begin a pilot delivery phase and achieve wide-spread deliveries in the next 18 months. Kieran is building a network of sustainability innovators and experienced professionals, alongside Business Leaders and Non-Profit Organisations to ensure Lasso’s success and beyond. He is incredibly passionate about working alongside motivated and likeminded people to ensure that the sustainability of our planet is fortified.
We are currently building our Keynote Speaker Theatre.
Further presenters will be added shortly.