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Program
The Global Forum on Zero Waste Living is set to be a dynamic three day event, offering a blend of insightful discussions, interactive sessions, and collaborative opportunities.
Zero Waste Forum
Keynote Voices
Our opening and closing sessions will be graced by prominent figures who have been instrumental in shaping the global zero-waste movement.
17 October | 08:00 – 09:00 |
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Registration
17 October | 09:00 – 10:30 |
1.0 Opening Plenary: Zero Waste as Global
Opening Plenary
17 October | 10:30 – 11:00 |
2.0 Keynote Speeches: Voices of GlobalStewardship
Keynote Speeches
17 October | 11:00 – 12:45 |
Opening of the exibition & Zero Waste Fashion Show / Circular Futures on Display
Zero Waste Fashion Show
17 October | 13:30 – 14:30 |
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
17 October | 13:30 – 14:30 |
3.0 Defining Zero Waste: What Does Zero Waste Really Mean
Defining Zero Waste
17 October | 14:30 – 15:30 |
4.0 Policy for the Planet: Regulating for Zero Waste
Policy for the Planet
17 October | 15:30 - 16:00 |
Break / Networking
Break / Networking
17 October | 16:00 - 17:15 |
5.0 Cities Leading the Circular Shift
Cities Leading
17 October | 17:15- 18:30 |
6.0 Financing the Circular Economy
Cities Leading
17 October | 18:30 - 20:00 |
Evening Networking Reception / Press Briefings / Media Room
Press Briefings
18 October | 08:00 – 09:00 |
Arrival & Coffee
Arrival & Coffee
18 October | 09:00 – 9:45 |
7.0 Keynote: Redefining Value - Beyond Waste; Rethinking What We Value
Keynote
18 October | 9:45 – 10:45 |
8.0 Food Waste; Feeding People, Not Landfills
Food Waste
18 October | 10:45 – 11:45 |
9.A Textiles; The Future of Fashion is Circular
Textiles
18 October | 10:45 – 11:45 |
9.B Inclusive Pathways to a Zero Waste Future
Inclusive Pathways
18 October | 11:45 - 12:45 |
10.0 Smarter Waste; How AI is Driving Impact
Smarter Waste
18 October | 12:45 – 13:30 |
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
18 October | 13:30 – 14:30 |
11.0 Keynote: Academia and Zero Waste; The Science of a Waste-Free Future
Keynote
18 October | 14:30 – 15:30 |
12.0 Use, Reuse, Repeat; The Return of Refill
Use, Reuse, Repeat
18 October | 15:30 -16:00 |
Break / Networking
Break / Networking
18 October | 16:00 -17:15 |
13.A Closing the Loop: Compostable Packaging and Organic Waste
Closing the Loop
18 October | 16:00 -17:15 |
13.B Strategy From Policy To Practice
Strategy From Policy To Practice
18 October | 17:15- 18:30 |
14.0 Fix the System; Repair as Resistance
Fix the System
18 October | 18:30 - 20:00 |
Evening Marketplace / Networking
Networking
19 October | 08:00 – 09:00 |
Arrival & Coffee
Arrival & Coffee
19 October | 09:00 – 9:45 |
15.0 Keynote: Behaviour Change, Changing Minds Changing Systems
Keynote
19 October | 9:45 – 10:45 |
16.0 Retail; Reimagining Retail in a Zero Waste World
Reimagining Retail
19 October | 10:45 – 11:45 |
17.A Electronics; From Disposable toDurable Tech
Electronics
19 October | 10:45 – 11:45 |
17.B The Zero Waste Conversation
Zero Waste Conversation
19 October | 11:45 - 12:45 |
18.0 Women Leading the Zero Waste Movement
Zero Waste Movement
19 October | 12:45 – 13:30 |
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
19 October | 13:30 – 14:30 |
19.0 Keynote: Zero Waste Living - Living Without Waste: Personal as Social
Keynote
19 October | 14:30 – 15:30 |
20.0 Grassroot Solutions; Frontline Solutions from the Ground Up
Grassroot Solutions
19 October | 15:30 -16:00 |
Break / Networking
Break / Networking
19 October | 16:00 - 17:15 |
21.0 Awards Ceremony - Celebrating Circular Champions
Awards Ceremony
19 October | 17:15- 17:45 |
22.0 Closing Remarks - Closing Plenary: A Call to Action
Closing Remarks
19 October | 17:45-19:00 |
Closing Ceremony and Zero Waste Celebration
Closing Remarks
