2022 Conference Agenda
17 – 18 October 2022
Day 1 – Elevating Reuse for Circularity
17 October 2022
| FORMAT | TIME (AEST) | TOPIC | SPEAKER / S |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00am | Conference Opens | Mandy Scotney, MC | |
| 9:10am | Welcome to Country | Michael West Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Council | |
| Keynote | 9:30am | European Insights on Reuse – Why We Need Strong Policy and Funding for Reuse | Jana Žůrková Network Development Manager, RREUSE |
| Address | 10:15am | Opening Address from the Minister for Environment | Hon James Griffin MP, NSW Minister for Environment and Heritage |
| 10:45am | Morning Tea – 15 minutes | ||
| Panel | 11:00am | Is Charitable Reuse the Biggest Driver of Australia’s Circular Economy? | Matt Allen Research Associate, Monash University Martin Nordstrom Sustainability Manager, Salvos Stores Sam Sondhi |
| Session | 11:45am | Clothing Reuse Export Accreditation | Nick Harford Managing Director, Equilibrium |
| Session | 12:15pm | Top 5 Waste Stream Solutions – Product Stewardship in Action | John Gertsakis Director, Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence |
| 1:00pm | Lunch – 1 hour | ||
| Session | 2:00pm | Community Activation for Reuse and Repair | Barbara Gill General Manager, Garage Sale Trail |
| Panel | 2:30pm | Global Textile Solutions – World’s Best Practice | Alice Payne Associate Professor, QUT Claire Kneller Steph van Loon |
| 3:15pm | Afternoon Tea – 15 minutes | ||
| Session | 3:30pm | Single Use Ain’t Sexy | Josh Howard Founder, Single Use Ain’t Sexy |
| Meeting | 4:00pm | Annual General Meeting | Voting Members Only |
| Dinner | 6:30pm | Grand Central Room, Mercure Sydney | Please book Dinner tickets separately |
| FORMAT | TIME (AEST) | TOPIC | SPEAKER / S |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00am | Conference Opens | Mandy Scotney, MC | |
| 9:10am | Welcome to Country | Michael West Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Council | |
| Keynote | 9:30am | European Insights on Reuse – Why We Need Strong Policy and Funding for Reuse | Jana Žůrková, Network Development Manager, RREUSE |
| Address | 10:15am | Opening Address from the Minister for Environment | Hon James Griffin, MP, NSW Minister for Environment and Heritage |
| 10:45am | Morning Tea – 15 minutes | ||
| Panel | 11:00am | Is Charitable Reuse the Biggest Driver of Australia’s Circular Economy? | Matt Allen, Research Associate, Monash University
Martin Nordstrom, Sustainability Manager, Salvos Stores Sam Sondhi, CEO, Outlook Australia |
| Session | 11:45am | Clothing Reuse Export Accreditation | Nick Harford, Managing Director, Equilibrium |
| Session | 12:15pm | Top 5 Waste Stream Solutions – Product Stewardship in Action | John Gertsakis, Director, Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence |
| 1:00pm | Lunch – 1 hour | ||
| Session | 2:00pm | Community Activation for Reuse and Repaire | Barbara Gill, General Manager, Garage Sale Trail |
| Panel | 2:30pm | Global Textile Solutions – World’s Best Practice | Alice Payne, Associate Professor, QUT
Claire Kneller, Executive Director, WRAP Asia-Pacific Steph van Loon, Senior Trade Officer, Netherlands Consulate |
| 3:15pm | Afternoon Tea – 15 minutes | ||
| Session | 3:30pm | Single Use Ain’t Sexy | Josh Howard, Founder, Single Use Ain’t Sexy |
| Meeting | 4:00pm | Annual General Meeting | Voting Members Only |
| Dinner | 6:30pm | Grand Central Room, Mercure Sydney | Please book Dinner tickets separately |
Day 2 – Provoking Retail Best Practice
18 October 2022
| FORMAT | TIME (AEST) | TOPIC | SPEAKER / S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keynote | 9:00am | UK Insights on Charity Retail – Creating a ‘Vintage Cool’ experience | Robin Osterley Chief Executive, Charity Retail Association |
| Panel | 9:45am | The Charity Shop of the Future | John Elliott Founder, Save Our Soles Sarah Wilson Peter Knock Brian Walker |
| Session | 10:15am | Retail Benchmarking – Key Metrics to Define and Deliver Best Practice | Ian Moore General Manager, Anglicare |
| 10:45am | Morning Tea – 15 minutes | ||
| Update | 11:00am | Inside the Mind of Gen Z – Our Future Customers | Sarah Wilson PhD Candidate ISF & Research Manager, Furniture 360 |
| Update | 11:15am | Retail Skills Academy | Brian Walker CEO, Retail Doctor Group |
| Panel | 11:30am | Where Are the Charity Volunteers – and How to Engage Them? | Kate Larkin GM Recruitment Services, Beaumont People Steve Glendenning Jeff Antcliff |
| Session | 12:15pm | Retail Data Insights on Customer Traffic, Conversion and Satisfaction | Miles Ruge Client Success Director, Kepler Analytics |
| 1:00pm | Lunch – 1 hour | ||
| Keynote | 2:00pm | The Outland Denim Story – a Sustainable and Ethical Fashion Sector | James Bartle Founding CEO, Outland Denim |
| Session | 2:30pm | Effective Marketing and Comms – Because Practice makes Purpose | Ben Peacock Founder, Republic of Everyone |
| Session | 3:00pm | Social Media Conversations – Busting Myths and Educating Australians | Suzanne Parkinson Social Media Strategist, Charitable Recycling Australia |
| Session | 3:30pm | Closing Address | Terry O’Neill Chair Charitable Recycling Australia (CEO, Link Vision) |
| Close | 4:00pm | Annual Conference Concludes |
| FORMAT | TIME (AEST) | TOPIC | SPEAKER / S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keynote | 9:00am | UK Insights on Charity Retail – Creating a ‘Vintage Cool’ Experience | Robin Osterley, Chief Executive, Charity Retail Association |
| Panel | 9:45am | The Charity Shop of the Future | John Elliott, Founder, Looptworks
Sarah Wilson, PhD Peter Knock, Director, Peter Knock Advisory Brian Walker, CEO, Retail Doctor Group |
| Session | 10:15am | Retail Benchmarking – Key Metrics to Define and Deliver Best Practice | Ian Moore, General Manager, Anglicare |
| 10:45am | Morning Tea – 15 minutes | ||
| Update | 11:00am | Inside the Mind of Gen Z – Our Future Customers | Sarah Wilson, PhD Candidate ISF & Research Manager, Furniture 360 |
| Update | 11:15am | Retail Skills Academy | Brian Walker, CEO, Retail Doctor Group |
| Panel | 11:30am | Where Are the Charity Volunteers – and How to Engage Them? | Kate Larkin, GM Recruitment Services, Beaumont People
Steve Glendenning Jeff Antcliff, Executive General Manager, Vinnies VIC |
| Session | 12:15pm | Retail Data Insights on Customer Traffic, Conversion and Satisfaction | Miles Ruge, Client Success Manager, Kepler Analytics |
| 1:00pm | Lunch – 1 hour | ||
| Keynote | 2:00pm | The Outland Denim Story – a Sustainable and Ethical Fashion Sector | James Bartle Founding CEO, Outland Denim |
| Session | 2:30pm | Effective Marketing and Comms – Because Practice makes Purpose | Ben Peacock, Founder, Republic of Everyone |
| Session | 3:00pm | Social Media Conversations – Busting Myths and Educating Australians | Suzanne Parkinson, Social Media Strategist, Charitable Recycling Australia |
| Session | 3:30pm | Closing Address | Matt Davis Chair, Charitable Recycling Australia (CEO, Salvos Stores) |
| Close | 4:00pm | Annual Conference Concludes |