Speakers

Day 1: Tuesday 6 August 2024

Session 1: Open plenary

Event MC
Open address
Panel speakers
Plenary presenter

Session 2: Parallel sessions

Perth room Health implications of plastics in our ecosystem
Facilitator
Presenters
Sydney room Microplastics
Facilitator
Presenters
Brisbane room – Environmental detection and remediation
Facilitator
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Session 3: Parallel sessions

Perth room – Medical plastics
Facilitator
Presenters
Sydney room – Agricultural plastics
Facilitator
Brisbane room – Construction and built environment
Facilitator
Presenters

Session 4: Parallel sessions

Perth room – Plastics in food packaging
Facilitators
Presenters
Sydney room – Plastic waste management and recycling: current state of the art
Facilitator
Presenters
Brisbane room – Bioplastics/renewable plastic production: challenges and opportunities
Facilitators
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Formal symposium dinner

Facilitator
Presenter

Day 2: Wednesday 7 August 2024

Session 1: Indo-Pacific Plastic Innovation Network

Open address
Facilitator
Presenters

Session 2: Parallel sessions

Perth room – How can Australia increase its speed in transitioning to a circular economy?
Facilitator
Presenters
Sydney room – Understanding the life cycle of plastics: data and metrics
Facilitator
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Brisbane room – Unifying efforts: Setting standards and best practice for ending plastic waste
Facilitator
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Session 3: Parallel sessions

Perth room – Achieving change through behaviour and policies
Facilitator
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Sydney room – Design for circularity
Facilitator
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Brisbane room – International approaches to integrated systems
Facilitator
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Session 4: Symposium wrap-up

Facilitator
Closing keynote speaker
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