Balancing Acceleration and Market Realities
How the industry navigates short term challenges and long term aspirations.
Session 1: State of Play of the Industry and Key Developments
8:00 AM: Welcome & Moderator Remarks - Manuel Prieto, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
8:05 AM: Opening Remarks - Olivier Maronneaud, Global Analytics lead, Methanol & Plastic Circularity, S&P Global Commodity Insights
8:15 AM: Keynote: Plastics Sustainability and Circularity - Jeremy Wallach, Partner, McKinsey & Company
8:30 AM: Circular Plastics Economy: From What to How - Yvonne van der Laan, EVP Circular and Low Carbon Solutions, LyondellBasell
8:45 AM: New Plastic Economy in PETRONAS - Yaacob Salim, Head of Strategic Planning & Ventures, PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
9:00 AM: Mainstreaming Circularity: A strategic option or a strategic imperative? - Brad Lich, EVP & Chief Commercial Officer, Eastman
9:15 AM: Q&A
Session 4: Circularity Beyond Recycling Through Bio Feedstock & Biodegradable Polymers
4:00 PM: Session Introduction - Manuel Prieto, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
4:05 PM: Fireside Chat - Ahmad Kawas, Global Business Director, Dow, Inc.
Moderator: Jeremy Wallach, Partner, McKinsey & Company
4:20 PM: Braskem Leading the Way in Sustainable Biopolymers - Jan Kalfus, Energy & Feedstocks Director, Braskem
4:35 PM: NatureWorks: Turning Greenhouse Gases into Biopolymers at Commercial Scale - Rahul Rasal, Vice President of Commercial, NatureWorks
4:50 PM: Closing Remarks - Manuel Prieto, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company