CONFERENCE AGENDA (subject to change)

Welcome Reception – Monday , October 5, 2009
6:30 – 9:00 PM, Queen Elizabeth Hotel
All delegates, speakers and spouses welcome

8:30 AM Introductions– Ginette Bureau , CEO Recyc Quebec, Conference Chairperson

8:45 AM SESSION 1

• Moderator – Introduction by José P. Dorais, Chair, RECYC-QUÉBEC
  
• 8:45 - 9:15 - Opening Speaker - Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks for Québec; Ms. Line Beauchamp
  
• 9:15 - 9:45 - Dr. Thomas Pinfold, Partner, Gardner Pinfold: Economic Benefits of BC Recycling Regulation

Morning break – 30 minutes (9:45 AM – 10:15 AM )

10:15 AM SESSION 2

• Moderator Dave Betts, Vice President, E-cycle Solutions
  
• 10:15 - 10:55 - Genuine Wealth Assessment Study of Alberta Stewardship - Christina Seidel – Principle, Sonnevera International Corp
  
• 10:45 - 11:25 - How Life Cycle Analysis Fits into Defining Sustainability - Marie-Luc Arpin - Associate, Interuniversity Research Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services; École Polytechnique de Montréal
  
• 11:15 - 11:55 How Stewardship Programs are Evolving South of the Border - Scott Cassel, Executive Director, Product Stewardship Institute, Boston, MA

Lunch – (12:15 PM – 1:45 PM) – Luncheon Speaker - To be announced

– Canadian Stewardship Award - Honouring Mr. Daniel Tremblay, formerly with Provigo/ Loblaws & former Chairman of Éco Enterprise Québec; presented by André Martel, Former Président Collecte Sélective Québec

2:00 PM SESSION 3

• Moderator – Keith Bechard, CEO & President, Entropex Inc.
  
• 2:00 - 2:40 - Sustainable Packaging Program in Canada (PAC) - James Downham, Pres. & CEO of the Packaging Association of Canada
  
• 2:40 - 3:20 - Stewardship Programs in Europe : How Sustainable Are they? – Joachim Quoden, Director General, Pro Europe, Brussels, Belgium
  
• 3:20 - 4:00 - Individual Producer Responsibility: Some like it Like That ; Chris van Rossem, Lund University, Sweden.
  
• 4:00 - 4:40 - Extended Producer Responsibility in the Context of Sustainable Development; Johanne Gélinas, Samson Bélair/Deloitte & Touche
  
• SESSION ends at 4:45

Day ONE ends - 4:45 PM

SPECIAL DINNER - Tues October 6, 2009 - 6:30 – 10:15 PM
• Delegates will be treated to 3 Old Montreal bistros in a progressive dinner, allowing you to enjoy a different meal course at each. Tickets are limited, for more information see Special Dinner on our website.

Day TWO - Wednesday, October 7, 2009

8: 45 AM Introductions – Ginette Bureau, CEO RECYC-QUÉBEC, Conference Chairperson

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM - Future of Sustainable EPR in Canada – Panel Discussion

• Moderator – Maryse Vermette – President & Chief Executive Officer, Éco Entreprises Québec
• Panelists:
• Claude Bernier; Executive Vice President, Marketing and Customer Innovations, RONA Inc., Boucherville, QC
• Jerry Powell, Publisher, Resource Recycling and E-Waste MAgazines, Portland, OR, USA
• John W Burgess, President & CEO, COCA-COLA Recycling LLC, Atlanta, GA, USA
• Lloyd Bryant, Vice President and General Manager, Imaging and Printing Group (IPG), Hewlett-Packard Canada

Morning Break – 10:30 – 11:15 am

11:20AM - Final Keynote Speaker

• Introduction: Pierre Taillefer. Partner, PriceWaterhouse Cooper, Montreal
  
• Dr. Peter Victor – Board Member, Suzuki Foundation, Professor at York University– Author.
  • Topic : Managing Without Growth

Closing remarks - Conference Chair - Ginette Bureau
Introduction: Pierre Taillefer. Partner, PriceWaterhouse Cooper, Montreal

Conference Ends – lunch on own