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CEWEP Residues Conference
Below you will find the list of speakers and panellists that will participate in the CEWEP Residues Conference 2026.
Welcome and Introduction
Paul De Bruycker is CEWEP president since 2017.
Paul obtained a master’s degree in bio-engineering at the UGent. He joined Indaver at its start in 1986 and held different management positions before he became CEO of the Indaver-group in 2011. He currently serves as Chairman Board of Directors Indaver.
With a career of over 40 years in the waste industry, Paul is a respected senior expert in waste management and waste legislation. He has contributed to several books and published a large amount of articles that are considered to be references in the environmental field and waste treatment industry. He holds board mandates both in companies and joint-ventures associated with Indaver as well as in federations and associations in the waste treatment and chemical industry. He is chairman of Vlaanderen Circulair, a partnership of the government, companies, civil society, and the knowledge community that together form the Flemish transition platform to the circular economy.
Indaver is a leading European waste management company specialised in the treatment and management of industrial and municipal waste. With 2000 employees Indaver generates a turnover of 650 mio EUR and manages about 6 million tonnes of waste.
EU Policy Outlook for Residues and Material Recovery: Circular Economy, Resource Efficiency and Critical Raw Materials
Speaker TBC
Construction Product Regulation (CPR) 2024 and Aggregates in the CPR Acquis Process
Květa Kabátníková worked in the Czech Office for Standardisation, Metrology and Testing, with focus on notified bodies in the construction sector under the national and EU legislation, after completing the master’s degree in Inorganic non-metallic materials. She was participating in the negotiations of the legislative text of the Construction Product Regulation (CPR-2024) in the Council of the EU, representing the view of Member State. Later she joined the European Commission to support the implementation of the CPR-2024. She is currently responsible for the CPR Acquis process for subgroups on aggregates, road construction products, and products related to concrete, mortar and grout (additions, admixtures, etc.) where detailed standardisation requests are drafted together with Members States and Industrial stakeholders. Besides CPR implementation, she also supports coherence of other Commission’ s initiatives with CPR-2024, such as end-of-waste for Construction and Demolition Waste/recycled aggregates and Circular Economy Act.
Fireside Chat: Industry Associations on Residues Policy
Aizea Astor Hoschen joined FEAD in September 2021, where she currently works as Senior Legal & Policy Officer. Aizea has a legal background in Spanish and German law and holds an LL.M. in European law, with a specialisation in environmental and energy law. Before joining FEAD, she worked in a consultancy dealing with environmental, health, and safety matters. Aizea provides support and coordination to FEAD’s work on legal and policy issues, with a particular emphasis on EU environment and waste-related law, internal market, waste shipment, and competition.
Geert Cuperus
From Policy to Pavement: a 10-year Cross-sector Journey on IBA Valorisation in Mallorca
Amalia Cerdà Lacaci holds a PhD in Chemical Sciences and a Master Degree on Environmental Sciences and Engineering. Since 1997, she has held several positions in Environmental and Business Management fields at TIRME S.A., the municipal waste management company of Mallorca. Here, she currently serves as the Chief Strategy Officer, working on topics related to Sustainability, Circular Economy, Environment and Climate, Quality, Human Resources and Occupational Health & Safety. She is also a professor lector at the University of the Balearic Islands in the Chemistry Department.
On behalf of the Spanish Association of Municipal Waste to Energy Plants (AEVERSU), Amalia participates in meetings and working groups at national and European level, amongst which as chair of CEWEP’s Working Group Emission Control. She has acted as advisor in the last revision of both the Waste Incineration and Waste Treatment BREF documents, and more recently the Landfill BREF documents, being member of the corresponding Technical Working Groups set up by the European IPPC Bureau.
Amalia co-authored three books related to the automation of environmental analytical methods, and has several environmental research articles to her name. She has participated in several research projects of the European Union, Spanish, and Regional Governments.
Jorge Carnerero Manzano obtained a master’s in civil engineering at the University of Granada. Since April 2019, he has been a civil servant at the CEDEX Centre for Transport Studies, where he is currently Head of the Pavement Engineering Department. He is one of Spain’s representatives on the Pavement Committee of the International Road Federation (PIARC). He is also coordinator of the working group on hydraulic-bound pavements at the Technical Road Association (ATC).
Jorge previously worked at the Guadiana River Basin Authority and at EUROCONSULT S.A. as unit and quality control manager for various concession projects in Chile. He started his career at EUROCONSULT ANDALUCIA S.A. as unit and quality manager on various projects for the Ministry of Public Works and the Regional Government of Andalusia.
Indaver – case of Belgium and Ireland
Suzanne Brouwers obtained a civil engineering degree in construction, after which she started her career in the construction sector. A few years later, in 2019, she joined Indaver as production engineer at the Doel site. Improving the bottom ash treatment installation and the possibilities with the many fractions that it separates, are an important part of her job, both on a research level, as in practice / in the field. Among her wide range of interests, sustainability and circular economy are high listed. In 2024 she attended the circular ambassador program (CAP) to further develop skills, expertise and knowledge on this topic. Over the past years collaborations with academic partners as well as industrial parties have contributed to some professional milestones.
Metal Recycling
Marco Abis, Heidemann Recycling
Bottom Ash Quality
Paul Dijkman, Heros
Wet Carbonation of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Bottom Ash and Fly Ash: CO₂ Mineralization and Resource Recovery Potential
Ariana C. Morales Rapallo is a civil engineer, doctoral researcher, and research assistant at the Institute of Circular Resource Engineering and Management (CREM) at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany.Her research focuses on advancing circular economy solutions for the construction and waste management sectors, particularly through the valorization of secondary mineral resources and carbon dioxide mineralization technologies.
Her current work investigates wet carbonation processes to enhance the properties and resource recovery potential of recycled concrete aggregates and mineral residues from municipal solid waste incineration, including bottom ash and fly ash. Through experimental research, she explores opportunities to combine CO₂ utilization with material recovery, contributing to the development of more sustainable construction materials, reduced dependence on primary resources, and improved circularity in the built environment.
Environmental Product Declaration for IBA aggregates (CO2 uptake)
Raul Grönholm holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering and has worked at Sysav since 1997, specialising in research and development related to residues from Waste-to-Energy plants. His main area of expertise is bottom ash, combining scientific research with the practical application of results.
His work covers the chemical properties of bottom ash, sorting and treatment techniques, hazardous waste classification, and its use in different applications. Raul has been a member of Avfall Sverige’s working group on residues since 2001, serving as co-chair from 2009 and as chair since 2021. He has represented Avfall Sverige in CEWEP’s Working Group on Residues where he currently serves chair of the working group
Raul has also been involved in numerous research projects and is co-author of several scientific publications on bottom ash, with research collaborations and studies spanning Sweden, the Nordic countries and Germany.
A German Perspective on Waste Incineration Residues
Dr. Julia Vogel has been working as a research associate since 2014 at the German Environment Agency on different topics and is now leading the section “Waste Technology and Waste Technology Transfer”. After graduating in Environmental Science and Technology Engineering at TU Berlin (Germany), she obtained a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Swansea University (UK). She continued her research with a Post-doc in Environmental Chemistry at the University of Koblenz-Landau (Germany)
Panel Discussion: IBA Processing & Utilisation – Practices and Insights Across Europe
Anne Kulmala, NGNordic
Jonas Nedenskov obtained a master’s in environmental science at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). He joined ARC – Amager Resource Center, the waste-to-energy company that operates the Amager Bakke plant in Copenhagen, in 2008 as an environmental engineer. Since October 2013, he has been Environmental Manager in ARC’s Environment & Development department. He has co-authored several scientific publications on waste-to-energy, including studies on bottom ash characterisation and on carbon capture at Amager Bakke.
Jonas previously worked at AV Miljø, a waste treatment and landfill facility, where he was Head of Operations from 2005 to 2008. He started his career there as an environmental engineer in 1997.
Rimantas Tenenė, GREN
Additional speaker TBC
AshCycle: Integration of underutilized ashes into material cycles by industry-urban symbiosis – lessons from pilots
Associate Professor Gunvor M. Kirkelund holds a MSc in Environmental Engineering and a PhD in Civil Engineering, both from the Technical University of Denmark. She is doing research within resource recovery and sustainable construction materials at the Section for Construction Materials and Durability, DTU Sustain. Her research focuses on transforming waste streams and industrial by-products into valuable and environmentally safe resources. Within the Horizon Europe project AshCycle her focus was on sewage sludge ash as a raw material for clay bricks and the electrodialytic extraction of valuable elements from sewage sludge ash and MSWI fly ash.
A2A Phoenix Technology: Recovery of fly ash into End-of-Waste products
Anna Bruni holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Industrial Chemistry. After graduating in 2020, she joined A2A Ambiente, a leading Italian company in the environmental and waste management sector. As part of the Research & Development team within the Engineering Department, she contributed to the development of innovative projects and process optimization initiatives. Since 2025, she has been working in the Business Development & Transformation Department. Her professional activities have focused on innovation, resource recovery, and the development of sustainable solutions for the waste management sector. She has been actively involved in the Phoenix project, an innovative initiative aimed at recycling municipal solid waste incineration fly ashes, where she has coordinated the preparation of the End-of-Waste documentation.
Lipor Innovation: Strategy for IBA
Benedita Chaves is a senior environmental engineer and currently serves as Director of the Innovation, Research and Development Department at LIPOR and as a member of its management team. With over 25 years of experience in the waste management, circular economy, sustainability, and innovation sectors, she leads the organisation’s research, development, and innovation strategy, including managing R&D projects, and developing sustainable products.
A recognized expert in the circular economy, she is a regular speaker at conferences and congresses on innovation, waste valorization, bioeconomy, and sustainable development. She holds a degree in Environmental Engineering and has complemented her education with executive management and leadership programs at AESE Business School and Porto Business School. She is the author and co-author of several scientific and technical publications in the fields of waste valorisation, composting, resource recovery, and circular economy. Her professional work combines strategic vision, innovative capacity, and a strong commitment to creating sustainable solutions for the challenges of the circular transition.
Introduction to Incinerator Bottom Ash Processing Technology in China
Sally Xiao Lingli graduated in 2006, holding Master’s degrees in both Business Administration and International Economics and Trade. She currently serves as General Manager of Shanghai Shuoputai Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. and as an outreach specialist for the Incinerator Bottom Ash Professional Group of the China Association of Circular Economy. With over 20 years of experience in the mineral processing and metal recovery industries, she possesses extensive expertise in the market promotion of new technologies and equipment for processing ferrous metals and non-metallic minerals; she is currently primarily responsible for managing projects related to the resource recovery and treatment of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash.
Marta Guring is the Head of Policy & Technology at CEWEP. With more than 15 years of experience in waste management and European policy-making, Marta specializes in shaping policies related to the circular economy, waste management, energy and resource efficiency, and climate protection. She also focuses on the technical and regulatory aspects of Waste-to-Energy technology, ensuring its role in a sustainable and resilient waste management framework.
Marta holds a degree in Environmental Engineering from the Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, and has also pursued studies at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw, combining a technical background with a broader interdisciplinary perspective.
Leen De Bruycker works as Technical & Scientific Officer at CEWEP, where she follows environmental and chemical legislation and works on topics such as WtE residues, emissions and sewage sludge. She holds a master’s degree in Biochemical Engineering Technology from Ghent University (Belgium), with a focus on environmental biotechnology.
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