This schedule is subject to change and will be updated as speakers and events are finalized.
Monday, April 20th |
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| 12:00pm – 4:00pm |
SMART Board of Directors Meeting |
| 11:00am – 4:00pm | Tour to Valvan (Registration required, limited space available!) |
| 3:00pm – 6:00pm | Registration Open |
| 5:30pm – 6:00pm | New Member & First Time Attendee Reception |
| 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Welcome and Opening Reception |
Tuesday, April 21st |
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| 7:30am – 12:00pm | Registration Open |
| 7:30am – 8:30am | Breakfast - Committee tables for SMART Women, Wipers |
| 8:30am – 9:15am | Welcome and Member Introductions - Brian London, SMART President |
| 9:15am – 10:00am | Keynote Speaker - Robert van de Kerkhof CEO, ReHubs |
| 10:00am – 10:15am | Networking Break |
| 10:15am – 11:00am |
Fiber to Fiber Panel: The Bright Future of Chemical Recycling and the Role SMART Members Can Play As the textile and materials recovery landscape evolves, chemical recycling is emerging as a promising tool to address hard-to-recycle materials and advance circularity. This panel will explore current technologies, and the policy landscape shaping their growth. Panelists will discuss how SMART members can engage through partnerships, advocacy, and market integration—while ensuring chemical recycling complements, rather than replaces, reuse and mechanical recycling. Attendees will gain practical insights into how this sector can support long-term sustainability and innovation. Panelists Gianluca Pandolfo, EU Head of Business Development, Reju Moderated by: Matthew Libby, Supply Chain Manager, Cycla, LLC |
| 11:00am – 11:30pm | Fiber Presentation |
| 11:30am – 12:30pm | SMART Legislative Update - Jessica Franken, Vice President, Government & External Affairs, SMART |
| 12:30pm – 1:45pm | Networking Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 5:00pm | Free time |
| 2:00pm – 5:00pm |
Chocolate & Beer Tour - Register here! Taste delicious local beers and chocolates while discovering the city with other SMART members! Tour authentic pubs that are outstanding either by their extensive beer list or their unique decor and historical past. The guide tells you thirst-quenching stories about the beer, how you taste beer and chocolate and the features of the beer and its brewery. In a local authentic pub you are submerged by many anecdotes and tips & tricks in the secrets of the Belgian beer and chocolate world. Cost is $75/person, includes three beer tastings and two chocolate shops. |
| 5:00pm | Evening Open – Attendees on their own |
Wednesday, April 22nd |
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| 7:30am – 12:00pm | Registration Open |
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Networking Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 11:00am | Industry Updates |
| 11:00am – 11:15am | Networking Break |
| 11:15am - 12:00pm | The SORT4CIRC Project - Alan Wheeler CEO, Textile Recycling Association |
| 12:00pm – 1:15pm | Networking Lunch |
| 1:15pm – 2:45pm |
European Textile Panel - Regulating the Circular Economy: Global Industry Leaders on Basel and UNEP’s Textile Agenda As global policymakers intensify efforts to regulate textile waste and advance circularity, international frameworks such as the Basel Convention and UNEP’s textile initiatives are playing an increasingly influential role. This panel brings together industry leaders to examine how these developments are shaping cross-border trade, reuse, and recycling markets. Panelists will discuss emerging compliance challenges, practical implementation issues, and opportunities for engagement, highlighting how stakeholders can help ensure that global rules support environmental objectives while preserving viable circular economy systems. Panelists Bianca Mannini, Trade & Evironment Policy Officer, Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Moderated by: Jessica Franken, Vice President, Government & External Affairs, SMART |
| 2:45pm – 3:00pm | Networking Break |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Public Relations Update - Platform Creative |
| 3:30pm – 4:30pm | SMART Annual Business Meeting - Members Only |
| 6:00pm – 8:30pm | Closing Networking Reception & Dinner |
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