Kingston Council and Kingston University (KU), in partnership with Kingston Chamber of Commerce, invite businesses, students, academics, and residents from across the borough to take part in an exciting event focused on the circular and regenerative economy.

Discover how innovation and collaboration can help us design out waste, make the most of our resources and build a more sustainable future together with local enterprises, scholars, students and community members.

Programme

13:00 - 13:02 - Welcome by the Deputy Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Councillor Sue Ansari

13:02 - 13:11 - Opening remarks by Martin Davies, Pro Vice Chancellor, Knowledge Exchange and Innovation

13:11 -13:20 - Opening remarks by Cllr Ian Manders, Portfolio Holder for Climate Action, Biodiversity and Planning Policy & Co-Chair, Place Committee.

13:20 - 13:45 - Keynote speeches

• Carole Lowther, Team Leader - Circular Economy Strategy, DEFRA
• Pru Ashby, Head of Sustainability & Kriya Mehta - Senior Trade Manager, Sustainability , Grow London Global at London & Partners
• Alyson Goddard, Head of Regional Development for London & South, Veolia

13:45 -14:05 - Circular Catalysts: Ideas from academia and industry that Work

• Professor Sankar Sivarajah, Head of Kingston Business School and Professor of Technology Management and Circular Economy
• Engineering Circularity: ReLove Technology's Journey to a Smarter, Greener Circular Economy, Paul Crossman, CEO, Relove Technology Limited

14:05 -14:35 - Coffee break and networking in the exhibition area

14:35 - 16:05 - Workshop: Shaping Kingston’s Circular Future Together

16:05 -17:05 - Pitch & Win: Students, Scholars & Businesses. Prizes will be awarded for the best business pitch, best student pitch, and best research-focused pitch. Each winner will receive a curated sustainable goodie bag to celebrate their innovative Circular Economy ideas!

17:05 -17:15 - Closing remarks: Matthew Hamilton, Director, South London Partnership

17:15 -19:00 - Drinks and networking

Exhibitors

• ALDStone: Exhibiting a FUF flooring underlay product and its compatibility with various flooring materials to increase awareness within the local community.
• Cardo Group: Trialling new and innovative partnerships with local micro businesses to resell furniture destined for landfill.
• InUse ReUse Lambeth CIC: Showcasing remanufactured paint diverting it from landfill. By remanufacturing it, we significantly reduce waste and promote a circular economy.
• Just Clear: A sustainable, award-winning, clearance service, committed to ensuring as many items as possible are reused and recycled locally in a transparent way.
• KAPDAA: A 360 degree solution for the borough's garment waste.
• Kingston School of Art student project (Odette Dierkx): Featuring a product range of three chocolate bars infused with three different mushrooms (oyster mushroom, split gill mushroom and turkey tail mushroom) that biodegrade three different forms of plastic (PET, LDPE and PUR).
• Kingston University London: Presenting the early outcomes from a biomaterials workshop in which students have explored regenerative materials through existing open-source recipes.
• LocaeRise: LocaeRise turns daily essentials into real school funding. One round-up, one bulk buy, one big change at a time.
• Relove Technology Limited: Supporting local businesses to sign up to the Government's IT 'Reuse for Good Charter' and helping to close the digital divide in our communities.
• Save The World Club: Promoting "The Circulatory" warehouse, which is a circular economy hub along with their offer to the public, public sector, charitable sector and business sector in Kingston upon Thames.
• Veolia in Partnership with Kingston Council: Showcasing green careers and helping people to recycle more and waste less.
• Vytal: A digital system for the management of food and drink containers that can be implemented in a variety of different settings.
• Work and Play Scrapstore: A sample of the wide range of goods received from eco-minded businesses which are surplus or waste, including; paper, paint, wood, wondrous props, textiles and so much more.
• Xinxin Wang: Xinxin Wang is a London–Shanghai–based artist working at the intersection of sustainable fashion and textile art

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