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SPONSORSHIP FORUM OPPORTUNITIES CLOSING LOOPS TRANSITIONS AT WORK

FEB 2019 24-27 ANTWERP BELGIUM FLANDERS MEETING & CONVENTION CENTER ANTWERP

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TABLE OF CONTENT THE PUBLIC WASTE AGENCY OF FLANDERS TO HOST THE WORLD About Ovam & WRF 5 RESOURCES FORUM CONFERENCE 2019. Closing loops, transitions at work 7

Key facts of the congress 10 The Public Waste Agency of Flanders (OVAM) has put itself forward to organise the World

Sponsoring Opportunities 11 Resources Forum (WRF) in 2019 in partnership with the City of Antwerp, Go4Circle, VVSG- Interafval, VITO, Agoria, KULeuven, Transitienetwerk Middenveld, … and with the support of the Overview sponsorships opportunities 11 Flemish Minister of Environment Joke Schauvliege. WRF official partner 2019 12 WRF event partner 2019 13 WRF content partner 2019 16 The WRF selected the OVAM as host for the World Congress in 2019 on the basis of: WRF service partner 2019 17 • the rich expertise that Flanders can demonstrate Contact 18 • the focus on links between material management and the circular economy and the climate issue • the unique partnership and support for this initiative by governments, local authorities, companies, knowledge institutions and midfield.

The WRF conference of 2019 will be organised from Sunday 24 to Wednesday 27 February 2019 at the Flanders Meeting & Convention Center (FMCCA) in Antwerp. A historic building with breathtaking façades that is located in the heart of Antwerp ZOO.

Lieze Cloots and Jan Verheyen of OVAM announced in Geneva that the congress will take place in Antwerp in 2019

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"Over the years, 2 www.ovam.be 3 Flanders and the OVAM have occupied a AboutABOUT OVAM RESIDUAL WASTE INDUSTRIAL WASTE prominent position in OVAM OVAM the field of waste and The Public Waste Agency of Flanders is the in figures 77% is re-used (2014) principal authority in the Belgian region material management. of Flanders for sustainable management a 19.2% decrease The Publicof waste, Waste materials Agency and of Flanderssoils. OVAM is theuses since 2004 principal authority in the Belgian region OVAM TURNS 35 its expertise worldwide to help shape Today, we are of Flanders for sustainable management international policy. of waste, materials and soils. OVAM uses 141 kg AREA OF LAND REMEDIATED concentrating our its expertise on waste, materials and soils Since 1981, OVAM has residual waste per capita OVAM works to achieve six well-defined worldwide to help shape international focused on high- in Flanders (2015) objectives: efforts on the circular policy. quality and efficient • reducing the waste mountain; management of a 57.4% 820.6 hectares of land economy. This is also OVAM •works re-using to andachieve recycling six waste well-defined materials; waste, materials and decrease since 1991 was remediated in 2016, of which objectives• processing: waste materials in an soils in Flanders. 198.4 hectares by OVAM • reducingenvironmentally-friendly the waste mountain; manner; the ideal time to share • re-using• initiating and therecycling transition waste to amaterials; circular • processingeconomy waste– an economy materials where in an goods envi are- HOUSEHOLD WASTE EVOLUTION OF FLEMISH our experiences and ronmentally-friendlyproduced and re-used manner; in a sustainable INDUSTRIAL WASTE UP TO 2014 • initiatingmanner; the transition to a circular to learn from research economy• remediating – an contaminatedeconomy where soils; goods are produced and re-used in a sustain- 600 • preventing new soil contamination. 560 558 555 554 555 544 545 543 able manner; 527 531 535 537 531 20 and projects elsewhere 521 524 513 491 491 502 491 • remediating contaminated soils; 500 480 Together with citizens, companies and 468 • preventing new soil contamination. 450 423 in the world." fellow governments we have turned 405 15 395 399 390 400 378 386 388 383 382 Flanders into a leading region when it 368 375 3723 74 364 Together with citizens, companies and 342 355 345 comes to the sustainable management of 331 330 334 335 326 325 315 fellow governments we have turned Flan- 10 waste, materials and soils in the last several 300 280 ders into a leading region when it comes 269 to the decades.sustainable To maintain management this leading of waste, position, 258

kg per capita 216 211 202 OVAM is now moving up a gear. We will 191 materials and soils in the last several 200 180 5 169 166 160 159 157 1531 155 53 1491 50 150 149 decades.expand To maintain the circular this economy leading inposition, Flanders, in 145 148 146 141 - FLEMISH MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT OVAM whichis now a sustainablemoving up management a gear. We ofwill waste, 116 100 93 JOKE SCHAUVLIEGE expandmaterials the circular and economysoil provides in Flanders,new resources, in 74 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2014 which materialsa sustainable and space.management of waste, 0 materials and soil provides new resources, Industrial waste 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Industrial waste not materials and space. including soil, sludge and construction and Total household waste Residual waste Selectively collected waste demolition waste

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ABOUT CLOSING LOOPS, WRF TRANSITIONS AT WORK WRFA is an independent non-profit international organisation that serves as a platform connecting and fostering The general theme for the Forum is ‘Closing Loops - Transitions at Work’. With this theme, WRF 2019 wants to focus knowledge exchange on resources management amongst business leaders, policy-makers, NGOs, scientists and the on practice. The vision and knowledge to close cycles and to evolve towards a circular economy is often already public. available. Now it’s time to put that theory and knowledge into practice!

WRF aims to make their vision of sustainable usage of resources worldwide a reality through organisation of high- More news about the program will soon be available on www.wrf-antwerp2019.be level international conferences and capacity-building workshops.

Their flagship activity is the annual WRF Conference, which allows knowledge exchange and creates debate CITIES AND REGIONS AS INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION: availability of efficient IT tools, apps, amongst all stakeholders involved in the resource management discourse. LABORATORIES FOR CIRCULAR THE ROLE OF INDUSTRY 4.0 AS websites, consumer/user platforms, CHANGE A TECHNOLOGICAL DRIVER FOR databases. Viewed from an industrial As the world becomes increasingly CIRCULAR ECONOMY perspective a circular economy creates OVERVIEW OF WRF CONFERENCES OVER THE YEARS: urbanised, cities are an important The introduction of a circular technological needs in manufacturing, accelerator for the transition towards economy generates both processing, identification and a circular economy. Combining technological and non-technological recycling of materials and products. interaction between urban actors, needs. The change in ownership These needs can be met by robotics, e.g. businesses and consumers, and and material concepts, both at a analytics and artifficial intelligence, their own policy instruments such as consumer and at business level, sensors and connectivity, machine WRF Latin procurement, cities can have a lasting creates a need for new business learning and human-machine WRF Asia Pacific America & and far-reaching impact. concepts such as products as a interfaces among others. All these Sydney, the Caribbean WRF 2019 service, sharing platforms, peer-to- technologies are typically designated Australia WRF 2012 WRF 2014 San Jose, Antwerp CIRCULAR ECONOMY AS ENABLER peer interactions, industrial symbiosis. as ‘industry 4.0’. Arequipa, WRF 2011 Beijing, WRF 2013 WRF 2015 Costa Rica WRF 2017 Belgium China Peru FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Many of these depend on the Davos, Davos, Davos, Geneva, A circular economy can cut Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland greenhouse gases by reducing our 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 need for primary raw materials thus cutting the carbon-intensive © Tom D’Haenens production process; case studies demonstrate why a circular economy should be at the heart of the transition to a low carbon society.

CIRCULAR BIO-ECONOMY: FOOD AND BIOBASED MATERIALS How can the bio-economy and circular economy synergise to create a more sustainable economy? With a strong chemical cluster in the port of Antwerp, we put a focus on the © Tom D’Haenens transformation from fossil based to bio-based materials and the questions related to that. Food is another important sector in Flanders that can be tackled from the perspective of innovation in food production, as well as from the point of view of prevention of food loss.

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NON-TOXIC CYCLES water and a consistent supply of SUSTAINABLE WASTE AND From an environmental and health clean water. Soil offers green energy MATERIALS MANAGEMENT perspective, we want to avoid potential through geothermal and The consistent implementation of hazardous substances in product and heat or cold storage. Additionally, a mix of both economic and regu- material cycles in any way we can. slightly contaminated excavated latory instruments was crucial to This impacts the performance of the soil can be used as secondary raw successful sustainable waste and recycling industry and the market for (building) material, thus preserving materials management in Flanders. secondary raw materials; key building primary raw materials. Stimulating Sharing our experiences in setting blocks in a circular economy. Striking ‘circular soil use’ is high on the up systems of separate collection, a balance between waste policy, agenda in order to avoid, reduce or sorting, qualitative recycling, EPR, product policy and chemicals policy is reverse the degradation of soil as a reuse, etc. and showing how they a global challenge we all face. valuable resource. work in practice, will be an important ingredient of the programme. SOIL AND LAND AS VALUABLE RE- Land as a valuable resource. SOURCES: CIRCULAR ECONOMY In densely populated (urban) areas AND SPATIAL PLANNING such as Flanders, land and space Soil as a valuable resource. are a scarce and therefore valuable © Tom D’Haenens Healthy soil is a necessary resource resource. Introducing the principles of for an environment that provides us ‘circular land- use’ in spatial planning with organic food from commercially can help explore how under-used successful agriculture, safe drinking land can be better valorised.

© Tom D’Haenens THE ROLE OF HARBOURS IN GLOBAL RESOURCE POLICY, AND SPECIFICALLY ON E-WASTE Harbours play an important role on the international resource market. With the Port of Antwerp, one of the largest container ports in the world, Flanders is home to an important player in e-waste and global policy.

The World Resources Forum will be held in he Flanders Meeting & Convention Center Antwerp in the heart of the city of Antwerp.

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KEY FACTS OF THE CONGRESS SPONSORING OPPORTUNITIES

IN GENERAL WRF 2019 The World Resources Forum offers plenty of sponsorship opportunities for companies and organisations. By sponsoring the WRF 2019 you will: • The World Resources Forum • The World Resources Forum Conference is the key global will be held from Sunday 24th • get strategic acces to a target audience in a niche market; event in the field of resource use, till Wednesday 27th of February • position your organisation as a an innovator in the field of global resource use; resource efficiency, sustainable 2019 in the Flanders Meeting & • Get the opportunity to meet and reach a great number of leading decision-makers working on sustainability recycling and cooperation. Convention Center in Antwerp. and resources issues; • Directed towards business • The conference is supported by • learn from other leaders and share your expertise on governance and other best practices; leaders, academics, politicians, several governmental agencies, • greatly enhance your presence in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and other continents through research-oriented practitioners, companies, research institutes the WRF network. sustainability officers, consultants and NGOs. and other professionals working • We expect between 600-1.000 in the field of sustainable participants from all over the 1. OVERVIEW SPONSORSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES development, especially in the world. areas of resource management, • We propose an extended program SPONSOR LEVEL BUDGET MAX. PARTNERS resource efficiency and with plenary sessions, workshops, WRF OFFICIAL PARTNER 2019 sustainable recycling. academic sessions, side events Gold 30.000 € 1 and site visits. • We offer a unique platform Silver 15.000 € 4 that facilitates international Bronze 10.000 € 6 networking.

WRF EVENT PARTNER 2019 Welcome Drink Sponsor – 24.02 7.500 € 1 Gala Dinner Sponsor – 25.02 5.000 € 1 Gala Dinner Table Sponsor – 25.02 tbc tbc UN Lounge Host Sponsor 7.500 € 1 Exhibition 3m2 950 € 5 Exhibition 9m2 3.200 € 5 Exhibition 12m2 4.500 € 5 Exhibition 18m2 6.500 € 5 Exhibition 25m2 9.500 € 5

WRF CONTENT PARTNER 2019 Cinema Sponsor 7.500 € 1 Ecodesign Challenge sponsor 7.500 € 1 Workshop 1.500 € 5 Side event 1.500 € 10

WRF SERVICE PARTNER 2019 Logistics, service in exchange unlimited Material or service sponsorship in consultation

We are of course open to discuss the different packages and to make a tailor made package that responds your expectations.

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2. WRF OFFICIAL PARTNER 2019 3. WRF EVENT PARTNER 2019

GOLD level SILVER level Bronze level Welcome Drink Sponsor – 24.02

GOLD level sponsorship ensures the > Package budget: 15.000 € (excl. VAT) > Package budget: 10.000 € (excl. VAT) > Package budget: 7.500 € (excl. VAT) highest level of corporate visibility and recognition and is the only > Your return: > Your return: • Logo on booth’s catering buffet and on high tables (in level that provides sponsors the • Logo prominently on: • Logo used on: catering area) mentioning the company/organisation opportunity to provide a high-profile ·· the homepage and ·· the homepage and name. speaking slot. sponsorpage of the event sponsorpage of the event • Use of WRF logo stating ‘Welcome Drink Sponsor’ for website; website; personal use of the sponsor (e.g., PR and CSR activities). > Package budget: 30.000 € (excl. VAT) ·· the homescreen of the event ·· the homescreen of the event • One complementary conference invitation. application; application; • One high table as sponsor information desk in the > Your return: ·· the front cover of all ·· the front cover of all Aperitif Area. • Logo prominently on: conference announcements, conference announcements, • Option to a booth in conference exhibition with 50% ·· the homepage and brochure and meeting report; brochure and meeting report; discount. sponsorpage of the event ·· the nametag of participants ·· the nametag of participants website; ·· sponsorship board near the ·· sponsorship board near the ·· the homescreen of the event entrance of the conference entrance of the conference Gala Diner Sponsor – 25.02 Gala Diner Table Sponsor – 25.02 application; venue, with designation venue, with designation ·· the front cover of all ‘Silver Sponsor’; ‘Bronze Sponsor’; > Package budget: 5.000 € (excl. VAT) • Reservation of sponsored table with logo. conference announcements, ·· sponsorpage in the conference ·· sponsorpage in the conference • Use of WRF logo stating “Gala Dinner Sponsor” for brochure and meeting report; guide. guide. • Logo on menu and chairman’s statements of WRF Gala personal use of the sponsor (e.g., PR or CSR activities). ·· visitor badges obtained at the • Use of the WRF logo, with the • Use of the WRF logo, with the Dinner stating “Gala Dinner Sponsor”. • Max. 8 guests per table. exhibition; designation “Silver Sponsor”, for designation ‘Bronze Sponsor’, for • Use of WRF logo stating “Gala Dinner Sponsor” for • Three-course menu with 2 bottles of sparkling water ·· sponsorship board near the the Sponsor’s own purposes (e.g. the Sponsor’s own purposes (e.g. personal use of the sponsor (e.g., PR and CSR activities). included. entrance of the conference for PR or CSR activities). for PR or CSR activities). • Two complementary conference invitations. • Entertainment at gala dinner. venue, with designation ‘Gold • Two complimentary conference • Two complimentary conference • Banner/roll-up at Gala Dinner area entrance stating • One high table as sponsor welcome desk in the Gala Sponsor’; invitations with seats at VIP invitations. “Gala Dinner Sponsor”. Dinner Foyer. ·· event signage; tables at the Conference Gala • Free quarter page advert in • Entertainment at the Gala Dinner. ·· sponsorpage in the conference Dinner. conference program. • One high table as sponsor information desk in the Gala guide. • Free half page advert in • Optional booth at conference Dinner Foyer. Host UN Lounge • Recognition during opening conference program. exhibition with 50% fee plenary session. • Free exhibition booth in prime reduction in top location. > Package budget: 7.500 € (excl. VAT) • Use of the WRF logo, with the location (max. 12m2). designation ‘Gold Sponsor’, for • Panel/roll-up in the UN-lounge with announcement “UN the Sponsor’s own purposes (e.g. Lounge Host Sponsor” (produced by the sponsor). for PR or CSR activities). • Logo and link to WRF website with description of • Four complimentary conference company/organisation, plus stating “UN Lounge Host invitations with access to lounges Sponsor”. and seats at VIP tables at the • Use of WRF logo stating “UN Lounge Host Sponsor” for Conference Gala Dinner. personal use of the sponsor (e.g., PR or CSR activities). • Free full page advert in • One complementary conference invitation. conference program. • Free booth beside the UN Lounge. • Free exhibition booth on prime location (max. 18m2). • Optional high-profile speaking slot (in plenary).

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Grab one of our exclusive exhibition booths and showcase your wares or innovative ideas to over 800 leading decision-makers working on sustainability and resources issues. DRAWING TITLE: • Choice of 3 sq. m / 9 sq. m / 12 sq. m / 18 sq. m / 25 sq. GrondPlan Ovam m booth in the exhibition area. Versie 1 PROJECT: • Basic construction provided. OVAM Congres FMCCA Atrium • Logo used on

DRAWING TITLE: SHEET: ·· the exhibition page of the event website; GrondPlan Ovam Scale: As Shown @ A1

Date: feb 2018 Versie 1 ·· exhibitor page in the exhibition guide. The Oval Office PROJECT: OVAM Congres The Oval Office • One complimentary conference invitation, extra These drawings are copyright © 2018 FMCCA Atrium

invitations at 50% reduction. INFORMATION ONLY SHEET: • Overview exhibitor opportunities. Scale:

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SHEET: INFORMATION ONLY Free wifi x x x x x Scale: As Shown @ A1 Date: feb 2018 3 x cocktail tables 2 x cocktail tables 2 x cocktail tables 1 x cocktail tables 1 x cocktail table Furniture package These drawings are copyright © 2018 6 x bar stools 4 x bar stools 4 x bar stools 2 x bar stools INFORMATION ONLY

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4. WRF CONTENT PARTNER 2019

1. WRF Filmfestival Sponsor 3. Workshops

• Logo on conference announcements, brochure, meeting report as well as Chairman’s Statement of the WRF Conference, with Do you have a strong story (new insight, product or service, ...) that is related to the topic of this congress? Then we would like the designation “WRF Filmfestival Sponsor”. to examine with you whether we can include it in the side programme. • Logo and link on the WRF website, with the designation “WRF Filmfestival Sponsor” . • Use of the WRF logo, with the designation “WRF Filmfestival Sponsor” for the Sponsor’s own purposes (e.g. for PR or CSR activities). 4. Site Visits • One complimentary conference invitation. • Presenting Image Film (max. 5 min.) of Sponsor’s Company before the start of the WRF Filmfestival Session. An important pillar of the program aims at organizing site visits at the many businesses and organisations in Antwerp and its • Branding of WRF Cinema room with banner/roll-up inside the conference venue, with the designation “WRF Filmfestival surounding region. These site visits will be planned on Wednesday 27th of February. Sponsor” (to be organised and produced by Sponsor). • Option to define Film/Documentary program together with OVAM. Participants will actually be able to witness the transition to close loops in action at industrial sites, but also in innovative small scale businesses. and local, community based initiatives.

Does your organisation have an innovative business case in circular economy that you want to showcase? And is it situated near Antwerp? Please contact Lieze Cloots - Head of International Policy at OVAM Email: [email protected]

5. WRF SERVICE PARTNER 2019

If you have products or services aligned with the topic of the congress which can be used for supporting the congress and/or the congress visitors, we would be glad to look at the options with you.

2. EcoDesign Challenge

WRF Antwerp wants to give the opportunity to students product design, engineering, environmental sciences, ... from all over the world to submit their ecodesign product or service that will change the world for the better. WRF Antwerp will select 10 nominees who are eligible for the WRF Ecodesign Award and will be offered an ecodesign challenge bootcamp during the forum.

• Logo on conference announcements, brochure, meeting report as well as Chairman’s Statement of the WRF Conference, with the designation ‘WRF ECO Design Challenge Sponsor’ • Logo and link on the WRF website, with the designation “WRF EcoDesign Challenge Sponsor” • Use of the WRF logo, with the designation “WRF EcoDesign Challenge Sponsor ” for the Sponsor’s own purposes (e.g. for PR or CSR activities) • One complimentary conference invitation • Branding of the EcoDesign Challenge presentation with banner/roll-up inside the conference venue, with the designation “WRF EcoDesign Challenge” (to be organised and produced by Sponsor)

17 Lieze Cloots International Policy Unit OVAM | Public Waste Agency of Flanders M +32 478 78 02 33 E [email protected]

Jan Verheyen Press and Communication Unit OVAM | Public Waste Agency of Flanders M +32 479 89 07 46 E [email protected]