Tuesday 12 May 2026

12:00 – 13:00
Cocktail lunch

1 – Where does the industry stand?

13:00 – 13:10
Introduction to the conference
Gied van Hoorn, Chairman, EucoLight

13:10 – 13:30
The European Lighting Industry today: Between market trends and policy pressures
Teresa Selvaggio, Director Public Affairs, LightingEurope

GDL vs LED evolution

13:30 – 13:50
GDL lamps vs LED evolution in POM and Waste
Guillaume Lienart, Communication and Public Affairs, EucoLight
Zoltan Pilter, Supervisory Board, Ekolamp s.r.o.

13:50 – 14:10
GDL lamps vs LED evolution: The impact on financing
Daniela Brumă, Director General Adjunct, Recolamp

14:10 – 14:30
GDL lamps vs LED evolution: The recycling target challenge
William Degaine, Environmental Expert, ecosystem

14:30 – 15:10
LED vs GDL and categorisation: Roundtable discussion
Virgil Vanglar, Finance and HR Director, Ecolamp
Andreas Adam, Senior Director Global Sustainability, Ledvance
Daniela Brumă, Director General Adjunct, Recolamp
Mark Tilstra, Operational Director, OPEN Foundation
Moderator: Zoltan Pilter, Supervisory Board, Ekolamp s.r.o.

15:10 – 15:30
Coffee break

2 – EPR in the new legislative paradigm

15:30 – 15:50
Building a Competitive Circular Economy: The Circular Economy Act and other legislation and how it would influence the WEEE revision
Korrina Hegarty, Senior Policy Director, APPLIA

15:50 – 16:10
The WEEE revision: What to expect from the European Commission
Guillemette Vachey, Policy Officer, European Commission – Directorate General for Environment

16:10 – 16:30
The WEEE revision: The view of the Spanish Administration
Raquel Gómez, Head of Department, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge

16:30 – 16:50
An opportunity to enhance the WEEE revision: The view of the Spanish PRO coordination office
Andreu Vilá, President of the Coordination Office and General Manager, ECOTIC

16:50 – 17:10
The €2/kg levy for non-collected WEEE: A possible game changer
Jan Vlak, CEO, Stichting OPEN

17:10 – 17:30
Collection targets calculation: What to expect under this possible game changer
Lucas Gonzalez, Strategy and Innovation Director, AMBILAMP

17:30 – 17:50
The view of EucoLight on the WEEE revision: How to strengthen lighting PROs in this new paradigm
Natalia Sierra Conde Saraiva de Carvalho, Public Affairs and Institutional Relations Director, AMBILAMP

17:50 – 18:00
Short break and General Assembly set-up

18:00 – 19:00
General Assembly (for Members)

19:45 – 20:15
Transfer to dinner

20:15 – 23:00
Dinner

Wednesday 13 May 2026

2 – EPR in the new legislative paradigm

09:30 – 09:50
European discussions to simplify WEEE EPR
Alexander Goldberg, President, European WEEE Registers Network (EWRN)

09:50 – 10:10
The EucoLight view on the EU administrative simplification
Christian Brehm, Director of Sustainable Marketing and Sales, Lightcycle

10:10 – 10:30
State-run PROs
Zoltan Pilter, Supervisory Board, Ekolamp s.r.o.

10:30 – 10:50
The view of LightingEurope on the WEEE revision: The producers’ view
Antoine Hattemer, Policy Officer, LightingEurope

10:50 – 11:30
Roundtable discussion
Panelists:
Gied van Hoorn, Director, LightRec
Fabrizio D’Amico, Director General, Ecolamp
Lucas Gonzalez, Strategy and Innovation Director, AMBILAMP
TBD
Moderator: Natalia Sierra Conde Saraiva de Carvalho, Public Affairs and Institutional Relations Director, AMBILAMP

11:30 – 11:50
Coffee break

3 – Communication

11:50 – 12:10
Policy communication: Preparation for the WEEE revision
Monia Maccarini, Director of General and Institutional Affairs, Marketing and Communication, Ecolamp

12:10 – 12:30
Communication evolution at the time of diversification and new services
Monia Maccarini, Director of General and Institutional Affairs, Marketing and Communication, Ecolamp
Clara Perez, Communication Director, Ambiwaste

12:30 – 12:50
SHARE NOW: New services and initiatives by members
Clara Grojean, Public Affairs and Institutional Relations Manager, ecosystem
TBD

4 – Our EPR added value

12:50 – 13:10
Challenges and opportunities from the Circular Economy Act for lighting products and potential impact on PROs
Andreas Rindt, Governmental & Regulatory Affairs Manager, Signify

13:10 – 13:30
Remanufacturing by the example
Herve Grimaud, Company Executive, Proclus

13:30 – 13:50
Developments in LED sorting, sampling and recycling
William Degaine, Environmental Expert, ecosystem
Jesper Bøttcher, Head of Sustainability & Communications, Elretur

13:50 – 14:00
Conclusion of the conference

14:00 – 15:00
Cocktail lunch at the hotel