Frank Ligthart is Vice President at Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) and responsible for strategy and business development for SFW’s solution portfolio, including renewable combustion, waste-to-energy, waste-to-value, and energy storage. He is a mechanical engineer with more than twenty years of experience of biomass- and waste-to-energy in various business development and management roles. He is currently leading the go-to-market strategy for the small-scale wasteWOIMA waste-to-energy solution in partnership with WOIMA.

Henri has a vast experience in leading large global projects in challenging locations successfully. He has gained significant know-how from waste-to-value and circular economy business during the past years by being involved in more than 500 sales projects globally. He is the CEO of WOIMA which has evolved from a start-up company to a recognized serious player in the field of circular economy.

After graduating with a Masters in Chemistry from Oxford University Julia joined Iona Capital’s investments team in 2011 and in 2015 completed her Masters in Finance degree from LBS.

Julia is heavily involved in driving investments to completion through negotiations and takes on going transitional roles sitting on asset boards. Her main focus is energy from waste infrastructure in the UK.

James is a Partner in the Energy, Projects and Construction Group and co-heads the firm's Projects Group.  He specialises in complex infrastructure and energy projects.  He has worked on major infrastructure, energy  and PPP projects for over 20 years in the UK, mainland Europe , the Middle East, and South East Asia acting for sponsors, funders and public authority clients.  James and the team also provides specialist support on secondary market and M&A transactions in the infrastructure, energy and PPP sectors to our clients including leading infrastructure, pension and sovereign wealth funds.

He is recognsied by clients and peers as one of the leading commercial lawyers in the waste and bioenergy sectors where he has advised clients on the construction, financing and operation of numerous waste to energy, biomethane and biomass facilities in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Singapore, Malaysia, Jordan the Caribbean and the UAE together with disputes related to the design and construction of these types of facilities.

Natalie leads the Waste Sector work within Stantec and has over 20 years’ experience of working in Waste Management and Infrastructure Planning including working in local government, private resource management companies, and consultancy.

Natalie has been successful in leading and advising on  a range of waste infrastructure development projects.  These range from large scale Energy from Waste facilities to transfer stations and smaller household waste sites.  This work has involved providing technical advice, project management support, and leading stakeholder engagement and consultation.  Many of these projects have involved the management and coordination of the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and technical services.

As a Chartered Waste Manager, she has technical expertise across a range of areas including infrastructure planning & implementation, procurement & permitting.