Ben joined the Environment Agency from an environmental consultancy, firstly working in permitting before moving to a compliance role in which he was responsible for inspecting and auditing industrial plants including power stations and waste incinerators. He then moved to the Environment Agency’s Environment & Business Department where he worked on a number of national regulatory projects before taking over as Senior Advisor for Energy from Waste five years ago. Ben was also the UK’s lead representative in the Technical Working Group for the Waste Incineration BREF review in Seville.

Stewart Davies has been at Viridor 9.5 years where he leads environmental compliance. He is the current Chairman of the Source Testing Association, a member of the Environmental Services Association Renewable Energy Working Group and a member of the Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants’ Emissions Working Group. Stewart has led Viridor’s implementation of the BREF review.