Webinar - COVID Panel Discussion

This panel discussion is a chance to explore and understand the impacts that we have experienced as an industry, as a result of COVID. The panel will discuss the greatest challenges and lessons learnt, how these are being addressed and what the opportunities are for the industry.

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Panel Members


Mark Venhoek, CEO, SUEZ

Mark is Chief Executive Officer of SUEZ in Australia and New Zealand. Joining the company in 1992, he has significant global experience across the SUEZ group, spanning the European, Asian and Australian markets. Most recently, Mark led SUEZ’s waste management operations across Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, mainland China and South-East Asia.   

Under his leadership, the business was awarded significant key contracts across the region and strengthened the group’s overall leadership position in this market. Mark has previously held positions across Europe including Germany, the Netherlands, and Northern Europe. In 2004, he became CEO of SITA Germany, before being appointed Chief Operating Officer to the Group’s Northern Europe division overseeing operational service activities across Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg.

Mark is a member of the SUEZ Global Executive Management Committee.


Omer Soker, CEO, National Association of Charitable Recycling Organisations (NACRO)

Omer Soker is the CEO of the National Association of Charitable Recycling Organisations (NACRO) which advocates on behalf of the charitable reuse, recycling and retail sector. NACRO’s key strategic objectives are linked seamlessly to the needs of both state and local government in maximising both environmental and social impacts. Eliminating dumping at charities and increasing opportunities for reuse and recycling are key priorities, along with advancing circular economy principles.

Omer is the author of The Future of Associations and an association strategist who works with not-for-profit boards to accelerate social, environmental and economic impact for their organisations, as well as all stakeholders, including local communities. 

One of the things Omer loves most about working with NACRO is the opportunity to deliver both social and environmental impact, and make a meaningful contribution to the future agenda – including the need to embrace Circular Economy principles in action.


Rebecca Brown, Manager, Waste and Recycling, WA Local Government Association (WALGA)

Rebecca Brown is the current Manager, Waste and Recycling at the WA Local Government Association (WALGA). Rebecca has a Masters’ in Environmental Science, a Bachelor of Environmental Science, a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy), Cert IV in Waste Management and Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business.  

Rebecca has worked at the WALGA since 2003, had the great pleasure of serving as WA WMAA President and received the Waste Authority WA Waste Champion award in 2014. 

Moderator


Gayle Sloan, CEO, Waste Management & Resource Recovery Association of Australia

Gayle has a law and arts degree from the University of Adelaide. She worked for the NSW Attorney General’s Department for a number of years before moving into the Attorney General’s Ministerial Office in 1998, and then the NSW Police Minister’s Office in 2000.

Following this time in state government, Gayle worked as a Director in a number of NSW councils, primarily looking after service delivery and assets. She developed and delivered a number of waste management contracts on behalf of councils, as well as managed environment and regulatory departments, including rangers and compliance officers.  

After three years of being a stay-at-home mum, Gayle returned to work in 2012 at Visy Recycling. In November 2015, Gayle joined WMRR as Chief Executive Officer.