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UK Bottled Water Conference 2018
The UK Bottled Water Conference will provide insights and updates on market and consumer trends, as well as take a look at the direction of new product development and explore the scope for future innovation in this fast growing beverage sector. Designed for industry leaders, innovators, retailers and advisers to gain a complete overview of the most promising market opportunities, the event will provide valuable insights and perspectives to help prepare for the next stage of growth.
About the event
With such a media spotlight on sustainability, Zenith’s 2018 UK Bottled Water Conference on 15 March in London will open with a breakfast briefing on finding more sustainable packaging solutions. The session features Coca Cola, compliance experts Ecosurety and environment charity Hubbub, with moderation by the Packaging Collective.
Taking up the challenge of “Inspiring consumers to value packaging and encourage recycling while on the go”, the session will bring together industry members to discuss consumer concerns, focus on areas of opportunity and create a positive way forward for brand owners, suppliers and retailers.
The briefing will review the latest recycling initiatives, including reverse vending and deposit schemes, as well as offering case studies illustrating the importance of producer responsibility in building consumer awareness on effective packaging waste management.
Under the theme Thirst: New priorities for bottled water, the rest of the conference will look beyond the market today at accelerating the prospects of a brighter tomorrow. Delegates will hear from established companies as well as innovators on: market, consumer and retail trends; how aqua plus drinks are evolving; the latest in innovation; and other social and environmental challenges facing the industry.
The conference also offers any brand company the opportunity to showcase its bottled water drinks FREE of charge at the newly introduced ‘Chiller Corner’, which provides allocated shelf space in display fridges for all attendees to access and sample. Companies will gain valuable and constructive feedback first hand from industry experts and peers.
Highlights include:
- Breakfast briefing on plastic recycling with Coca Cola, Ecosurety, Hubbub, OPRL, RECOUP and Packaging Collective
- Market overview from Bridgethorne, Kantar and Zenith.
- Future market perspectives involving Niagara, Red Star and Nestlé Waters UK.
- CSR challenges and opportunities with Association of Convenience Stores, British Retail Consortium, Coca Cola, Co-op, Recoup and Tetra Pak
- New brand ideas with contributions from Nichols and Ugly Drinks.
- Entrepreneur shoot out including Vievé, Dash Water and Just Water.
- The audience will be drawn from senior industry managers, buyers, suppliers, retailers, advisers and the trade press.
- Free product sampling for any registered brand company.
Thursday 15 March
Panel members:
James Piper, Managing Director of environmental compliance scheme Ecosurety
Trewin Restorick, CEO/Founder of environmental charity Hubbub
Julian Hunt, Head of Public Affairs and Communications GB for Coca-Cola European Partners
Jane Bevis, Chair of OPRL
Stuart Foster, Chief Executive Officer of RECOUP
Moderator
Sanjay Patel, Founder of Packaging Collective and Co-founder of SimpleBetterHuman
Stephen Gibbons, Business Development Director North West Europe at Tetra Pak
Simon Johnson, Principal Consultant at Zenith Global Ltd
Sara Royo Alcalde, Strategic Insight Director for Kantar WorldPanel
Nick Kirby, Shopper, eCommerce and Analytics Director for Bridgethorne
Rali Sanderson, Executive Vice President of Niagara Bottling LLC, United States
Clark McIlroy, Managing Director of Red Star Brands
Hayley Lloyd-House, Head of Corporate Communication and External Affairs at Nestlé Waters UK
Julian Hunt, Head of Public Affairs and Communications GB for Coca-Cola European Partners
CJ Antal-Smith, Director of Trading for Ambient at The Co-op
Alice Ellison, Head of Environment at British Retail Consortium
James Lowman, Chief Executive of Association of Convenience Stores
Stuart Foster, Chief Executive Officer of RECOUP
Emma Hunt, Head of Marketing at Nichols plc
Joe Benn, Co-founder of Ugly Drinks
Rafael Rozenson, Founder of Vievė
Alex Wright/Jack Scott, Co-founders of Dash Water
Ira Laufer, Chief Executive Officer of JUST Water, United States
Joe Benn, Co-founder of Ugly Drinks
Rali Sanderson, Executive Vice President of Niagara Bottling LLC, United States
Nick Kirby, Shopper, eCommerce and Analytics Director for Bridgethorne
Speakers
Sanjay Patel
Founder of Simple Better Human and Packaging Collective
Sanjay Patel has worked in the packaging industry for over 25 years in the USA, Belgium and UK.
James Piper
Managing Director of Ecosurety
James Piper is managing director of Ecosurety, the market-leading compliance scheme investing in quality recycling.
Now managing director, James combines his past market experience and the work undertaken directly with companies to ensure all Ecosurety members benefit from the best possible price and expertise. In 2017 he won a Business Green Leaders Award and featured in the Resource magazine annual top 100 list of the most influential people working in the waste industry.
Trewin Restorick
Founder and Chief Executive of Hubbub UK
Trewin Restorick is Founder and CEO of the award-winning charity Hubbub UK which transforms the way environmental messages are communicated by bringing people and organisations together as a force for good.
Before starting Global Action Plan, Trewin was Director of Fundraising at Friends of the Earth where he created PaperRound London’s leading community recycling business. Prior to Friends of the Earth, Trewin worked at Plymouth City Council and produced a youth TV programme for the BBC called Something Else.
Simon Johnson
Principle Consultant at Zenith Global
Simon Johnson is part of Zenith’s Market Intelligence team, specialising in West European food and beverage markets.
Prior to joining Zenith in 2012, Simon worked as a Business Manager for an International Development organisation where he managed client-led projects in Africa and South-East Asia; he also worked for 4 years as a Business Analyst in the Corporate Recovery team at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Simon holds a BA Hons in English Literature from the University of Canterbury.
Sara Royo Alcalde
Strategic Insight Director from Kantar WorldPanel
Sara is Strategic Insight Director at Kantar Worldpanel where she works across a wide range of big name soft drinks manufacturers and FMCG brands.
In her current role she leads a variety of accounts across packaged groceries and projects which inspire clients in a wide range of sectors to take successful decisions about their brands.
Sara is passionate about the effective communication of insight, and regularly presents Kantar Worldpanel’s latest Thought Leadership to her clients and contributes as a speaker at the company’s client facing events.
Nick Kirby
Shopper, eCommerce & Analytics Director at Bridgethorne
Nick Kirby is the Shopper, eCommerce & Analytics Director for international category, shopper and customer management specialist, Bridgethorne.
Nick’s experience spans Buying, Shopper Marketing, Sales, Brand and Category Management, with his knowledge coming from extensive hands-on operational and leadership roles across various channels & categories for companies such as Coca-Cola European Partners, Pernod Ricard, Kao and A.S. Watson.
Rali Sanderson
Executive Vice President of Niagara Bottling LLC
Rali Sanderson is Executive Vice President of International and R&D at Niagara Bottling.
Clark Mcllroy
Managing Director of Red Star Brands
Clark founded Red Star Brands in 2015 to introduce disruptive, innovative snack & beverage brands to the UK market.
Red Star is part of an independently owned group of companies in the UK & Ireland with a combined turnover of £0.3bn. These include Cider of Sweden (Kopparberg Cider) in the UK, and Richmond Marketing in Ireland (distributor for Red Bull, Danone, Miller Brands, Hendricks Gin etc.) Clark is a graduate of St Andrews and, over the last 22 years, has held various senior Commercial and General Management roles in Procter & Gamble, Mars, and Britvic in the UK/ Ireland markets, and Internationally.
Julian Hunt
Head of Public Affairs and Communications GB for Coca-Cola European Partners
Julian Hunt joined Coca-Cola European Partners in 2011 as Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications for GB.
CJ Antal-Smith
Director of Trading – BWS at The Co-op
CJ Antal-Smith is Director of Trading for BWS, Impulse & Kiosk at Co-op.
Together this has meant a total £8milliominvestment in WASH projects and disaster aid funding in developing countries, changing the lives of 1.7million people. Most recently, CJ has worked closely with the bottled water brands to pledge commitment to the Global Investment Fund for Water – which aims to end water poverty by 2030 in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. This partnership has taken the Co-op’s annual funding figure for clean water projects to over £2million.
Stuart Foster
Chief Executive Officer of RECOUP
Stuart Foster is Chief Executive Officer at RECOUP, an independent membership based organisation developing, informing and leading plastics recycling opportunities.
James Lowman
Chief Executive of Association of Convenience Stores
James was appointed ACS Chief Executive in November 2006, since when he has re-focused the organisation on being the strongest possible voice for local shops.
Alice Ellison
Environmental Policy Adviser for the British Retail Consortium
Alice Ellison is the Environment Policy Adviser for the British Retail Consortium.
Emma Hunt
Head of Marketing at Nichols plc
Emma is Head of Marketing for Nichols plc, the home of Vimto & Feelgood drinks and is responsible for leading the marketing strategy across their UK, Out of Home and International divisions.
Joe Benn
Co-Founder of Ugly Drinks
Joe is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Ugly Drinks, a fruit flavoured sparkling water brand on a mission to shake up the drinks industry and provide people with a genuinely healthy and exciting alternative to overly sugary and sweetened drinks.
Rafael Rozenson
Founder of Vievė
Rafael Rozenson is the founder of CEO of Vieve Protein Water - a game changing new protein drink that aims to shake-up the sports nutrition market, by making it more accessible to a mass market audience.
Alex Wright and Jack Scott
Founders of Dash Water
Alex & Jack both come farming backgrounds and have seen first hand 30% of the fruit & veg grown in the UK gone to waste.
Dash launched May 2017 and is currently stocked in 400 outlets including Selfridges, Planet Organic, Coco Di Mama & Daylesford.
Ira Laufer
Chief Executive Officer of JUST Water
Born in Tel Aviv, JUST water CEO Ira Laufer participated in a real-life “course of study” defined by rigors that rival those of any white-collar corporation: the Israeli Defense Forces.