Conference programme

Time	Session	Stream
11:00 - 11:30	Welcome and Keynote Address Stephen Ashkin, The green cleaning guru	Business
11:30 - 12:00	The Living Wage - the business case for profitable implementation Sebastian Bachelier, Programme Officer, Living Wage Foundation	Business
12:00 - 12:30	Skills within your business - what does the future hold? Dr Sally Messenger, Head of Education, BICSc	Business
14:00 - 14:30	Fair pay matters Dominic Ponniah, CEO and co-founder, Cleanology	Business
14:30 - 15:00	Will IoT replace humans in the cleaning industry? Syed Ahmed, CEO, Savortex	Business
15:00 - 15:30	Transforming people practices for the modern workforce CJ Green, Founder, Tovip Ltd	Business
15:30 - 16:00	Training is the cost-effective option to deliver contract success, but who pays? James Marston, Learning & Development Manager, BICSc	Business

Time	Session	Stream
11:00 - 11:30	Key health and safety considerations for managing waste from UK healthcare facilities Dr Terry Tudor, Senior Lecturer in Waste Management, University of Northampton	Facilities
11:30 - 12:00	The impact of hand-drying options in healthcare environments Keith Redway, Emeritus Fellow in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Westminster	Facilities
12:00 - 12:30	Trimming the waste line: food waste in the hospitality sector Dean Pearce, Business Development Manager, SWRNewstar	Facilities
12:30 - 14:00	Panel debate: How can recycling in the cleaning sector aid the circular economy? Neil Nixon, Editor, Cleaning & Maintenance Magazine Lorcan Mekitarian, Sales Director, RPC bpi recycled products Asa Degerman, Global Brand Innovation Manager, Essity Owen George, Group Development and Innovation Manager, Grundon John Brill, Sales Director, Nilfisk	Facilities
14:00 - 14:30	Afternoon Keynote Stephen Ashkin, The green cleaning guru	Facilities
14:30 - 15:30	Panel debate: The bigger picture of cleaning and waste management Dennis Flower, Editor, PFM Magazine Matt Coulson, CEO, Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work Sandrino Vieira, Guest Services Manager, JPC, Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work Michael Foreman, Managing Director, Don’t Waste UK	Facilities
15:30 - 16:00	Upcycling the approach to office clearances Simon Moseley, Consultant, Waste-Match, Mitie	Facilities

Time	Session	Stream
11:00 - 11:30	Food poisoning - a modern epidemic Pete Gowers, Food Hygiene Expert, BICSc	Solutions
11:30 - 12:00	Technological advances in the detection of surface contamination Dr Andrew Kemp, Specialist in surface disinfection and decontamination, University of Lincoln	Solutions
12:00 - 12:30	Reputation Management - preparing for the unexpected Suzanne Howe, Director, Suzanne Howe Communications Richard Bond, Director of Strategy, SKV Communications	Solutions