schedule

Check out the 3 day schedule for our lineup at SX21 

21st – 23rd September 2021

Please Note: All Keynotes & Discussions are available on demand to Ticket Holders through the SwapCard Platform. 

Time (GMT)

What's happening ...

DAY 1

21.09.21

14:00

Opening Address & Welcome

14:10

Keynote:

Fireside chat with Tom Szaky, CEO of Terracycle & Loop

14:25

Panel Discussion: 

"The Circular Economy: Re-imagining the future in a world without waste"

14:55

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings 

15:10

Spoken Word Performance

15:15

Keynote: 

"Finding fairness in climate action" - Dr. Tara Shine, Change by Degrees

15:30

Panel Discussion: 

"Climate Justice: What we owe to Mother Earth"

16:00

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings

16:10

Keynote: 

"Environmental philanthropy and the future of business" - Kate Williams, CEO of 1% For the Planet

16:25

Panel Discussion: 

"How we can we harness the power of society to drive positive change?"

16:55

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings 


17:10

Keynote: 

"Every Job is a Climate Job" - Jamie Beck Alexander, Director, Drawdown Labs, Project Drawdown

17.25

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings 

17:40

Keynote: 

The Power of Music & Art to inspire Climate Action. Dr CJ Palmer, Founder and CEO, SUSTAINABLE MPACT™

18:00

Panel Discussion: 

"The role of the arts in mobilising for change"

18:30

Live Music Performance


Time (GMT)

What's happening ...

DAY 2

22.09.21

10:00

Opening Address & Welcome

10:10

Keynote:

The Future of Tourism, Penny Rafferty, Head of Sustainability, Tourism Australia

10:25

Panel Discussion: 

The Role of Sustainability in Tourism

10:55

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings 

11:10

Keynote:

Brewing a better World - The Toast Ale Story, Louisa Ziane, COO, Toast Ale

11:25

Panel Discussion:

Can the Beer Industry help brew a better planet?

11:50

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings

12:05

In Conversation with:

Iseult Ward, CEO FoodCloud & Nina Prichard, Head of Sustainable and Ethical Sourcing, McDonald's UK & Ireland

12:15

Panel Discussion:

How to make the food supply chain more sustainable – from farm to fork?

12:50

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings

13:10

Sustainable Cooking Demo:

Conor Spacey,  Sustainability Chef & Culinary Director, FoodSpace


13:50

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings

14:00

Welcome Back

14:10

Keynote: 

 The Future is Electric. The automotive industry is changing and changing for the better.

David Thomas, Managing Director, Volvo Ireland

14:25

Panel Discussion: 

The Future of Transport

14:55

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings

15:05

Keynote:

The growth of ESG and what’s next for businesses? Martina Cheung, President, S&P Global Market Intelligence

15:20

Keynote:

Mathias Wikstrom, CEO and Johan Pihl, Founder, Doconomy

15:35

Panel Discussion:

The Future of a Sustainable Economy

16:05

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings

16:15

Keynote:

Re-wilding 

16:30

Panel Discussion:

How Re-Wilding will save the planet

17:00

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings

17:10

Keynote:

The Emperor's Fast Fashion - How fashion is morally naked. Rónán Ó Dálaigh, CEO, Thriftify

17:25

Panel Discussion:

Is resale the future of fashion and luxury goods?


17:55

Music Performance

18:15

Close of Day 2

Time (GMT)

What's happening ...

DAY 3

23.09.21

10:00

Opening Address & Welcome

10:10

Keynote:

We need to talk about the elephant in the room - consumption drives climate change. Jonathan Wise, Co-Founder, Purpose Disruptors

10:25

Panel Discussion: 

We Need to Talk About Elephants

10:55

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings 

11:05

Keynote:

Thomas Kolster

11:20

Panel Discussion:

Brand Purpose - Be Brave or Go Home

11:50

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings 


12:00

Keynote:

Designing Sustainably for 2040 - a Shared Journey.

Glyn Griffiths, Design Partners and Alan Cuddihy, VP of Sustainability at PCH International

12.15

Panel Discussion:

Designing Sustainably for 2040 - a Shared Journey.

12:45

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings 

13:00

Lunch Break


13:45

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings 

14:00

Welcome Back

14:05

Keynote: 

The Future of Energy

14:20

Panel Discussion: 

The Future of Energy - Renewables & Sustainables

14:50

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings 

15:00

Keynote:

The Future of Work: New Mindsets Needed, Barry Winkless, CSO, CPL Recruitment

15:15

Panel Discussion:

The future of work in Sustainable Society

15:45

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings 

16:00

Keynote:

Climate change and a new operating mindset for your business, Dr. Declan Bogan, CEO, INNOVATE2ZERO

16:15

Panel Discussion:

The New Sustainable Business Model

16:45

Online Networking & Exhibitor Meetings 

16:55

Keynote:

The Future of Youth

17:05

Panel Discussion:

Have we inherited a planet we can save?

17:35

Music Performance


18:00

Close of Day 3

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