KEY DATES: Registration Earlybird Deadline: 27 April 2024 Convention: Wednesday 15 - Friday 17 May 2024 SPONSORS | MONIQUE PARSLER Head of CleanTech Callaghan Innovation ABSTRACT: The Sustainability Dilemma As we reach closer to the UN Sustainable Development deadline of 2030, it is inevitable that the New Zealand government will start expressing its desire for New Zealand organisations to make suitable changes to show compliance with the change strategies. This talk will look at the strategies that organisations should consider implementing over the coming years to pivot towards sustainability and be ahead of the inevitable legislation. BIOGRAPHY: Monique joined Callaghan Innovation in January 2020 as a Principal Research Scientist in the Coatings and Polymers team, before moving across to Head of CleanTech in 2022. After a long career in chemical formulating and launching new products in the commercial sector, Monique has finally achieved a lifelong ambition to be able to contribute towards a sustainable future. She now helps New Zealand companies with ideas in Deep Tech Circular Economy be successfully commercialised and exported. |