09:00 | Exhibition Opens ...
and Welcome Refreshments
28TH International Recovered Paper Conference
Berlin will be the center of the international recovered paper industry on April 14, 2026. Participants can expect: exclusive information, top-class experts, exciting discussions and relaxed networking. We present the programme of the 28th International Recovered Paper Conference 2026 here.
Download: programme (pdf)
and Welcome Refreshments
Conference Manager and Moderator
Michael Brocker |
Journalist, Radio Broadcasting Moderator (WDR 5)
Germany
10:00 | Opening and Welcoming Address
Mike Hayes |
Chairman, bvse Division for Paper Recycling
10:20 | Welcoming Address
Eric Rehbock |
Executive Director, bvse-Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe und Entsorgung e.V. (Federal Association for Secondary Raw Materials and Waste Management)
10:30 | Keynote: The AI Transformation - Successfully Implementing AI in Your Company
Andreas Klug
AI Evangelist, Think Owl
11:15 | Digitalising Business Operations
Examples from the Recycling Sector
Andreas Seebeck |
HumaNova GmbH
11:45 | Panel Discussion
Digitalisation and AI – opportunities and challenges for small and medium-sized enterprises
Dr. Moritz Gomm | Entsorger Circle
Andreas Klug | AI Evangelist, Think Owl
Christian Kley | USB Bochum GmbH, Chairman bvse Committee for Logistics, Technology and Digitalisation
Andreas Seebeck | HumaNova GmbH
12:30 | Lunch Break
© Matthias Heyde
13:30 | International Recovered Paper Markets: Developments in Facts and Figures
Kelly McNamara |
Numera Analytics
Q+A, Talk with Michael Brocker
14:00 | DIWASS – Digitalisation of Cross-Border Waste Shipments
Dr. Olaf Kropp | (online)
SAM Sonderabfall-Management-Gesellschaft Rheinland-Pfalz mbH
&
Annette Reber |
Legal Advisor, bvse-Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe und Entsorgung (Federal Association for Secondary Raw Materials and Waste Management)
Q+A, Talk with Michael Brocker
14:40 | Accessing DIWASS Through Interoperable Software
Jens Duin & Rolf Niehaus
ZEDAL/SYNQONY GmbH
Q+A, Talk with Michael Brocker
15:00 | Refreshments
15:30 | Maximising Quality and Efficiency: Paper Sorting with Optical Process Optimisation
Angela Hanke |
Entsorgungstechnik BAVARIA GmbH
&
Hermann Müller |
ASK Altpapier Sortierung Kinsau GmbH
Q+A, Talk with Michael Brocker
16:00 | Panel Discussion
Recovered Paper Quality and the Future of the Blue Bin
Thomas Greitenevert | DIE PAPIERINDUSTRIE e.V.
Dr. Dominik Klepper | Allianz Verpackung und Umwelt (AVU)
Andreas Siepelt | Bartscherer & Co. Recycling GmbH
Stefan Wessel | Landbell AG für Rückhol-Systeme
Sven Winterberg | Stadtreinigung Hamburg
Moderation & Questions from the Audience: Michael Brocker
16:50 | Concluding Dialogue
Mike Hayes and Michael Brocker take stock
19:00 | bvse Recovered Paper Evening Event
