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Meet our conference guest speakers

Get to know our speakers and discover the expertise they bring as they share insights on the latest trends and challenges shaping sustainability in the chemical industry.

Helen Coy

Conference Chair

Helen Coy is the Global Senior Sustainability Manager at Innospec, a global specialty chemicals company. A chemist by background, Helen has been with Innospec for over 24 years, holding a diverse range of roles spanning technical, sales, M&A, health, safety, and environmental functions. Since 2014, Helen has been responsible for driving and embedding Innospec’s global sustainability strategy, including corporate transparency and reporting, climate strategy, key performance indicators, social responsibility programmes, and sustainable sourcing. Before joining Innospec, Helen worked in the hazardous waste industry. She has served as Chair of the CIA’s Sustainability Strategy Group since 2020.

Our guest speakers

Berk Buyukbas
Berk Büyükbas

Senior System Manager, ISCC PLUS

Berk Buyukbas is Senior System Manager - Traceability & Chain of Custody/GHG for International Sustainability and Carbon Certification(ISCC). He works for ISCC PLUS standard, a global certification scheme, applicable for the bio economy and circular economy for food, feed, chemicals, fuels, plastics, packaging and textiles. He works for the development of the standard and stakeholder engagement, especially focusing on the mass balance.
David Kipling
David Kipling

CEO, On-Site Energy

David is a qualified accountant by original training and was a partner at Kidsons Impey (now RSM) for five years before moving into industry, where he held a variety of CEO and CFO roles. In 2009, David entered the energy sector by founding a corporate finance business focused on renewable energy projects, including the development of utility-scale solar PV and wind. He later spent five years at Jabil as a Vice President, where he played a leading role in corporate venturing across distributed commercial energy technologies. While at Jabil, he led the global rollout of an innovative energy savings program across the company’s factories. This experience highlighted the challenges faced by listed companies in adopting energy efficiency and sustainability measures—learnings that have been central to the development of On-Site Energy’s business model.
Edmund Ward
Dr Edmund Ward

Deputy Director for Business & Industrial Transformation, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Dr Edmund Ward is Deputy Director for Business & Industrial Transformation at the UK’s Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ). He leads on the UK’s Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, overseeing work on energy efficiency, circular economy, fuel switching (to electricity and hydrogen), and carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS). With industrial emissions making up around 17% of the UK’s total, he is focused on reducing emissions while supporting growth. Edmund holds a PhD in materials science and has worked across academia, industry, and government, including roles at Ofgem and BEIS. He is based in Darlington and leads a UK-wide team.
Nick Cliffe
Nick Cliffe

Deputy Director for the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge, Innovate UK

Nick is Deputy Director for the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge at Innovate UK. The SSPP programme supported research and innovation to deliver a circular economy for plastic packaging in the UK. Prior to this Nick was the Head of Materials at Innovate UK and managed the Resource Efficiency programme. Nick’s background in resource efficiency and circular economy was gained across 15 years in industry, he worked for Closed Loop Recycling, a large plastic bottle recycling business based in Dagenham, East London, where he delivered various projects, including creating the first commercial plastic bottle made from recovered marine plastic waste. Nick also worked for spin-off consultancy business, Closed Loop Environmental Solutions, managing projects such as launching a range of on-site food composting machines in the UK and a large waste auditing program for Heathrow Airport and various airlines to develop recycling options for both terminal and cabin waste.
Keith Mead
Keith Mead

Sustainability Manager, Haltermann Carless

Keith Mead is Sustainability Manager at Haltermann Carless and has over 30 years of experience within the company. As part of the Corporate Development & Sustainability Team, he plays a key role in implementing the sustainability strategy across all areas of the business. Keith brings extensive industry knowledge, particularly in monitoring Scope 1 and 2 emissions, and has a strong background in Safety, Health, and the Environment. His long-standing commitment to the company and sustainability makes him a valuable resource in driving environmental performance and compliance.
Neil Everett
Neil Everett

Head of Sustainable Sourcing Practice, SLR

Neil Everett is the Head of SLR’s Sustainable Sourcing practice.  He brings together a global team of around 100 sustainable sourcing experts, helping clients to: map their supply chains, understand the social and environmental impacts, collaborate with peers, and implement projects on the ground that drive real change. Work covers raw material sourcing, through to processing of those materials and downstream manufacturing with a focus on building transparency and due diligence. Neil has worked with some of the world’s largest organisations, with clients covering multiple sectors including: retail, fashion, pharmaceutical, automotive and agribusinesses. He is a strong believer in collaboration to increase leverage, particularly as companies look to manage upstream impacts. He has helped set up collaborative projects across the pharma, publishing and paper, and retailer sectors.  
Rosanna Greenwood
Rosanna Greenwood

Senior Consultant, SLR

Rosanna Greenwood is a Senior Consultant in SLR’s ESG Strategic Advisory team, where she leads the Reporting and Disclosure service line. With a strong focus on CSRD compliance, she works closely with clients to move beyond ‘tick-box’ reporting toward meaningful, strategic ESG integration. Since joining SLR four years ago, Rosanna has supported a wide range of organisations in aligning their sustainability reporting with evolving regulatory and stakeholder expectations, helping to drive real business impact. She holds an MSc in Management from Imperial College London, where she specialised in alternative and sustainable business models. Prior to her postgraduate studies, Rosanna served as the elected Vice President of Sustainability at Oxford University, playing a key role in shaping the university’s sustainability strategy and advocating for the responsible investment of its endowment.