Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic the International Conference will be taking place VIRTUALLY.

Each day will be split into a number of sessions, spanning a number of time zones. All registered delegates will have access to recordings of the conference presentations for a period of 6 months through the SustRem2021 Conference website.

The SustRem2021 conference and associated events represent an excellent opportunity for delegates to progress their professional development, hearing about the latest developments in sustainable land management and remediation.

The conference represents a fantastic opportunity to capture ideas and ways of working which can be applied to your projects and generate value for your organisation. Our exhibition will showcase products, vendors and service providers with expertise on the African continent and beyond who can offer knowledgeable insights to support you on your projects and challenges.

To maximise the opportunities for our delegates we will be organising poster presentations and oral presentations as well as additional virtual networking opportunities.

Delegates attending both days of the conference will be eligible for 2 CPD credits

Pricing Information

Early Bird Registrations before 20 August

GROUP COMPANY DISCOUNT (Registered NICOLA Company members only)

To take advantage of bulk ticket discounts please email admin@nicola-org.com

LATE REGISTRATION FROM 21 AUGUST

*Any NICOLA paid-up company member(‘Type 1’ only: 3 members or more) qualify for a discounted amount of R10 000 for 5 registrations applicable to ANY person within that company member organisation.

*All invoices will be in ZAR, other currency amounts are indicative only.

Platform Presentation Abstract Deadline: 16 April 2021
Poster Presentation Abstract Deadline: 31 July 2021
Draft Programme Announced: 31 May 2021
Early Bird Registration deadline: 20 August 2021

Registration Terms & Conditions
1. Early Bird registrations must be fully paid for by 20 August 2021.
2. Registrations booked after cessation of the early bird registration period, are to be paid in full 30 days after the date of the invoice.
3. Registrations made less than 30 days before the event must be paid in full prior to the event start date.
4. There is no refund or credit given for non-attendance.
5. There is no refund or credit given where the event has to be cancelled due to force majeure.

Key Dates

Platform Presentation Abstract Deadline: 16 April 2021

Poster Presentation Abstract Deadline: 31 July 2021

Draft Programme Announced: 31 May 2021

Early Bird Registration deadline: 20 August 2021

 Registration Terms & Conditions

1. Early Bird registrations must be fully paid for by 20 August 2021.
2. Registrations booked after cessation of the early bird registration period, are to be paid in full 30 days after the date of the invoice.
3. Registrations made less than 30 days before the event must be paid in full prior to the event start date.
4. There is no refund or credit given for non-attendance.
5. There is no refund or credit given where the event has to be cancelled due to force majeure.

SUSTREM2021 Gold Sponsors

SUSTREM2021 Silver Sponsors

INTRODUCTION TO SUSTRAINABLE REMEDIATION TRAINING COURSE

NICOLA will be welcoming CL:AIRE & SuRF-UK to deliver a Sustainable Remediation Training Course as part of the SUSTREM2021 Conference.

This training will take place VIRTUALLY on 3 November 2021. The training is aimed at entry level or early-years professionals and those wishing to gain a fundamental understanding of the principles of Sustainable Remediation.

Completed courses will count towards 1 CPD point. Attendees will be provided with pre-read materials in advance of the course. The training course will last approximately 6 hours, combining some introductory talks (to re-cap the pre-read materials) and workshop style exercises to give attendees practical first-hand experience. The training will be delivered virtually.

Trainers

Dr Alan Thomas is a Technical Fellow with ERM based in Oxford UK where he leads the global remediation technical community. Alan has over 30 years international experience in the assessment & remediation of contaminated land. Alan is currently Co-Chair of SuRF UK and author of the CL:AIRE sustainable remediation e learning course.

Nicola Harries is a chartered geologist and chartered scientist and has 30 years’ experience within the environmental industry. She is a Project Director at CL:AIRE and has responsibility for managing a number of projects and initiatives including the Sustainable Remediation Forum UK (SuRF-UK) and SuRF – International.

Agenda

Talks

• Welcome and Introduction
• Introduction Sustainable Remediation Recap of Pre Read & Principles

Practical Exercises

• Introduction – Setting the Scene & Exercise 1: Boundaries & Indicators
• What are the Remedial Options & Exercise 2: Qualitative Assessment
• Undertaking the remediation & Exercise 3: Implementation
• Changing Circumstances & Exercise 4: Revisit Appraisal

Summary Wrap up & Discussion

TRAINING COURSE FEES

SUSTAINABLE REMEDIATION WORKSHOP – SOLUTIONS IN THE SPIRIT OF “UBUNTU”

NICOLA in collaboration with NICOLE Latin America will be delivering a Sustainable Remediation Workshop focusing on multi-stakeholder sites as part of the SUSTREM2021 Conference.
This workshop will take place VIRTUALLY on 03 November 2021, 2-5pm. The workshop is aimed at experienced professionals with a grounding in Sustainable Remediation.

AGENDA

Session 1:
Learning from International Experience – the example of Jurubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil – Dr Olivier Maurer, NICOLE Latin America

Session 2:
Aligning stakeholders to solve complex contaminated sites – examples from South Africa
• Managing Multi-stakeholder projects involving the oil industry in South Africa – Fatima Shaik, SAPIA
• Remediation of Secondary Asbestos Contamination: The South African Perspective – Dr Ola Akinshipe, Mamadi & Co.

Session 3:
Discussion and Way Forward – Facilitated by Olivier Maurer

Dr. Olivier Maurer brings more than 30 years of experience in environmental science and engineering, servicing the industry solving complex and sensitive contaminated land projects. He started his career in 1986 as a reservoir geologist in Indonesia, studied during his PhD in Paris geochemical processes in deep natural gas aquifer storages for Gaz de France, moved to the Bay Area, California in 1994 as a remediation hydrogeologist for 3 years on a large US Corps of Engineers remediation project, moved back to France in 1996 to specialize in global environmental due diligence, started in 2000 and helped manage for 4 years a remediation team in France and Switzerland, relocated to Madrid to lead an environmental team in Spain and Portugal. In 2007 he started an environmental operation in France before moving in 2012 to Sao Paulo Brazil as Regional Technical Director to support operational growth, then relocated in 2014 to Washington DC as a Global Account Manager. He recently moved back to Lyon France as Client Executive and joined Golder. Dr. Maurer is highly respected by his peers with the industry, consulting firms, policy makers and academics, expert in building winning strategies, gaining the support from stakeholders and decision makers. He is also viewed as a strong team leader.

On a final note Dr. Maurer is very involved since 2008 with the Sustainable Remediation community, as former board member of NICOLE in Europe (www.nicole.org) , co-leader of NICOLE’s Sustainable Remediation Work Group, and as a founder and board member of NICOLE Brasil, promoting state of the art sustainable and safe solutions with passion. He attended multiple conferences and helped among others the SUSTREM 2018 conference which took place in Sao Paulo late October 2018.

Fatima has over 25 years experience in the fields of health, safety and environment. In the early part of her career she was involved in various elements of community health, safety and environment at the City of Johannesburg. The largest portion of her career was at Shell South Africa where she spent over 9.5 years. Her carreer commenced as an Environmental Advisor for Southern Africa. Thereafter she quickly moved up the ranks, to the positon of Country HSSE manager, broadening both her technical and leadership skills. She was involved the setting up of the Corporate HSSE structures, key strategic projects and projects to drive top-quartile HSSE performance.

Fatima joined SAPIA almost 6 years ago where she plays a key role in working with a range of internal and external stakeholders (Government, Business, International, etc.) in promoting HSSE within the sector; co-creating the countries HSSE legislative frameworks & industry initiatives.

Ola is an environmental specialist with a multidisciplinary background in microbiology, chemical and environmental technology. His consulting and research experience are centred around quantification, modelling, assessment and management of environmental and climate change impacts; feasibility studies and strategy development for policy and decision making; as well as studies relating to natural resource conservation and chemicals and waste management.

Ola currently leads the project team that is developing the National Asbestos Management Strategy (NAMS) for South Africa. The aim of the NAMS is to ensure integrated sustainable management of asbestos and facilitate the abatement of risks from asbestos exposure to the environment and humans.

Ana Moeri is a sustainability expert with more than 10 years of experience in carbon markets, sustainable development/investment and protected areas. Ana is Master of Science (MSc) in Geography from the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Luciana Ferreira is an Environmental Engineer graduated from the University of São Paulo in 2018. Between 2014 and 2015, she participated in an academic exchange program in the United Kingdom, where she studied Earth and Environmental Science at Cardiff University. In 2017, she published the book “Energia Renovável no Brasil: Análise das Principais Fontes Energéticas Brasileiras” in partnership with Frederico F. Mauad and Tatiana C. G. Trindade. She was an intern at Jacobs for 1,5 years, where she worked mainly with remediation and monitoring of contaminated areas, environmental licensing and due diligence projects. She currently works at the Ekos Institute as secretary of the NICOLE Latin America Network.

Dr. Sander Eskes has over 30 years of professional experience in environmental consulting and environmental management. As a consultant, he worked for a wide variety of industrial clients and public utility boards on contaminated site management, waste management and water & sanitation issues in North America, South America, Europe and Africa. As a Technical Director for major international consulting firms, Sander has managed several Environmental consulting and engineering practices in Brazil. Currently, he is the Remediation Lead for Latin America at Worley and he also leads the remediation group at the Ekos Brazil Institute in São Paulo.

SUSTREM2021 ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Tracey Drew
SRK Consulting
Senior Environmental Scientists

Heidi Snyman
Golder
Associate, Remediation Technologies

Hayley Thomas
Shell
Senior Risk Management Specialist

Margaret Duddington
ERM
Principal Consultant

Prathna Benimadho Moodley
BP SA
Country Portfolio Manager | Southern Africa | Remediation