ESTC Board of Directors meeting                                      Board members only

CEN Technical Committee 217 meeting          CEN Committee members only

Meeting of the Football Assocations                            FA representatives only  
At the initiative of EFTG and facilitated by ESTC
Hosted at the Swedish Football Federation

WELCOME COFFEE 

Interest Group meetings                                                     ESTC members only

Room 1
15:00 - 16: 00    Landscape Interest Group
                                Chair: Erwin Rutteman

16:00 - 16:30     Break

16:30 - 18:00     Yarn & Turf Production Interest Group
                                Chair: Colin Young

Room 2

15:00 - 15:45     Infill Interest Group
                            Chair: Rüdiger Czeranka

15:45 - 16:00     Break

16:00 - 16:45     End-of-Life Interest Group
                            Chair: Eric O'Donnell

16:45 - 17:00     Break

17:00 - 17:45     Shockpad Interest Group
                                Chair: Luca Girelli (in absence of André Piels)

WELCOME RECEPTION - welcome for New Members and New Delegates

WELCOME RECEPTION - DRINKS & FINGERFOOD          Open to all delegates 

WELCOME COFFEE

Welcome and Introduction
Stefan Diderich, Director General & CEO, ESTC / Colin Young, Chair, ESTC

Welcome to Sweden
Lars Ekholmer, Chairman of the Board, Stockholm Football Federation    

Keynote address - Climate Neutral Cities 2030
How Stockholm and 22 other major cities in Sweden are aiming for the goal to be climate neutral by 2030
Åsa Minoz, Innovation Strategist , Viable Cities

ESTC/STC/STCI – Achievements & Objectives 
Stefan Diderich, ESTC
Melanie Taylor, Synthetic Turf Council (STC)

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING  

Extreme Climate Conditions Require Synthetic Turf

A Hot Climate’s Perspective 
Martin Sheppard, Managing Director, Smart Connection Consultancy  

A Cold Climate’s Perspective 
Bjørn Aas, Consultant, COWI    

Synthetic Turf in Cold Climates – Challenges and Opportunities
Panel discussion, moderated by Martin Sheppard
Panel members : 

• Tero Auvinen (Finland FA)
• Robin Johansson (Stockholm FA)
• Bjørn Aas (COWI)

Rooftop with a Message
Case Study - How Synthetic Turf and Biodiversity can be two sides of the same coin
Johan Kemel, Managing Director, Kunstgrascentrum

LUNCH & NETWORKING

The Socio-economic Impacts of Playing Football in the European Context
Lee Guerriero, Pitch and Technology Specialist, UEFA

The Relevance of PEF in the Scale Up project | Green pitches
Rosan Jelies, City of Amsterdam & Matthijs de Boorder, City of Haarlem

PEF for synthetic turf taking shape
Implementation process - timeline - practical use for companies
Alastair Cox, Technical Manager, ESTC

Update on the Work of the Interest Groups and Task Forces
Alastair Cox, Technical Manager, ESTC & Chairs Interest Groups and Task Forces

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

Results of Alternative Infill Comparison Study
Update Nordic Test Bed (TestbedNordic)
Reporting by the Football Associations

Microplastics Status Update
Alastair Cox, Technical Manager, ESTC

NETWORKING EVENING – DINNER & ENTERTAINMENT 

Maintenance of Synthetic Turf Systems in Extreme Climate Conditions
Lars Solberg, Tebe Sports

Innovation Session

Member companies presenting their innovative products, services, technologies

1) Water-Saving Solution for Hockey Fields 
Stijn Rambour,  Ghent University

2) Next Generation Sports Yarns - Answering the Needs of the Market
Will Campbell, Don & Low & Jacki Stephen, Imajica Consulting

3) How to Avoid Migration of Infill/ Microplastics and Fine Dust Elimination
Alex Bobeica, SMG

4) More Sustainable Solution for Synthetic Turf Market: A Step Towards a Circular Economy
Ayca Erden, EOC

Photoluminescent Artificial Grass Fabrication and Characterization
Prof. Dr. Victor Neto, Universidade de Aveiro

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

Innovation Session

Member companies presenting their innovative products, services, technologies

1) Off the Shelf Technology for Reuse, Repurpose and Recycling of Turf
Lars Solberg, All Sports Recycled

2) Improving Performance of Artificial Turf Through a More Organic Approach
Dan Sawyer, Brock USA

3) The Coolest Pitch in Town
Linda de Vries, DutchBlue

4) Alveosport - Contributing to Reduction of Carbon Footprint in Artificial Turf Systems
Thomas Frey, Sekisui Alveo

5) Biodegradable Polymeric Infill and Grass Yarn
Gerard Nijhoving, Managing Director, Senbis

Closing Remarks
Stefan Diderich, ESTC

Optional visit to the Testbed Nordic
Testbed Nordic is an innovation testing ground to test bio-based and natural infill materials for synthetic turf systems in Nordic climate. 

To see participation fees and conditions, go to the tab 'general info'

To book your room, go to the tab 'hotel info'

To register, please click on the button 'register' - top right corner.

For any questions, please contact ESTC.