Pernilla Holgersson is a master of siience in Chemicial Engineering and Life Cycle assessment from Chalmers University ochg technology and has worked with sustainability over 20 years. She is since 2017 responsible and coordinating the pre-procurement group of Swedish municipalities for artificial grass for sport and playground in order to decrease the microplastic, create resource efficent and non-poison value chains as well as challenge the market.

Eric O'Donnell, MPhil, is a Global Synthetic Turf Consultant and the Managing Director of Sports Labs Ltd. With over four decades of experience, Eric's journey began as a civil engineer involved in the testing of highways, geotechnical investigations and remedial works on environmentally challenging sites. His journey into synthetic sports surfaces started in 1988. He founded Sports Labs Ltd, in 1998 a renowned global entity specializing in the evaluation, research, and testing of sports surfaces and technology now celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Eric's invaluable contributions extend to shaping international standards, including pivotal roles in contributing to the FIFA Quality Concept for Football Turf, FIH Handbook of Performance Requirements for Synthetic Turf Pitches, and World Rugby Performance Standard for Synthetic Turf Rugby Surfaces. He also lends his expertise to EN norms and guidance documents, and serves on the board of the ESTC as chair of the Technical Committee and in particular chair of the End of Life interest group for synthetic turf and shock pads.