Quick Fire Talks: Materials and Circularity

Laura Stevenson - Associate Chief Pharmacist

Laura is an Associate Chief Pharmacist for Aseptic Services at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and leads the trust's medicines sustainability program for the Trust. 

Laura leads 3 Aseptic units across the Trust and is part of the pharmacy senior management team. She is currently leading the inhaler recycling pilot across South East London ICB and the anaesthetic gas waste reduction project at King’s, which is focusing on Nitrous oxide and Entonox. This project has had numerous successful outcomes since its implementation in April 2022 -the project will continue to pursue waste reduction measures in all anaesthetic gases.

In August 2023, the anaesthetic gas waste reduction project was shortlisted for an HSJ award – Towards Net Zero.

Laura also leads the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion work for her department, being a champion for EDI within the Trust. 

Lieve Vanrusselt - Director, Head of Business Development at Matoha

Over the past seven years, Lieve has been an early investor and active board member of start-ups focusing on innovations that bring real and positive environmental change to our lives.  At Matoha, Lieve drives business development, working on increasing company value and promoting longer-term growth.  She is especially involved with developing and marketing their FabriTell technology, which she believes can initiate the sorting of post-consumer textile waste at an affordable cost, thereby closing the next loop in the waste industry. 

Live has been volunteering in the DRC over the past 10 years. Inspired by her strong belief that education is the key to success and that a lack of it can cause a severe decline in a community, she founded her educational charity, CLIC Africa, in 2021, boosting opportunities for learning in African communities. 

She holds an MSc in Chemical Engineering from K. U. Leuven (Belgium) and an MA in Industrial Design Engineering from the RCA (London).

Rachel Singer - Circular Economy Advisor at ReLondon

She leads on textiles and electricals sector-based work. Rachel helped to deliver ReLondon (opens in a new window)'s London’s fashion footprint (opens in a new window) 2024 report which links textile material flows with their associated carbon emissions across London’s supply chain, and she is now working with the Mayor of London and London boroughs to develop a pan-London action plan for fashion. Prior to her role at ReLondon, Rachel contributed to a number of other research projects related to cities, sustainability and the built environment.

Olga Osuch - Co-Founder of Repair Café Lambeth CIC 

The Repair Café Lambeth CIC is one of the fastest-growing social enterprises in Lambeth. As part of this work, Olga has built the biggest volunteer group in Lambeth and has been involved in various volunteer work since the age of 17. Olga is a sociologist with a master's degree in psychosocial counselling. And was named as one of WISE 100's One-To-Watch 2024.

Javier Rojo - Director of Quantum Waste

Javier Rojo has a Master's degree in Civil Engineering and 15 years of experience in engineering, project and business management. Before founding Quantum Waste, Javier worked as an investment manager at Climate Change Capital and was a member of the Lehman Brothers Corporate Finance and M&A team. Javier also holds an MBA from New York University and is a Fulbright Scholar.

Cormac Stokes - Head of Waste and Cleansing at Lambeth Council

Cormac has over 20 years of experience in public sector service delivery, specializing in waste management, street scene services, transport, and fleet management. He has a strong track record of delivering multi-million-pound savings by transforming service delivery models.

Cormac is skilled in procurement and outsourcing, having led numerous high-value and complex contract negotiations. He has also managed the implementation of new delivery arrangements, ensuring projects are completed efficiently and effectively.