Vanessa Chesnot

Head of Public Affairs & Product Policy at FEVE - The European Container Glass Federation

Speaker

Vanessa is Head of Public Affairs & Product Policy at FEVE, the European Container Glass Federation, dealing in particular with Circular Economy topics and coordinating Close the Glass Loop, a multi-stakeholder partnership to establish a material stewardship programme that will result in more bottle-to-bottle recycling.

Formerly a Director and Head of Practice at Grayling’s Brussels, she counseled clients in the transport, environment, energy and food industries. She also worked at the Representation of PSA Peugeot Citroën to the EU, handling environment, transport, consumer and competitiveness issues.

A French national, her experience includes developing and implementing EU-Brussels and pan-European public affairs campaigns for leading companies and trade associations.

Vanessa holds a Master Degree in European Administrative and Political Studies from the College of Europe (Bruges) and a Master Degree in Public Affairs from SciencesPo (Paris). She speaks French, English and some German.