David is Vice President of Circular Economy Institute (CEI) responsible for External Affairs, he is also leader of Circular Economy Club (CEC) London chapter and co-leader of the CEC Brighton & Hove chapter. David has been a volunteer for the CEC and CEI for 5 years and has run over 50 face to face networking events, including the CEC London, Tour of Circular Businesses on the Circle Line and spoken at over 25 international events for CEC and CEI, including Reuters, Rotary and PWC. In September 2021, David was appointed as visiting Professor of Circular Economy at the University of Brighton to lecture and work with academics to incorporate circular economy into the curriculum. In his substantial role, David is managing director and founder of SOENECS, a research and innovation practice. SOENECS provide strategic research, advice, training, solutions, chairing and facilitation on the topics of circular economy, environmental auditing, waste & resource management.