• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Mike Witt

The Dow Chemical Company

Vice President, Plastics Circular Economy

Mike Witt currently serves as Corporate Director of Health Services, Research and Consulting at The Dow Chemical Company. In this role, he leads the global organization that provides health, environmental, toxicology, and epidemiology services to all company sites and businesses. Dr. Witt serves key roles within Dow’s Governance structure, including as the Chair of the Product Sustainability Governance Team and Secretary of the Corporate Sustainability Team. He also co-chairs the Chemical Policy & Health Leadership Group within the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA). Dr. Witt also serves as the management sponsor for the Disability Employee Network (DEN) within Dow. Dr. Witt has previously held a variety of positions in EH&S, Dow’s Energy Business, Public Affairs, and Supply Chain. He served as Dow’s global leader for EH&S Regulatory Affairs and Auditing. He also led Dow’s Energy Policy & Climate Change team and worked in Dow’s product stewardship organization supporting various Dow businesses. Here, he managed product stewardship and regulatory compliance activities in both North America and South America. Prior to that, he served as a consultant for the Global Chlorinated Organics business and as a Research Specialist in TERC. Dr. Witt supported Dow’s Global Remediation Leadership Team by leading the implementation of innovative and sustainable remediation techniques at various locations around the world. He is the co-author of several publications and patents. Dr. Witt holds a bachelor’s degree in civil/environmental engineering from The University of Michigan and a masters and doctoral degrees in environmental engineering from Michigan State University. He also holds an MBA in management from Northwood University.

Sessions With Mike Witt

Monday, 11 March

  • 07:30pm - 09:00pm (CST) / -

    Plastics Sustainability: Meeting the challenge
    Panel Oil Climate/Environment/Sustainability

    Plastics sustainability is one of the top priorities and a potential disruptor for the chemical industry. Much work remains to develop sustainable business models and behavioral models to address this systemic issue with transformation of the linear approach to plastics into a circular infrastructure. The trend among plastics producers is toward a focus on waste management for societal and business benefit. How will this develop? This session will discuss the drivers and actions to ensure sustainability from a policy perspective, who should take responsibility across the value chain, and how technology and infrastructure development affect the outcome.