Sustainability Collider
Event details
| Date | 25.11.2024 |
| Hour | 13:00 › 19:30 |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
Confronting Challenges in Materials Innovation and Circularity for Industries
Co-organized by the Vice Presidency for Innovation (VPI), the Vice Presidency for Responsible Transformation (VPT) and EPFL’s Innovation Park “Tech4Regen” startup accelerator, this forum serves as a platform for dialogue between EPFL research labs, startups from its innovation ecosystem, industries active in materials production or processing into products, and governmental agencies.
The event will explore three key topics through short presentations by EPFL scientists, corporates, and startups, followed by panel discussions among various stakeholders:
Next up, Tech4Regen and its partners will present the program’s startups and their contribution to the regenerative economy, as well as launch a new call for applications!
The event concludes by a cocktail dinner, providing an opportunity for participants to network.
Co-organized by the Vice Presidency for Innovation (VPI), the Vice Presidency for Responsible Transformation (VPT) and EPFL’s Innovation Park “Tech4Regen” startup accelerator, this forum serves as a platform for dialogue between EPFL research labs, startups from its innovation ecosystem, industries active in materials production or processing into products, and governmental agencies.
The event will explore three key topics through short presentations by EPFL scientists, corporates, and startups, followed by panel discussions among various stakeholders:
- New materials and sustainable alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics and composites
- Circularity of materials and components
- Greener industrial fabrication processes and supply chains
Next up, Tech4Regen and its partners will present the program’s startups and their contribution to the regenerative economy, as well as launch a new call for applications!
The event concludes by a cocktail dinner, providing an opportunity for participants to network.
Programme
13:00 - 13:10 | Introductions
Prof. Véronique Michaud, Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites
Prof. Tiffany Abitbol, Sustainable Materials Laboratory
13:10 - 13:20 | Sustainability in research at EPFL
Prof. Gisou van der Goot, Vice President for Responsible Transformation
13:20 - 13:30 | Instruments offered by EPFL and the EPFL Innovation Park to promote innovation from labs to industries
Ursula Oesterle, Vice President for Innovation, EPFL
Session I | New materials and sustainable alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics and composites
13:30 - 13:55 | Short presentations (10’ EPFL, 10’ Industry, 5’ Startup)
Prof. Francesco Stellacci, Supramolecular Nano-Materials and Interfaces Laboratory
Dr. Philip Scholten, Chief Innovation Officer, Bloom Biorenewables
Industrial presentation TBD
13:55 - 14:10 | Panel discussion
Moderator: Pascale Van Landuyt, Alliance Program Director, Industry Liaison Office
Session II | Circularity of materials and components
14:10 - 14:35 | Panel discussion
Prof. Véronique Michaud, Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites
Dr. Sergio Barbarino, Senior Director, Fabric & Home Care Open Innovation, P&G
Pierre Gérard, Arkema
Dr. Pascal Gallo (TBC), Composite Recycling
14:35 - 14:50 | Panel discussion
Moderator: Dr. Martyn Wakeman, EPFL
Session III | Greener industrial fabrication processes and supply chains
14:50 - 15:15 | Short presentations (10’ EPFL, 10’ Industry, 5’ Startup)
Prof. François Maréchal, Industrial Process and Energy Systems Engineering
Industry TBD
Dr Amin Kaboli, Chief Product Officer, Lagrange.ai
15:15 - 15:30 | Panel discussion
Moderator: TBD
13:00 - 13:10 | Introductions
Prof. Véronique Michaud, Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites
Prof. Tiffany Abitbol, Sustainable Materials Laboratory
13:10 - 13:20 | Sustainability in research at EPFL
Prof. Gisou van der Goot, Vice President for Responsible Transformation
13:20 - 13:30 | Instruments offered by EPFL and the EPFL Innovation Park to promote innovation from labs to industries
Ursula Oesterle, Vice President for Innovation, EPFL
Session I | New materials and sustainable alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics and composites
13:30 - 13:55 | Short presentations (10’ EPFL, 10’ Industry, 5’ Startup)
Prof. Francesco Stellacci, Supramolecular Nano-Materials and Interfaces Laboratory
Dr. Philip Scholten, Chief Innovation Officer, Bloom Biorenewables
Industrial presentation TBD
13:55 - 14:10 | Panel discussion
Moderator: Pascale Van Landuyt, Alliance Program Director, Industry Liaison Office
Session II | Circularity of materials and components
14:10 - 14:35 | Panel discussion
Prof. Véronique Michaud, Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites
Dr. Sergio Barbarino, Senior Director, Fabric & Home Care Open Innovation, P&G
Pierre Gérard, Arkema
Dr. Pascal Gallo (TBC), Composite Recycling
14:35 - 14:50 | Panel discussion
Moderator: Dr. Martyn Wakeman, EPFL
Session III | Greener industrial fabrication processes and supply chains
14:50 - 15:15 | Short presentations (10’ EPFL, 10’ Industry, 5’ Startup)
Prof. François Maréchal, Industrial Process and Energy Systems Engineering
Industry TBD
Dr Amin Kaboli, Chief Product Officer, Lagrange.ai
15:15 - 15:30 | Panel discussion
Moderator: TBD
Coffee break
15:15 - 15:30
15:15 - 15:30
Tech4Regeneration program - 2024 Ceremony
16:00 - 16:10 | Introductions by EPFL Innovation Park and the partners of Tech4Regeneration program (Vaud, Logitech, Romande Energie, Fondation Valery)
16:10 - 16:40 | Keynote presentations: adapting industries to the regenerative economy; why and how?
16:40 - 17:10 | 2024 Startup’s highlights
17:10 - 17:25 | 2024 prizes, Tech4Regeneration 2025 strategy, and Call for applications
17:25 - 17:30 | Conclusion
16:00 - 16:10 | Introductions by EPFL Innovation Park and the partners of Tech4Regeneration program (Vaud, Logitech, Romande Energie, Fondation Valery)
16:10 - 16:40 | Keynote presentations: adapting industries to the regenerative economy; why and how?
16:40 - 17:10 | 2024 Startup’s highlights
17:10 - 17:25 | 2024 prizes, Tech4Regeneration 2025 strategy, and Call for applications
17:25 - 17:30 | Conclusion
17:30 - 19:00 | Cocktail reception and Networking
Links
Practical information
- Informed public
- Free
Organizer
- VPI / VPT / EPFL Innovation Park
Contact
- Bertrand Klaiber, Tech4Regeneration & Dimitrios Noukakis, VPT