Programme
Day 1 -5th December
09:00-10:00 registration, followed by
• Welcome by Prof Conchúr Ó Brádaigh, Vice-President and Head of the Faculty of Engineering, and Prof. Ian Reaney TFI Network+ Director
• Prof. Julian Allwood, University of Cambridge, Transforming the Foundation Industries to have absolutely zero emissions by 2050
• Dr. Alessandra Parisio, University of Manchester, Data-driven optimisation framework for assessing energy and emission saving potentials in foundation industries
• Prof. Jon Willmott, University of Sheffield, Introducing high-temperature hyperspectral electronics to the foundation industries
• Dr. Michal Drewniok, University of Leeds, Element-based mapping of waste and by-product material flows for industrial symbiosis
Afternoon session
• Dr. Alastair Sanderson (Unilever) & Dr. David Bott (SCI), The foundations of the post 2050 chemicals industry
• Dr. Alessia Andrews, University of Manchester, Developing biocomposite materials as low-carbon alternatives to ceramic tiles
• Dr. Ronak Janani, Sheffield Hallam University, High temperature optical fibre coatings for next generation gas emission monitoring
• Dr. Matthew Hobbs, The University of Sheffield, Accurate Emissivity Characterisation of Metals from Near Infrared (NIR) to Long Wave Infrared (LWIR)
• Dr. Amal Hajjaj, Loughborough University, Micromachined based Multi-Sensing Solution toward Digitalisation of Foundation Industries
16:00- 18:00 Drinks reception and posters
18:30 – Arrivals for conference dinner
Day 2 – 6th December 08:45- 09:15 coffee, followed by
• Dr. Lorraine Ferris, Henry Royce Institute
• Prof. Rachel van Duyvenbode (University of Sheffield) & Prof. Amanda Crawley Jackson (University of Arts London)- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Future Proofing the Workforce
• Prof. Jennifer Tomlinson, University of Leeds- Can workforce diversity stimulate transformation towards a more sustainable future?
• Lord Rupert Redesdale, Member of House of Lords, The politics of carbon and the risks and opportunities to the Foundation Industries
• Dr. Rebecca Pieniazek, University of Leeds, Co-designing a goal interdependency method for deciding corporate sustainability strategy
• Dr. Maria Karafyllia, Nottingham University, Circular business model innovation in the UK cement, glass, and ceramics industries
• Dr. Taofeeq Ibn-Mohammed, Warwick University, Overcoming Adoption Barriers of Next Generation Processing Technologies in Ceramic/Glass Industries
• Dr. Iñaki Esnaola, University of Sheffield, Sustainable advanced manufacturing via ML-assisted exploitation of sensing and data infrastructure
Afternoon session
Panel discussion: The Foundation Industries Identity – Successes, challenges and what next for the community?
Award ceremony and closing remarks
16:00- End of conference
