Sustainability for Europe’s Chemical Engineers means the economically viable production, distribution and use of chemicals, materials and products with responsibility toward the environment and society.
In the context of the Conference, the Industrial Day focuses on narratives of industry and its supporting network, en route to the absolute target of Net Zero in its wider sense.
The Day aims primarily at fostering networking among participants and dissemination of information on the practical implementation of the concepts of Sustainability, Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence.
Speakers will have free access to the wider conference on the Industrial Day. The conference welcomes sponsorships and will award prizes (see separate leaflet).
The event will last approximately 7 hours and is planned to include two sessions astride the Conference light lunch. Each session will comprise short presentations by the participants, followed by a panel discussion. Titles, topics and expected participants are presented below.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME *
10:30 -12:00 Panel Discussion Α
Sustainability in the Greek Industry
Initiatives by the participants to improve the environmental and social footprint of their activities,
through:
- raw materials
- the development of new products
- the business model
- organization in accordance with sustainability standards
- production processes
- operational procedures
- industrial facilities
- energy and water consumption
- alternative fuels
- partner selection
- the training of staff, suppliers and customers
- the training of end users
- participation in collective schemes
- the proper management of emissions and waste in general (including reduction)
- circularity and industrial symbiosis
Participants: Process manufacturing industries from all sectors (food, mining, metallurgy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, defence), fuel producers (conventional and alternative)
12:00-12:30 Break & Networking
12:30 – 14:00 Panel Discussion B
Digitalization & Artificial Intelligence in the Service of Sustainability
Strategic initiatives in Greece regarding Artificial Intelligence and, more broadly, data management, with application to industrial activities. Areas of interest:
- Enterprise Digital Readiness
- Industrial data spaces
- Data acquisition equipment & Internet of Things
- Computing infrastructures for leveraging AI tools
- Digital passports for materials and products
- Quantitative AI: machine learning and simulation/process models
- Language models, generative AI, collaboration with Quantitative AI
- Industrial research and development of new products and processes with AI
- Digital twins for improved design and equipment maintenance
- Unmanned mobility, monitoring and operation in challenging industrial environments
- Sustainability assessment with AI
- Standardization of methods and algorithms for industrial data
- Business continuity, cybersecurity
- AI applications for facility and personnel safety
Participants: Manufacturing companies with smart digitalization and AI applications, companies and organizations developing digital tools
14:00 – 15:00 Conference Light Lunch & Networking
15:00 – 16:30 Sustainable Chemistry Community Session
16:30 – 17:30 RISEUPBIO Stakeholder Workshop
(*) The organisers may alter the timing and duration of sessions of the Industrial Day
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