16:30 – 17:30                                                                       JUNE 13, 2019
AL. I. CUZA Hall

The Third Plenary will address the societal and environmental perspectives and challenges. Visions made possible through a circular economy that goes beyond recycling and aims to use resources in a more sustainable way, extracting the maximum value from raw materials, products and waste. Innovation in materials and industrial processes can contribute to achieving the objectives of the Circular economy Strategy and develop a new foundation for future industry and society.

MODERATOR:

Peter Dröll, Director, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation, Industrial Technologies

INVITED SPEAKERS:

Robert Schlögl, Director at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin and founding director of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion in Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany
The circular economy of carbon: a critical element in sustainable energy systems

Poul Georg Moses,  R&D director at Haldor Topsoe A/S, Denmark
Making Optimal Performance Possible – Introducing electrochemistry at Haldor Topsoe

Rodrigo Martins, President of European Academy of Sciences New University of Lisbon, Portugal
Science in Europe with Ethics and Responsibility

Peter Dröll, Director, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation, Industrial Technologies
Panel conclusions

MODERATOR:

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (in alphabetical order)