A unique event bringing together the chemistry and plastics industries and the knowledge centres to accelerate innovation for sustainability in Flanders and beyond.
On this day, get inspired by several prominent speakers, discover many innovative projects, and benefit from an entire day to meet and discuss with your peers informally!
- Thursday June 6, 9.30 am to 6 pm
- Venue: Antwerp De Shop Event Location
- Members: free / non-members: € 150
Includes lunch, networking reception & walking dinner
Together with decision makers and project managers from the chemistry and plastics industries, and from the knowledge centres you will have the opportunity to learn and share ideas and experiences at a combined event.
09:00 > SIGN IN AND WELCOME COFFEE
09:30 > SESSION 1
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- Company-driven innovation supported by Catalisti:
Learn how Catalisti catalyses collaboration between industry and knowledge centres to enable sustainable innovation. - Project testimonials by project champions
4 project teams present their innovation projects.
- Battle of the Pitches
Discover the innovation project ideas of 5 preselected candidates and vote to select the best pitch.
- Company-driven innovation supported by Catalisti:
12:00 > NETWORK LUNCH AND POSTER SESSION
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- We invite you to network with your peers and to visit the posters, highlighting Catalisti’s running research projects.
13:30 > SESSION 2
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- Announcement of the Winner of the Battle of the Pitches
- Keynote: Accelerating Innovation into Business
15:30 > SESSION 3
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- Shooting for the moon, and catalysing the journey!
Wouter De Geest, President Catalisti
Jan Van Havenbergh, Managing Director Catalisti
Find out more about the moonshot programme, its goals, what we and our partners aim to achieve, and what the next steps will be. - Disruptive technologies for carbon-smart energy innovations
Jan Rongé, Post-doctoral research fellow/Johan Martens, Professor at the Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, KU Leuven - Towards a Flemish Industrial Low-carbon Transition Framework
Tomas Wyns, senior researcher at the Institute for European Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Shooting for the moon, and catalysing the journey!
17:00 > PANEL DISCUSSION
17:30 > NETWORKING RECEPTION AND WALKING DINNER
Register here! Pitch application form
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