May 29, 2024

09:00 - 10:00 Registrations and morning coffee

Mines Nancy entrance hall

10:00 - 10:15 Welcome speeches

Amphitheatre 200

Francois Rousseau, Director of Mines Nancy
Franck Muratet, Deputy Mayor of Nancy for Attractiveness, Influence, Development, Employment, and Circular Economy

10:15 - 11:00 Introductory speech

Amphitheatre 200

Alexandre Nomine, Chairman of the Conference Scientific Committee, Mines Nancy
Janez Zavasnik, Member of the Conference Scientific Committee, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

11:00 - 12:30 Panel Discussion: Green Deal Alliances: Academia, Industry, Policy

Amphitheatre 200

Moderator: Rajarshi Rakesh Sahai, Venture Partner, Mobility Fund VC, the Netherlands
Speakers:

Alessandra Hool, CEO, ESM Foundation, Switzerland
Alexandra Noirault, CEO, WEEEMET, France
Hua Shu Hsu, Professor, Dean of Research and Development Office, National Pingtung
University, Taiwan

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break

Rooms A003/A004

14:00 - 15:30 Panel Discussion: Circular Economy: Key Aspects and Challenges

Amphitheatre 200

Moderator: Hani Henein, Professor, University of Alberta, Canada

Speakers:

Christian Köhler, Professor, Vice Dean for Research and Development, HTW Saar, Germany
Kimberley Meszaros, Principal Engineer – Welding, InnoTech Alberta, Canada
Mika Paalanne, CEO of ELMERY Ltd, Finland
Peter Dunne, CEO of Remedy, Researcher at CNRS-IPCMS, France
Zhixue Zheng, Associate Professor, Coordinator of ANR JCJC EREMITE Project, University
of Lorraine and Centrale Supélec, France

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 - 17:30 Panel Discussion: Global Approaches to Green Deal

Amphitheatre 200

Moderator: Nataliia Kuznietsova, Professor, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine

Speakers:

Angel Tobar, Strategic Director of University Partnerships, Epiroc, Spain
Larnston Gowera, Managing Director and Member of Board, Vision-AI.tech, The Mining Executive and MiningSight Consulting, South Africa
Rajarshi Rakesh Sahai, Venture Partner, Mobility Fund VC, the Netherlands

18:00 - 21:00 Welcome Dinner

Entry is reserved for guests who will receive an additional invitation from the Organizing Committee. Invitations are forthcoming — please await further details.

Rooms A003/A004

18:30 - 19:00 Guided tour of “Metals and Minerals in the Energy Transition” Exhibition

Moderators:

Olga Chernoburova, Project Manager, LabEx RESSOURCES 21, University of Lorraine
Michel Cathelineau, Research Director at CNRS, GeoRessources Laboratory, University of Lorraine

May 30, 2024

09:00 - 09:30 Registrations and morning coffee

Mines Nancy entrance hall

09:30 - 10:45 Panel Discussion: Digital Skills for Green Deal

Amphitheatre 200

Moderator: Loick Briot, Research Engineer, Mines Nancy TechLab, University of Lorraine, France

Speakers:

Dominique Chiaroni, Expert in Optical Networks, Bell Labs, NOKIA France
Francois Rousseau, Director of Mines Nancy, University of Lorraine, France
Gilles Dillen, Cleantech Industry Expert, the Netherlands

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee break

11:15 - 12-30 Panel Discussion: Educating for Safe & Sustainable by Design Innovations

Amphitheatre 200

Moderator: Alexandre Nomine, Associate Professor, Head of Erasmus Mundus Joint Master “GREENANO”,
Director of International Office, Mines Nancy, University of Lorraine, France

Speakers:

Anupam Sengupta, Professor, FNR-ATTRACT Fellow, Head of Physics of Living Matter, Director of Academic Programme UG Physics, University of Luxembourg
Martin Morgeneyer, Professor, Jean Monnet Chair "Environment, Engineering, Empowerment", Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France
Sébastien Richet, Chairman, GISOC (Global Initiative to Save Our Climate), France
Eugenia Busmachiu, Associate Professor, Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break

Rooms A003/A004

14:00 - 18:00 GreenTech Talent Mixer

Mines Nancy main gallery

A networking hub where companies and startups, universities and research projects participate with dedicated booths.

14:30 - 15:00 Guided tour of “Metals and Minerals in the Energy Transition” Exhibition

Moderators:

Olga Chernoburova, Project Manager, LabEx RESSOURCES 21, University of Lorraine
Michel Cathelineau, Research Director at CNRS, GeoRessources Laboratory, University of Lorraine

15:00 - 16:00 GreenTech Student Challenge

Moderator: Veiko Karu, Senior Project Manager for EIT R&D Projects, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

A highlight of the conference for students and young researchers to present their GreenTech projects or innovative ideas.

The challenge unfolds in several steps:

Step 1: Registration: Interested participants register on the conference website.
Step 2: Submission: Participants submit short summaries of their projects or ideas they would like to develop during the Challenge.
Step 3: Participation: During the challenge, a moderator will guide participants on their pitches preparation.
Step 4: Pitching: Participants will have 2 minutes to pitch their projects/ideas to the conference audience.
Step 5: Evaluation: Conference experts will evaluate the pitches based on potential impact and innovation.

17:00 - 18:00 Best Green Tech Idea Award

The Challenge will culminate with the Best GreenTech Idea Awards, recognizing the top three pitches in the categories:

Best Business project
Best Scientific project
Best Social impact project

Three winners will receive official certificates, a personal consultation with industry experts, a material prize sponsored by the Mines Nancy Foundation, and significant exposure within the GreenTech community.

18:00 - 21:00 Cocktail Reception

Rooms A003/A004

Entry is reserved for guests who will receive an additional invitation from the Organizing Committee. Invitations are forthcoming — please await further details.

May 31, 2024 (optional)

09:00 - 09:30 Morning coffee

Rooms A003/A004

09:30 - 10:30 Guided visit to the Jean Lamour Institute

International Conference

Conference programme will be released soon Mines Nancy, Campus Artem92 Sergent Blandan St., Nancy, France

While we are preparing the programme 2025, check out the agendas from our previous conferences in 2022 - 2024 for a glimpse of the enriching content and insightful sessions featured.

Conference programme will be released soon

Mines Nancy, Campus Artem
92 Sergent Blandan St., Nancy, France