Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ Launch Event

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield

This event marks the launch of the Transforming Foundation Industries Network+, bringing together industry and academia.

The foundation industries including glass, ceramics, metals, paper, cement and bulk chemicals are worth £52B per annum to the UK’s economy and account for 10% of the UKs total CO2 emissions.In recognition of the global and national importance of these industries, the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council has supported the creation of the Transforming Foundation Industries Network+. The goal of this Network Plus is to provide a new cross-sector and multi-disciplinary community for the ‘ISCF Transforming Foundation Industries’ programme that work together to address common challenges and accelerate the development and adoption of new technologies and business models within the Foundation Industries. The network will draw on a wide range of expertise, knowledge and experience across business and research stakeholders.In this event Prof. Ian Reaney, Director of the TFI Network+, will introduce the themes and the challenges that the network will be addressing. It will feature speakers from industry, academia and professional organisations, and offers an opportunity for participants to engage in a Q&amp;A session with the invited speakers and the management committee of the network.Seven invited speakers across all Foundation Industries will set the scene for the network and the opportunities of transformation identified for each sector.Agenda for the day:14:00 Introduction to the Network+ and its remit, Ian M. Reaney PI and Dyson Chair in Ceramics14:10 Introduction by the IAP Chair, Chris McDonald, CEO Materials Processing Institute14:15 ‘Setting the scene for Network Plus– Foundation Industry Business Context and Ceramic Sector Focus’, Laura Cohen, CEO British Ceramic Confederation14:25 ‘Unfolding the Future’, Andrew Large, Director General of the Confederation of Paper Industries14:40 ‘Chemical research and innovation across boundaries’, Justin Perry, Professor of Chemistry and Director of Enterprise and Engagement for the Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University14:50 ‘Steel and the Network Plus, current activities and future ambitions’, Laura Baker, Chair of the IOM3 Iron &amp; Steel Society15.00 ‘Transforming the Glass and Ceramics Industries: Opportunities and Challenges’, Paul Bingham, Professor of Glasses and Ceramics, Sheffield Hallam University15:05 ‘The Carbon Challenge for the Cement Industry’, Nina Cardinal, National Technical Manager, Hanson Cement UK15:15 ‘Foundation Industry Innovation: Acting for our Future’, Bruce Adderley, Challenge Director – Transforming the Foundation Industries15:25 Future meetings: next opportunity to interact with the Network+ topics and dates15:30 Susan A. Bernal Lopez: Grab a coffee for the Q&amp;A and open forum on critical issues and potential solutions in the Foundation IndustriesWe look forward to your participation in the launch of this exciting initiative.

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