Conference

Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ Conference

5–6 December 2023 Sheffield, Mercure Sheffield St Paul's Hotel & Spa

There will be many chances to network throughout the event, as well as poster sessions, Q&A and a conference dinner.

Hotel rooms are available at the Mercure Hotel a discounted rate. Delegates may use the following ID with the Mercure Hotel: Room Block ID – 55738470 – University of Sheffield. Rooms are limited and are on a first come first serve basis, with 20 October being the cutoff date for this discounted rate.

The conference is free but a £10 contribution to the Christmas dinner on the 5 October will be used to support the Engineering Development Trust as they mentor the next generation of engineers.

 

Programme

Day one - 5 December

  • 09:00-10:00 registration
  • Welcome by Prof Conchúr Ó Brádaigh, Vice-President and Head of the Faculty of Engineering, and Prof Ian Reaney TFI Network+ Director
  • Prof Julian Allwood, University of Cambridge, Transforming the Foundation Industries to have absolutely zero emissions by 2050
  • Dr Alessandra Parisio, University of Manchester, Data-driven optimisation framework for assessing energy and emission saving potentials in foundation industries
  • Prof Jon Willmott, University of Sheffield, Introducing high-temperature hyperspectral electronics to the foundation industries
  • Dr Michal Drewniok, University of Leeds, Element-based mapping of waste and by-product material flows for industrial symbiosis

Afternoon session

  • Dr Alastair Sanderson (Unilever) & Dr. David Bott (SCI), The foundations of the post 2050 chemicals industry
  • Dr Aled Roberts, University of Manchester, Developing biocomposite materials as low-carbon alternatives to ceramic tiles
  • Dr Ronak Janani, Sheffield Hallam University, High temperature optical fibre coatings for next generation gas emission monitoring
  • Dr Matthew Hobbs, The University of Sheffield, Accurate Emissivity Characterisation of Metals from Near Infrared (NIR) to Long Wave Infrared (LWIR)
  • Dr Amal Hajjaj, Loughborough University, Micromachined based Multi-Sensing Solution toward Digitalisation of Foundation Industries
  • 16:00-18:00 drinks reception and posters
  • 18:30 arrivals for conference dinner

Day 2 - 6 December

  • 08:45-09:15 Coffee
  • Dr Lorraine Ferris, Henry Royce Institute, Decarbonisation: How to do everything, everywhere, all at once
  • Prof Rachel van Duyvenbode (University of Sheffield) & Prof. Amanda Crawley Jackson (University of Arts London)- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Future Proofing the Workforce
  • Prof Jennifer Tomlinson, University of Leeds - Can workforce diversity stimulate transformation towards a more sustainable future?
  • Lord Rupert Redesdale, The politics of carbon and the risks and opportunities to the Foundation Industries
  • Dr Rebecca Pieniazek, University of Leeds, Co-designing a goal interdependency method for deciding corporate sustainability strategy
  • Dr Maria Karafyllia, Nottingham University, Circular business model innovation in the UK cement, glass, and ceramics industries
  • Dr Taofeeq Ibn-Mohammed, Warwick University, Overcoming Adoption Barriers of Next Generation Processing Technologies in Ceramic/Glass Industries
  • Dr Iñaki Esnaola, University of Sheffield, Sustainable advanced manufacturing via ML-assisted exploitation of sensing and data infrastructure

Afternoon session

  • Panel discussion: The Foundation Industries Identity - Successes, challenges and what next for the community?
  • Award ceremony and closing remarks
  • 16:00 - end of conference

 

Return to listing