Scientific Program
Opening, Plenary, Closing Sessions Overview
Monday, 31 August
9:00 – 10:30 Opening: Mainstreaming LCM for sustainable value creation
Guido Sonnemann, ISM-CyVi – University of Bordeaux (Conference Chair)
Manuele Margni, CIRAIG – Polytechnique Montréal (Conference Co-chair)
Naeem Adibi, [avniR] – cd2e (Conference Co-chair)
Joint introductory speech
Philippe Garrigues, Director of ISM – University of Bordeaux
TBC, Representatives of SCF, University of Bordeaux, INP Bordeaux and CNRS
Christian Traisnel, Managing director – cd2e – TEAM²
Short welcome statements from host organizations
Ségolène Royal, Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy (tbc)
Alain Rousset, President of Aquitaine Region
TBC, Representative from Nord Pas de Calais Region
Welcome speeches
Hugo-Maria Schally, Head of Unit, Directorate General “ Environment “, “ Eco-innovation and circular economy” at EC
Tbc
Llorenç Mila i Canals, Programme Officer, Division of Technology, Industry and Economy at UNEP –
Announcement of UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative report on Global mapping of LCA networks and databases
11:00 – 12:30 Plenary: Enhancing collaboration and communication towards mainstreaming LCM
Jim Fava, Chief Sustainability Strategist at thinkstep
Welcome
Peter Salinger, Director Sustainability Methods, BASF
BASF perspective
Andrea Brown, Director, Safe and Sustainable Materials at WBCSD
WBCSD perspective
Anne-Marie Boulay, WULCA Project Manager at CIRAIG – Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
WULCA perspective
Martina Prox , Vice-President at Forum for Sustainability through Life Cycle Innovation (FSLCI)
FSLCI perspective
Sanjeevan Bajaj, CEO at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
FICCI perspective
Talk Show
Tuesday, 1 September
9:00 – 10:30 Plenary: Business perspectives on LCM for sustainable value creation
Manuele Margni, CIRAIG – Polytechnique Montréal (Conference Co-chair)
Welcome
Matthias Finkbeiner, Chair of Sustainable Engineering, Technische Universitaet Berlin
Organizational LCA: the new member of the ISO LCA family—launching the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative guidance document
Stephan Krinke, Director Environmental Affairs Product – Volkswagen AG
Life-Cycle Engineering: The roadmap to emission free mobility
Euan Murray, CEO at The Sustainability Consortium
Lifecycle Thinking: Getting to Scale
TBC, Nespresso top management
Creating shared Value: the example of Nespresso
Wednesday, 2 September
15:00 – 16:00 Closing: Strengthening the transition to circular economy by LCM
Jodie Bricout, Development Manager at CD2E
Talk show on circular economy (Moderator)
TBC, Representative from leading companies and organizations committed to circular economics and expertise
Short presentation and interview
Guido Sonnemann, ISM-CyVi – University of Bordeaux (Conference Chair, LCM2015)
Awards for best poster and best platform presentation
Enrico Benetto, Head of RDI unit at Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (Conference Chair, LCM2017)
Presentation of LCM2017
Guido Sonnemann, ISM-CyVi – University of Bordeaux (Conference Chair)
Manuele Margni, CIRAIG – Polytechnique Montréal (Conference Co-chair)
Naeem Adibi, [avniR] – cd2e (Conference Co-chair)
Concluding remarks and summary of LCM2015