The Sustainability Paradox

[spacer height=”10″][title type=”h1″]Unlocking the sustainability paradox[/title][spacer height=”20″]

Sustainability is hotter than ever, yet it contains a paradox of balancing environmental, economic, and technological factors. Join us on March 5th at Wetenschapspark UAntwerpen in Niel to learn about designing devices, systems, and machines that are both sustainable and marketable.

To overcome this paradox it’s crucial to understand your customer’s willingness to pay, their desire for a greener future, and how to change your business or service model. This requires redefining your development methods. Discover success strategies in 4 sessions and interactive panel discussion.

Move your business toward sustainability!

Tuesday 5 March
9h00 to 13h30

Wetenschapspark, Niel

[title type=”h2″]Discover the program[/title][spacer height=”20″]
[title type=”h3″]9h00 – Welcome[/title][spacer height=”10″]
[title type=”h3″]9h30 – Start-up’s paradox in aiming at circular business models[/title][spacer height=”10″][title type=”h5″ color=”#9ea3b5″]Thomas Müller-Kirschbaum, Chief Scientist at Circular Valley[/title][spacer height=”10″]

Join a transformative journey with Prof. Thomas Müller-Kirschbaum, a seasoned Captain of Industry and Chief Scientist at Circular Valley. Discover why it’s essential for start-ups to revolutionize their business models in the pursuit of validated circular offerings. Explore how innovation can be a driving force in sustainable development, and learn about the benefits that partners of Circular Valley experience through a powerful network of transformation.

[title type=”h3″]9h55 – Carbon capturing innovation: creating value for society[/title][spacer height=”10″][title type=”h5″ color=”#9ea3b5″]Marleen Rombouts, Researcher Sustainable Materials Technology at VITO
Victor Verlinden, Consultant PhysicsLab at Verhaert[/title][spacer height=”10″]

Unlock the secrets of societal transformation with Marleen and Victor as they reveal the immense societal value derived from direct carbon capturing. During this session, you’ll get a comprehensive understanding of the impact and implications of this cutting-edge technology. Get insights on how to overcome the paradox and bring this revolutionary technology to the market seamlessly. An eye-opening experience!

[title type=”h3″]10h35 – Designing business & batteries for a better world[/title][spacer height=”10″][title type=”h5″ color=”#9ea3b5″]Bjorn Robbens, Co-Founder & CEO at C-Battery[/title][spacer height=”10″]

Want to be guided through the dynamic world of battery business? Delve into the essential prerequisites shaping battery design and explore the evolving landscape. Like, how do you integrate recycling and refurbishment strategies into batteries, coupled with increased design complexity? If you’re looking for valuable insights into the future of battery technology, this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss!

[title type=”h3″]11h00 – Charting a green horizon: DEME green hydrogen in Oman[/title][spacer height=”10″][title type=”h5″ color=”#9ea3b5″]Toon Van Ingelghem, Corporate and Project Finance Manager at DEME[/title][spacer height=”10″]

In the pursuit of innovating in green hydrogen production, DEME enters uncharted territory with a novel production recipe with groundbreaking technology. DEME’s vision is about introducing this novel product to customers unfamiliar with its potential. Such an endeavor demands risk-taking and a steadfast willingness to pivot along the journey. While market perceptions advocate for maturation before implementation, DEME chooses to pioneer rather than conform.

[title type=”h3″]11h30 – Panel discussion: decoding ecodesign for a sustainable future[/title][spacer height=”10″][title type=”h5″ color=”#9ea3b5″]With Karine Van Doorsselaer (UA), Thomas Müller-Kirschbaum (Circular Valley), Marleen Rombouts (VITO), Bjorn Robbens (C-Battery), Toon Van Ingelghem (DEME) & Jan Willem Dik (BEACON)
Hosted by Joris De Lamper (Verhaert)[/title][spacer height=”10″]

How do you overcome sustainability paradoxes and shape a clear sustainability roadmap in mature companies, start-ups and research institutes? This session promises you more than knowledge, it gives you a blueprint to move your business toward a sustainable impactful future! Together with Karine Van Doorselaer, the author of ‘Ecodesign, a life cycle approach for a sustainable future’, this interactive panel is your gateway to actionable strategies.

[title type=”h3″]12h15 – Walking lunch & networking [/title][spacer height=”10″]
[title type=”h2″]Meet your host[/title][spacer height=”20px”]

Joris De Lamper

Manager Innovation Acceleration ‘Product Innovation’ at Verhaert

[title type=”h2″]Meet your speakers and panel members[/title][spacer height=”20px”]

Prof. Thomas Müller-Kirschbaum

Chief Scientist at Circular Valley

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Marleen Rombouts

Researcher Sustainable Materials Technology at VITO

Victor Verlinden

Consultant PhysicsLab at Verhaert

Bjorn Robbens

Co-Founder & CEO at C-Battery

Toon Van Ingelghem

Corporate and Project Finance Manager at DEME Group

Karine Van Doorsselaer

Senior Lecturer in Materials Science and Ecodesign at UAntwerp

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