#1 Eco-Chemistry for sustainable products®
July 1 | ENSIC, Université de Lorraine in Nancy, France
Featured speakers
Patrick Cléret
Technical Director – France Chimie
“What does French chemistry offer to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow: decarbonization, optimized water management, circular economy, recycling, CSR and fierce competition ?”
Willi Meier
AIChE
“Application of Generative AI and AI Agents in sustainable Process and Product Development”
They will also be present
Christophe Calais, Arkema
Vincent Gourlaouen, Air Liquide
Philippe Lemaire, Total Energies
Philippe Marion, Syensqo
Natalia Quisel, Véolia
Adrien Saint-Sardos, Ceebios
Olivier Talon, Materia Nova
PRE-PROGRAM
Shaping the Future: Risk Management, Impact Reduction, and Opportunity Creation
Date: 1st July 2025
Location: Université de Lorraine
Join industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers for a dynamic exchange on the latest methodologies, innovations, and success stories driving sustainable innovation. This conference will explore critical themes such as risk management, impact reduction, emerging opportunities, and the cultural shift toward sustainability.
🕘 Timing: 8:45 – 17:40
🍽 Lunch Break: 1h15
☕ Coffee Breaks: 2
📢 Sessions: 6
08:20 : Accueil des participants
08:45 – Opening Speech
- Jean-Pierre Dal Pont, SECF President
- Alain Durand, ENSIC Director
Session 1 : Managing Risks
How to deal with evolving regulations and uncertain market trends ?
- 09:00 – 9:45 – Patrick Cleret, France Chimie
« What does French chemistry offer to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow: decarbonization, optimized water management, circular economy, recycling, CSR and fierce competition ? » - 9:45 – 10:15 – Philippe Lemaire, Total Energies & Alain Lombard, Allotoxconsulting
« Issues of daily individual exposure to substances » - 10:15 – 10:45 – Natalia Quisel, Véolia
« Chemical Transition Pathway using Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) approach »
10:45 – 11:05 – Coffee break
Session 2 : Reducing impacts
Tools & Methodologies for Sustainability Assessment
- 11:05 – 11:45 – Olivier Talon, Materia Nova
« Eco-design of innovation – How to use Life Cycle Assessment tools along the TRL scale? » - 11:45 – 12:20 – Christophe Calais, Arkema
« Life Cycle Assessment: measure better to better reduce »
12:20 – 13:50 – Lunch Break
Session 3 : Creating opportunities
AI | Bio-inspiration | New Catalysis for Sustainable Innovation
- 13:50 – 14:20 – Adrien Saint-Sardos, Ceebios
« Biomimetism: a materials science inspired by living beings» - 14:20 – 14:50 – Philippe Marion, Syensqo
« Sustainable chemistries from renewable resources: an industrial perspective »
Session 4 : AI
- 14:50 – 15:30 – Willi Meier, AIChE
« Application of Generative AI and AI Agents in sustainable Process and Product Development »
15:30 – 16:00 – Coffee break
Session 5 : Demonstration of success stories or usage cases
Demonstrative examples of sustainable and profitable innovations
- 16:00 – 16:30 – Vincent Gourlaouen, Air Liquide
« Carbon dioxide based wastewater treatment: a sustainable alternative to mineral acids » - 16:30- 17:00 – Valérie Lucas, Climalife
« The Circular Economy model : the reuse of fluorinated gases »
Session 6 : Round table on sustainability culture dissemination
Engaging Teams in the Net-Zero Transition
- 17:00 – 17:40 – Alain Durand, Chair round table
« Chemical engineering future at the transition period »
Closing session
- 17:40 – 18:20 Valérie Lucas & Guy-Noël Sauvion
« Eco Chemistry of the future : Chemistry and Pharmacy Synergies »
Exchange with the audience
Gala Dinner
Committee
President
Jean-Pierre Dal Pont, SECF
ORGANISING COMITTEE
- UL PROPULS
- Université de Lorraine
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
- Valérie Lucas
- Guy Noel Sauvion
- Patrick Maestro
- Sylvain Caillol
- Philippe Marion
- Ignasi Palou- Rivera
- Guo-Hua Hu
Key information
When?
July 1-2, 2025
Where?
ENSIC, Université de Lorraine in Nancy (France)
Address: 1 rue Grandville, 54000 Nancy
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