Keynote and Plenary Speaker

We are very happy to announce that the following renowned experts will present the latest developments in their fields at ICCDU 2019:

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Sustainable polymers based on CO₂
Hermann Bach, Covestro Deutschland AG, Germany/D

R&I Policy and support for CO₂ utilisation – what is on the Horizon
Peter Dröll, European Commission, Research and Innovation, Brussels/BE

CO₂ as feedstock for synthetic fuels - status and perspectives
Robert Schlögl, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin/D

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

A world made from CO₂? A life-cycle perspective on the potential of carbon capture and utilization
André Bardow, RWTH Aachen/D

Promising options and perspectives for supplying chemical and polymer industries with recycled carbon
Stefan Bringezu, University of Kassel/D

New Catalytic Approaches for CO₂ Valorization into Heterocycles
Arjan Kleij, Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ)/ES

CO₂ Utilization via Carbon Mineralization for Enhanced Extraction of Alkaline Metals and Rare Earth Elements from Unconventional Resources
Ah-Hyung (Alissa) Park, Columbia University, New York/US

Alessandra Quadrelli, CPE Lyon/FR

Volker Sick, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor/US

Industrial scale Power-to-X: the success story of Vulcanol
Benedikt Stefánsson, Carbon Recycling International, Reykjavík/IS

How concrete and feed can use CO₂ to contribute to Paris-agreement: from R&D to commercialization
Jan Theulen, HeidelbergCement AG/D

TANDEM PRESENTATIONS

Low carbon chemical industry  - fact or (science) fiction
Florian Ausfelder, Alexis Bazzanella, DECHEMA e.V. Frankfurt/D