Program
Day 1: March 12
08:30 Registration and coffee
09:00 Introduction and welcome to WISE Dialogue 2025. Magnus Berggren & Olle Eriksson
09:20 KAW Presentation by Sven Stafström, Sara Mazur, Anders Ynnerman
09:40 WISE Project – Poly(ionic liquid)s for advanced water treatment
Jiayin Yuan, SU
09:50 Presentation WISE Project by Lennart Bergström, SU
Waste-based insulation materials: reflections on sustainability, science and cognitive dissonance
10:00 Coffee break and networking
Block 1: EU and Broader Society
10:30 Presentation by Lena Killander, Vinnova
EU and possibilites for collaborative materials research
10:50 Materials Commons for Europe
Patrick Lambrix, LiU
11:10 Presentation by Jan-Erik Sundgren
Advanced materials, Industrial competitiveness Sustainability and EU
11:30 Moderated discussion: EU and Broader Society
12:00 Lunch and networking
13:00 Workshop:
Sustainability Assessment for Material Sciences – Fundamentals, Methods, and Practical Examples Erik Sundin, Olof Hjelm, Annelie Carlsson & Niclas Svensson, LiU
15:00 Coffee break and networking
Block 2: Concrete and Cement – Innovation and Sustainability
15:30 Presentation by Tiziana Vanorio, Stanford
Harnessing Earth’s Processes for Low-Carbon Cement: The Phlego Approach.
15:50 Presentation by Arezou Baba Ahmadi –
Sustainable and Innovative Cementitious Materials: The Role of Materials Science and Engineering
16:10 Presentation by: Karin Gäbel, Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
Why material science plays a critical role in the cement and concrete industry’s transition?
16:30 Moderated discussion: Concrete and Cement – Innovation and Sustainability
17:15 Poster session and networking
18:45 Dinner
Day 2: March 13
08:00 Coffee and networking
08:30 Introduction to Day 2
08:35 Presentation by: Lars Hultman and Peter Dyreklev
Instilling sustainability to materials research
08:45 Presentation by: Sandor Albrecht, KAW
PoC/WALP
Block 3: Energy and Technology
09:00 Presentation by Masato Sagawa
Invention of Neodymium Magnet-Young researchers bring about innovation
09:20 Presentation by Patrik Johansson
Materials at the center of the Swedish & European Battery Value Chain
09:40 Presentation by Mikael Nordlander, Vattenfall
Groundbreaking initiatives in industry decarbonisation
10:00 Coffee break and networking
10:30 Presentation by Lisa Ericsson, KTH Innovation
Commercializing research for sustainability – The KTH Innovation approaching
10:50 Moderated discussion: Energy and Technology
11:30 Break
Block 4: Large-Scale Science and Industrial Innovation
11:45 Presentation by Pascale Deen, ESS
The European Spallation Source to provide neutrons to determine material
12:05 Presentation by Olof ‘Charlie’ Karis, MAX IV
MAX IV – A hub for research and innovation
12:25 Presentation by Mats Torring, Stena Metall
The old materials will be the new: An insight into the recycling industry with examples of circularcollaboration projects between industries
12:45 Moderated discussion: Large-Scale Science and Industrial Innovation
13:30 Closing – Thank you and conference summary
13:35 Grab and Go lunch