We look forward to welcoming you in Nancy for our 5th edition that will be dedicated to
The Future of Materials: let’s make it happen!
12 June – Opening debate on smart materials for water management
18h30-20h15
| Jean-Louis Chaussade - CEO Suez (France) - Co Chair |
| Ilham Kadri - CEO Solvay (Belgium) - Co Chair |
| Jayanti Iyengar - CTO Xylem (USA) |
| Peter Voigt - Founder CleanTeQ (Australia) |
| Moshe Kelner - CEO MemTech (Israël) |
| Helge Daebel - Director Emerald Technology Ventures (Switzerland) |
| Moderator : Jack Elliott, most recently CEO Puretech, Canada |
20h45 - Buffet dinner at Hotel de la Reine
13 June – Opening Speech
08h45 - 09h00
| Opening speech | Philippe VARIN - Chairman World Materials Forum |
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13 June - Plenary Session 1 - Critical materials with focus on geopolitical aspects
09h00 - 10h45
| Robert Friedland - Chairman Ivanhoe (Canada/Singapore) - Co Chair |
| James Litinsky - CEO JHL Capital Group (USA) - Co-chair |
| Andreas Wendt - Chief Purchasing Officer BMW (Germany) |
| Pierre Toulhoat - CEO BRGM (France) |
| David Trafford - CEO CRU (UK) |
| Christophe Francois - Head of Practice Mining and Metals Mc Kinsey (France) |
| Moderator : Prof. Victoire de MARGERIE,Vice-Chairman World Materials Forum |
10h45 - 11h15
13 June - Plenary Session 2 - Materials Efficiency of the Electronics Supply Chain
11h15 - 13h00
| Jean Marc Chéry - CEO ST Micro (France/ Italy) - Co-chair - Co Chair |
| Xi Wang - Director General SIMIT (China) - Co-chair |
| Harry Lehmann - Deputy MD, German Environment Agency (Germany) |
| Greg Mulholland - CEO Citrine Informatics (USA) - WMF Grand Prix 2017 |
| Bas de Leeuw - MD, World Resources Forum (Switzerland) |
| Rebecca Gordon - Head of Non Ferrous Metals CRU (UK)
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| Moderator : Jean-Bernard Guerrée, Partner Eurogroup |
13h00 - 14h30 | Lunch at Opéra National de Lorraine
13 June - Plenary Session 3 - Measuring our Progress on Using Materials Smarter, Less and Longer
14h30 - 16h15
| Shunichi Miyanaga - CEO MHI (Japan) - Co-chair |
| Pierre-André de Chalendar - CEO Saint Gobain (France) - Co-chair |
| Brett Olsher - Former Partner Goldman Sachs (UK) |
| Vincent Bamberger - MD Arthur D Little (France) |
| Musa Salah - Head of Environmental and Sustainability Management, Ecobank (Ghana) |
| Cécile de Guillebon - Global Director Facility Management, Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance (France) |
| Moderator : Johan Menckel, CEO Granges |
16h15 - 16h45
13 June - Materials Efficiency in Portable Energy Storage
16h45 - 18h45
| Thierry Le Henaff - CEO Arkema (France) - Co-chair |
| Shigeru Oi - CEO JX Nippon Mining & Metals (Japan) - Co-chair |
| An Steegen - CTO Umicore (Belgium) |
| Gilles Normand - Senior VP Electric Vehicles Renault (France) |
| Michael Baier - Senior Vice President Battery Materials BASF (Germany) |
| Peter Carlsson - SCEO Northvolt (Sweden) |
| Peter Frischmann - CEO Sepion (USA) - WMF Award Coup de Coeur 2017 |
| Moderator : Victoire de Margerie, Vice Chairman World Materials Forum |
13 June - Societal Keynote Speech
18h45 - 19h15
| Daniel Calleja Crespo - DG Environment EEC (EEC) |
20h00
| Gala dinner & Welcome address by André ROSSINOT - Chairman of Nancy Eurometropole
Awards Ceremony for WMF Start Up Challenge by Prof. Victoire de Margerie - Vice-Chairman, World Materials Forum |
14 June - Plenary Session 5 -Materials Efficiency thanks to Autonomous Vehicles
08h45 - 10h30
| Patrick Koller - CEO Faurecia (France) - Co-chair |
| Andy Reynolds Smith - CEO Smith (UK) - Co-chair |
| Maxime Picat - Executive VP Europe PSA (France) |
| Chris Kaffer - CEO Mallinda (USA) |
| Roger Assaker - Chief Materials Strategist, MSC Software (USA) |
| Tim Swords - President Industrial Business Hexcel (USA) |
| Moderator : Arnaud Le Gal, Deputy Editor in Chief Les Echos |
10h30 - 11h00
14 June - Scientific Keynote Speech
11h00 - 11h30
| Prof. Hideo Ohno - President Tohoku University (Japan) |
14 June - Plenary Session 6 - Breakthrough in Buy to Use for Aeronautics
11h30 - 13h15
| Bernard Charles - CEO Dassault Systems (France) - Co-chair |
| Richard Wang - CEO Cuberg (USA) - WMF Grand Prix 2018 - Co-chair |
| Klaus Richter - Chief Procurement Officer Airbus (France/Germany) |
| Kevin Kramer - Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer ATI (USA) |
| Prof. Bronwyn Fox - University of Swinburne (Australia) |
| Ghislain Lescuyer - CEO Saft (France) |
| Moderator : Olivier Dufour, most recently Director Public Affairs Rio Tinto Europe |
13h15 - 13h30
| Closing speeches by Laurent HENART - Mayor of Nancy and Philippe VARIN - Chairman World Materials Forum |