Welcome to our 7th edition:
Green Technologies and Materials: the Convergence

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17 June – Opening speech

2.00 PM > 2.15 PM

Philippe Varin,Chairman World Materials Forum (France)
> WMF 2021 Philippe Varin Welcoming Speech.pdf

17 June – Welcoming speech

2.15 PM > 2.30 PM

Mathieu Klein,Mayor of Nancy (France)

17 June - Plenary Session 1 - Critical Materials

2.30 PM > 4.30 PM

Mark Cutifani, CEO Anglo American (UK/Australia), Co-chair
> WMF 2021 PS1 Mark Cutifani.pdf
Robert Friedland, Executive Co Chairman Ivanhoe Mines (Canada) & Executive Chairman Ivanhoe Capital (Singapore), Co-chair
> WMF 2021 PS1 Robert Friedland.pdf
Christophe Poinssot,COO BRGM (France)
> WMF 2021 PS1 Christophe Poinssot.pdf
Rebecca Gordon, CEO CRU Consulting (UK)
> WMF 2021 PS1 Rebecca Gordon.pdf
Frank Bekaert, MD Mining & Metals Mc Kinsey (Belgium)
> WMF 2021 PS1 Franck Bekaert.pdf
Peter Carlsson, CEO Northvolt (Sweden)
> WMF 2021 PS1 Peter Carlsson.pdf
Moderator : Prof. Victoire de MARGERIE,Vice-Chairman World Materials Forum
> WMF 2021 PS1 Victoire de Margerie Key Takeways.pdf

4.30 PM > 5.00 PM

17 June – Roundtable: Decarbonation of Bulk Materials

5.00 PM > 6.30 PM

Tadeu Carneiro, CEO Boston Metal (USA)
> WMF 2021 Roundtable Tadeau Carneiro.pdf
Francois Rousseau, Dean Mines de Nancy (France)
> WMF 2021 Roundtable François Rousseau.pdf
Thomas Olivier Leautier, Chief Economist EDF (France)
> WMF 2021 Roundtable Thomas Olivier Léautier.pdf
Rohitesh Dhawan, President & CEO ICMM (UK)
> WMF 2021 Roundtable Rohitesh Dhawan.pdf
Moderator : Gervais Jacques, ex COO Rio Tinto Alcan (Canada)


17 June - Innovation dinner (announcement of Start Up Challenge awards)

7.45 PM

18 June - Plenary Session 2 - Conversion to Electrification

8.45 AM > 10.45 AM

Thierry Le Hénaff, CEO Arkema (France), Co-chair
> WMF 2021 PS2 Thierry Le Hénaff.pdf
James Litinsky, EO MP Materials (USA), Co-chair
> WMF 2021 PS2 James Litinsky.pdf
Karim Zaghib, Professor University Mcgill (Canada)
> WMF 2021 PS2 Karim Zaghib.pdf
Peter Frischmann, CEO Sepion (USA)
> WMF 2021 PS2 Peter Frischmann.pdf
Prof. Mainak Majumder, Uni Monash (Australia)
> WMF 2021 PS2 Mainak Majumder.pdf
Jean-Philippe Hermine, VP Strategic Environmental Planning Renault (France)
> WMF 2021 PS2 Jean-Philippe Hermine.pdf
Moderator : Sam Riggall,CEO Sunrise Energy Metals (Australia)

10.45 AM > 11.15 AM

18 June - Plenary Session 3 - WMF Key Performance Indicators

11.15 AM > 1.00 PM

Pierre-André de Chalendar, CEO St Gobain (France), Co-chair
> WMF 2021 PS3 Pierre-André de Chalendar.pdf
Shigeru Oi, Chairman JXNMM (Japan), Co-chair
> WMF 2021 PS3 Shigeru Oi.pdf (150Mo with videos)
Hiroaki Yamamoto, President and CEO MHI RJ Aviation (Canada)
> WMF 2021 PS3 Hiroaki Yamamoto.pdf
Vincent Bamberger, Managing Partner ADL (France)
> WMF 2021 PS3 Vincent Bamberger.pdf
Céline Méchain, Managing Director Goldman Sachs (France)
> WMF 2021 PS3 Céline Méchain.pdf
Moderator : Johan Menckel, CEO Granges (Sweden)

1.00 PM > 3.00 PM

18 June - Plenary Session 4 -  The Future of Packaging: Recycling and Smarter Materials

3.00 PM > 5.00 PM

Bob Patel, CEO LyondellBasell (USA), Co-chair
> WMF 2021 PS4 Bob Patel.pdf
Jean Hornain, CEO CITEO (France), Co-chair
> WMF 2021 PS4 Jean Hornain.pdf
Marco Giovannini, CEO Guala Closures (Italy)
> WMF 2021 PS4 Marco Giovannini.pdf
Jennifer Holmgren, , CEO Lanzatech (USA)
> WMF 2021 PS4 Jennifer Holmgren.pdf
Jean Marc Boursier, COO Suez (France)
> WMF 2021 PS4 Jean Marc Boursier.pdf
Pascal Chapon, VP R&I, Director of the Packaging Materials Techno Center Danone (France)
> WMF 2021 PS4 Pascal Chapon.pdf
Moderator : Jean Sentenac, CEO Axens (France)
> WMF 2021 PS4 Jean Sentenac Key takeaways.pdf

5.00 PM > 5.30 PM

18 June - Scientific Speech: Hydrogen or Ammoniac - Why not both?

5.30 PM > 6.00 PM

Prof. Thierry Belmonte, Dean Institut Jean Lamour (France)
> Prof. Thierry Belmonte Scientific Speech.pdf

18 June - Gala dinner (announcement of Scale Up Grand Prix)

7.30 PM

19 June - Roundtable: The Journey to Green Hydrogen at Scale

8.45 AM > 10.15 AM

Ilham Kadri, CEO Solvay (Belgium)
> WMF 2021 Roundtable Ilham Kadri.pdf
Patrick Koller, CEO Faurecia (France)
> WMF 2021 Roundtable Patrick Koller.pdf
Jean Bernard Levy, CEO EDF (France)

> Verbal presentation of new market forces that are driving today’s focus and investment in clean and low carbon hydrogen

Dr Etsuro Hirai, President Primetals Technologies (Japan)

> Verbal presentation of Japan’s vision and actions toward hydrogen based economy

Moderator : Matt Price, President Activate (USA)

10.15 AM > 10.45 AM

19 June - Closing Session: WMF Top 10 Technologies

10.45 AM > 12.45 PM

Shunichi Miyanaga, Chairman Mitsubishi Heavy (Japan), Co-chair
> WMF 2021 Top 10 Shunichi Miyanaga.pdf
Ola Rollen, CEO Hexagon (Sweden), Co-chair
> WMF 2021 Top 10 Ola Rollén.pdf
Prof. Hideo Ohno, President Tohoku University (Japan)
> WMF 2021 Top 10 Prof. Hideo Ohno.pdf
Dr Heike Riel, Lead Research Quantum IBM (Germany)
Greg Mulholland, CEO Citrine Informatics (USA)
> WMF 2021 Top 10 Greg Mulholland.pdf
Laurent Frescaline, CEO I Pulse (France)
> WMF 2021 Top 10 Laurent Frescaline.pdf
Moderators : Prof. Victoire de MARGERIE,Vice-Chairman World Materials Forum
Stéphane Mangin, Université de Lorraine

19 June -  Closing remarks

12.45 PM > 1.00 PM

Philippe Varin, Chairman World Materials Forum (France)

1.00 PM | Buffet lunch