WORKSHOP : Critical materials and europe's future : sustainable substitution strategies

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Programme

08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome Coffee & Registration

09:00 – 09:45 | Opening Session: Rethinking Critical Materials – Needs, Challenges, and Impact
Speakers:
• Alexandre Nominé – Université de Lorraine / Jozef Stefan Institute Ljubljana
→ Why Should We Substitute Critical Materials?
• Janez Zavasnik – Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
→ Global Distribution and Extraction Challenges
• Tijana Vulevic – University of Belgrade
→ Assessing the Environmental and Economic Impacts of Materials

09:45 – 10:30 | Roundtable: How to Implement a CRMs Substitution Strategy?
Moderated by Alexandre Nominé
Speakers (to be confirmed):
• DG GROW
• Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials
• Nature
• STMicroelectronics
• Urban Mobility

10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:15 | Project Results Overview
Presenters: HERawS, GREENANO, IGNITE
→ Highlights of key achievements: trainings, expert podcast, interactive manuals and tools, educational video modules, software etc.

11:15 – 12:00 | Hands-on Session: Exploring Sustainable Materials with AI-Powered Software
• Thuy Huong Nguyen, John Lloyd Gildo (GREENANO Erasmus Mundus Students)

12:00 – 12:45 | Roundtable: Skills for the Green Transition – Education, Upskilling & Innovation
→ Focus on empowering researchers, engineers, and future professionals through education and training
Speakers (to be confirmed):
• EIT Raw Materials Academy
• Research / Academia
• Industry

12:45 – 13:00 | Closing Remarks and HERawS 2 Artistic Showcase: Nature, Materials & Cultures
→ Artist presentation of original paintings exploring the interconnection between nature, materials, and cultures. This artistic reflection, part of HERawS 2’s outreach activities, invites us to reimagine sustainability beyond science through the lens of creativity and emotion.

13:00 – 15:00 | Networking Lunch & Informal Podcast Recordings
→ Join the podcast corner for informal conversations with speakers and participants