How can composite materials help us achieve a net zero carbon world? How can we innovate to ensure valuable composites are recycled and reused? And what are the emerging opportunities to improve the social, environmental and economic sustainability of the industry? 

Thank you to everyone who joined the Cabot Institute, the Bristol Composites Institute and the National Composites Centre for this event.

Recorded sessions

Day 1 - Monday 29 June (12.45pm-2.45pm BST): Introduction to sustainability and composites

Day 2 - Tuesday 30 June (2pm-4pm BST): Sustainable materials and the supply chain in composites

Day 3 - Wednesday 1 July (Part 1, 2pm-3pm BST): Sustainable manufacturing of composites

Day 3 - Wednesday 1 July (Part 2, 3.25pm-4pm BST): Sustainable manufacturing of composites

Day 4 - Thursday 2 July (2pm-4pm BST): Sustainable composite products

Day 5 - Friday 3 July (2pm BST): Richard Oldfield (NCC), Jane Nicholson (EPSRC) & Zakiya Mckenzie (former Black & Green Ambassdor)

Download the programme (PDF, 157kB)

Speaker list and presentations:

• Professor Steve Eichhorn (PDF, 1,741kB) - Bristol Composites Institute, University of Bristol
• Professor Tony Ryan, OBE (PDF, 2,956kB) – founding Director, Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, University of Sheffield, UK
• Professor Callum Hill (PDF, 1,105kB) - Director, JCH Industrial Ecology Limited
• Professor Mark Gillan (PDF, 1,877kB) - Chief Technology Officer, InnovateUK
• Professor Steve Pickering (PDF, 2,481kB) – Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK
• Dr Soraia Pimenta (PDF, 6,926kB) - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
• Professor Kristiina Oksman – Luleå University of Technology, Sweden and Biocomposites Editor, Composites Part A
• Dr Tim Young (PDF, 3,071kB) - National Composites Centre, UK
• Frazer Barnes (PDF, 1,362kB) - Director, ELG Carbon Fiber
• Dr Tia Benson Tolle - Director, Materials and Fabrication, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, USA
• Professor Ian Hamerton (PDF, 2,512kB) - Professor of Polymers and Composites, University of Bristol, UK
• Allan Poulson, Cluster Lead - Advanced Materials, Vestas
• Lucy Eggleston (PDF, 1,826kB) - National Composites Centre, UK
• Kevin Lindsey (PDF, 2,211kB) - Managing Director, Far Composites
• Professor Kerry Kirwan (PDF, 4,340kB) – Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing, University of Warwick, UK
• Richard Oldfield - Chief Executive, NCC
• Jane Nicholson (PDF, 616kB) - Director for Research Base, EPSRC
• Zakiya Mckenzie - Former Black and Green Ambassador, Writer

 
This summit is designed with inclusion at its heart – recognising that many individuals are managing work and childcare simultaneously and cannot commit to long sessions online. We look forward to connecting with you all.