International Conference on Circular Economy in Transport (ICCET)
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The ICCET Conference was hosted at Cranfield University, and conference sessions took place in the Cranfield Management Development Centre, CMDC.
About the Conference
The CENTS network vision is to build a community that focusses on the informed design and utilisation of more environmentally friendly, renewable and/or recyclable materials within transportation systems and delivers novel and effective end-of-life recycling, re-use and recovery options.
ICCET aims to:
Accelerate Circular Economy implementation in Transport Systems
Showcase innovative solutions
Co-create a cross-cutting strategy with the sustainable transport community
Conference Programme
Day 1 Wednesday 10th May 2023, Main Lecture Theatre, CMDC, Cranfield University
09:00 - Registration & Informal networking, poster set up
10:00 - Welcome
Opening Remarks and Welcome
Professor Mark Jolly Professor and Director of Manufacturing Academic & Business Support
Professor Karen Holford CBE FREng (Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor at Cranfield University)
Keynote, Professor Sarah SharplesLink opens in a new window (Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Transport)
10:45 - Panel discussion 1: Opportunities and Challenges to Improve the Quality of Circularity in Transport
Chair: Dr Evi Petavratzi, British Geological Survey
Panellists: Roger MortonLink opens in a new window (Managing Director for Technology, EMR); Professor Jonathan CullenLink opens in a new window (Professor of Sustainable Engineering, University of Cambridge); Dr Rachel WaughLink opens in a new window (Circular Economy Specialist, Oakdene Hollins); Dr Robert ReinhardtLink opens in a new window (Sustainable Business Consultant)
11:30 - 11:45 Break
11:45- Talk Session 1: CE Trends in Transport
Chair: Professor Steve Evans, University of Cambridge
Analysis of company profiles related to transport and circular economy on LinkedIn
Professor Konstantinos TsagarakisLink opens in a new window, Technical University of Crete
Robert KnowlesLink opens in a new window, Oakdene Hollins
Life cycle simulation of the UK LDV fleet, from present day through 2050,
Dr Ben Davies, University of Nottingham
Design for Disassembly
Helena Simmonds, Polestar
12:45 - One minute poster pitches
13:00 - Lunch, Exhibitor, and Research Poster Showcase
14:00 - CENTS White Papers Showcase
Chair: Professor Richard Murphy, University of Surrey
The Potential Impact of Circular Economy Concept Application in the Maritime Transport Sector
Dr Stavros KaramperidisLink opens in a new window, University of Plymouth
Transitioning Rail to the Circular Economy
Dr Simon NadeemLink opens in a new window, University of Derby and Carl WaringLink opens in a new window, Frazer-Nash Consultancy
14:45 - Talk Session 2: CE to Meet EV Demand
Chair: Professor Mark Jolly, Cranfield University
Sustainability Policy for Automotive Batteries - is the Industry Ready?
Dr Chris Jones ,Link opens in a new window APC
Joshua Koch, HSSMI
Co-creating Future Automotive Battery Supply Chains
Aitana Uclés FuensantaLink opens in a new window, WMG
Closing the loop of rare earth elements in the UK electric vehicle stock,
Dr Wan-Ting HsuLink opens in a new window, British Geological Survey
16:00 - Panel Discussion 2: Enabling Co-creation for the Circular Economy in Transport
Chair: Professor Kerry Kirwan, WMG
Panellists: Dr Russ HallLink opens in a new window (Chief Engineer, HVMC), Teni Akinajo (Policy Advisor, Department for Transport), Dr Christopher Pilgrim (Innovate UK), Dr Halid Abu BakarLink opens in a new window (UKRI CE-Hub)
16:45 - 17:00 Break
17:00 - Closing of ICCET Day 1
The following activities will take place to close the conference on Day 1:
Announcement of Poster and Talk winners
Coffee & Informal networking
17:45 - Tour to accommodation
19:00 - Dinner at CMDC Dining Room
Evening Speaker
Professor Dame Helen Atkinson DBE, FREng, DL, BA, MA, PhD, Drhc, CEng, FIMMM, FIMechE, FRAeS, DIC (Pro-Vice-Chancellor – Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing and member of the University Executive)
Day 2 Thursday 11th May 2023
9.00-14.00
CENTS Collaborative Workshop - Future Scoping
Day 2 of the ICCET Conference was an opportunity for motivated conference attendees to further explore the challenges and opportunities co-created by the network.
Title | Description |
9:00 - 9:25 Session 1: Settling into Projects |
Teams will have been provisionally announced yesterday based on preferences and trying to establish a balance of people This short session provides space for any changes or adaptations to be made to respond to new ideas or emerging preferences. |
9:25 - 9:55 Session 2: Defining the Long Term Goals |
Each team will define long term goals for the project |
09:55 - 10:20 Session 3: Questioning Assumptions |
Each team will explore any assumptions that may need to be addressed in the project scope |
10:20 - 10:45 Session 4: Stakeholder Engagement and Co-Creation Opportunities |
In this session you will consider the municipal, civic and industrial stakeholders and how you might want to engage them in the project |
10:45 - 11:05 Break | |
11:05 - 11:45 Generating How Might We Questions |
Each project team will get feedback from other experts in the room using an informal peer network method to generate questions to focus further investigation. |
11:45 - 12:15 Develop the Focus Questions |
Using the peer feedback each team will identify what are the questions that will be most important to explore in the short and long term |
12:15 - 12:50 | Lunch |
12:50 - 13:30 Co-Creation Design |
Teams will design the most appropriate methods of stakeholder engagement to enable an interdisciplinary co-creation approach to the projects |
13:30 - 13:55 What is the future of the network? |
How do we develop a CENTS legacy How do we keep the CENTS legacy going? What does an effective professional network need to make it more than just a concept? What can we learn from other networks you are involved in? |
13:55 - 14:00 Closing |
Wrap Up Next Steps for the Ideas and Proposals |