International Conference on Circular Economy in Transport (ICCET)
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 |