| 7th October (Day 1/3) | |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration desk opens |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome and official opening Carmelo Mineo (Chair, CNR-ICAR) Alfonso Maurizio Urso (President of CNR Palermo Research Site) Fabio Martinelli (Director ICAR-CNR) Emilio Campana (Director CNR-DIITET department) Antonio Valenza (UniPa) (TBC) Marilena Rossano (CNR-URI) |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | Keynote talk Prof. Winifred Ijomah (University of Strathclyde, UK) Remanufacturing as a key driver for industrial sustainability |
| 10:15 – 10:40 | Break |
| 10:40 – 13:00 | Research/Technical talks |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Light lunch |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Keynote talk Rajiv Ramchandra (ReCreate, India) Global prospective of remanufacturing |
| 14:45 – 15:30 | Keynote talk Yusuf Abdulrazak (YM Zamani ltdy, Nigeria) Case study of an African remanufacturing company: repairing/reconditioning and remanufacturing under the same roof. |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Research/Technical talks |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Break |
| 16:20 – 17:30 | Research/Technical talks |
| 8th October (Day 2/3) | |
| 08:45 – 09:30 | Keynote talk Prof. Adewale Basir Ikotun (Automation and Engineering, Nigeria) Case study of innovation in an African remanufacturing company |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | Research/Technical talks |
| 10:15 – 10:40 | Break |
| 10:40 – 13:00 | Research/Technical talks |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 14:50 | Case study of medical equipment remanufacturing Gaby Lobban (Zumbudda (Pty) Ltd, South Africa) African perspective Cormac O’Prey (Kestrel Technology Consulting, UK) European and American perspective |
| 15:10 – 16:00 | Research/Technical talks |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Break |
| 16:20 – 17:30 | Research/Technical talks |
This third day will have the following special sessions, consisting of panels of experts (round tables):
| 9th October (Day 3/3) | |
| 08:45 – 10:15 | Business models Chair: Marco Gorini (ISO Technical Committee 279) (TBC) Topics: – We need innovative business models – Are we allowed to apply remanufacturing? – Are current regulations a barrier to implementing/validating novel business models? – How do you achieve suitable core collection, depending on the selected business models? Panellists/Specialists: Stefano Pietropaoli (Professor of Philosophy of Law at the University of Florence, Italy) (TBC) Alberto Baesso (WayPoint, Italy) Adewale Basir Ikotun (Automation and Engineering, Nigeria) Ademoula Agoro (Protogy Global Services Limited, Nigeria) Person from large European enterprise (TBC) |
| 10:15 – 10:40 | Break |
| 10:40 – 13:00 | Capacity building (funding and training) Chair: Winifred Ijomah (University of Strathclyde, UK) Short presentations: Alessandra Narciso (CNR-URI, Italy) Diego Coglitore (APRE) (European funding schemes) Francesca Stigliano (SIMEST, Italy) Edoardo Comparetto (SACE, Italy) Financial sector person (Banca Intesa, Italy) (TBC) Giorgio De Bin (Chamber of Commerce, Brussel) Francesco Cappello (European Enterprise Network) Round table (panel members are all the previous speakers) Topics: – Are there any additional active funding schemes for joint initiatives, not already presented in previous presentations? Is anyone wishing to provide additional details? – TBC |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Light lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Standardisation and certification Chair: TBC Topics: – From practice to standards – Open discussion will have to pave the way to digitalisation (DPP), traceability and certification aspects Panellists/Specialists: Chair of CEN 473 Technical Committee (TBC) Renato Ottone (ISONorm, Italy) Cormac O’Prey (British Standards, UK) CIRPASS 2 representative (TBC) Daniele Ronzoni – “Quando il prodotto parla: il DPP” (When the product speaks: the DPP) book |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Break |
| 15:50 – 17:00 | Communication and societal adoption Chair: (TBC) Topics: – What can be the best way to engage society and spread the importance of remanufacturing? – Innovative communication channels. Panellists/Specialists: Giuseppe Crapa (Società Italiana Remanufacturing) Francesca Immorlica or Alberto Baesso (WayPoint) Representative from Comics school of Palermo (TBC) Adewale Basir Ikotun (Automation and Engineering, Nigeria) Representative from Sole24Ore (TBC) Representative from repair cafes (TBC) |
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