Keynote Speakers
University of Strathclyde, UK
Plenary – Remanufacturing as a key driver for industrial sustainability
Professor of Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (DMEM); founder and Technical Director of the Scottish Institute for Remanufacturing. Expertise in remanufacturing, sustainable engineering, product end-of-life and process modelling; contributor to the BS 8887 standards series.
Rajiv Ramchandra
Re:CREATe – Recreate India Research Foundation, India
Keynote – Global prospective of remanufacturing
Founder and Chair of the Board of India’s first research and advocacy think tank dedicated to remanufacturing. Expertise in remanufacturing policy, corporate sustainability and pollution prevention.
Engr. Ademola Isaac Agoro
Protogy Global Services Nigeria Ltd, Nigeria
Keynote – Remanufacturing for Sustainability in Africa: A Case Study of Hybrid Inverters and Solar Equipment
Electrical engineer and Managing Director. Expertise in the Nigerian power sector, microgrids, distribution infrastructure and metering, with a focus on remanufacturing of hybrid inverters and solar equipment.
Automation and Engineering, Nigeria
Keynote – Case study of innovation in an African remanufacturing company
Professor of Automation and Mechatronics Systems, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Automation Group of Companies. Over 25 years of international experience in remanufacturing, industrial automation, robotics and technical education.
Zumbudda (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, South Africa
Case study of medical equipment remanufacturing – African perspective
Business Director in the health technology sector. Expertise in medical device remanufacturing and refurbishment for hospital systems and in regulatory and sectoral strategy for access to equipment.
Kestrel Technology Consulting, UK
Case study of medical equipment remanufacturing – European and American perspective
Founder and director, medical device development engineer. Member of the BSI BS 8887 committee and project lead of its Sustainable Design in Medical Devices group; expertise in product development, healthcare and sustainable design.
Speakers
Chairs and panellists of the special sessions (round tables) of 9 October
Antonino Valenza
University of Palermo, Italy
Chair – Welcome and introduction session
Full Professor of Materials Science and Technology at the Department of Engineering. Expertise in polymer and composite materials, materials processing and characterisation.
Federica Maria Rita Livelli
Risk Management & Business Continuity Consultant, Italy
Chair – Business models session
Certified business continuity (AMBCI BCI, UK; CBCP DRI, USA) and risk management (FERMA Rimap) consultant, university lecturer and author. Expertise in organisational resilience, AI standards and regulations.
Biagio Semilia
Innovation Island, Italy
Chair – Communication and societal adoption session
Founder of Digitrend and of the digital magazine Innovation Island. Expertise in digital strategy, online media and innovation communication.
Oscar Lopez
Gamesa Gearbox – Siemens Gamesa, Spain
Business models session – speaker and panellist
Expertise in the remanufacturing of wind turbine gearboxes across the five production facilities of the business unit in Spain.
Stefano Pietropaoli
University of Florence, Italy (TBC)
Panellist – Business models session
Professor of Philosophy of Law. Expertise in legal theory and in the relationship between law and digital technologies.
Daniele Rozzoni
Author of “Quando il prodotto parla: il Digital Product Passport” (Il Sole 24 ORE), Italy
Panellist – Business models session
Recognised expert on the Digital Product Passport and the ESPR regulation, advisor of the WEB3HUB of Politecnico di Milano and representative in the European project CIRPASS-2.
Alberto Baesso
WayPoint, Italy
Panellist – Business models and Communication sessions
Innovation Manager of WayPoint and President of SIR – Società Italiana Remanufacturing. Expertise in industrial remanufacturing of lighting products and in research partnerships with Italian universities and research centres.
Maurizio Cellura
University of Palermo, Italy
Panellist – Business models session
Full Professor at the Department of Engineering and past president of the Italian LCA Network. Expertise in life cycle assessment, energy systems and environmental sustainability.
Giuseppe Crapa
Società Italiana Remanufacturing, Italy
Panellist – Communication and societal adoption session
PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management, founding member of SIR. Expertise in life cycle assessment, sustainability reporting and project management.
Veronica Chisari
Project YOU(th)CARE4Planet – Interreg NEXT MED 2021–2027, Italy (TBC)
Panellist – Communication and societal adoption session
Expert in the operational management of European projects, with a focus on youth engagement for environmental sustainability in the Mediterranean.
Prof. Adewale Bashir Ikotun and Engr. Ademola Isaac Agoro, listed above among the keynote speakers, also take part in the Business models panel.
The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
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