Programme
– Day 1 –
7 October 2026
| 7th October (Day 1/3) (CNR, Via Ugo La Malfa, 153 – Palermo) | |
| 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) Marilena Rossano (CNR-URI) |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | Keynote – 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 (~7 talks) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Keynote – Rajiv Ramchandra (ReCreate, India) Global prospective of remanufacturing |
| 14:45 – 15:30 | Keynote – 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 (~5 talks) |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Break |
| 16:20 – 17:30 | Research/Technical talks (~3 talks) |
– Day 2 –
8 October 2026
| 8th October (Day 2/3) (CNR, Via Ugo La Malfa, 153 – Palermo) | |
| 08:45 – 09:30 | Keynote – Prof. Adewale Basir Ikotun (Automation and Engineering, Nigeria) Case study of innovation in an African remanufacturing company |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | Research/Technical talks (~3 talks) |
| 10:15 – 10:40 | Break |
| 10:40 – 13:00 | Research/Technical talks (~7 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 (~3 talks) |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Break |
| 16:20 – 17:30 | Research/Technical talks (~4 talks) |
– Day 3 –
9 October 2026
This third day will have the following special sessions, consisting of panels of experts (round tables):
| 9th October (Day 3/3) (Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri, Piazza Marina, 60 – Palermo) | |
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Welcome and introduction session Chair: Antonino Valenza (University of Palermo) Massimo Midiri (Rector of the University of Palermo) (TBC) Roberto Lagalla (Mayor of Palermo City) (TBC) Edmondo Tamajo (Councillor for Productive Activities of the Sicily Region) (TBC) African Ambassadors (names TBC) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Break and network |
| 10:30 – 13:00 | Capacity building (funding and training) session Chair: Winifred Ijomah (University of Strathclyde, UK) Short presentations 10:30 – 10:40 – Dario Cartabellotta (Department of Productive Activities of the Sicily Region) 10:50 – 11:00 – Alessandra Narciso (CNR-URI, Italy) 11:00 – 11:10 – Francesca Stigliano (SIMEST, Italy) 11:10 – 11:20 – Edoardo Comparetto (SACE, Italy) 10:30 – 10:40 – Diego Coglitore (APRE) 10:40 – 10:50 – EURAXESS Africa (speaker TBC) 11:40 – 11:50 – Francesco Cappello (European Enterprise Network) 11:30 – 11:40 – Giorgio De Bin (Chamber of Commerce, Brussel) Round table discussion |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch and network |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Business models session Chair: Marco Gorini (ISO Technical Committee 279) (TBC) 14:00 – 14:30 – Large European enterprise (TBC) Round table discussion 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? 14:30 – 14:40 – Introduction of panel members Stefano Pietropaoli (Professor of Philosophy of Law at the University of Florence, Italy) (TBC) Daniele Rozzoni (Author of the book “When the product speaks: the DPP”) Alberto Baesso (WayPoint, Italy) Adewale Basir Ikotun (Automation and Engineering, Nigeria) Ademoula Agoro (Protogy Global Services Limited, Nigeria) Person from large European enterprise (TBC) |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Break and network |
| 15:45 – 17:00 | Communication and societal adoption session Chair: Biagio Semilia (Innovation Island, Italy) 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) Web Creator/Influencer (TBC) Representative from Sole24Ore (TBC) Representative from repair cafes (TBC) |
| Closing | |
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