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SUMMARY:Reimagining Carbon & Defossilising the UK Chemicals Industry - with Innovate UK Business Connect
DESCRIPTION:FULLY BOOKED\n\n12 June 2025 | 10:00 am – 16:30 pm | Wilton Centre\, Teesside\nJoin Pioneer Group and Innovate UK Business Connect\, for this exciting event focused on defossilising the UK chemicals industry\, which will see the launch of the new Innovate UK Business Connect ‘Sustainable Chemicals Innovation Network’.\nRegistration is free\, spaces are limited – secure your place today!\nWhy attend?\nBringing together leaders from industry\, government\, academia and the investment community to explore how we can accelerate the transition toward a more sustainable\, circular and globally competitive chemicals sector. \nThrough keynote presentations\, expert panels\, and interactive workshops\, you will: \n\nGain insights into the UK’s pathway to a sustainable chemicals future\nDiscover new opportunities for collaboration\nConnect with innovators\, entrepreneurs\, and decision-makers\nExplore technologies and strategies that enable the shift from fossil to sustainable carbon sources\n\n  \nWhy This Matters\nThe UK chemicals industry stakeholder ambition for 2050 is to double economic output and source 80% of its carbon requirements from non-virgin fossil\, sustainable carbon sources. This urgent once-in-a-generation opportunity will create hundreds of thousands of highly skilled\, well-paid and productive jobs in regions of the UK most targeted for growth. \nWhether you’re a researcher\, policymaker\, business leader\, or investor\, this event offers a unique platform to shape the future of one of the UK’s most vital industrial sectors. \n  \nAgenda\n10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Welcome Refreshments & Networking \n10:30AM -10:35 AM | Welcome and Objectives \nDr Jen Vanderhoven \n10:35 AM – 10:45 AM |Launch of the Innovate UK Business Connect ‘Sustainable Chemicals Innovation Network’ \nDr Peter Clark\, Innovate UK Business Connect \n10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Keynote: ‘Teesside 2035: Reimagining Carbon and Defossilising the UK Chemicals Industry’ \nGraeme Cruikshank\, CPI \n11:00 AM – 11:45 AM | Sustainable Chemicals in Demand \nQuick presentations from a range of speakers on the demand and opportunity for Sustainable Chemicals. \n\nFraser Brown\, Head of Chemistry\, Ingenza\nRichard Daley\, Mura Technology\nMartin Atkins and Sarah Thompson\, Green Lizard Technologies\n\n11:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Panel Discussion: Creating UK Supply Chains to Reinvigorate a UK Sustainable Chemicals Industry\, Chaired by Jen Vanderhoven \nPanel members include Alex Smith\, CPI\, Fraser Brown\, Ingenza\, Sarah Thompson and Martin Atkins\, Green Lizard\, Richard Daley\, Mura Technology. \n12:15 PM – 12:30 PM |The Importance of Defossilising the UK Chemicals Industry and Building Resilient Supply Chains \nCharlotte Zemmel\, DESNZ\, Nichola Kitson\, DBT\, Alastair Gardner\, Head of Trade and investment\, DBT  \n12:30 PM – 13:30 PM | Lunch & Networking \n13:30 – 15:30 | Workshop Sessions: Building Sustainable UK Chemical Supply Chains \nPeter Clark & Michael Burnett\, Innovate UK Business Connect \nThe workshop sessions will focus on developing and building consortia for sustainable UK chemical supply chain funding proposals\, exploring opportunities\, partnerships and strategies\, and skills\, for building a regional hub of excellence for the sustainable chemicals industry. \n15:30 PM – 15:45 PM | Workshop Summaries & Next Steps \n15:45 – 16:30 PM | Refreshments\, Networking & Tour of Wilton Centre (Optional)
URL:https://thepioneergroup.com/event/carbon-defossilising-uk-chemicals-industry-innovate-uk-business-connect/
LOCATION:Wilton Centre\, Wilton Centre\, Redcar\, TS10 4RF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Live Event,Pioneer Presents,wilton
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