The Cleantech Sector in the UK and Belgium: A Vibrant Community for a More Sustainable Future
THIS EVENT IS PART OF BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION TO THE UNITED KINGDOM 8-12 MAY 2022
Monday 9th May - 10:30 - 15:30
Maxwell Centre, University of Cambridge and Online
10:30 Registration / Coffee & Teas
10:45 Welcome and Introduction
Dr Agnieszka (Aga) Iwasiewicz-Wabnig, Maxwell Centre Director of Partnership Development and Cambridge Zero Industrial Strategy Lead, Dominique Delattre, Head of the Geographical Departments, AWEX.
Dominique Delattre, Head of Geographical Departments, AWEX
Jemma Little, Economic Development Manager, Cambridge City Council
10:50 Highlight of the cleantech sector in the UK
Martin Garratt, CEO, Cambridge Cleantech
11:00 Highlight of the cleantech sector in Belgium
Gilles Colson, Greenwin – Wallonia and Charlotte Struye, Cleantech Flanders
Energy with a focus on Hydrogen
11:15 Materials Research
Dr Lata Sahonta, Research Manager at Energy Transitions Interdisciplinary Research Centre, University of Cambridge
11:25 Industry View from a Corporate
Kalyan Sarma, External Innovation Manager, Johnson Matthey
11:35 Case-study UK start-up
Benjamin Lindley, co-Founder of Hydrologiq.
11:40 Case-study Belgium company
Peter Grognard, Managing Director, Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
11:45 Q&A
12:00 Break
Smart Cities with a focus on green buildings
12:15 Research highlight
Prof Jennifer Schooling, Director of the Centre for Smart Infrastructure, University of Cambridge
12:25 Industry view
Oliver Smith, Director, 5th Studio
12:35 Case-study UK start-up
Rozalie Ryclova, Co-founder, Thermulon Ltd
12:40 Case-study Belgium company
Olivier Mal, Marketing Director, AGC Solar
12:45 Q&A
End of online session
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Start afternoon sessions
14:00 – 15:00
Afternoon sessions: 2 roundtables in parallel (not available online)
ROOM 1
Roundtable: “Retrofitting for private and public buildings: the challenges and rewards”
Chair: Professor Ruchi Choudhary, Professor of Architectural Engineering
Sitting at the main table for retrofitting:
Christine Boyle MBE, CEO of Senergy
Rozalie Ryclova, Co-founder / COO of Thermulon Ltd
Oliver Smith, Director, 5th Studio
Key attendees for retrofitting:
Hamish Watson, Founder & CEO of Polysolar
Warren Pope, Retrofit Project Manager, RetrofitWorks
Salvatore Cirasuolo, Managing Director, IntelliHeat
Dr Katy Karampour, co-authored of the report on ‘Net zero ready new build housing: benefits and barriers to delivery’.
ROOM 2 Roundtable: “Energy policies; is hydrogen part of the solution?”
Chair: Dr Cristina Peñasco, Director of the MPhil in Public Policy, University Teaching Officer &
Dr Lata Sahonta, Research Manager at Energy Transitions Interdisciplinary Research Centre, University of Cambridge
Sitting at the main table for Energy:
Kalyan Sarma, External Innovation Manager, Johnson Matthey
James Smith, Chief Commercial Officer, Hy-Met
Niall Haughian, CFO and co-founder of Focal Sun
Key attendee for Energy:
Benjamin Lindley, co-Founder of Hydrologiq
15:00 End roundtable
15:00 – 15:30 Networking