ECP4 Conference 2025 – Agenda released!

The conference will feature three sessions led by key experts, exploring cutting-edge technologies, materials, and enablers for plastic circularity. Attendees can look forward to insightful presentations on sustainable composites, advanced recycling strategies, and digitalisation in polymer manufacturing. The program also includes panel discussions and networking opportunities.

Participation in the conference is free of charge, but spots are limited. Register today to secure your place, explore the latest innovations, and connect with key stakeholders shaping the future of polymers and composites sustainability.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation!

09:00 – Registration

09:15 – Opening and welcome – Dr. Didier Bonnet, Axel’One Executive Director & Joël Viry, Polymeris President

ECP4 growth acceleration, how! – Dr. Bertrand Fillon, ECP4 President

9:30 – SESSION 1

Technologies and Materials

• Advances on 3R technology to achieve sustainable thermoset composites – Dr. Elena Jubete, Business Development Manager European Programmes at CIDETEC Surface Engineering
• Shaping the future of biobased printing with PHA and bio-PU – Mr. Willem Uyttendaele, MSc, Researcher Coating & Finishing Technologies at Centexbel
• The future partnership on advanced materials – Jérôme Gavillet, Senior Policy Officer at IAM-I
• Strategies to boost circular economy in systemic interconnected sectors: PVC chemical recycling and CO2 capture for the use in polymer application, Frontsh1p Project – Maria Teresa Scrivani, R&D Project Manager Industrial Research and Innovation at Proplast

Q&A Session moderated by Magali Clave-Henry, Innovation Marketing and Funding Manager at Applus+ Rescoll

11:00 Coffee Break

11:15 – SESSION 2

Enablers for plastic circularity

• Smart Compounding for Maximizing Recycled Plastic Content – Dr. Skander Mani, R&D Recycling Program Manager at IPC
• Supercritical CO2 assisted extractive extrusion and melt-filtration for the purification  and upcycling of thermoplastic polymers (EU CREAToR, EU SURPASS) – Dr. Jan Diemert, Deputy Department Manager at Fraunhofer ICT
• Piloting a thermoset composites chemical recycling plant – Oscar Salas, Horizon Europe Coordinator at Gaiker
• Improved enzymatic, microorganisms, and insect activities enabling the degradation and recycling of plastics – Dr. Ferran Martí Ferrer, Head of Research, Development, and Innovation Department at Aimplas
• National Competence Center of Polymeric Materials and Technologies for 21st Century (PolyEnvi21) – Prof. Ing. Vladimír Sedlařík, Ph.D., Vladimír Sedlařík at Tomas Bata University

Q&A Session moderated by Dr. Elena Jubete, Business Development Manager European Programmes at CIDETEC Surface Engineering

13:15 Lunch break

14:15 – SESSION 3

Manufacturing and digitalisation

• Online spectroscopy monitoring for optimization of polymer processes – Dr. Manis Gheghiani, Lab Manager and R&D Engineer in Industrial Analysis and Digitalisation at Axel’One
• AI REDGIO 5.0 and Polytronics: digitalisation of manufacturing SMEs in the polymer industry – Adèle Seguin, Polytronics & European Services Manager & Roxane Girard, International Partnership Coordinator, Polymeris 
• EFFRA & Made in Europe: Modernising European manufacturing through digitisation and AI, EFFRA – Joseba Bilbatua, Senior Manager Innovation & Technology at Mondragon Corporation
• CISUFLO: Establishing a Systemic Framework for the Circular Economy – Jane Gardner, Managing Director at ERFMI 

Q&A Session moderated by Marco Monti, R&D Project Manager at Proplast

16:00 Closing remarks & way forward, Dr. Bertrand Fillon, ECP4 President

Location:

Lyon University, 1 Rue Victor Grignard, 69100 Villeurbanne, France

Building Edgar Lederer

For more information about the event or ECP4’s activities, contact the Association Manager Federica Gallicchio and visit the ECP4 website.

federica.gallicchio@ecp4.org