Industry Track
The Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM) serves as a forum for academic and industry leaders working on topics related to sustainable manufacturing to share research advances and engage in intellectual dialogue. After more than a decade, this year the GCSM is being held in the United States. For the first time in GCSM’s history, industry-oriented sessions are being introduced at this year’s event.
Join us at the GCSM 2018—Industry Track on October 2, 2018!
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Registration (Thoroughbred Area, Level 3 — Lexington Convention Center, KY) | |
| 08:30 – 9:00 | Opening and Welcoming Speech (Thoroughbred Ballroom) | Eli Capilouto, President - University of Kentucky I.S. Jawahir, Chair, GCSM 2018 |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Keynote Session (Thoroughbred Ballroom) | The Challenge of Sustainable Manufacturing Günther Seliger, Technical University of Berlin, Germany |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Keynote Session (Thoroughbred Ballroom) | Using “Exponential” Technologies to Drive Manufacturing Towards a Sustainable Future Dean L. Bartles, National Tooling and Machining Association, USA |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Keynote Session (Thoroughbred Ballroom) | Towards Industrial Symbiosis in Discrete Manufacturing: Opportunities in Alternative Recycling Route Identification for Industrial Waste streams Joost R. Duflou, Catholic University of Leuven (KU), Belgium |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Keynote Session (Thoroughbred Ballroom) | From Here to Circularity: A Model for Restorative and Regenerative Enterprise John Davies, GreenBiz |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | (Session 4) Industry Panel Discussion (Thoroughbred Room 8) | Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainable Manufacturing Jessica Sanderson, Novelis Inc.; Jon Doyle, Lexmark International Inc.; Adam Schafer, Intel Corp.; Kevin Bell, Toyota Motor Corp. |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch (Thoroughbred Ballroom) | Global Sustainable Development Goals - An Obligation For All Of Us! Luncheon Speaker: Dr. O.S. Ganiyusufoglu, Chairman, CIRP-CMAG; Consultant, Shenyang Machine Tool (Group) Co. |
| 14:00 – 15:20 | (Session 8) Industry Case Studies (Thoroughbred Room 8) | Featured Case Study: Circular Economy- Real-World Success John Gagel, Lexmark International Inc.; Ingrid Sinclair, Sims Recycling Solutions Inc.; Jean-Luc Lavergne, Lavergne Group |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Sustainable Value Creation through Remanufacturing Adam Trebolo, Springfield Remanufacturing Corp. (SRC) |
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| 15:40 – 16:00 | Measuring Sustainable Performance in an Environment Where Every Product is Unique John Cross, American Institute of Steel Construction |
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| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Panel Discussion (Thoroughbred Ballroom) | Manufacturing USA: National Institutes for Manufacturing Innovation Dr. Alan Taub, CTO, Institute for Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT) Dr. Uday Vaidya, CTO, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) Dr. Jim Davis, CIO, Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) |
Special One-day Industry Rate for October 2: $200 (Continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments included)
For further details on Industry Track, contact Tony Elam (tony.elam@uky.edu | 1-859-218-4089)
For registrations, contact Dana Harrod (dana.harrod@uky.edu | 1-859-323-3247).