15 November 2023

Where Science Meets Business 2023

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SCI

SCI, London, UK

Registration Closed

This event is no longer available for registration.

Synopsis

SCI is the place where Science and Business come together to tackle big Societal Challenges of today in Climate Change, Health & Wellbeing and Sustainability. We invite you to the inaugural launch of Where Science Meets Business – convening leaders in academia and industry to disseminate current trends and opportunities. The conference offers an opportunity to broker new connections to facilitate the acceleration of the innovation process.

Talks will feature expert views from the Editors in Chief of SCI's academic journals, providing an up to date analysis of the research landscape within their subject area. Members of SCI’s Corporate Partner Network will provide the industrial perspective, highlighting key trends and challenges which industry currently faces.

Attendees

An invited audience made up of Editors and Board members of the Society’s academic journals and representatives of our Corporate Partner Members.

Online attendance

If you are unable to attend this event in-person, we are providing an online Zoom attendance option for access to the talks. Please select the online attendance option when registering and we will send you a Zoom Webinar link a week prior to the start of the event.

Please note, as this is a networking event, we encourage in-person attendance where possible.

Programme

Wednesday 15 November 2023

09:00: Registration & Refreshments
09:30: Welcome and Introduction
Dr David Witty, Chair of the SCI Publications Committee
09:40: Welcome and overview of SCI Strategy
Sharon Todd, CEO SCI.
10:15: Bridging the interdisciplinary gap of food and agriculture
Jun. Prof. Dr Sandra Schmöckel, University of Hohenheim & Dr Andrew Waterhouse, University of California
10:45: Trends in Pest Management Research
Dr Stephen O. Duke, University of Mississippi & Prof Yidong Wu, Nanjing Agricultural University
11:30: Coffee Break and Networking
12:00: Sustainable Chemical Technology & Biotechnology for Environmental Applications
Prof Dionissios Mantzavinos, University of Patras
12:45: Envisioning the Next 100 Years of Polymer Science and Engineering
Prof Timothy E. Long, Arizona State University
13:30: Lunch and Networking
14:30: Industry view: Syngenta R&D opportunities, innovation horizon scanning and information needs
Dr Steve Smith, Syngenta
14:50: Industry view: Croda thoughts, requirements, horizon scanning
Dr Damian Kelly, Croda
15:10: Industry View: Johnson Matthey External Collaborations
Dr Paul Collier, Johnson Matthey
15:30: Short Break
16:00: Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks
Dr David Witty, Chair of the SCI Publications Committee
16:45: Reception and Networking
18:30: Close

Venue and Contact

SCI

14/15 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PS

Lucy Wright, SCI Publishing Executive

Email: lucy.wright@soci.org

Fees

This event is free to attend.

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