Global Forum 2007
16-17 May 2007

Agenda

Wednesday 16 May

10:00 Welcome - Dr Graham Lawson, Global Forum Chairman
  Video link to President of Trinidad & Tobago, His Excellency George Maxwell Richards

10:10 Opening Address
  Professor Sir David King, Chief Scientific Advisor to HM Government

10:40 Plotting the Path for the Future - Launch of Technical Strategy Statements
  Ian Shott, IChemE Technical Vice President
Technical Theme Presentations
Video link to Australia - Professor Robin Batterham, Rio Tinto Ltd
Summary of session with Q & A - Dr Graham Lawson

11:30 Food Case Study
  Engineering the future for diet and health
Paul Hebblethwaite, Cadbury Schweppes

12:00 Bio Systems and Bio Engineering Case Study
  Better Faster Bioprocesses for the 21st Century
Adding Value to Development - Adding Value to Biomanufacturing
Andrew Sinclair, BioPharm Services

12:30 LUNCH
   

14:00 Sustainability Technical Session
  Chair - Miles Seaman
2006 IChemE Award Winner
Environmental Solutions that Capture Carbon:
Remediation of contaminated soil and industrial wastes with CO2 gas

Professor Stef Simons, Carbon8
Sustainable Technologies Roadmap – what are the opportunities for the chemistry and engineering communities?
Dr Neville Hargreaves, CIKTN
Meeting the Environmental Challenges in Research & Development
Carol Bye, Pfizer
Summary of session with Q & A
Video link to North America - Earl Beaver, AIChE

15:30 AFTERNOON TEA
   

16:00 Water Technical Session
  Chair - Chris Short

2006 IChemE Award Winner
The Aldermaston Waste Treatment Plant
Steven Frier, AWE
Sustainable Development - Maximizing Water Efficiency
Nick Hodgson, Genzyme Ltd
Water in Australia – Is it an Issue for Chemical Engineers?
Professor David Wood, University of Melbourne
Summary of session with Q & A

17:45 Address by President Elect - Dr Ramesh Mashelkar
   

Thursday 17 May

08:45 Keynote Address
  Dr Oliver Sparrow

09:30 Safety Technical Session
  Chair - Mr John Atherton

2006 IChemE Award Winner
The Offshore Access System - one year in operation and looking to the future
Graham Mapes, Fabricom
Chemicals upside down or downside up? Wise up to REACH
Peter Douben, REACHWise
Summary of session with Q & A

11:00 MORNING COFFEE
   

11:30 AGM and Presentation to 2006 Medal Winners
  Dr David Brown, CEO IChemE - Future Direction for IChemE

12:30 LUNCH
   

13:40 Energy Technical Session
  Chair - Prof Jim Harrison

2006 IChemE Award Winner
CO2 Geological Storage at In Salah, Algeria.
How CO2 Geological Storage can Contribute to Tackling Climate Change and Help to Build a Bridge to the Hydrogen Economy
Iain Wright, BP
Biomass, Biofuels and Biorefineries
Professor Tony Bridgwater, Aston
Solar Thermal Power Plants - On the Way to Commercial Market Introduction
Professor Hans Muller-Steinhagen
Summary of session with Q & A

15:10 AFTERNOON TEA
   

15:30 Launch of Jubilee Report
  Professor Dame Julia Higgins

15:45 Global Forum Debate
  Is the Chemical Engineering profession ready to meet the challenges of the next 50 years?

Speakers
For:
    Dr John Sofranko, AIChE
    Shahana Mirza, Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd

Against:
    Professor Roland Clift OBE, University of Surrey
    Dr Malcolm Wilkinson, Chairman, Sustainability Subject Group

17:00 Global Forum Closes