Marie Curie Lecture by Frances H. Arnold (Caltech, Nobel Prize in chemistry 2018), topic: “Innovation by Evolution: Bringing New Chemistry to Life”
18:00–20:00
Welcome reception
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
8:00–19:00
Registration, conference desk
9:00–10:00
Opening Lecture by Jeffrey A. Hoffman (MIT, 5x NASA astronaut), topic: “Mars, MOXIE, and the Future of Human Space Flight”
10:00–11:00
Plenary Lecture by Marc-Olivier Coppens (UCL), topic: “Taking clues from nature to advance catalysis and reactor engineering for sustainable development”
11:00–17:00
Scientific sessions, lunch and coffee breaks
17:00–18:00
Plenary Lecture by Joanna Kargul (University of Warsaw), topic: “Overcoming the Bottlenecks in Electron Transfer in Biomolecular Solar Conversion Nanodevices through Electrochemical and Theoretical Approaches”
19:00
Evening event
Thursday, 19 September 2024
8:00–19:00
Registration, conference desk
9:00–10:00
Plenary Lecture by Sabine L. Flitsch (University of Manchester), topic: Biocatalysis (exact topic to be confirmed)
10:00–17:00
Scientific sessions, lunch and coffee breaks
17:00–18:00
Plenary lecture by Karsten Reuter (Fritz-Haber-Institute, Berlin), topic: “Exploring Catalytic Reaction Networks with Machine Learning”
20:00
Conference dinner
Friday, 20 September 2024
8:00–13:00
Registration, conference desk
9:00–11:00
Scientific sessions, coffee break
11:00–12:00
Plenary Lecture by Martin van Sint Annaland (Eindhoven University of Technology), topic: “Enhancing Flexibility in Chemical Reactor Design with 3D Printed Catalyst Structures”
12:00–13:30
Conference closing, lunch
The preliminary program will be published on 30 April 2024.