Artefact symposium

ARTEFACT

SYMPOSIUM WED 21 FEB STUK, LEUVEN

TRANSITIONING TO A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY THE SOCIAL LICENSE TO OPERATE FOR MINING AND RECYCLING OF CRITICAL METALS

ARTEFACT SYMPOSIUM

Cleantech solutions are becoming more and more important in the transition towards a low-carbon economy. In this, the extraction and recycling of critical metals is essential. But what with the image of the material industry? Is responsible mining in- and outside Europe a realistic dream?

In this one-day symposium, we dig deeper into the negative image of primary industries, looking for solutions together with experts. Can primary mining companies obtain and maintain a Social License to Operate? Or should we invest more in recycling industries and circular economies? Whichever way we go, a more fine-tuned connection between the energy transition and material transition seems crucial.

The morning program illuminates how a global topic can become tangible on a local level. What are the future prospectives on energy and material requirements? How do we deal with the ‘Not In My BackYard’-attitude vis-à-vis (primary and urban) mining?

In which ways can citizens and local actors contribute?

The afternoon program focuses on the global scene.

How can the primary mining sector clean up its act in- and outside Europe? Can mining companies obtain and maintain a Social License to Operate? What is the relation between primary mining of critical metals and recycling of End-of-Life products? Can recycling replace or merely complement primary mining?

Which policies are required in Europe to support the recycling industry and how does this relate to the Circular Economy vision? Which impact does this have on the overall North-South relation?

THIS SYMPOSIUM TAKES PLACE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EXHIBITION AND FESTIVAL ARTEFACT 2018: THIS RARE EARTH — STORIES FROM BELOW AND WILL OFFER THE PARTICIPANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE UNIQUE, RARE-EARTH RELATED ARTWORK THAT WILL BE EXHIBITED.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS & MODERATION

SERGE DE GHELDERE A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE: THE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF CLEANTECH ENERGY AND MOBILITY, AND THE QUEST FOR CRITICAL METALS Serge de Gheldere is the founder and CEO of Futureproofed, a ‘climate ambassador’ for Al Gore, and co-founder and director of Klimaatzaak.

He is also an Executive Council Member of the Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum and board member of Leuven2030. He gained his Masters from the Faculty of Aeronautical Engineering of TU Delft and is a guest professor at Group T University College.

LEIDA RIJNHOUT A VIEW FROM AN INTERNATIONAL NGO ON PRIMARY MINING, MINING CONFLICTS AND THE SOCIAL LICENSE TO OPERATE Leida Rijnhout is the program coordinator Resource Justice and Sustainability at Friends of the Earth Europe. She is member of the High Level Steering Group of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials. She initiated a broad alliance of civil society organisations SDG Watch Europe and is member of the Steering Group. She is also a member of the EU Multi Stakeholder Platform on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Rijnhout has a background in cultural anthropology with more than 30 years of experience in international development cooperation and sustainability.

EGBERT LOX AN INDUSTRY AND/OR EIT RAW MATERIALS VIEW ON CRITICAL METAL PRODUCTION (RESPONSIBLE MINING) AND RECYCLING (URBAN MINING) – SETTING UP A SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK FOR CRITICAL METALS Egbert Lox is the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at Umicore SA. He is chairman of the Board of Directors of Innotek and represents Umicore in the Board or Executive Committee of several industry associations. Lox is furthermore Honorary Professor at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. He earned his MSc (1982) and PhD (1987) in Chemical Engineering at the University of Ghent (Belgium).

DIRK DRAULANS MODERATION Dirk Draulans is a Belgian journalist and writer. He is a staff reporter at Knack Magazine and the author of fifteen books on different topics, including war reporting, biological expeditions and evolutionary biology. He gained a Phd (1983) and PostDoc (1985) from the Catholic University Leuven (1983).

PROGRAM OUTLINE

9:30 - 10:00

ORGANISED BY

WELCOME COFFEE

10:00 - 10:30 INTRODUCTION TIE ROEFS 10:30 - 11:00 KEYNOTE 1 SERGE DE GHELDERE (FUTUREPROOFED) 11:00 - 12:00 PANEL BART BLANPAIN (KU LEUVEN), SERGE DE GHELDERE (FUTUREPROOFED), KATRIEN RYCKEN (LEUVEN 2030), PETER STANDAERT (DIRECTEUR ECOWERF) 12:00 - 13:30 LUNCH 13:30 - 14:00 SPEEDTRIP TOUR EXPO ‘THIS RARE EARTH — STORIES FROM BELOW’ 14:00 - 14:30 KEYNOTE 2

LEIDA RIJNHOUT (FRIENDS OF THE EARTH EUROPE) 14:30 - 15:00

15:00 - 16:00

ORGANISED BY: STUK, SIM² KU LEUVEN, KU LEUVEN CULTURE OFFICE, I-CLEANTECH VLAANDEREN,EIT RAWMATERIALS, EU METGROW+, LEUVEN 2030 AN INITIATIVE OF THE PROVINCE OF FLEMISH BRABANT

KEYNOTE 3 EGBERT LOX (UMICORE) PANEL PROF. KOSTAS KOMNITSAS (METGROW+), LEIDA RIJNHOUT (FRIENDS OF THE EARTH EUROPE), EGBERT LOX (UMICORE), KAREL VAN ACKER (EIT RAW MATERIALS), MARIEKE MEESTERS (WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY)

16:00 - 16:30 CLOSING STATEMENT

DIRK DRAULANS 16:30 - 18:00 RECEPTION

NETWORKING + POSSIBILITY TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION

REGISTRATION REQUIRED VIA WWW.ARTEFACTSYMPOSIUM.COM

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