2017 SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING SUMMIT AND EXHIBITION

The SIPS 2017 - Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit & Exhibition was held in Cancun, Mexico from 22-26 October 2017.

This year, the summit honored the 2017 STARS from the closed cycle of materials sciences: from mining and mineral processing, to metals extraction and processing, and to development of new materials. In alphabetical order, they are:

• Dr. Patricio Barrios - 2017 honoree in Barrios International Symposium on Sustainable Non-ferrous Smelting and Hydro/Electrochemical Processing
• Prof. Harold Dodds - 2017 honoree in Dodds International Symposium on Sustainable Energy Production
• Prof. Marcelle Gaune-Escard - 2017 honoree in Gaune-Escard International Symposium on Sustainable Molten Salt and Ionic Liquid Processing
• Dr. Norman Lotter - 2017 honoree in Lotter International Symposium on Sustainable Mineral Processing
• Prof. Fernand Marquis - 2017 honoree in Marquis International Symposium on New and Advanced Materials and Technologies for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development

Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, introduces the VIP guests of SIPS 2017: Dan Shechtman, Donna Nelson, Patricio Barrios, Harold Dodds, Norman Lotter, Fernand Marquis, Jean-Marie Dubois, John Starkey, Colin Joudrie

The honorees cover areas of materials sciences that appear distinct, but are in reality all mutually related and share a common theme of sustainability.

The summit was addressed by major figures from industrial companies, politics, university education and Research Institutions from all over the world. Some of them were awarded Fray International Sustainability Award.

Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Fernand Marquis, Dr. Patricio Barrios, Dr. Norman Lotter, Prof. Harold Dodds, Prof. Donna Nelson, Robert Yuksel Yildirim, and Prof. Dan Shechtman

The Printed Report of the symposium can be found at: www.flogen.org/sips2017/pdf/sips2017Report.pdf

The Video Reports of the symposium can be found at: http://www.flogen.org/sips2017/?gid=68

More information at the symposium web site at: www.flogen.org/sips2017

The summit had an Opening Event, three Summit Plenary sessions, and a Summit Gala that combined Nobel Prize Winners along with:

• Politicians reflecting the importance of the political framework;
• CEOs of major industrial companies reflecting the role of applied technology and management;
• Well-known academics reflecting the role of education for an engaged society;
• Research institutes reflecting the role of base technologies.

MEETINGS WITH LEADERS OF INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA
Dr. Florian Kongoli had the occasion to meet with various scientific and industry leaders. A non-conclusive list is given below:

Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Dan Shechtman, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Robert Yuksel Yildirim, BSc, MSc, CEO of Yildirim Group in Turkey, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Donna J. Nelson, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Dr. Patricio Barrios, Vice President of Aurubis in Germany, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Dr. Tamer Turna, Board Advisor &, Vice President of KARPOWER INTERNATIONAL B.V., Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Harold L. Dodds, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Christian Amatore, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Fernand Marquis, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Dominique Chatain, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Michael Zehetbauer, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Katerina Aifantis, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Dean Vucinic, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Dr. Norman Lotter, President of Flowsheets Metallurgical Consulting Incorporated in Canada, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Janna Maranas, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.



Round Table Discussion at SIPS2017


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Janna Maranas, Prof. Donna Nelson and Prof. Robert Yildirim, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Dr. Christian Amatore , Dr. Katerina Aifantis and Prof. Janna Maranas, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Robert Yildirim and Jasper Yildirim, Cancun, Mexico, October 2017.

SIPS 2017 Social Events
A collection of the various social events that took place during SIPS2017, in Cancun, Mexico.

Hon. Pierre Arcand becomes Chair of the treasury board for the Quebec Liberal Party

Hon. Pierre Arcand, former Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and the Northern Mining Plan, Quebec, Canada, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of politics at FLOGEN 2014 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Cancun, Mexico, July 2014. (Official Award Web site: https://www.flogen.org/?p=20&sp=1&bio=Arcand )

Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, awarding The Honorable Pierre Arcand, with the Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN SIPS 2014


Pierre Arcand addresses Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, after receiving the Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN SIPS 2014

Following the footsteps of other FLOGEN award recipients who have subsequently achieved further recognition, Hon. Pierre Arcand, became Chair of the treasury board for the Quebec Liberal Party on October 11, 2017.

We wish similar future successes for all FLOGEN Award winners that were honored during SIPS in previous years as documented in the pages of this web site.