2023 SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING SUMMIT AND EXHIBITION

SIPS 2023 - Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit & Exhibition was held in Panama from 27 Nov – 1 Dec 2023 at the Dreams Playa Bonita Resort.

Following the rich tradition of previous years, the summit covered three actors of sustainability: (1) Science, Technology, and Industry (2) Governance and Management, and (3) Education and Civil Society.

This time, the summit honored the 2023 STARS of sustainable science, technology, and innovation. In alphabetical order, they are:

• Prof. Paulo Santos Assis - 2023 honoree with Assis International Symposium - 9th Intl. Symp. on Advanced Sustainable Iron & Steel Making
• Hunter T. Carter - 2023 honoree with Carter International Symposium - 3rd Intl Symp on Laws & their Applications for Sustainable Development
• Prof. Alicia Durán - 2023 honoree with Durán International Symposium on Sustainable Glass Processing and Applications
• Prof. Luis Echegoyen - 2023 honoree with Echegoyen International Symposium - 8th Intl. Symp. on Synthesis & Properties of Nanomaterials for Future Energy Demands
• Prof. Richard L. Guerrant - 2023 honoree with Guerrant International Symposium - 2nd Intl Symp. on COVID-19/Infectious Diseases & their implications on Sustainable Development
• Prof. Vasant Kumar - 2023 honoree with Kumar International Symposium- 8th Intl. Symp. on Sustainable Secondary Battery Manufacturing & Recycling
• Prof. Alexandra Navrotsky - 2023 honoree with Navrotsky International Symposium - 2nd Intl. symp. on Geochemistry for Sustainable Development
• Prof. Kenneth Poeppelmeier - 2023 honoree with Poeppelmeier International Symposium - 3rd Intl Symp on Solid State Chemistry for Applications & Sustainable Development
• Prof. Mauricio L. Torem - 2023 honoree with Torem International Symposium - 8th Intl. Symp. on Sustainable Mineral Processing
• Prof. Toshihiko Ozawa - 2023 honoree with Ozawa International Symposium - 3rd Intl. Symp. on Oxidative Stress for Sustainable Development of Human Beings

Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, in a roundtable discussion with Dr.Haruhiko Inufusa, Prof. Joachim Frank, and Prof. Konstantin Novoselov

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

The summit incorporated numerous International Symposia covering the fields of: iron and steel making; electrochemistry; molten salt and ionic liquids; advanced materials; advanced manufacturing; advanced technologies; aluminum; batteries; bio-extraction; biochar, cement; coal; coatings; composites; ceramics; ecosystems; education; energy production; environment; ferro-alloys; mathematics; metallic systems; metals and alloys; minerals; mining; multiscale materials; nanomaterials; non-ferrous smelting and hydro/electrochemical processing; quasicrystals; rare earth and platinum group metals; recycling; and rotary kiln operations. The topics within each symposium span across scientific, technological, environmental, health, legal, management, financial, policy, taxation, social, and pedagogy issues.

Some of the attendees present at SIPS 2023

The Printed Report of the symposium can be found at:https://www.flogen.org/sips2023/page.php?p=48

The Video Reports of the symposium can be found at: https://www.flogen.org/sips2023/page.php?p=68

More information at the symposium web site at:https://www.flogen.org/sips2023

The summit had an Opening Event, three Summit Plenary sessions, and a Summit Gala that combined with 8 Nobel Prize Winners along with:

• CEOs/entrepreneurs of major industrial companies who reflected on the role of applied technology, management, and entrepreneurship.
• Academics and research institutes that reflected on the importance of research and education in creating pathways for innovation and change.
• Politicians and public figures who reflected on the role of governance and political frameworks.

In other words, SIPS elevated its own bar toward higher levers of collaboration across multiple sectors and domains.

DISCUSSIONS WITH LEADERS OF INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA
Dr. Florian Kongoli had the opportunity to interview and have discussions with various scientific and industry leaders. A non-conclusive list is given below:

Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Dr. Vinicius Camilo Caitano

Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Mr. Dimas Coura

Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Hans Leuenberger

Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Dr. Gregory Knipp

DISCUSSIONS WITH LEADERS OF INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA
Dr. Florian Kongoli had the opportunity to interview and have discussions 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. M. Stanley Whittingham


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Alicia Durán


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Kenneth Poeppelmeier


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Joachim Frank


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Hunter T. Carter


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Paulo Santos Assis


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Fernand Marquis


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Assistant Professor Dimas Coura


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Mr. Erik Muijsenberg


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Mr. Cristovam Paes de Oliveira


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Mr. Rodrigo Alvarenga Vilela


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Luis Echegoyen


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Mr. Claudio Capiglia


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Gregory Knipp


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Eugenia Trushina


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Dr. Athan Fox and Prof. Stanley Whittingham


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Alexandra Navrotsky


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Dr. Fuhua Yang


Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Prof. Joachim Frank and Prof. Hans Leuenberger

SIPS 2023 Social Events
A collection of the various social events that took place during SIPS2023, in Panama City, Panama