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Workshop Programme Wednesday 22 July 2009
0830–0900	Registration and Coffee
0900–0945	Welcome and Introductions
0945-1030	Keynote Address: Sustainable Engineering in the Anthropocene Braden R. Allenby, Professor, Engineering and Ethics, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Law, and Director, Center for Earth Systems Engineering and Management, Arizona State University, USA
1030-1100	Coffee Break
1100-1300	Parallel Sessions and Panel Discussions:
	TRANSPORTATION Session Summary Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Shipping Industry John Spencer, Director, National Transportation Safety Board, and former President, American Bureau of Shipping Remarks by Dianne Chong, Vice President, Boeing, and President, ASM International, USA *Hydrogen-fueled Carbon-free Transportation* Salvador Aceves, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA *Materials Challenges for a Sustainable Automotive Industry* Alan Taub, Executive Director, Research and Development and Strategic Planning, General Motors, Warren, MI, USA
	RECYCLING Session Summary *Advanced Sorting and Melting Technologies for Improved Scrap Recycling* Aldo Reti, Director of Business Development, Waste to Energy Corporation (second largest recycler in America) *Growing Metal Demand, Changing Legislation and Economy, Challenges for the Rrecycling Industry To Optimize the Resource Cycle.* Christine Meskers, Business Development, Umicore Precious Metals Refining *Aluminium Recycling – An Integrated, Industry-Wide Approach* Subodh Das, Former Professor, Center for Aluminum Technology, College of Engineering, University of Kentucky
	FOOD & WATER Session Summary Empowering Access to Safe Water Dan Stevens, Executive Director, Lifewater International, USA Infrastructure and Governance To Address Sustainably Water Quality, Quantity, and Availability Julie Zimmerman, Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA *Sustainable Food Security: How can Biotechnology Help?* C. S. Prakash, Professor of Genetics at Tuskegee University (USA)
1300–1400	Lunch
1400-1600	Parallel Sessions and Panel Discussions:
	ENERGY Session Summary *The World Energy Outlook: Post 2012 Climate Scenarios* Fatih Birol, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency Future Technological Challenges for the Electric Power Industry Hans “Teddy” Püttgen, Professor and Director, Energy Center, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland *The New Energy Mix* Ashok Belani, Chief Technology Officer, Schlumberger – Boston
	HEALTH Session Summary *Lifestyle and Health: The Modern Challenge for Engineering* Dr. Mikael Rabaeus, Medical Director, Health Management Centre, Clinique de Genolier Teaching Sustainable Engineering Richard LeSar and K. Mark Bryden, Iowa State University *Innovative Technology Solutions for Global Health: PATH’s Product Development Approach and Experience* Darin Zehrung, Programme for Appropriate Technology and Health (PATH)
	HOUSING Session Summary *An Integrated Community Based Approach to Sustainable Housing in Disadvantaged Communities* Jorge Vanegas, Director, Texas Center for Housing and Urban Development *Energy Efficiency, Durability, and Historic Preservation* William Rose, Research Architect, Building Research Council of the University of Illinois at Urbana *Healthy Cities and Housing: Key Principles for Professional Practices* Roderick J. Lawrence, University of Geneva, Switzerland
1600–1830	Break
1830	Welcome Reception and Dinner Human Capital Needs for Sustainable Development in the 21st Century: The Role of Engineers, Their Recruitment and Educational Imperatives Diran Apelian

Thursday 23 July, 2009
0830–0915	Summary of Day 1 Sessions
0915–1000	Keynote Address: Future Global Demand for Minerals: Supply Challenges and Sustainability Andrew Bloodworth, Head of Science for Minerals at the British Geological Survey Despite the current economic downturn, global population growth and increases in per capita income in emerging economies remain strong underlying trends. As a result, growth in demand for primary minerals is likely to continue in the long‐term. This presentation examines the likely nature of future demand and looks at the considerable supply challenges facing the mineral sector. It also takes a critical look at differing views on the overall sustainability of primary mineral supply.
1000–1020	Sustainable and Affordable Health: The Roles of Water Engineering and Water Engineers James K. Bartram, Professor and Director of Global Water Institute, Gillings School of Global Public Health
1000–1030	Coffee Break
1030–1300	Topical Break-Out Sessions Energy, Food and Water, Transportation, Recycling, Housing, and Health Parallel working sessions representing each of the following sectors will be convened: Energy, Food and Water, Transportation, Recycling, Housing, and Health. Delegates will explore and identify those technologies likely to play the most instrumental roles in achieving sustainability in each respective sector. In a facilitated dialogue, each session group will be asked to address the following questions: What does sustainability mean for this sector and why should we care? What engineering approaches exist and/or are being used now? What advances are feasible within 10‐15 years? What materials and resources do existing approaches use and what will advances require? What advances in environmental, petroleum, marine, mining, minerals, and materials engineering will be required to sustainably produce these resources? What happens if we do nothing?
1300–1400	Lunch
1400–1500	Reassembly of Break-Out Sessions
1515–1700	Summary of Topical Discussions (10 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion per group)
Friday 24 July, 2009
0900–1200	Action items and deliverable plan on: Sustainability is not a destination; it is a process that requires societies to make choices about the world theywant to live in and leave for future generations. Those choices need to be informed by engineering expertise. Based on the discussions and issues raised during the workshop, delegates will be asked to help develop a path forward that will support societal learning about emerging technologies and the minerals and materials from which they are built. This workshop will lead to a series of three publications, with differing degrees of technical content. Each will be designed to support a wider international and multidisciplinary dialogue about the major engineering, material and resource challenges the world faces today. Summit Proceedings White Paper Resource Reference Book
1200	Concluding Remarks Behrooz Fattahi, 2010 SPE President

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