Name: Symposium - Innovations for a Sustainable Tomorrow
Start: 2026-07-10T08:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-07-10T23:30:00+01:00
Location: The Spine

Symposium - Innovations for a Sustainable Tomorrow

Friday, July 10, 2026 - 8:00 AM

Monday, July 6, 2026
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Friday, July 10, 2026

9:00 AM Registration
Registration
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Ground floor
9:30 AM Session 1: Introduction
Introduction
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Top floor
Contributions

9:30 AM Welcome and Introduction - Carsten Peter Welsch Rachael Hanmer-Dwight (University of Liverpool)

10:00 AM Keynote talk: Plasma Accelerator Technology & the EuPRAXIA Vision - Massimo Ferrario (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

10:30 AM Keynote talk: Cross-Disciplinary Innovation in Structured PhD Training - Alexander Hill (University of Liverpool)
11:00 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: The Axis
11:20 AM Session 2: Next-generation training and skills development
Next-generation training and skills development
11:20 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Top floor
Contributions

11:20 AM Next-generation Training and Skills Development - Hála Aleš (ELI ERIC)

11:40 AM Academic-industry-public Partnerships in the Quantum Space - Richard Harding (STFC)

12:00 PM Case Study: Advanced Sensors for Intelligent Accelerator Operation - Ana Maria Guisao Betancur (University of Liverpool)

12:10 PM Case Study: MUonE experiment - investigation of the fake signal background events using BDTs - Katie Ferraby (University of Liverpool)

12:20 PM Case Study: Machine Learning for Beam Profile Reconstruction - Qiyuan Xu (University of Liverpool)
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: The Axis, Top floor
2:00 PM Session 3: Long-term societal and economic impact
Long-term societal and economic impact
2:00 PM - 3:10 PM
Room: Top floor
Contributions

2:00 PM How to Create an Innovation Ecosystem: The Liverpool City Region - John Whaling (Liverpool City Region)

2:20 PM Sustainable Technologies for Next-generation Accelerators - Denise Völker (DESY)

2:40 PM Case Study: Advanced Detectors for Science and Society - James Cocks (Mirion)

2:50 PM Case Study: Low Dose, Low Cost Mobile 3D X-ray Imaging - Steve Wells (Adaptix)

3:00 PM Case Study: Sustainable Laser Drivers for Next-Generation Accelerators - Sruthi Viswam (Amplitude)
3:10 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Atrium, Floor 12
3:30 PM Session 4: Sustainability
Sustainability
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Floor 12 and Top floor
Contributions

3:30 PM Panel Discussion on Sustainable Technologies - Carsten Peter Welsch Denise Völker (DESY) Lidia Borrell-Damián (Science Europe) Massimo Noro (STFC)

4:00 PM Industry pitch

4:10 PM Industry exhibition and poster session
6:30 PM Formal Dinner
Formal Dinner
6:30 PM - 11:30 PM

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