LCM 2025
The 12th International Conference on
Life Cycle Management
9th - 12th September 2025 | Palermo, Italy
Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
Date: Wednesday, 10/Sept/2025 | |
8:30am - 9:30am | Plenary Session: Organized by Pré Sustainability "Decision-Grade Data: What It Takes to Operationalize LCA at Scale" |
9:35am - 11:05am | Session 1.01: Communication and Raising Circular Economy Awareness via Robust LCA Part I Session Chair: Matthias Finkbeiner, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany Session Chair: Stephane Morel, ESCP Business School, France |
9:35am - 11:05am | Session 1.02: Pathways to Net-Zero: Industrial Decarbonization & Green Energy Part I Session Chair: Nele De Belie, Ghent University, Belgium Session Chair: Pascal Di Croce, EuLA, Belgium |
9:35am - 11:05am | Session 1.03: Life Cycle Metrics for industry and policymakers: From Innovation to Integration I Session Chair: Luca Zampori, PRé Sustainability, Netherlands, The Session Chair: Davis Jose, RWTH - INaB, Germany |
9:35am - 11:05am | Session 1.04: LCA in the mining and metals industry: Current practices and challenges Session Chair: Johannes Arnold Drielsma, Drielsma Resources Europe, Netherlands, The Session Chair: Stéphanie Muller, BRGM, France |
9:35am - 11:05am | Session 1.05: Future-Proof Verification processes in LCA Session Chair: Alexander Forell, Makersite, Germany Session Chair: Gabriella Arcese, Niccolò Cusano University, Italy, Italy |
9:35am - 11:05am | Session 1.06: Sustainable Underground Construction In Pipeline Infrastructures Session Chair: Stefan Schmitz, TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG, Germany Session Chair: Andreas Redmann, Kunststoffrohrverband e.V., Germany |
11:05am - 11:30am | CB1: Coffee break |
11:30am - 1:00pm | Session 1.07: Social Sustainability: Data & Method Advancements Part I Session Chair: Luigia Petti, UNIVERSITÀ "G.D'ANNUNZIO", Italy Session Chair: Sonia Valdivia, WRFA, Switzerland |
11:30am - 1:00pm | Session 1.08: Sustainable mobility solutions Part I Session Chair: Stephan Krinke, Fraunhofer IST, Germany Session Chair: Jonas Wigger, MOIA, United States of America |
11:30am - 1:00pm | Session 1.09: LCA in Policy: Frameworks, Compliance & Placement Part I Session Chair: Antonio Valente, ecoinvent, Switzerland Session Chair: Diego Iribarren, IMDEA Energy, Spain |
11:30am - 1:00pm | Session 1.10: Circular Textiles: how LCA can support the transition Session Chair: Archana Datta, UNEP, France Session Chair: Claudia Giacovelli, UNEP, France |
11:30am - 1:00pm | Session 1.11: Healthcare LCA Session Chair: Rose Nangah Mankaa, INaB RWTH Aachen University, Germany Session Chair: Scott McAlister, University of Melbourne, Australia |
11:30am - 1:00pm | Session 1.12: Achievements and challenges for sector-specific guidelines in industry Session Chair: Martina Prox, iPoint-Systems gmbh, Germany Session Chair: Peter Rudolf Hans Saling, BASF SE, Germany |
1:00pm - 2:00pm | LP1: Lunch & Poster |
2:00pm - 2:30pm | Keynote 7: Sergio Saporetti senior technical officer at the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security "Green Public procurement and Minimum Environmental Criteria (CAM)- The Italian legal and technical framework for road infrastructures" |
2:40pm - 4:10pm | Session 1.13: Communication and Raising Circular Economy Awareness via Robust LCA Part II Session Chair: Matthias Finkbeiner, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany Session Chair: Stephane Morel, ESCP Business School, France |
2:40pm - 4:10pm | Session 1.14: LCA & LCM for Improved Energy Decision-Making Part I Session Chair: Luka Smajila, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Session Chair: Ketan Vaidya, ex-Northvolt AB, Sweden |
2:40pm - 4:10pm | Session 1.15: LCM for the Biobased Economy: Innovative Methods and Practices Part I Session Chair: Thomas Schaubroeck, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg Session Chair: Tamara Coello García, Cesefor, Spain |
2:40pm - 4:10pm | Session 1.16: LCA & Circularity to Improve Road Construction Env. Performance Part I Session Chair: Nicolás Héctor Carreño Gómez, VINCI Construction Shared Services GmbH, Germany Session Chair: Davide Lo Presti, Universita degli studi di Palermo, Italy |
2:40pm - 4:10pm | Session 1.17: Digital LCA/PCF data sharing for Collaboration & Innovation Session Chair: Lavanya Pawar, Carboledger, India Session Chair: Purvish Shah, Carboledger, Inc., United States of America |
2:40pm - 4:10pm | Session 1.18: Textile/Apparel: B2B & B2C Communication Challenges Session Chair: Enrico Benetto, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg Session Chair: Federico Brugnoli, SPIN360, Italy |
4:10pm - 4:30pm | CB2: Coffee break |
4:30pm - 6:00pm | Session 1.19: Evaluations of Circular and Low Carbon Plastic Value Chains towards sustainability Part I Session Chair: Tomas Ekvall, Tomas Ekvall Research, Review & Assessment (TERRA), Sweden Session Chair: Christian Krüger, BASF, Germany |
4:30pm - 6:00pm | Session 1.20: Life Cycle Based Tools and Data Science Interactions Part I Session Chair: Alessandro Manzardo, University of Padova, Italy Session Chair: Monia Niero, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy |
4:30pm - 6:00pm | Session 1.21: LCA & Circularity to Improve Road Construction Env. Performance Part II Session Chair: Nicolás Héctor Carreño Gómez, VINCI Construction Shared Services GmbH, Germany Session Chair: Davide Lo Presti, Universita degli studi di Palermo, Italy |
4:30pm - 6:00pm | Session 1.22A: LCM for the Biobased Economy: Innovative Methods and Practices Part II Session Chair: Thomas Schaubroeck, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg Session Chair: Tamara Coello García, Cesefor, Spain |
4:30pm - 6:00pm | Session 1.23: LCM implementation in SMEs Session Chair: Yahong Dong, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau S.A.R. (China) Session Chair: Mark Goedkoop, Product-ecology, Netherlands, The |
4:30pm - 6:00pm | Session 1.24: Thermochemical Waste Management: Status & Outlook Session Chair: Filomena Ardolino, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy Session Chair: Umberto Arena, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy |
6:00pm - 7:00pm | Side Event 1: Connecting industry and academia to advance life cycle thinking and LCA in research efforts Location: Room 2 Organized by Rede ACV |
6:00pm - 7:00pm | Side Event 2: ecoinvent: Environmental data, reimagined Location: Room 11 Organized by ecoinvent |
6:00pm - 7:00pm | Side Event 3: SimaPro: Combining craftsmanship with integrated solutions Location: Room 12 Organized by PRé Sustainability |
6:00pm - 7:00pm | Side Event 4: Dynamic LCA for the full life cycle using DyPLCA: databases & tools Location: Aula Magna Organized by LIST |
6:00pm - 7:00pm | Side Event 5: Cost efficient Decarbonization and Circular Economy Technologies Location: Room 13 Organized by Fraunhofer IST |
6:00pm - 7:00pm | Side Event 6: Mainstreaming LCA in Africa Location: Room 1 Organized by Africa LCA Initiative (ALIES) |