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AIMPLAS CHALLENGE FORUM 2025 · From Science to Market

EVENT In-person
Challenge Forum 2025
Valencia, Spain
June 19-20, 2025
12 hours
FREE EVENT
Challenge Forum 2025

Presentation

Taller SCI2MARKET Salud web

The AIMPLAS Challenge Forum event, promoted by the SCI2MARKET project funded by IVACE+i, is an international event designed to address the significant challenges of the Plastics Industry and explore innovative solutions through research and collaboration.

A Meeting to Transform the Sector

For two days, professionals, companies, and international experts will meet to:

  • Identify the main needs of the plastics industry.
  • Propose innovative and sustainable solutions.
  • Create international consortia to promote high-impact R&D projects.

 Why attend?

The AIMPLAS Challenge Forum event is more than an event, it is an opportunity to:

  • Connect with global leaders and benchmarks in the sector.
  • Be part of the transformation towards a more sustainable and competitive industry.
  • Generate ideas and strategic alliances that will shape the future of plastics.

A Space for Innovation and Collaboration

In an environment designed for the exchange of knowledge, the AIMPLAS Challenge Forum event brings together the most influential voices to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the sector, from sustainability to technological advances.

Agenda

19 June
AIMPLAS CHALLENGE FORUM 2025

The event is hosted by: Deborah García, science communicator.

9:30 am
9:30 am
Reception of attendees and welcome coffee
10:00 am
10:00 am
Institutional opening

José Antonio Costa · General Manager, AIMPLAS.

 

10:15 am
10:15 am
Program: Complementary actions to promote and strengthen innovation (IVACE+i)
10:30 am
10:30 am
AIMPLAS perspective on the challenges of the plastics industry

Anabel Crespo · Technologies Manager, AIMPLAS.

10:45 am
10:45 am
The SCI2MARKET project as a catalyst for innovation in the plastics industry

Idoia Ramos · echnology Transfer, AIMPLAS.

11:00 pm
11:00 pm
Food packaging: current practices and challenges for food preservation

Theofania Tsironi · Chemical Engineer, MPH, PhD. Agricultural, University of Athens.

11:25 am
11:25 am
Opportunities for decarbonization in the plastics industry

Joan Ramón Morante ·Director, IREC.

11:50 am
11:50 am
Coffee break ☕
12:15 am
12:15 am
Sustainable agriculture and plastic waste management in a circular economy

Pietro Picuno · Agriculture Professor,
University of Basilicata.

12:40 am
12:40 am
Circular Economy: Ecodesign and Reuse

Denisa Gibovic · CEO & Founder, Blue Room Innovation

13:05 am
13:05 am
Trends in Sustainable Chemistry Applied to the Plastics Industry in the Healthcare Sector

Robert Peeling · Facilitator and Consultant for Technology & Innovation and Technical Services Directo,  Britest Limited.

1:30 pm
1:30 pm
Management and valorization of waste in the polyester industry

José Antonio Alarcón ·CEO,. Iberian Global Business Solutions.

1:55 pm
1:55 pm
Visit to AIMPLAS facilities 🏣
2:30 pm
2:30 pm
Lunch break 🥘
3:30 pm
3:30 pm
Driving the Future of Transportation: Hydrogen as a Key in Evolution

Ángel Lagraña · Advisor at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and consultant at Advantech Advisory

3:55 pm
3:55 pm
New applications of plastics in unique facades: the challenge of transparency and large formats

Benito Lauret · Director of the Master’s in Facades, UPM.

4:20 pm
4:20 pm
Additive Manufacturing: New Solutions for the Plastics Industry

Louison Poudelet ·R&D Manager in 3D Printing,
CIM UPC.

4:45 pm
4:45 pm
End of the first day
20 June
B2B Meetings at AIMPLAS

*Limited space. The form to schedule meetings will be sent to each registered attendee.

9:45 am
9:45 am
Reception of attendees and Welcome Coffee

Access: Conde Alessandro Volta 1, Paterna · Valencia (Spain)

10:00 am
10:00 am
B2B Meetings

15-minute meetings between expert speakers, universities, companies, AIMPLAS, and other entities to address possible solutions to the challenges posed in the form of collaborations

2:00 pm
2:00 pm
Closing

 

 

Speakers

Deborah García
Doctor in Chemistry and Science Communicator
Yolanda Cárcel
Head of the Public Sector Innovation Service and Public Procurement of Innovation.
IVACE+i Innovación
Theofania Tsironi
Chemical Engineer, MPH, PhD
Agricultural University of Athens
jose antonio alarcon
José Antonio Alarcón
CEO
Iberian Global Business Solutions
Joan Ramón Morante
Director
Instituto de investigación en Energía de Cataluña, IREC
Ángel Lagraña
Member of RaeS and other Professional Associations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT
Pietro Picuno
Agriculture Professor
University of Basilicata
Denisa Gibovic
CEO & Founder
Blue Room Innovation
Benito Lauret
Director of the Master's in Facades
UPM
Robert Peeling
Facilitator and Consultant for Technology & Innovation and Technical Services Director
Britest Limited
Louison Poudelet
R&D Manager in 3D Printing
Fundació CIM UPC
Anabel Crespo
Technologies Manager
AIMPLAS
Idoia Ramos
Technology Transfer
AIMPLAS

Rates

PRICES
Free Event
Our rates include:
Access to the presentations
Coffee break and lunch
Networking space and B2B meetings
Guided tour in AIMPLAS

 

 

Partners

Practical information

Location

Aimplas-fachada-web-1 (1)
AIMPLAS

Address

C. Conde Alessandro Volta 1
46980 Paterna
Valencia, ESPAÑA

Recommended accommodation

HOTEL MAS CAMARENA
hotel sh
SH INGLÉS BOUTIQUE HOTEL

Code: CNFAIMPLAS
Link: Link: https://www.inglesboutique.com/es/?cp=CNFAIMPLAS

Stay dates: June 18 to 20, 2025
(subject to hotel availability)

Reservations with the code will only be valid if made through the website on a computer. It will not be available on mobile.

Organizers

AIMPLAS
AIMPLAS organizador

The event is organized by AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Institute.

AIMPLAS has 35 years of experience in the plastics sector. The centre provides solutions to companies throughout the value chain, from raw material manufacturers to processors and end users.

Sustainable Development Goals

AIMPLAS is aligned with the following SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals).