TFIN+ Christmas Conference

It was great to see so many people attend the TFIN+ Christmas Conference in Sheffield on the 5th and 6th of December. Delegates heard from a number of keynote speakers, and were presented with the results of some of the TFIN+ funded small projects.

Clockwise from top left: Prof. Julian Allwood (Cambridge), Dr. Alastair Sanderson (Unilever), Dr. Lorraine Ferris (Henry Royce Institute) and Lord Rupert Redesdale

Xinyuan Ke (left) is presented with a prize from Richard Moore (QinetiQ) for best ECR TFIN+ small project, while Peter Green is presented a prize for best TFIN+ project by David Arthur (IOM3)

The second day of the conference concluded with a panel discussion led by Prof. Cameron Pleydell-Pearce, discussing the successes of the Transforming Foundation Industries challenge, and gathering ideas for what could be part of the next phase of activities.

Left to right: Jarrod Hart (Imerys), Dr. Graham Hillier (Foundation Industries Sustainability Consortium), Dr. Lucy Smith (MPI), Dr. Sarah Connolly (Innovate UK) and Prof. Cameron Pleydell-Pearce (Swansea University)