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KIBAG invites you to a networking event

With courage and commitment to climate-friendly building materials

Concrete as we use it today consumes too much energy and resources and leaves an immense CO2 footprint. Imaginative solutions are therefore needed that drive forward new product life cycles, innovative material cycles and environmentally friendly production processes.

In our first KIBECO Talk, we therefore get to the bottom of the raison d'être of the most widely used building material of our time and show how new building materials can contribute to social and ecological added value for a sustainable future.

Become part of the solution. We cordially invite you to join us and other experts in the field for an insight into the future of the construction industry - and to join in the discussion!

The event will take place on Tuesday, June 14, from 8:45 a.m. at the VN Residency in Zurich.

The program is as follows:

From 8.45 a.m.
Admission and registration
 
9.15 am
Welcome and introduction
"Why is concrete pilloried as a climate killer and
why do we need alternatives?"
Christoph Duijts, Head of Building Materials, KIBAG Management AG
 
9.25 a.m.
Beyond Sustainability
"What mindset and narrative does our future need - Can the
climate crisis still be stopped?"
Prof. Dr. Reto Knutti, Head of Climate Physics Group, Institute for Atmosphere and Climate, ETH
 
9.45 am
Concrete in transition
"The future of building with concrete - A roadmap
for sustainable solutions"
Patrick Suppiger, Managing Director of Betonsuisse
 
10.05 a.m.
Break
 
10.25 am
Courage to develop climate-friendly building materials
Elevator Pitch ETH spin-off neustark®
"Climate-friendly concrete thanks to CO2 storage"
Valentin Gutknecht, Co-Founder

Elevator Pitch ETH-Spin-off Oxara®
"The alternative to concrete" (in English)
Gnanli Landrou, Founder
 
10:45 am
Panel discussion
"With courage and commitment to climate-friendly building materials"
Moderation: Karin Frei, Commonground GmbH

On the podium are:
Prof. Reto Knutti (ETH, climate researcher)
Patrick Suppiger (Managing Director Betonsuisse)
Thomas Hügli (President of the Board of Trustees of the Swiss Climate Foundation)
Valentin Gutknecht (Co-Founder neustark)
Gnanli Landrou (Founder Oxara)
 
11:45 am
Apéro
 

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