UetlibergPartners hosted two virtual Industry Round Table meetings for key clients and allies in October 2020 to discuss a range of topics, from the economic challenges of the ongoing pandemic to the opportunities presented by a more sustainable society.
While the two debates acknowledged that chemistry has a lot to offer society by, for example:
- developing technologies to reduce climate change,
- enabling a hydrogen based economy,
- supporting a more circular approach to products and services with processes that can close the loop in an intelligent way along the whole value chain,
- safeguarding the environment,
the participants highlighted the leadership challenges presented by reputation damaging biased information that encourages more stringent regulation and undermines the creation of a high calibre workforce for the future
Opportunities presented by initiatives such as the Green Deal were discussed, including
- new business models and new technologies,
- cross industry partnerships,
- cooperative initiatives along value chains,
- industry consortia.
Participants were provided with a summary of the debates including the needs and challenges highlighted by over 60 separate discussion points.