On 7 September 2022, Hub Leader Prof Veena will deliver a keynote speech at the ecologiQ Greener Infrastructure Conference.
Her speech, entitled 'Innovation and the future of material science', will cover how materials research, innovation and infrastructure can solve the problems of the future, build a circular economy and help achieve net zero.
She will also talk about the role of the Hub in helping to create a circular economy, how communities can be more sustainable and creating new jobs through aligning innovative recycling and manufacturing.
Veena will explain how the Hub has been tasked to research ways to reduce the effects of plastic, support sustainable people-environment interactions and offer options to minimise impacts of hazardous substances and pollutants, using its cutting edge technical capabilities, particularly in the fields of waste and materials processing.
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The ecologiQ Greener Infrastructure Conference will feature a range of keynote speakers, panel discussions, networking events, masterclasses and a trade hall where recycled product suppliers will show how effectively waste can be transformed into vital construction materials.
The conference will be officially opened by Jacinta Allan, Deputy Premier and Minister for Transport Infrastructure and Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop, who will detail how Victoria’s transport infrastructure projects are being leveraged to boost the use of recycled and reused materials.
The line-up of speakers will also include recycling scientist and 2022 NSW Australian of the Year, Professor Veena Sahajwalla; Australian Constructors Association Chief Executive Officer Jon Davies; and Major Road Projects Victoria Chief Executive Officer Allen Garner.
ecologiQ is a Victoria’s Big Build initiative that is driving the reuse and repurposing of waste materials in road and rail infrastructure projects across the state.
