12.30	Opening of registration
13.00	Welcome message Prof. Torsten Schwede, Vice President for Research at the University of Basel Dr. Martin Vollmer, Chief Technology Officer, Clariant
13.20	Dr. Marvin Estenfelder, Head of R&D Business Unit Catalyst, Clariant «Catalysts – Enablers of a more sustainable world»
13.45	1st Clariant CleanTech Award Lecture Dr. Ydna Questell-Santiago, EPFL Lausanne «New routes toward biomass-derived carbohydrates upgrading»
14.00	2nd Clariant CleanTech Award Lecture Dr. Jan-Georg Rosenboom, ETH Zurich «Lord of the Renewable Rings - The Journey towards Rapid Production of Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF) from Cyclic Oligomers»
14.15	Poster Session I and Coffee Break
15.15	Dr. Markus Rarbach, Head of Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives, Clariant «Value generation from agricultural waste: Clariant Sunliquid™ technology»
15.30	Clariant Chemistry Award at the University of Basel Lecture Mr. Rajesh, Mannancherry, University of Basel «Molecular Dynamic Staircases: All-Carbon Axial Chiral “Geländer” Structures»
15.45	3rd Clariant CleanTech Award Lecture Dr. Amita Ummadisingu, EPFL Lausanne «Fundamentals of perovskite formation for photovoltaics»
16.00	4th Clariant CleanTech Award Lecture Mr. Erwin Lam, ETH Zurich «Isolated Zr Surface Sites on Silica Promote Hydrogenation of CO2 to CH3OH in Supported Cu Catalysts»
16.15	Poster Session II and Coffee Break
17.15	Dr. Tobias Platen, Scientist Competence Center Surfactants & Functional Chemicals, Clariant «Genadvance Hydra - A truly natural hair moisturizer»
17.30	Prof. Paul Dyson, EPFL Lausanne «Improving the sustainability of reactions by modifying the environment of the catalyst»
18.30	Ceremonies for the CleanTech Awards, Clariant Chemistry Awards and Poster Awards
18.45	Conclusion and Closing remark Dr. Alain De Mesmaeker, SCS President An Executive Board member of Clariant
19.00	Opening of buffet, network event
21.00	End of event