Thursday 18th of April
The conference will begin at 09.00 on Thursday 18th of April 2024 with a welcome introduction in Hilton Reykjavik Nordica.
Please observe that the program can change as applicable.
9-9:15
Megaprojects
Dr. Andreas Wald. Ten Years After: The Evolution of Projectification in Germany, Norway, and Iceland.
10:55-11:15
Coffee break with light refreshments.
11:15-11:40
Megaprojects
Jóhanna Hlín Auðunsdóttir. Making value by increasing efficiency of electricity utilization in Iceland.
Sustainability and WtE
Prof. Sebastião Feyo de Azevedo. Engineering for the Sustainable Development of Humanity.
11:40-12:05
Megaprojects
Dr. Per Svejvig. Denmark will fight cost overruns, late schedules and benefit shortfalls with Program Denmark.
Sustainability and WtE
Dr. Ella Stengler. WtE and circular Economy in Europe.
12:05-12:30
Megaprojects
Margrét Sigurðardóttir. A detail diagnosis of the Projectification Paradigm in the Icelandic Business Landscape.
Sustainability and WtE
Dr. Markus Haider. An Overview of WtE Technology: Solutions, Developments and Trends.
12:30-13:10
14:30-14:50
Sustainability and Waste to Energy (WtE)
Prof. Laura Caldeira. National Civil Engineering Laboratory.
Sustainability and WtE
Dr. Hlynur Stefánsson. Microplastics: Unveiling the Invisible Threat in a VUCA World.
Lunch (included).
13:10-13:40
Keynote speaker
Dr. Gilbert Silvius. The reknown pioneer in Sustainable Project Management: Sustainability as a competence of Project Managers.
13:40-14:05
Welcome and introduction
Svana Helen Björnsdóttir. President of the Association of Chartered Engineers in Iceland (VFÍ).
9:45-10:05
Innovation and risk
Hjálmar Gíslason. AI and Society: What to Expect.
Sustainability and WtE
Svana Helen Björnsdóttir: WtE in Iceland: Assessing and dealing with different facets of risk.
14:05-14:30
Short break.
10:05-10:30
Megaprojects
Dr. Peter Williams. The Jim Ratcliffe 6 rivers project.
10:30-10:55
Innovation and risk
Dr. Haukur Ingi Jónasson. The Philosophy of Risk, Perspectives and Underpinnings.
Sustainability and WtE
Helga Jóhanna Bjarnadóttir/Stefán Þór: WtE in Iceland: Assessing some of the crucial environmental aspects.
Coffee break with light refreshments.
14:50-15:15
Innovation and risk
Dr. Snjólaug Árnadóttir. Ambulatory Maritime Boundaries in a VUCA World.
Sustainability and WtE
Dr. Páll Jensson/Valgeir Páll Björnsson/Gunnar Bragason.: Waste Amount, Transport and Economical Comparison
15:15-15:40
Innovation and risk
Dr. Eyjólfur Ingi Ásgeirsson. Integrated agent-based and system dynamics modelling for simulation of sustainable mobility.
Sustainability and WtE
Dr. Helgi Þór Ingason/Teitur Gunnarsson. Pre feasibility study for a WtE installation in Iceland.
15:40-16
Epilogue
Dr. Páll Einarsson. Planning for natural hazards, lessons from Reykjanes and Krafla.
16:00
Sum up.
9:15-9:45
Keynote spekar
Dan Gardner. The best sellling author of the Business Book of the Year 2023 "How Big Things Get Done".