Plenary lectures

Monday, April 14, 2025

12:45–13:00  
Opening ceremony
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Jaromír Lederer, CSc., President of the Czech Society of Industrial Chemistry
Ing. František Svoboda, New president of the Czech Society of Industrial Chemistry
Ing. Jaromír Lubojacký, MBA, Chair of the Conference Programme Committee

13:00–13:05
The Victor Ettel Prize
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Jaromír Lederer, CSc., President of the Czech Society of Industrial Chemistry

13:05–13:20
How my professional life has been influenced by teachers and colleagues
Ing. Jaromír Lubojacký, MBA, Ixa Consulting, Jistebník (laureate of the Viktor Ettel Prize)

13:20–13:40
MIT support for the decarbonisation of the Czech chemical industry
Ing. Eduard Muřický, Chief Director of the Economic Section of the MIT of the Czech Republic   

13:40–14:10
The chemical industry's transition path to carbon neutrality - the impact on its competitiveness
Ing. Ivan Souček, CSc., SCHP ČR

14:10–14:35
"World oil outlook" and how we
Ing. Jiří Hájek, MBA, ORLEN Unipetrol RPA   

14:35–15:20  Coffee break with refreshments

15:20–15:45
Energy conversion as a unifying topic of economy decarbonisation
Prof. Dr. Ing. Karel Bouzek, UCT Prague

15:45–16:10 
Hydrogen Strategy of the Czech Republic
Ing. Petr Mervart, Head of the MIT Hydrogen Strategy Department  

16:10–16:35 
A half-century of polyolefins production
Ing. Ladislav Palovský, Orlen Unipetrol, RPA

16:35–17:00
Selenium - toxic, essential or medicinal? 
Prof. Ing. Viktor Milata, DrSc., STU Bratislava  

17:00–22:00     Poster session, wecome drink