REACT Conference

2nd International Conference on

Responsible Electronics
and Circular Technologies "REACT"

Dates: Tuesday, 17 November - Wednesday, 18 November 2026
Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC)
99 George Street, G1 1RD Glasgow

Exhibition

Opportunities for showcasing your

technology and research in the breaks and poster sessions are available.

Email react@gla.ac.uk

Registration: Eventbrite Now Open

Regular registration: £95 + Admin Fee

Proceedings Author: £150 + Admin Fee

Student registration: £30

Extended Special Issue:

Open Access
Proceedings:

Join academic and industry experts as they showcase the state-of-the-art in sustainable ICT, from materials to systems, spanning from fundamental technologies to high-TRL solutions.

You can expect invited keynotes, industry collaboration pitches, panel discussions, and an exhibition from leading research groups.

Call for Papers: present your work to an interdisciplinary audience and through open-access proceedings. We welcome oral and poster papers in all areas of sustainable and green electronics, including:

Electronics Design for Circularity
- Sustainable electronics from PCBs, packages, to semiconductors. Across applications from power, RF, to computing and communication
New Materials in Electronics
- Additive manufacturing, recyclable bio-derived materials, biodegradable electronics, and material characterisation and reliability for sustainability.
Critical Raw Materials (CRM) and Urban Mining
- recovery of rare and strategic elements, materials traceability, resource security, scalable recycling technologies
Sustainable Electronics Manufacturing & Industry Initiatives
- Decarbonising semiconductor manufacturing, Water and energy management, Scope 1–3 emissions reduction, ESG reporting and metrics
Enabling Green Data Centres
- Low-power architectures, cooling innovations, circular hardware design for hyperscale infrastructure
Electronics Towards Digital Product Passports
- Tracking electronics across the lifecycle, electronics for tracking sustainability metrics, LCA, integration with EU and global policy developments
Business and Policy
- Regulatory frameworks shaping sustainable electronics, Investment, risk, and green innovation funding, international trade and supply chain resilience
Value Retention for Electronics
- Repair, refurbishing, remanufacturing

Indexed Proceedings papers (3-4 pages) are due after acceptance, and will be published in Engineering Proceedings. Extended work can be submitted to a Focus Issue, in IOP Sustainability Science and Technology.

Call for Papers Key Dates

Paper Abstract Submission Deadline:

FINAL EXTENSION: Saturday September 5th

Full Proceedings paper and acceptance notifications

due: October 2026

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Submission to react-conference@glasgow.ac.uk

Plenary Talks

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Keynote & Invited Speakers

We are delighted to welcome our keynote and invited speakers, a distinguished group of industry leaders and researchers who will share inspiring insights, fresh perspectives, and valuable expertise throughout the conference.

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Plenary Talk

A Climate of Truth (TBC)

Professor Mike Berners-Lee

Founder & Director, Small World Consulting

Professor, Lancaster University

Mike Berners-Lee is a researcher and writer on carbon footprinting. He is a professor in Practice at Lancaster University and director and principal consultant of Small World Consulting, based in the Lancaster Environment Centre at the university. He is considered an expert on carbon footprints. Professor Berners-Lee is the founder of Small World Consulting, an associate company of Lancaster University, which is a world leader in the field of supply chain carbon metrics and management. Small World works with organisations of all sizes and sectors, from the world’s largest tech giants to SMEs. He is a Professor in Practice at Lancaster University’s Environment Centre, where his research includes sustainable food systems and carbon metrics.

Plenary Talk

The Role of Packaging for Sustainable and Green Electronics

Dr Nils F. Nissen

Head of the Environmental & Reliability Engineering department, Fraunhofer IZM

Dr. Nils F. Nissen has worked on the environmental aspects and ecodesign of electronics since 1995. Situated at a Fraunhofer institute for electronics packaging technologies the main focus is always on the hardware from which electronic systems are built. His team is known worldwide for the technical support of European legislation for electronics – in particular the ecodesign / ESPR regulations – and for the acclaimed Electronics Goes Green conference series, scheduled every four years since the year 2000.

Plenary Talk

Emerging Electronic Materials (TBC)

Dr. Margreet de Kok

Senior Researcher & Project Manager, TNO Eindhoven - Holst Centre

Mrs. Dr. Margreet de Kok (female) received her PhD in polymer chemistry in 1999 at the Limburg University Centre of Diepenbeek (B) on the synthesis and evaluation of electroluminescent polymers for OLEDs. She joined Philips Research in 1999 as senior researcher and was responsible for the material development and new applications of OLEDs comprising biomedical applications. In 2008 she joined TNO / Holst Centre to work on integration of (organic) electronics in stretchable and wearable systems including textile integration. Free form factors is the main benefit for printed electronics she is currently exploring for automotive applications like smart surfaces. She is the project leader of the team developing In Mold Electronics and Thermoforming of printed electronics.

Plenary Talk

E-Waste and Sustainability

Professor Ian Williams

Professor in Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton

Ian Williams is a Professor of Applied Environmental Science at the University of Southampton. He has an established track-record in the fields of environmental science and waste (resource) management. His work at Southampton has focused on pollution, sustainability, waste- and carbon-related issues. He has published extensively in books and peer-reviewed journals as well as producing over 100 commercial project reports. Ian has received several awards for his activities, including: the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Campus Sustainability Research Award 2018, the Institution of Civil Engineers Baker Medal in 2010 and awards from the Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (Waste Regulation Award 2010, 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15; James Jackson Award 2006, 2015/16, 2016/17; J.C. Dawes Award 2016).