IIR conference

Webinar: Refrigeration at Every Scale: From Homes to Supermarkets

Objective:

To share key insights from the UNEP/IIR Cold Chain Technology Brief: Commercial, Professional and Domestic Refrigeration, foster dialogue between experts, industry, and policymakers, and promote sustainable cold chain technologies.

 

 
Agenda
  • 14:00 – 14:05  - Opening Remarks - Jim Curlin, Head of OzonAction 
  • 14:05-14:07  -  Speakers Welcome and Agenda  - Souhir Al-Hammami, Director of the Scientific and Technical Information, IIR 
  • 14:07 – 14:20  - Keynote 1 – Residential / Small-scale Refrigeration - Prof. Ji Hwan Jeong, President of IIR Commission B2 (Republic of Korea) 
  • 14:20 – 14:35 - Keynote 2 – Large-scale & Supermarket Refrigeration - Riley Bradley Barta, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University, USA) 
  • 14:35 - 14.40 - Keynote 3 – Emerging technologies in refrigeration - Katja Klinar, Assistant Professor, Chair of thermal and environmental engineering (Ljubljana University, Slovenia) 
  • 14:40 – 14:55 - Audience Q&A 
  • 14:55 – 15:00 - Closing Remarks & Next Steps - Yosr Allouche, Director General IIR  

 

Information

  • Date : November 18, 2025
  • Location : France
  • Organisers : International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) and UNEP OzonAction
  • Contact : n.nabila@iifiir.org