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  • "The Tire Emissions & Sustainability Conference featured fascinating talks and highlighted many critical topics on tire emissions and research on their environmental impacts. Nick facilitated helpful discussions among the attendees to elevate deeper themes among the presentations and debate policies to advance greener tires. The conference provided a great opportunity to network with some of the leaders in the field."

    Kelly Grant | CA Department of Toxic Substances Control

We are pleased to announce the programme for the third Tyre Emissions & Sustainability Europe Conference, taking place 7–8 July 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

Join leading experts from across industry, academia and regulation for two days of deep discussion and data-driven insight into the future of tyre sustainability. Explore the latest research, legislative developments and innovative approaches to reducing the environmental impact of tyres, everything from raw materials to recycling.

  • Euro 7 and US regulatory frameworks

  • Wear measurement and size distribution

  • Chemical composition and analysis

  • Alternative compounds and ingredients

  • Environmental impact and mitigation strategies

Emissions

  • Raw materials and their provenance

  • Manufacturing efficiency and decarbonisation

  • Waste, recycling and circularity

Sustainability

This is an open conference welcoming papers and participation from both industry and academia.

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Session 1: The Big Picture

  • Dr Panagiota Dilara

    • Driving change in tyre emissions: progress in regulating emissions from tyres worldwide

  • Dr David Green

    • Identifying and quantifying tyre wear in PM10 and PM2.5

  • Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS

    • How concerned should we be about tyre wear particles?

  • Dr Radek Stocek

    • Rethinking tyre wear particle collection: Why simplified laboratory studies are essential for emission reduction

Session 2: Industry Perspective

  • Adam McCarthy

    • TBC

  • David Shaw

    • How tire makers are responding to the problem of tire wear emissions

  • Professor Günter Leister

    • Improvement of the abrasion test in accordance with the new Euro 7 tire regulation

Session 3: Regulations

  • Dr Barouch Giechaskiel

    • Tyre wear in the European regulation

  • Dr Philipp Eichler

    • Challenges in determining tyre wear emission levels for regulation and reporting

  • Jon Andersson

    • Characterizing tyre wear particle emissions: Insights from Phase 2 of the UK DfT Brake & Tyre Emissions Project

Session 4: Testing

  • Professor Stefan Hausberger

    • Measurement options for airborne tire abrasion particles

  • Dr Carsten Neukirchen

    • Nanoparticle generation potential of summer and winter tyres at varying ambient temperatures

  • Dekati (Speaker TBC)

    • On-board and dynamometer measurements of brake and tyre particle emissions in practice

Day 1 – 7 July 2026

Session 1: Road Pollution

  • Dr Michael Whitehead

    • Understanding the burden of microplastic pollution in road runoff from England’s Strategic Road Network

  • Dr Sasha Woods

    • The power of citizen science in tracking urban runoff

  • Professor Robert Shorten (TBC)

    • Software-defined vehicles and tyre emissions

Session 2: Chemical Perspective

  • Dr John Crosse (TBC)

    • Environmental exposure scenarios for tyre rubber and tyre additives from roads and comparison with UK soil and sediment monitoring data

  • Ilkka Lehtoranta

    • Replacing carbon black and other fossil-based components with microfibrillated cellulose – a novel premix material for the tire industry

  • Marinela Crisan

    • From fossil fillers to forest-based functionality: Enabling Biodegradable Tire Wear Particles with UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers

  • Martin von Wolfersdorff

    • TBC

Session 3: Standards and Ratings

  • Dr David O’Loughlin

    • Approaches to chemically reverse-engineering tyre rubber

  • Oliver Charles

    • What’s in our tires? Large-scale chemical analyses of major European brands

  • Emily Best

    • Deep dive into potential EU ecodesign measures for tyres

  • Dr James Knowles

    • An introduction to the Tyre Particulate Emissions (TyPE) network

  • Dr Lauretta Rubino

    • TBC

Day 2 – 8 July 2026

Who are our 2026 speakers?

  • Dr Panagiota Dilara

    Chemical Engineer

    Ex-European Commission

  • Dr Robert Shorten

    Head of School

    Imperial College London

  • Professor Richard Thompson

    OBE FRS, Marine Biology

    University of Plymouth

  • David Shaw

    Chief Executive

    Tire Industry Intelligence

  • Professor Günter Leister

    Chief Executive

    twms Consulting

  • Jon Andersson

    Global Technical Expert

    Ricardo Automotive & Industrial

  • Dr Barouch Giechaskiel

    Scientific Researcher

    Joint Research Centre – European Commission

  • Dr Philipp Eichler

    Scientific Officer

    German Environment Agency (UBA)

  • Dr Radek Stocek

    General Manager, Polymer Research Lab

    Polymer Research Lab

  • David O’Loughlin

    Principal Toxicologist

    Emissions Analytics

  • Professor Stefan Hausberger

    Institute Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems

    Technical University Graz

  • Dr Lauretta Rubino

    Chief Executive Officer

    VERT Association

  • Carsten Neukirchen

    Institute of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering

    University of the Bundeswehr Munich

  • Adam McCarthy

    Secretary General

    Tyres Europe

  • Dr Michael Whitehead

    Principal Advisor & Team Leader

    National Highways UK

  • Dr Sasha Woods

    Director of Science and Impact

    Earthwatch Europe

  • Dr David Green

    Principal Research Fellow

    Imperial College London

  • Oliver Charles

    Senior Campaign Coordinator

    Agir Pour l'Environnement

  • Emily Best

    Programme Manager for a Toxic-Free Environment

    Ecostandard

  • Dr James Knowles

    Senior Lecturer, Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

    Loughborough University

  • Dr John Crosse

    Chemicals Assessment Unit

    The Environment Agency, UK

  • Marinela Crisan

    Technical Sales Manager

    UPM Biochemicals

  • Martin von Wolfersdorff

    Industry Analyst

    Wolfersdorff Consulting

  • Ilkka Lehtoranta

    Head of Tire & Material Development

    Black Donuts

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Also coming soon in the USA…

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