This new-born scientific meeting has been launched to unite researchers in main-group, coordination, and inorganic chemistry. The event aims to foster discussion on emerging ideas, recent advances, and future trends in these dynamic fields, while encouraging collaboration across disciplines. The program includes keynote lectures by 14 invited academics, oral presentations from researchers at various career stages, and two poster sessions.

Scientific Chair: Prof. Steve Nolan (Ghent University, Belgium)
Organizing Committee Chair: Prof. Guillaume Berionni (University of Namur, Belgium)

The event is supported by Chemistry Europe.

Selected Speakers

• Dr. ing. Daniël L. J. Broere
  Utrecht University, Organic Chemistry and Catalysis Group
  Research: homogeneous multimetallic catalyst systems.
• Prof. Agnieszka Nowak-Król
  Universität Würzburg, Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry
  Research: π-conjugated organoboron dyes, polycyclic aromatics, photoswitches.
• Dr. Antoine Simonneau
  Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse, Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination (LCC)
  Research: activation of small molecules, main-group chemistry (B, Si, F).
• Prof. Dr. Sebastian Riedel
  Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie
  Research: superacids, halogenated materials, polyhalogeno anions.
• Dr. Arnaud Voituriez
  Université Paris-Saclay, Département de Synthèse Organique
  Research: chiral phosphines, phosphine organocatalysis, phospha-helicenes.
• Prof. Dr. Alessandro Bismuto
  Universität Bonn, Institut für Anorganische Chemie
  Research: bismuth chemistry, FLPs, luminescence, catalysis.
• Dr. Christian Hering-Junghans
  Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse (LIKAT)
  Research: phosphorus catalysis, ligand design, small molecule activation.
• Prof. Connie Lu
  Universität Bonn, Institut für Anorganische Chemie
  Research: metal-metal bonding, catalysis, energy-related chemistry.
• Prof. Simon Aldridge
  University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory
  Research: main group systems in small molecule activation.
• Dr. Ghenwa Bouhadir
  Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier
  Research: ambiphilic ligands, gold catalysis, pincer complexes.
• Prof. Dr. Viktoria Däschlein-Gessner
  Ruhr-University of Bochum
  Research: ylidic ligands, phosphine chemistry, computational chemistry.
  Chemistry Europe Lecture (see picture below)
• Dr. Jennifer A. Garden
  University of Edinburgh
  Research: organometallic synthesis, sustainable polymer catalysis.
• Prof. Muriel Hissler
  Université de Rennes, Rennes Institute of Chemical Sciences
  Research: organophosphorus materials for optoelectronics and OLEDs.
• Prof. Jean-François Paquin
  Université Laval
  Research: fluorinated compounds, C–F activation, therapeutic molecules.