Day 2: Welcome Back & Keynote | Technical Sessions | Innovation Spotlight | Leadership Panel & Concluding Remarks
Welcome Back: 8–8:10 a.m. PDT | 4–4:10 p.m. UK
Rejoin the global My Green Lab community as we kickoff Day 2 of the Global Summit.
Keynote: 8:10–8:40 a.m. PDT | 4:10–4:40 p.m. UK
Keynote: Climate Wayfinding
Join Dr. Katharine Wilkinson for a forward-looking conversation about navigating this moment of climate urgency, opportunity, change, and the role the scientific community can play in helping shape what comes next.
DAY 2 | Wed, Sep 30 – 8:50–9:30 a.m. PDT | 4:50–5:30 p.m. UK
The following technical sessions feature real-world case studies, innovations, and practical strategies demonstrating how life science is translating sustainability goals into measurable action.
Choose ONE technical session to attend by clicking on its corresponding link (see below for session descriptions):
Technical Session 1
Digital Tools and Impact Measurement
Speakers will share practical applications where improved data visibility has helped identify opportunities and drive operational or procurement change.
Technical Session 2
Sustainable Lab Operations in Practice
Explore practical, real-world approaches for reducing the environmental impact of day-to-day laboratory operations.
Technical Session 3
Product Innovation, Reuse & Circularity
Speakers will guide a discussion on practical innovations and circular strategies that extend product life, reduce waste, and support more sustainable purchasing and laboratory operations.
Technical Session 4
Sustainable Clinical Science
Explore practical approaches to reducing environmental impact across clinical laboratories, diagnostics, hospitals, and healthcare systems, where sustainability must work alongside quality, safety, compliance, and patient care.
Products, Platforms & Partnerships
See examples of innovations that are reducing environmental impact, advancing circularity, improving transparency, generating better sustainability data, and helping scientists and procurement teams make more informed decisions.
Leadership Panel: 10:05–10:50 a.m. PDT | 6:05–6:50 p.m. UK
Scaling Sustainable Science
The closing leadership conversation will look beyond individual projects to ask what it will take to make sustainable science standard practice at scale.
Closing Remarks: 10:50–11 a.m. PDT | 6:50–7 p.m. UK
Stay in the same Zoom room as we close the 2026 My Green Lab Global Summit with final reflections and a look at how our community can carry the conversations, connections, and ideas from the Summit forward.