LCE2026

33rd CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering
March 11–13, 2026 at Kamakura Prince Hotel, Japan

Program

Program at a Glance (Tentative*)

Industrial tours - March 10 (Tue)

March 10 (Tue)
08:30 - Industrial tour
16:00 - 19:00 Registration

Day1 - March 11 (Wed)

March 11 (Wed)
A B C D
08:00 Registration
08:50 Welcome address
Plenary session (Prof. Kohzo Ito)
10:10 Coffee break
10:30 A1: Circular economy B1: Sustainable manufacturing C1: LCA D1: Advanced Recycling and Recovery Technologies
12:30 Lunch
13:50 A2: Circular economy B2: Sustainable manufacturing C2: LCA D2: Disassembly
15:50 Coffee Break
16:10 A3: Circular economy B3: Sustainable manufacturing C3: LCA D3: Disassembly
18:10  
18:30 - 22:00 Welcome event
(near Kamakura/Fujisawa Station)

Day2 - March 12 (Thu)

March 12 (Thu)
A B C D
08:00 Registration
08:50 Plenary session (Prof. Gisela Lanza; Dr. Shinichi Taniguchi)
10:10 Coffee break
10:30 A4: Circular economy B4: Sustainable manufacturing C4: LCA D4: Digital Product Passports for Life Cycle Engineering
12:30 Lunch
13:50 A5: Circular economy B5: Sustainable manufacturing C5: LCA D5: Artificial Intelligence for Life Cycle Engineering
15:50 Coffee Break
16:10 A6: Industrial session B6: Sustainable manufacturing C6: LCA
18:10  
18:30 - 20:30 Conference dinner
(Kamakura Prince Hotel)

Day3 - March 13 (Fri)

March 13 (Fri)
A B C D
08:00 Registration
08:50 A7: Circular economy B7: Sustainable manufacturing C7: LCA
10:50 Coffee break
11:10 A8: Maintenance B8: Sustainable manufacturing C8: LCA D8: System-Level Modelling and Simulation for Life Cycle Engineering
12:30 Lunch
13:50 A9: Circular economy B9: Sustainable manufacturing C9: LCA D9: Absolute sustainability
15:50 Coffee Break
16:10 A10: Circular economy B10: Life cycle thinking in product and process innovation C10: LCA D10: Organizational and Societal Dimensions of Life Cycle Engineering
18:10  
18:30 Closing remark

*Change notes:

  1. January 29, 2026.
  2. September 08, 2025.

Scientific program

Social program

Welcome event
Place: Izakaya near Kamakura/Fujisawa station
Time: 18:30-22:00 (Including travel time; Tentative)
Banquet
Place: Kamakura Prince Hotel (Conference Venue)
Time: 18:30-20:30 (Tentative)