2026 · TianGong Forum
Global Interconnection, Interoperability, and Mutual Trust for LCA and Carbon Footprint Systems
March 25-26, 2026 · Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Featured Guests
Sorted by surname; updated as participation is confirmed.
Andreas Ciroth
CEO, GreenDelta
Archana Datta
Programme Management Officer, UNEP Life Cycle Initiative
Matthias Finkbeiner
Prof. Dr., TU Berlin
Shabbir H. Gheewala
Professor, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT)
Zhijun Gui
CEO, HiQLCD
Ramzy Kahhat
Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PELCAN)
Llorenç Milà i Canals
Head of Secretariat, UNEP Life Cycle Initiative
Eric Mieras
Chief Innovation Officer at One Click LCA & Managing Director at PRé
Raoul Meys
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Carbon Minds
Chris Mutel
President, Départ de Sentier
Robert Pell
CEO, Minviro
Sangwon Suh
Chair Professor, Tsinghua University
Ming Xu
Chair Professor, Tsinghua University
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Partner Organizations
Contact the secretariat for partnership and sponsorship opportunities.
Main Activities
Agenda, activities, and sub-forum information will be updated continuously.
Main Forum
High-level keynotes and major outcome announcements.
Sub-forums
Deep dives into industry topics and data system co-building; updates released separately.
Petrochemicals
Product carbon footprints driving green, low-carbon development in the petrochemical sector.
Batteries
Practice and outlook for product carbon footprints across the battery supply chain.
Electronics & Appliances
Deep decarbonization across electronics and appliance supply chains.
LCA & Carbon Footprint Data (English)
Bringing together global LCA and carbon footprint data practices to discuss key topics such as data quality.
LCA Developer Conference
A developer-focused track on toolchains, data ecosystems, and practice.
Participating Organizations
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Special Events
Joint activities across institutions and global collaboration sessions; updated in real time.
Alliance General Assembly
Review annual work and release yearly plans and milestone outcomes.
International Cooperation on Climate Change and Carbon Neutrality
Program and agenda to be confirmed.
Global LCA Platform Workshop
UNEP Global LCA Platform working group meeting.
Co-create Topics
Build an interconnected LCA and carbon footprint ecosystem together.
Sub-forum Hosting
Co-create topics; speakers and formats updated as collaboration progresses.
Special Events
Closed-door roundtables, standards and guideline workshops, and tailored exchanges.
Sponsorship
Tiered brand exposure, speaking slots, and media visibility.
Media & Outreach
Co-build the outreach matrix and share channels and resources.
Past Highlights
A quick recap of featured topics, releases, and collaboration cases.
Cross-sector collaboration to build a product carbon footprint management system
Initiated the Carbon Footprint Industry Technology Innovation Alliance
January 2025 · Beijing
Alliance LaunchIndustry Co-building
Launched a joint research initiative on open sharing and collaborative governance of LCA data.
Released the open and transparent TianGong Database
November 2023 · Beijing
DatabaseOpen & Transparent