PRELIMINARY PROGRAM, October 2, 2014, Starling Hotel at EPFL, Lausanne
Moderator: Stève Mérillat, Managing Director, Carbon Composites Switzerland
08:30-09:00 | Registration and Coffee |
09:00-09:15 | Opening of Conference |
Dr. Karen Scrivener, Professor, Chair, Swiss Competence Centre for Material Science and Technology (CCMX) (tbc) | |
Ms. Marie-Laure Berthié, Deputy of the Vice President & head of Corporate Relations, EPFL | |
Mr. Per Sjönell, First Secretary, Embassy of Sweden in Switzerland | |
09:15-09:45 | Introduction |
CCMX - Collaborate to Innovate - download Dr. Nathalie Jongen, Managing Director, Swiss Competence Centre for Material Science and Technology (CCMX) |
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Swiss-Swedish Innovation Initiative Mr. Hampus Nilzén, Manager Switzerland, Business Sweden |
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EUREKA - Doing Business through Technology - download Ms. Colette John-Grant, Manager of the Swiss Eurostars Program, Swiss State Secretariat of education, Research and Innovation |
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09:45-10:30 | Swedish Multinational Enterprise Presentations |
Nano Materials for Aerospace Applications - download Mr. Pontus Nordin, Technical Fellow, Saab AB |
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Tribological Performance as Area of Interest for Development of Sustainable Products - download Dr. Sima Valizadeh, Global Functional Manager, Materials Competence Center, Rocktec, Atlas Copco AB |
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Powder and Coating Technology at Sandvik Materials Technology - download Dr. Jesper Ederth, Manager Strategic Reserach, Sandvik Materials Technology |
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10:30-11:00 | Networking Coffee |
11:00-11:45 | Swiss Multinational Enterprise Presentations |
High-Performance and Functional Materials through Chemistry - download Dr. Alessandro Napoli, Head of Development, Coatings / CoE Curing Agents, Huntsman |
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Hard Chrome and Thermal Spray - Competition or Complement - download Dr. Alexander Barth, Group Leader Solution Development, Oerlikon Metco AG |
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Innovator's Dilemma in the Orthopaedic Field - download Dr. Reto Lerf, Head of Polymer Development & Innovation Manager, Mathys Ltd. Bettlach |
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11:45-12:05 | Academia Presentations |
Lightweight Solutions strengthen the Industrial Competitiveness - download Mr. Stefan Gustavsson-Ledell, Head of Research Swerea SWECAST, Director LIGHTer Program, a National Multi-Sectorial Lightweight Arena |
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Introduction to the Institute of Materials at EPFL and Highlights of Smart Materials Research - download Dr. Véronique Michaud, Professor at the Laboratory of Polymer and Composite Technology, and the Director of the Material Science and Engineering Section at EPFL |
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12:05-13:05 | Presentations by Small- and Medium Sized Enterprises |
Kugler BiMetal SA - download (www.bimetal.ch) | |
ABCD Technology - download (www.abscd-technology.com) | |
BCI Blösch AG - download (www.bloesch.ch) | |
LS Instruments AG (www.lsinstruments.ch) | |
SWISSto12 (www.swissto12.com) | |
Impact Coatings AB - download (www.impactcoatings.com) | |
Lamera AB - download (www.lamera.se) | |
Metec Technologies AB - download 1, 2, 3 (www.metec.se) | |
Creo Dynamics AB - download (www.creodynamics.se) | |
13:05-14:05 | Networking Lunch |
14:05-17:45 | One-to-One Matchmaking Meetings á 20 Minutes |
18:00-20:30 | After Conference Networking |
Contact person:
Ms. Viktoria Pletikos, Senior Consultant,
Business Sweden Switzerland
Direct phone: +43 660 215 77 10
E-Mail: viktoria.pletikos@business-sweden.se