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Thursday, April 15, 2010

 Morning Plenary Session
8:00amRegistration and Continental breakfast
8:50amOpening remarks from the Co-Chairs
Stacey Burr, CEO TEXTRONICS and VP ADIDAS, Danilo de Rossi, Full Professor of Bioengineering, UNIVERSITY OF PISA and Dr Liesbeth van Pieterson, Project leader of the photonic textile project, PHILIPS RESEARCH
9:00amThe Textile Matrix on the Move: Global Megatrends and Their Impact on Smart Textiles' Applications
Dr. Isa Hofmann, CEO, IHOFMANN
9:30amWhat Every E-Textile Company Should Know
Patricia Wilson Nguyen, FABRIC WORKS
10:00amTheory and Practice: The Thinking and Making of Wearables
Despina Papadopoulos, Designer and Founder, STUDIO 5050
10:30amNetworking Break
11:00amA Brand Perspective on What Makes a Smart Textile Successful
Derek Campbell, Manager of Footwear Future Concepts, BROOKS SPORTS
11:30amAutomotive Applications of Smart Textiles in Car Interior
Manfred Wagner, Research and Technology, DAIMLER AG
12:00pmTrends and Developments Seen from a Patent's View
Richard Paalman, Director 1217, EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE, Principal Directorate Polymers
12:30pmLunch will be served for speakers and delegates
Afternoon Tracks
 Business perspectiveDesign and materials innovationsDevelopments in applications
1:45pmOpening remarks from the Co-Chair
Stacey Burr, CEO TEXTRONICS, VP ADIDAS
Opening remarks from the Co-Chair
Dr Liesbeth van Pieterson, Project leader of the photonic textile project PHILIPS RESEARCH
Opening remarks from the Co-Chair
Danilo de Rossi, Full Professor of Bioengineering, UNIVERSITY OF PISA
1:50pmSpeak the Local Language
Stacey Burr, CEO TEXTRONICS, VP ADIDAS
Introducing Smart Clothing to the Fashion Consumer: Design, Marketing and Branding
Angel Chang, Fashion Designer, ANGEL CHANG
Low-cost Conductive Papers and Nonwovens for Disposable Electronics
Davis-Dang Nhan, Researcher, KIMBERLY CLARK
2:20pmFashion, Technology -Sustainability?
Prof Sandy Black, Professor of Fashion & Textile Design & Technology, Director Centre for Fashion Science, LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION
It's Not About the Technology
Gina Romero, Manufacturing and Project Lead, IDEO
Interactive Textiles and Elite Sport
Dr. Ian Blanchonette, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering
2:50pm Networking Break 
3:20pmCase Study Ecoatech GmbH,
New Approach for Chemical Performance Products

Rule Niederstadt, Managing Director ECOATECH GmbH
E-static Shadows
Jackson Tan, Director, IN SQUARE LAB LIMITED
Physiologic-based Warning Systems for Military Aviation
Dr. Barry Shender, NAVAIR Esteemed Fellow, Senior Scientist, Human Systems Dept- Fellow, AEROSPACE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
3:50pmSmart Fabrics - Market Segments and Opportunities
Steve Kay, Business Development Manager, NWTEXNET
Design for Ageing Well: Improving the Quality of Life for the Aging Population Using a Technology Enabled Garment System
Jane McCann, Director, Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology (SCWT), University of Wales, Newport
Smart Textile Technologies for Defense and First Responders
Catherine Rogan, Principal, SMART GARMENT PEOPLE
4:20pmRisks and Constraints of Signal or Energy Transfer in Flexible Textiles Structures
Guillaume Tiberghien, President, TIBTECH INNOVATIONS
Teaching for Creativity in Design Education
Nora MacDonald, ITAA President, Professor, Fashion Design and Merchandising, WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
Case Study: Biodevices VitalJacket
Prof. João Paulo Cunha, Associate Professor, UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO
4:50pm Wearable Electronic Networks Made from Discrete Parts
Jeremiah Slade, Manager, Force Protection & Human Performance
Product Development Laboratories, INFOSCITEX CORPORATION
Wearable Health Monitor System
John Bell, Project Manager, NYX
5:20pm Networking Reception 

Friday, April 16, 2010

Morning Plenary Session
8:30amRegistration and continental breakfast
9:00amOpening remarks from the Co-Chairs
Stacey Burr, CEO TEXTRONICS, VP ADIDAS, Danilo de Rossi, IUNIVERSITY OF PISA and Dr Liesbeth van Pieterson, PHILIPS RESEARCH
9:10amCreating the Wearable Electronics Ecosystem
Steve Leftly, CEO, FIBRETRONIC LIMITED
9:40amMiniaturized, Portable Power Systems for Wearable Technologies
Kenneth (Hap) Klopp, Principal and Director, ARDICA TECHNOLOGIES
10:10amNetworking break
10:40amEmpowering Future Generations with Smart Fabrics
Alison Lewis, Producer, IHEARTSWITCH.COM
Author, "Switch Craft: Battery Powered Projects to Make and Sew"
11:10amSmart Fabrics: From the Visionary to the Vendor
Danilo de Rossi, Full Professor of Bioengineering, UNIVERSITY OF PISA
11:40amXS LABS: Electronic Textiles for the Culture Industry
Joanna Berzowska, Associate Professor of Design and Computation Arts, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY and Founder and Research director of XS LABS
12:10pmLunch will be served for speakers and delegates
Afternoon Tracks
 Commercialization of technologiesTechnology developments
1:20pmOpening remarks from the Co-Chair
Stacey Burr, CEO TEXTRONICS, VP ADIDAS
Opening remarks from the Co-Chair
Dr. Susan Shawver, Technical Leader, KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
1:25pmHighly Conducting Micro Filaments for Wearable Electronics
Dr. Willorage Rathna Perera, Engineering Director of New Product Development, EY TECHNOLOGIES
Functionalised Fabrics and Wearer Interaction
Dr. Shirley Coyle, Postdoctoral fellow/Fashion Designer, CLARITY, Centre for Sensor Web Technologies, DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY
1:55pmIntegrated Soldier Systems - Wired for Action
Cheryl Gomes, Senior Engineer, QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA
Photonic Textiles
Dr Liesbeth van Pieterson, Project Leader of the photonic textile project PHILIPS RESEARCH
2:25pmSmart Cooling Textiles for Outdoor and Sports Applications
Dr. Barbara Pause, President, TEXTILE TESTING & INNOVATION, LLC
All-fiber Capacitance Textiles for Energy Storage and Sensing Applications
Dr Jian Feng Gu, Canada Research Chair in photonic crystals, ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL
2:55pmClosing remarks from the Co-Chairs and conclusion of Conference

Organisers

The Smart Fabrics Conference is organized by IntertechPira, a division of Pira International. IntertechPira provides events, market research, publications, strategic and technical consulting to niche, emerging and high growth industries.

 

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