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Monday, 4 April, 2011

Pre-conference seminar

1:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Fashion Phreaking
Nancy Tilbury, NANCY TILBURY STUDIOS and Course Director of MA Fashion Laboratory, KINGSTON UNIVERSITY LONDON

Tuesday, 5 April, 2011

   
8:00 a.m.Continental breakfast and Registration 
8:50 a.m.Opening remarks from the Chair:
Stacey Burr, CEO TEXTRONICS and VP ADIDAS
9:00 a.m.Innovating for the Future: The Prospects for the Convergence of Biology, Polymers and Electronics as Vital Co-operative Drivers for Enhancing Ambient Assisted Living
Dr. Raymond Oliver, Director, ARROW SCIENCE CONSULTING
9:30 a.m.Functional Aesthetics in Fashionable Technology
Sabine Seymour, CEO and Chief Creative Officer, MOONDIAL and Director of Fashionable Technology Lab, PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
10:00 a.m.The Future of Smart Fabrics
Adrian Wilson, Editor, SMART FABRICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
10:30 a.m.Networking break 
11:00 a.m.New Adventures in Fashion and Sports Apparel
Ryan Genz, CEO, and Francesca Rosella, Creative Director, CUTECIRCUIT
 
11:30 a.m.Marketing an Ingredient Technology
Hap Klopp, Chairman, COCONA FABRIC
12:00 p.m.Lunch will be served for speakers and attendees 
1:15 p.m.What are the Tools to Support the Environmental Aspects of your Electronic Textiles?
Jutta Knels, Director of Marketing and Communications and General Manager, OEKO-TEX CERTIFICATION CENTER, FRANKFURT
1:45 - 3:30 p.m.New Technologies and Projects Session - Each presentation is 20 minutes. The sessions will be followed by a 10 minute joint Q&A. 
 Opening remarks from the Co-Chair:
Dr Liesbeth van Pieterson, Project leader of the Photonic Textile Project, PHILIPS RESEARCH
 
 Conformable Lighting
Dr Liesbeth van Pieterson, Project leader of the Photonic Textile Project, PHILIPS RESEARCH
 The Future and Needs of Smart Textiles: The SYSTEX Roadmap
Dr. Lieva Van Langenhove, Professor Textile Department, GHENT UNIVERSITY, Project Coordinator SYSTEX and Co-chair of the expert group on smart textiles of the European Technology Platform for Textiles and Clothing
 MICROFLEX Project: MEMS on New Emerging Smart Textiles/Flexibles
Dr. Steve Beeby, School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS), UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
 Sefar PowerMatrix - Smart Fabrics for Industrial Applications
Ivo Locher, Senior Project Manager New Businesses, SEFAR
 Stretchable Circuit Boards: A Soft Solution for Hardware Integration Beyond Lab Scale
Rene Vieroth, Fraunhofer-Institut für Zuverlässigkeit und Mikrointegration (IZM) System Integration and Interconnection Technologies (SIIT)
3:30 p.m.Networking break 
4-5:50 p.m.Developments in Applications Session - Each presentation is 20 minutes. The sessions will be followed by a 10 minute joint Q&A. 
 Opening remarks from the Chair: Stacey Burr, CEO TEXTRONICS and VP ADIDAS
 Innovation on a Pair of Shoes
Jose Luis Agell, CEO, Innovalley, Inc
 Subsequent Exploitation of Publicly Funded R&D
Christian Dalsgard, OHMATEX APS
 Regular Socks Real-Time Foot Temperature, Walking Distance and Heart Rate Monitoring
António Vieira, CEO, CeNTI - Center for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials
 
 Intelligent Textiles for Military Applications
Dr. Eugene Wilusz, Senior Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Scientist, US ARMY NATICK SOLDIER RD&E CENTER
 
 SensFloor® and SensFloor® Mats - Textile-based Large-area Sensor Systems
Christl Lauterbach, Managing Director, FUTURE-SHAPE GMBH
5:50 p.m.Networking Reception 

Wednesday 6 April 2011

   
8:00 a.m.Continental breakfast 
8:50 a.m.Opening remarks from the Chair:
Stacey Burr, CEO TEXTRONICS and VP ADIDAS
9:00 a.m.Emotional Fashion: Vibes and Buzz and Social Circuits
Anke Loh, Assistant Professor, THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
 
 Technology Advancements in Electronic Textile Properties 
9:30 a.m.Textile Sensing in Sports and Medical Areas
Akseli Reho, CEO, CLOTHING+
10:00 a.m.Fabric Based Novel Illuminations and Their Application
Dr. Uwe Möhring, Managing Director, TITV Greiz
10:30 a.m.Networking break 
11:00 a.m.Getting Smart(er): Technical Embroideries from Swiss Embroidery Specialist Forster Rohner AG
Dr. Jan Zimmermann, Head Technical Textiles, FORSTER ROHNER AG
11:30 a.m.Electronically Active Intelligent Yarn
Professor Tilak Dias, School of Art and Design, NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
12:00 p.m.Lunch will be served for speakers and delegates 
 Brand Owner Perspective 
1:00 p.m.The "Art" of Bringing e-Textile Innovations to Large Brands and Retailers"
Qaizar Hassonjee, VP Innovation, Wearable Sports Electronics, ADIDAS
 How do Smart Fabrics Apply to Different Sectors of the Population - Case Studies 
1:30 p.m.Smart Textile Technologies for Defense and First Responders
Catherine Rogan, Principal, SMART GARMENT PEOPLE
2:00 p.m.How Wearable Technology Can Enable Seniors
Jane McCann, Director, Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology (SCWT), UNIVERSITY OF WALES, NEWPORT
 
2:30 p.m.Networking break 
2:50-3:40 p.m.Active Fabrics -Each presentation is 20 minutes. The sessions will be followed by a 10 minute joint Q&A. 
 New Approaches for Enhancing the Thermal Performance and the Moisture Management of Protective Garments
Dr. Barbara Pause, TEXTILE TESTING & INNOVATION, LLC
 Smart Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Textile Applications - Latest Developments and Future Markets
Martin Bentz, Managing Director, OUTLAST EUROPE
 Collaborations Worldwide 
3:40 p.m.Creating a Reactive Stage Set and Costume
Prof. Robin E. Muller, NOVA SCOTIA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
4:10 p.m.Closing remarks from the Chair 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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