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Agenda

Registration starts at 8:30 am


Workshop Location
Registration Hall Level, Room 44
Address: International Congress Centrum (ICC) Berlin, Neue Kantstraße / Ecke Messedamm, D-14057 Berlin
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Keynotes
Assessment and Case Studies of Opportunities for SMEs in New Transport Solutions

Chair: IDTechEx
09:00  
Welcome by project chair and overview of project INTRASME
Professor David Morris, Coventry University Enterprises, UK
09:15  
Pure and hybrid electric vehicles for land, sea and air forecasts 2013-2020
Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx, UK
  • Electric vehicles land, sea and air: an expanded view
  • Opportunities and technical challenges
  • Forecasts pure and hybrid vehicles for land, sea and air 2013-2020
09:35  
The Future of Electric Vehicles: Perspectives from a vehicle maker
Mr. Francisco Carranza Sierra, Manager External Affairs Europe, Nissan, France
  • Current status of market uptake of electric vehicles in Europe
  • Need for partnerships in order to move the whole of society towards the zero emissions model of mobility
  • Barriers for a wider uptake and actions in place to overcome those barriers
09:55  
Can SMEs challenge traditional supply chain structures?
New Opportunities in electro mobility
Dr Pietro Perlo, IFEVS and Torino e-District, Italy
10:15  
Group discussion pure and hybrid electric vehicle outlook (IDTechEx, Nissan, Coventry University Enterprises, IFEVS)
  • Barriers to market
  • Accessing/exploiting R&D
10:35   Refreshment break
     

Session 1. Land Electric Vehicle: Full Vehicle or Component, Case Studies and Opportunities

Chair: Coventry University Enterprises
10:55  
Case studies and opportunities from land electric vehicles. An analysis of successful case studies of success from SME companies.
Mr. Franco Gonzalez, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx, UK
11:15  
How electric bicycles are paving the way for e-mobility
Mr. Jakub Ditrich, Managing Director, ekolo.cz, Czech Republic
  • Electric bicycle in 2013 - standard product or niche market? What the market does offer today and what will we see in the very near future?
  • (e)bike - is it about fuel price, infrastructure or my decision? And upgraded batteries last much longer.
  • More EU regulations - what brings the latest bureaucracy to the ebike market development?
11:35  
Complete case study of developments by a SME of full vehicle or main component system
George Vukojicic, Regional Manager Europe, LiTHIUM BALANCE A/S, Denmark
  • Short introduction to LiTHIUM BALANCE including who we are and what we do
  • Our original strategy for growth with its assumptions
  • Our actual strategy for growth and the realities of the greentech business area
  • Survival tips
11:55  
The Colibri Microcar: A vision turns real
Mr. Thomas de los Santos, Innovative Mobility Automobile GmbH, Germany
  • An overview of our electric one-seater and the competition
  • About Innovative Mobility Automobile
12:15  
Developing solutions for EV charging infrastructure - Auroniks innovative software
Mr. Ralf Fischer, Managing Director, Auronik GmbH, Germany
  • ISO15118 and DIN70121 compliant charging software - Auronik ECommStack
  • PWM and PLC hardware according to HomePlug - GreenPhyAuronik EVAcharge boards
  • The "Golden EV Device" - a charging station test system for ISO15118 and DIN70121 compliant charging
12:35  
Energy Caps Project
Dr Natalia Stryzhakova, Deputy R&D Director, Yunasko, Ukraine
  • Supercapacitors are a way to extend the lifetime of lithium batteries
  • Hybrid supercapacitors should be able to replace batteries in start and stop, hybrid and plug in hybrids
  • Energy Caps will charge much faster than batteries
12:55  
Panel discussion with chair (IDTechEx /Coventry University Enterprises/ IFEVS) and SME's
13:15   Lunch
     

Session 2. European Union R&D Support for SMEs

Chair: IDTechEx
14:15  
FP7 and Horizon 2020 R&D programmes in e-mobility - What can EU R&D projects do for SMEs?
Prof Chris Pickering, Dr Neil Adams - Innovation Bridge Consulting
14:35  
Q&A session (Innovation Bridge Consulting)
     

Session 3. Light Electric Aircraft and Water Electric Vehicle Case Studies and Opportunities

14:55  
Case studies and opportunities from air and water electric vehicles
Analysis of Case Studies of success from SME companies
Mr. Franco Gonzalez, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx, UK
15:15  
Volocopter: Aviation pioneering - Aviation future
Mr. Alexander Zosel, e-volo GmbH, Germany
  • The first flight with an all electric VTOL
  • R&D history
  • What is a volocopter
  • Advantages volocopter
  • Volocopter vs. helicopter
  • Applications 2-seater volocopter for the european "ultralight aircraft" market 1-seater volocopter for the US "ultralight vehicle" market - VC 007 - James Bond action movie
15:35   Refreshment break
     
15:55  
Challenges of aircraft hybridization
Mr. Pascal Chretien, TetrAero
  • Hybridization of aerial vehicles
  • Challenges to convert innovation into production and related IP issues
  • Challenges to convert innovation into production
 16:15  
Panel discussion with chair (IDTechEx, IFEVS, Coventry University Enterprises) and SME's
16:25  
Closure speech B and next steps (IDTechEx)
16:30  
Workshop ends