Agenda

Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013

Track 1		Track 2		Track 3
	Keynote
09:00	IDTechEx Energy Harvesting and Wireless Sensors: Solutions for Building Automation and Civil Infrastructure Dr Harry Zervos, Senior Technology Analyst IDTechEx United Kingdom
09:15	GE Energy Germany GmbH Wireless Sensor Deployments in Industrial Applications Dr Thomas Kafka, Field Application Engineer GE Energy Germany GmbH Germany
09:40	Shell Global Solutions Oil and Gas Asset Integrity Monitoring Mr Brian de Vuijst, Frontier Automation Engineer Shell Global Solutions Netherlands
10:05	ABB WiTemp Wireless Temperature Transmitter for Process Industry Applications Powered by Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting - Field Trial Results Dr Kai Koenig, Scientist ABB Germany
10:30	AWARDS
10:55	Break		Civil Infrastructure and Building Automation
11:30	Freescale Semiconductor The Role of Sensor Fusion in the Internet of Things (IoT) Mr Kaivan Karimi, Sr Product Marketing Manager Freescale Semiconductor United States	11:30	Kieback&Peter En:keys - A Total New Approach in Residential Energy Efficiency Mr Hans Symanczik, Sales & Marketing Manager Kieback&Peter Germany
11:55	Sentec Ltd Finding Energy Harvesting Applications and Getting Them to Market Mr Edward Taylor, Technology Developer Sentec Ltd United Kingdom	11:55	HORATIO GmbH Energy Harvesting and Access Control Mr Martin Immke, CEO HORATIO GmbH Germany
12:20	CSEM Energy-autonomous Wireless Sensor Networks for Critical Applications Dr Philippe Dallemagne, Deputy Section Head CSEM Switzerland	12:20	Nanyang Technological University Energy Harvesting Research for Sustainable Smart Wireless Systems in Built Environments Dr Yen Kheng Tan, Research Scientist Nanyang Technological University Singapore
12:45	Linear Technology/Dust Networks Ultra Low Power, Highly Reliable Wireless Sensor Networks Ms Joy Weiss, President Linear Technology/Dust Networks United States	12:45	Connode Using Radio in Large-scale Smart Metering Today and Tomorrow- the Practical Experience from Scandinavia and the Ongoing Transition into Full IP-v6 Internet of Things Michael Westberg, Head of Sales and Marketing Connode Sweden
13:10	Lunch	13:10	Lunch
	WSN, RTLS and the Internet of Things				Stretchable and Textile Electronics
14:40	Libelium Why the Internet of Things is the Next Tech Revolution Javier Martinez, Sales & Business Development Manager Libelium Spain	14:40	EnOcean GmbH Long Range Energy Harvesting Radio Sensors for Outdoor Applications Mr Frank Schmidt, CTO and Founder EnOcean GmbH Germany	14:40	Ohmatex ApS Harvesting and Storing Solar Energy in Fibre Form Mr Christian Dalsgaard, Founder Ohmatex ApS Denmark
15:05	Fraunhofer IPMS A Smart UHF RFID Sensor System for High-Temperature Measurements in Switchgears Dr Ralf Hildebrandt, Researcher Fraunhofer IPMS Germany	15:05	OptiXtal Introducing the GreenPatch®: A Flexible Integrated Device to Sense, Advice and Actuate Lighting and HVAC Controls to Reduce Building Energy Use Dr Sagar Venkateswaran, President OptiXtal United States	15:05	Hong Kong Polytechnic University Soft Fabric Strain and Pressure, Sensors and Applications Prof Xiaoming Tao, Chair Professor of Textile Technology Hong Kong Polytechnic University China
	Solar Harvesting		Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting
15:30	SolarPrint and Analog Devices Inc. Light Energy Harvesting - a Systems Approach. Power Management, Operating Performance and Design of High Performance Light Energy Harvesting Applications Mr Roy Horgan, Business Development Director SolarPrint and Analog Devices Inc. Ireland	15:30	Laird Technologies Thermal Energy Harvesting for Embedded Wireless Solutions Mr Bob Collins, VP of Business Development Laird Technologies United States	15:30	University of Southampton Screen Printing for Energy Harvesting: from Aeronautic to Textile Applications Dr Steve Beeby, Reader University of Southampton United Kingdom
	Ultra Low Power Electronics
15:55	Microsemi Medical Wireless Sensors and Energy Harvesting from Human Body Mr Reghu Rajan, Technical Marketing Manager Microsemi United States	15:55	Marlow Industries Thermal Energy Harvesting in Volume Mr Stefan Ikelman, Market Manager Marlow Industries United States	15:55	Auckland Bioengineering Institute A Walk Towards Wearable Energy Harvesters Dr Thomas McKay, Research Fellow Auckland Bioengineering Institute New Zealand
16:20	Break	16:20	Break
			Industrial Automation		Wireless Charging Systems
16:55	Canova Tech Build Your Own Integrated Circuit: A Viable Approach in Energy Harvesting Applications for Performances Optimization and Protection of Intellectual Properties Dr Alessandro Ingrassia, General Manager Canova Tech Italy	16:55	GENESI Green Sensor Networks for Structural Health Monitoring Dr Nirvana Meratnia, GENESI The Netherlands	16:55	Nissha Europe GmbH Applying Printing Technologies to Wireless Charging Systems Mr Yoshihiro Nii, Delegator Nissha Europe GmbH United Kingdom
	Applications of EH/WSN				The Internet of Things
17:20	IDOM Towards Smart Viticulture: a Decision Support System for Optimizing Pesticide use in Vineyards Based on WSN Eduardo Diaz Marcelo, IDOM Spain	17:20	WiBRATE Wireless, Self-Powered Vibration Monitoring and Control for Complex Industrial Systems Prof. Dr. Paul J.M. Havinga, University of Twente WiBRATE The Netherlands	17:20	Thin Film Electronics ASA Printed Sensor Tags and Smart Objects Dr Davor Sutija, CEO Thin Film Electronics ASA Norway
17:45	TRW Conekt Hype versus Reality: What Makes an Energy Harvesting Device Genuinely Useful in the Real World? Mr Roger J Hazelden, Technology Leader Sensors & Optoelectronics TRW Conekt United Kingdom	17:45	University of Applied Sciences Aschaffenburg Practical Studies of Harvesting Technologies and Data Transmission in Industrial Environments Ralf Zentgraf, Project Engineer University of Applied Sciences Aschaffenburg Germany	17:45	CREATE-NET From Reality to 'Virtuality': Printed Storage Devices for the Internet of Things Dr Andrey Somov, Researcher CREATE-NET Italy
			Energy Harvesting Special Interest Group
18:10	Vectron International Passive (battery-less) Wireless Surface Acoustic Wave Thermometer Dr Sabah Sabah, Product Marketing Manager Vectron International United States	18:10	Chairman, TSB EH Special Interest Group Advisory Committee TSB Support for EH in the UK Mr Roy Freeland, President Chairman, TSB EH Special Interest Group Advisory Committee United Kingdom	18:10	Day 1 ends
18:35	Day 1 ends	18:25	Day 1 ends

Thursday, 18 Apr 2013

Track 1		Track 2		Supercapacitors
	Energy Harvesting and NFC		Photovoltaics		New Applications
09:00	STMicroelectronics Low Cost NFC/RFID Link with Energy Harvesting in Factory Automation, Building and Health Applications Mr Yvon Gourdou, Application and Marketing Manager STMicroelectronics Germany	09:00	IDTechEx Printed Electronics in Photovoltaic Technologies: Market Forecasts 2013-2023 Dr Harry Zervos, Senior Technology Analyst IDTechEx United Kingdom	09:00	IDTechEx Supercapacitors Replace Batteries Mr Franco Gonzalez, Technology Analyst IDTechEx United Kingdom
	Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting
09:25	Algra AG Dynapic® Wireless - The Button for a Lifetime Mr Sven Mumenthaler, Head of R&D Algra AG Switzerland	09:25	TOTAL S.A. - Gas & Power Chances of Success for Organic PV in the Dominancy of Crystalline Silicon Dr Marc Vermeersch, Head of Dept. Solar & New Energies TOTAL S.A. - Gas & Power France	09:25	LAAS-CNRS Supercapacitors for Battery-free Wireless Sensor Networks Deployed in Airliners Prof Jean-Marie Dilhac, LAAS-CNRS France
09:50	EnerBee Ultra-slow Movement Piezo-magnetic Harvesting Prof Jerome Delamare, Professor - Grenoble-INP EnerBee France	09:50	Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd. Domestic Solar Energy Generation and Storage Dr Emma Kendrick, Research Supervisor Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd. United Kingdom	09:50	Skeleton Technologies OU Ultracapacitors and Customer Requirements: Shift in Farad-driven Paradigm Mr Taavi Madiberk, Skeleton Technologies OU Estonia
					Improving Performance
10:15	Italian Institute of Technology @ POLITO Micro and Nano-structured Piezoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting Applications Dr Giancarlo Canavese, Researcher Italian Institute of Technology @ POLITO Italy	10:15	Armor Sustainable Energies (ASE) OPV, an Industrial Reality Mr Francois Barreau, Marketing Manager/Business Development Armor Sustainable Energies (ASE) France	10:15	Shanghai Shi Long High-Tech Co Ltd The Development and Application of Supercapacitor Separator Mr Jirong Dong, Deputy General Manager Shanghai Shi Long High-Tech Co Ltd China
10:40	Break	10:40	Break	10:40	Break
11:15	Fraunhofer IIS Voltage Converter Circuits for Energy Harvesting Transducers Dr Peter Spies, Head of Integrated Energy Supplies Fraunhofer IIS Germany	11:15	Solvay Interox Solution Processed Organic Photovoltaics Dr Marie-Beatrice Madec, OPV Scientist Solvay Interox United Kingdom	11:15	Elbit Systems Land & C4I Towards Closing the Gap Between Aqueous and Organic Technology - Elbit Systems High-power, Low-cost Aqueous Electrochemical Supercapacitors Dr Ervin Tal-Gutelmacher, Senior Scientist Elbit Systems Land & C4I Israel
	Vibration Energy Harvesting
11:40	Adaptamat Oy Vibration Energy Harvesting with a Magnetic Shape Memory (MSM) Alloy Harvester Antti Niskanen, Application Development Engineer Adaptamat Oy Finland	11:40	Fluxim AG Advanced Opto-electrical Characterization of Solar Cells Dr Beat Ruhstaller, CEO Fluxim AG Switzerland	11:40	Cellergy Pulse Supercapacitors Take Market Share from Tantalums Mr Eli Alon, CTO Cellergy Israel
12:05	Boston University Exploiting Nonlinear Mechanisms for Harvesting Vibration Energy Thomas Howe, Researcher Boston University United States	12:05	DisaSolar Organic Photovoltaics Laurence Dassas, Technical Director DisaSolar France	12:05	Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Hierarchical Graphene-Based Materials for High-Performance Supercapacitors Dr Xinliang Feng, Project Leader, Graphite Group Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Germany
	Mechanical Actuated Energy Harvesting
12:30	ZF Friedrichshafen AG New Ways of RF Data Transmission by High-efficiency Power Generators Arno Erzberger, Product Manager Industrial Solutions ZF Friedrichshafen AG Germany	12:30	Solar Press Commercialising Flexible Organic Photovoltaics for Effective Energy Harvesting Dr Jonathan Halls, CTO Solar Press United Kingdom	12:30	Yunasko Yunasko Supercapacitors - the Best Choice to Get Both High Power and Energy Density Dr Natalia Stryzhakova, Deputy R&D Director of Yunasko Ukraine Yunasko Ukraine
12:55	Lunch	12:55	Lunch	12:55	Lunch
					New Formats
14:05	Wroclaw University of Technology Electric Power and Digital Data Interface Through Ultrasonic Vibrations using Magnetostrictive Actuators and Harvesters Dr Daniel Lewandowski, Researcher Wroclaw University of Technology Poland	14:05	Sonnenrepublik Gmbh Novel Solar Based Modular Device Platform for Energy Harvesting Applications Dr Oliver Lang, Director Sonnenrepublik Gmbh Germany	14:05	VTT Supercapacitors with Aqueous Electrolyte Made by Printing on Paperboard Mr Jari Keskinen, Senior Research Scientist VTT Finland
	Wireless Power Transfer
14:30	WiTricity Corporation Advances in Wireless Power Transfer Over Distance Mr David Schatz, Director of Business Development WiTricity Corporation United States	14:30	SENTECH Instruments ALD Process Technology and Optical Metrology for Flexible Electronics Dr Hassan Gargouri SENTECH Instruments Germany	14:30	Imperial College London Structural Supercapacitors Dr Natasha Shirshova, Research Fellow Imperial College London United Kingdom
					Safety
14:55	Imperial College London Powering Sensors Using Ambient or Directed Electromagnetic Fields Dr Paul D Mitcheson, Lecturer Imperial College London United Kingdom	14:55	TU Ilmenau Maturing Polymer Solar Cells Dr Harald Hoppe, OPV Research Group TU Ilmenau Germany	14:55	HEL Ltd Thermal Management Data for Supercapacitors and Batteries, to Avoid Thermal Runaway Mr Jasbir Singh, Founder and Managing Director HEL Ltd United Kingdom
	Batteries - New Breakthroughs
15:20	CEA-LETI Battery Monitoring System Using Switching Battery Cells Dr Ghislain Despesse, Researcher CEA-LETI France	15:20	ProNet Energy Latest Achievements in R2R Process Technology for Slot Die OPV Production Mr Dieter Teckhaus, Managing Director ProNet Energy Germany	15:20	Hutchinson GmbH Safer Supercapacitors for Automotive Applications Michael Mussler, Team Leader Product Management High Pressure Hutchinson GmbH Germany
					Manufacturing
15:45	Saft Batteries Energy Sources and Storage for Sensor Applications Mr Wayne Pitt, New Business Development Manager Saft Batteries France	15:45	Fraunhofer COMEDD Small Molecule PV Dr Christian May, Business Manager Organic Materials and Systems Fraunhofer COMEDD Germany	15:45	Leybold Optics Major Process Steps to Improve the Performance of Metalized Capacitor Films Dr Anye Chifen, Leybold Optics Germany
16:10	Break	16:10	Track 2 ends	16:10	Break
	Closing Keynotes				Closing Keynotes
16:40	OSRAM Energy-efficient Lighting Solutions Including Intelligent Lighting Control Oliver Prietze, Senior Director OSRAM Germany			16:40	CAP-XX Ltd Supercapacitors in Micro-Hybrid Vehicles Improve Performance and Reduce Battery Size and Cost Mr Anthony Kongats, CEO CAP-XX Ltd Australia
17:05	University of Freiburg - IMTEK Micro Energy Harvesting in Traffic Infrastructure, and as a Chance in Automobile Applications Dr Michael Kroener, Group Manager University of Freiburg - IMTEK Germany			17:05	Supercapacitor track ends
17:30	IDTechEx Closing Comments Mr Raghu Das, CEO IDTechEx United Kingdom
17:55	Day 2 ends