Technology Business Day

   

This event is directed at marketing managers, sales executives, company directors and senior managers who wish to obtain specialized information on the current status and future prospects of the laser technology markets. The information presented by industry insiders and market specialists is also of value to technology brokers, management consultants, market analysts and investors.

The European, American and Japanese markets for laser products are analyzed on the basis of market studies. A breakdown of the relevant sales regions is presented. Market forecasts are drawn up on the basis of current technological developments and end-user requirements. A closer look is taken at the automotive, metalworking and electronics industries as illustrative examples of the challenges that laser technology must solve in order to meet the requirements of manufacturing applications. These are then translated into the trends that laser technology will follow in future years.

The Technology Business Day is intended as a forum and platform for decision-makers tasked with devising product and business strategies, and as such forms a complement to the more technically oriented aspects of the AKL´08 Congress. An evening get-together rounds off the Technology Business Day, allowing participants to continue their exchange of ideas and opinions in an informal setting.

Wednesday May 7, 2008
from 13:00	Registration and light refreshments
14:00 - 18:30	Technology Business Day Chairman: Prof. Dr. Peter Loosen, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
14:00	European and Global Laser Markets Dr. Arnold Mayer, Optech Consulting, Tägerwilen (CH)
14:40	Laser Markets in USA David A. Belforte, Belforte Associates, Sturbridge (USA)
15:10	Laser Markets in Japan Prof. Dr. Isamu Miyamoto, Osaka University, Osaka (J)
15:40	Laser Applications and Markets in China Dr. Henry Peng, GE Global Research Center Shanghai, Shanghai (CN)
16:10 - 16:45	Coffee Break
16:45	Challenges and Trends of Laser Material Processing in Microtechnology Dr. Arnold Gillner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
17:15	Challenges and Trends of Laser Material Processing in Automotive Dr. Michael Zürn, Daimler AG, Stuttgart (D)
17:45	The Use of the Latest Solid-state Laser Technology for Innovative Products and Processes Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Wischmann, ThyssenKrupp Steel AG, Duisburg (D)
18:15 - 18:30	Discussion
19:00 - 22:30	Evening Event Get-Together (doors open 18:00) Ludwig Forum for International Art
Program subject to minor changes.