Technology Business Day
The Technology Business Day has been designed for marketing managers, sales executives, company directors and senior managers who wish to obtain selective information on the current status and future prospects of 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 Asian markets for laser products are analyzed on the basis of market studies. A breakdown of the different relevant sales regions is presented. Market forecasts are created on the basis of current technological developments and end user requirements. Moreover, industry experts take a closer look at challenges laser technology must face by using examples from individual branches of the industry. From this trends can be derived, those which will shape laser technology in the future.
The Technology Business Day is intended as a forum and platform for decision-makers who devise product and business strategies, and as such complements the more technically oriented aspects of the AKL´12 Congress. The participants of TBT´12 can continue to exchange their ideas and opinions in a more informal setting at the evening dinner directly afterwards.
| Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | ||||||||
| from 11:30 | Registration and Light Refreshments |
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| 12:30 - 14:30 | Laser Markets in Europe, USA and China Chairman: Prof. Peter Loosen, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D) 12:30 Dr. Christoph Ullmann VDMA/Laserline GmbH, Mühlheim (D) Worldwide and European Laser Markets 13:00 David A. Belforte Belforte Associates, Sturbridge (USA) Laser Markets in USA 13:30 Günther Weinmann TRUMPF (China) Co., Ltd. (CN) Laser Markets in China 14:00 Panel Discussion |
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| 14:30 - 15:00 | Coffee Break | |||||||
| 15:00 - 17:00 | Material Trends and Technological Challenges for Laser Applications Chairman: Prof. Peter Loosen, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D) 15:00 Dr. Martin H. Sommer, SGL CARBON GmbH, Wiesbaden (D) Carbon for Cutting-edge Technologies 15:30 Prof. Dr. Oliver Kraft, Institut für angewandte Materialien KIT, Karlsruhe (D) Material Developments in Micro- and Nano Technology 16:00 Heiko Specht, Heraeus Holding GmbH, Hanau (D) Materials for Medical Implants 16:30 Panel Discussion |
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| 19:00 - 23:00 doors open 18:30 |
Dinner with Presentation of the »Innovation Award Laser Technology 2012« in the Coronation Hall of Aachen´s Town Hall |
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| Program subject to minor changes. | ||||||||
