Graphene Composite Innovation Day

On 12 October in Trento, Italy, the Graphene Composite Innovation Day will gather European innovative start-ups and leading research organisations in the sector.

Registration

The event is free of charge but registration is mandatory. Please register here.

Program

Poster Session open for applications
If you wish to bring a poster and/or a prototype please indicate so in your registration
(Register -> attendee -> bring poster yes/no -> prototype yes/no -> description prototype).

For all organisational matters, please contact matteo.cevese@trentinoinnovation.eu
For all scientific matters, please contact nicola.pugno@unitn.it

Introduction: Graphene, material for the future

• 08:30 – 09:00 Registration
• 09:00 – 09:15 Welcome by Hub Innovation Trentino HIT 
• 09:15 – 09:40 Graphene as material for substitution, Pier Luigi Franceschini, CLC South General Manager of EIT RawMaterials
• 09:40 – 10:00 Vincenzo Palermom, Unit on Advanced Materials of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) & Graphene Flagship 

Highlights from the labs: the future of Graphene

Research to Innovation (TRL 1-3)

• 10:00 – 10:30 Bio-inspired products – Nicola Pugno, Professor, Laboratory of Bio-Inspired & Graphene Nanomechanics, University of Trento
• 10:30 – 11:00 Costas Galiotis, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras – Graphene Flagship 
• 11:00 – 11:30 [TBD] presentation
• 11:30 – 12:00 coffee break

Graphene today: industry keynote/panel

Innovation to Market (TRL 7-9)

• 12:00 – 12:45 Keynote from industries on current Graphene market and future market trends.
• 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
• Demo area + poster session

Innovation Garden: Start-ups and SMEs doing business with Graphene

Technologies and business models disrupting the market (TRL 4-6)

This session aims to highlight the best start-ups/SMEs from EIT RawMaterials and Graphene Flagship network. 
Invited attendees: start-ups/SMEs, partners and investors.

• 14:30 – 14:45 Introduction to afternoon session.
• 15:00 – 15:15 Pitch 1 – start-up/SME
• 15:30 – 15:45 Pitch 2 – start-up/SME
• 15:45 – 16:00 Pitch 3 – start-up/SME
• 16:00 – 16:15 Pitch 4 – start-up/SME
• 16:15 – 16:30 Pitch 5 – start-up/SME
• Jury: investors and industry
• 16:30 – 17:30 Coffee break
• Demo area + poster session + space for matchmaking
• 17:30 – 17:45 Conclusions, reminders call to action and prize assignment to best poster + best start-up/SME
• 19:30: Social dinner
  Dinner is open to all participants. Details will be provided later.