100 attendees from 14 countries at the US-European Advanced Textiles Entrepreneur Networking Conference June 12–13 2008 in Berlin. Animated debates and bilateral discussions branded the event. The assessment from the audience was extremely positive. The conference had been supported by major European and US institutions. Further editions are planned in the future.
- Jonathan Bensky,
Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs at the US Mission to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium
Download speech (PDF) - Maria A. D'Andrea,
Supervisor Eastern Hemispere, Office of Textiles and Apparel, International Trade Administration, US Department of Commerce, Washington, USA
Download speech (PDF) - Friedrich Weninger,
Vice President GM Business Unit Textile Fibers Lenzing AG, Lenzing Austria
"Innovation and sustainability in accordance"
Download speech (PDF) - Aurelio Fassi,
CEO Mectex S.p.A. and
Gabriele Fassi,
Director R&D, Mectex, Italy
"Advanced plasma coatings from high performance to medical applications"
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Download speech 2 (PDF) - Dipl.-Ing. Altan Arslan,
Texcon GmbH, Germany
"Innovative developments in waterfree coulouring systems"
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President Texbor S.A., Spain
Watch video - Dipl-Ing. Patrick Schiebel,
Faserinstitut Bremen, Germany
"Textiles perform technologies from the aviation – chances and challenges of the automotive sector"
Download speech (PDF) - Hartwig Birszwilks,
Director Marketing & Sales, Julius Heywinkel GmbH, Germany
"Future applications of double wall fabrics"
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CEO SolarNext AG, Germany
"Ultralight roof systems and solar technologies for membrane structures"
Download speech (PDF) - Gerrit A. Koele,
Program Manager Digital Finishing, Project Coordinator DIGITEX, Board Member Xennia, TenCate, The Netherlands
"Digital Finishing will change the world of Advanced Textiles: Inkjet Technology in the Textile Industry"
Download speech (PDF) - Graham Budden,
Senior Technical Service Chemist, Dow Corning, UK
"The Active Protection System: A Smart Impact Protection Textile"
Download speech (PDF) - Qaizar Hassonjee,
Chief Development & Commercial Officer, Textronics Inc., USA
"Wearable health monitoring systems: challenges and opportunities"
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Senior Technology Transfer Officer, ESA – European Space Agency, The Netherlands
"Interdisciplinary knowledge transfer: From aerospace to daily applications"
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Manageing Director Safety and Protective Products Division, IFAI, USA
"Technical textiles in safety & protective applications"
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Director of Design-Led Innovation at Philips Design & Lucy McRae, body architect in the soft technology program at Philips Design, Eindhoven, The Netherlands