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Advanced Textiles ’10 gives voice to the new spirit and game-changing technologies in the textile industry. Our mission is to inspire you, and we’re bringing the network and knowledge together for you which showcases future-looking experts in the field of technical textiles. We have selected 25 exciting lectures by some of the most prestigious speakers from Europe and the U.S. They’ll cover a fascinating array of new applications in technical textiles industry, with cross-sectoral thinking that will shape the value chains of tomorrow.
Conference sessions will discuss the interdisciplinary and cross-section blending of technical textiles in the following industries:
- Natural fibers and fiber composites
- Products and technologies for medical applications
- Performance textiles in sports, wellness and healthcare
- Membranes and fabric structures in architecture
- Safety and protective textiles
- Technology solutions and material aspects
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Keynote Speakers:
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Frédérique Mutel
President & CEO, JEC
Topic: "World of Composites"
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Kim Glas
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and Apparel - U.S. Department of Commerce
Topic: U.S. industry's state-of-the-science advancements in protective and medical textile applications, their regional developments with global benefits and the special requirements that are mandated for product acceptance in the U.S. marketplace. |
Additional Speakers
Loek de Vries, President and CEO, TenCate, Netherlands Cheryl Gomes, Senior Engineer, QinetiQ, USA Dr. Liz Mallen, Impact Protection Program Leader Business Development Manager, Dow Corning Ltd., UK Jos van Hattum, Business Unit Manager, Protective Barriers, Norafin GmbH, Switzerland Philip Courtenay, Head of Apparel and Accessory Operations, Brand Adidas, Adidas AG, Switzerland Bruno van Hemelryck, Supramolecular Chemistry Development Manager, Arkema, France Manfred Wagner, Group Research and Development, Daimler, Germany Valery Dalle, Director of Research and Development, Cousin Biotech, France
*Speakers are subject to change
Read the latest AT '10 press release.
 Conference Location: UICP Espaces Congrés | 16 rue Jean Rey
75015 Paris, France | www.uicp.fr
Hotel: Hôtel Mercure Paris Suffren Tour Eiffel | 20 rue Jean Rey
75015 Paris, France | www.mercure.com
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Contact us if you are interested in participating, exhibiting, sponsoring
or attending:
Dr. Isa Hofmann, Press and Presentations info@ihofmann.com tel: + 49 11 890 59 640 fax: + 49 611 87086 Kristy Osman, Attending and Exhibiting klmeade@ifai.com tel: +1 651 225 6959 fax: +1 651 631 9334 AT '09 in Brussels - A Huge Success!
Advanced Textiles '09 in Brussells provided decision makers in the complex value chain of technical textiles with valuable business intelligence and face-to-face connections. AT '09 was specifically geared to company representatives whose core business is technical textiles. Examples of interesting applications in a variety of growth areas in technical textiles included: Smart textiles: Challenges + Bottlenecks + Panel Discussion; Medical Applications of Technical Textiles; Textile Membranes and Architecture; Transportation, Logistics, Automotive; Technology Solutions and Textile Surfaces.
Stay tuned for more information about IFAI Advanced Textiles 2010, 16-17 June in Paris, France.
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