Main Auditorium
7th OCTOBER
08:30 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:20
Welcome and opening
ELN, ACCIÓ (TBC)
- Joan Romero, ACCIÓ (ES): Welcome message
- Boel Wadman, RISE (SE) and Nikolaj Zangenberg, DTI (DK): Opening from the ELN
09:20 – 10:00
Policy session
Moderator: Riánsares López, ACCIÓ (ES)
- Julien Lecompagnon, BAM (DE) – SELENE: A COST Action Proposal on Methodology Coordination
- Across the Lightweighting Lifecycle
- Alexander Pogány, Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (AT)
- Johanna Scheper, BNN-ATIMA (AT)- InnoMatSyn: Innovative Materials Ecosystem for synergies of regional, national and EU initiatives
- Lena Killander, Vinnova (SE) – Lightweighting – a Strategic Enabler for Competitiveness, Resilience and Green Transition – a Swedish Perspective
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee Break
Will be served in the foyer adjacent to the auditorium.
10:30 – 12:00
Automotive I
Moderator: Katherna Shöps, RKW Sachsen (DE)
- Oriol Grau, Bcircular (ES) – Circular economy in compostes: Advanced materials from composites waste
- Fabian Hofstetter, SAG Group (AT) – Rheocasting – A lightweight solution at hand
- Amaya Igartua, TEKNIKER (ES) – High performance light alloys for automotive applications
- Alberto Gómez, Ficosa (ES), Lightweighting Electric Vehicle Batteries: From Copper to Aluminium Busbars
12:00 – 13:30
Aerospace
Moderator: Josep Costa, Universitat de Girona (ES)
- Peter Glaser, FACC AG (AT) – “Pull your weight”– Every gram of material on the product needs to have its purpose
- Christopher Wiednig, Voestalpine AG Metal Forming Division (AT) – From Microstructure to Component: Enabling Cost-Effective Deep Drawing of Titanium Sheet
- Daniel Claret, Composites ATE (ES) – NERTHUS: Fast-Cure Bio-Composites for Aerospace
- Dr. Mate Gaal (BAM) – Contact-free ultrasonic testing for aerospace
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch
Will be served in the foyer adjacent to the auditorium.
14:30 – 18:00
Lightweight Expo and Brokerage event
B2B Brokerage Event: Exhibiting is not only about visibility, it is about generating concrete business connections. Through the event’s B2B Brokerage platform, exhibitors turn their participation into scheduled, face-to-face meetings. Connect with companies, OEMs, technology centres and innovation projects to open real opportunities. The MAV Lightweight Expo is part of the ELN Conference’s international brokerage and B2B programme —putting your table at the centre of two days of business networking.
Main Auditorium
8th OCTOBER
08:30 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:30
Welcome and opening
09:30 – 11:00
Railway
Moderator: Ignasi Gómez-Belinchón, IN MOVE cluster (ES)
- Francisco Javier Vallejo, IDEKO (ES) – FROM LAB TO MARKET: Automated, Ultra-Fast and Clean Manufacturing of Fiberglass-Reinforced Polyester Components. A success story from low TRL to market-ready technology and startup creation
- Jaume Casals, Refisa (ES) – From Lightweight Composite to Industrialised Railway Components
- Robert Schlosser & Maximilian Denk, Leitz GmbH & Co. KG (AT) – High Precision in Lightweight – The way of manufacturing cutting tools for industrial woodworking
- Stefanie Brickwede, Mobility goes additive (DE) – AM & Lightweighting: huge potentials, great solutions
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
Will be served in the foyer adjacent to the auditorium.
11:30 – 13:00
Automotive II
Moderator: Iker Arroyo, Eurecat (ES)
- Pierre Daniel, Btech (ES) – Accelerating Fracture Simulation in Large Composite Structures
- Dr. Ing. František Simančík, Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK) – European Magnezium – a way for clean, competitive and sustainable lightening
- Carlos Muñoz, Gestamp (ES) – Lightweighting of Battery Enclosure Components
- Herfried Lammer, Head (AT) – High innovative lightweight sporting goods as technology platform for automotive
- Pierre Daniel, Btech (ES) – Accelerating Fracture Simulation in Large Composite Structures
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
Will be served in the foyer adjacent to the auditorium.
14:00 – 15:30
Defence, security and dual use technologies
Moderator: Stephany Rivero, AeroS Ecosystem (ES)
- Thomas Hipke (DE), Fraunhofer IWU – Defense systems , new developments at Fraunhofer IWU
- Manuel Grcía, 2M Engineering (ES) – From Automotive to Defence: Transferring Lightweight Engineering Capabilities
- Samanta Simon, AIRBUS GeoTech (ES) – Ultralight payloads: The challenges of flying onboard High-Altitude Platforms (HAPS)
- Stanislav Landa, Danish Technological Institute (DK) – Lightweight Ammunition Packaging: Strengthening Danish Manufacturing Capacity and Strategic Supply for Modern Defense
Rooms 3 and 4
7th OCTOBER
09:00 – 10:00
Lightweight Expo and Brokerage event
B2B Brokerage Event: Exhibiting is not only about visibility, it is about generating concrete business connections. Through the event’s B2B Brokerage platform, exhibitors turn their participation into scheduled, face-to-face meetings. Connect with companies, OEMs, technology centres and innovation projects to open real opportunities. The MAV Lightweight Expo is part of the ELN Conference’s international brokerage and B2B programme —putting your table at the centre of two days of business networking.
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee Break
Will be served in the foyer adjacent to the auditorium.
10:30 – 13:30
Lightweight Expo and Brokerage event
B2B Brokerage Event: Exhibiting is not only about visibility, it is about generating concrete business connections. Through the event’s B2B Brokerage platform, exhibitors turn their participation into scheduled, face-to-face meetings. Connect with companies, OEMs, technology centres and innovation projects to open real opportunities. The MAV Lightweight Expo is part of the ELN Conference’s international brokerage and B2B programme —putting your table at the centre of two days of business networking.
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch
Will be served in the foyer adjacent to the auditorium.
14:00 – 18:00
Lightweight Expo and Brokerage event
B2B Brokerage Event: Exhibiting is not only about visibility, it is about generating concrete business connections. Through the event’s B2B Brokerage platform, exhibitors turn their participation into scheduled, face-to-face meetings. Connect with companies, OEMs, technology centres and innovation projects to open real opportunities. The MAV Lightweight Expo is part of the ELN Conference’s international brokerage and B2B programme —putting your table at the centre of two days of business networking.
8th OCTOBER
09:30 – 11:00
Lightweight Expo and Brokerage event
B2B Brokerage Event: Exhibiting is not only about visibility, it is about generating concrete business connections. Through the event’s B2B Brokerage platform, exhibitors turn their participation into scheduled, face-to-face meetings. Connect with companies, OEMs, technology centres and innovation projects to open real opportunities. The MAV Lightweight Expo is part of the ELN Conference’s international brokerage and B2B programme —putting your table at the centre of two days of business networking.
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
Will be served in the foyer adjacent to the auditorium.
11:30 – 13:00
Lightweight Expo and Brokerage event
B2B Brokerage Event: Exhibiting is not only about visibility, it is about generating concrete business connections. Through the event’s B2B Brokerage platform, exhibitors turn their participation into scheduled, face-to-face meetings. Connect with companies, OEMs, technology centres and innovation projects to open real opportunities. The MAV Lightweight Expo is part of the ELN Conference’s international brokerage and B2B programme —putting your table at the centre of two days of business networking.
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
Will be served in the foyer adjacent to the auditorium.
14:00 – 17:30
Lightweight Expo and Brokerage event
B2B Brokerage Event: Exhibiting is not only about visibility, it is about generating concrete business connections. Through the event’s B2B Brokerage platform, exhibitors turn their participation into scheduled, face-to-face meetings. Connect with companies, OEMs, technology centres and innovation projects to open real opportunities. The MAV Lightweight Expo is part of the ELN Conference’s international brokerage and B2B programme —putting your table at the centre of two days of business networking.
Rooms 5 and 6
7th OCTOBER
09:00 – 10:00
Brokerage event
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee Break
Will be served in the foyer adjacent to the auditorium.
10:30 – 13:30
Brokerage event
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch
Will be served in the foyer adjacent to the auditorium.
14:00 – 15:30
Room 5
Lightweight EU project workshop
Room 6
Brokerage event
15:30 – 18:00
Room 5
ELCA General Assembly
Room 6
Brokerage event
8th OCTOBER
09:00 – 11:00
Brokerage event
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
Will be served in the foyer adjacent to the auditorium.
11:30 – 13:00
Brokerage event
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
Will be served in the foyer adjacent to the auditorium.
14:00 – 15:30
Brokerage event
15:30 – 17:30
Room 5
ELN workshops
Room 6
Brokerage event