JEC Summit Sports & Health – Connect to start in less than a week. Full Program available
Paris, December 3, 2020 – JEC SUMMIT SPORTS & HEALTH – CONNECT, the new online event platform devoted to medical and sports equipment manufacturers using composites, is only five days away. Here’s the full program.
December 8
Current Trends and Innovations in Sports & Health Composite Applications – Part 1
Ski, surf, swing! From winter sports, to water activities, to tracks, composite materials are omnipresent in physical activities, through equipment but also medical devices for users. Whether for amateurs or professionals, for able-bodied athletes or handicapable ones, composite materials’ unique properties have made them a staple of innovative projects in these fields. This session will give an outlook into current and future endeavors involving composite materials.
3 pm – 3:30 pm : Workshop by Mitsui Chemicals Europe (Germany)
Presented by Christos Karatzias Business Development Manager New Business Development Division on the subject of “Carbon Fiber meets Polypropylene – Improving Performance and New Opportunities for Thermoplastic Composites”
4 pm – 4:25 pm: Keynote session
The topic of “How Using Composites Changed the Way Golf Head Components are made” will be tackled during the keynote, hosted by Dominic LeBlanc, Senior Concept Engineer (USA) at Callaway Golf, with Dale Brosius, CCO of IACMI, as moderator.
4:25 pm – 5:10 pm: Industry session
Bjorn Ivar Austrem, Technical Director at Madshus (Norway), will present the topic “How Carbon Fiber Can Make a Seriously Fast Ski Even Faster!”. Laurine Calistri, Research Engineer at Proteor (France), will also give her input on “Easyrun Running Blade: How to Innovate in the Prosthesis Field, Outside the Scope of Standard Use.” The session will also include a presentation from the Event Sponsor, Suprem, on the subject of “Thermoplastic composite materials for Sports & Health”, by Anatole Gilliot, the CEO.
5:40 pm – 6:10 pm: Startup pitches
- Mercuris (Germany) |The Digitalization of Orthopedic Technology
Speaker: Franziska Glas, Project Manager & Quality Assurance - Arevo/Superstrata (USA) | Making the World Lighter
Speaker: Sonny Vu, CEO
December 9
Current Trends and Innovations in Sports & Health Composite Applications – Part 2
Composite materials have enabled athletes from all over the world, and through a wide variety of disciplines, to optimize their performance all while ensuring safety. Their lightweight and resistant qualities have allowed composites to be used to create or upgrade sports equipment, and protect athletes. Last but not least, composite materials also make it possible to incomparably improve quality of life, and this session will explore how they can help provide equipment that will end up turning someone’s life around.
3 pm – 3:30 pm: Workshop by Helicoid Industries (USA)
Presented by Anthony Bert, Europe Sales & Project Director on the subject of “Bio-Mimetic Disruptive Technology Boosting Composites Impact Strength”
4 pm – 4:25 pm: Keynote session
Christophe Lecomte, Director of Biomechanical Solutions R&D, at Össur (Iceland) along with Fleur Jong, Professional Sprinter, and Co-founder of the Para Athletics Foundation (Netherlands) on “Developing Sports Specific Prosthesis: From Concept to Finished Product with Composites.” This keynote will offer an exclusive viewpoint and feedback from an athlete with an engineering perspective and outlook on lower limb prosthetics’ future developments.
4:25 pm – 5:10 pm: Industry session
Julien Duplay, Composites Methods Engineer at Decathlon (France) on ” From Eco-design to Eco-innovation.” And Eric Jackson from Apex Watercraft will discuss “Using Advanced Composites to Advance Kayak Design.” And a presentation of “Thermoplastic composite materials for Sports & Leisure” by Anatole Gilliot, CEO of Suprem
5:40 pm – 6:10 pm : Startup pitches
- ProsFit (Bulgaria) : Providing Accessible, Affordable & Comfortable Prosthetics
Speaker: Krasimir Nikolov, Engineering & Supply Chain - Alchemy (Greece) : Designing & Manufacturing the Best Carbon Fiber Fins
Speaker: Dimitrios Pantazis - moi composites (Italy) : Freeforming 3D Print, On-demand, High-performance Advanced Composite Objects
Speaker: Gabriele Natale, CEO
December 10
Challenges and Opportunities for Sports & Health Applications with Composites
Radiolucent, offering high strength-per-weight and stiffness-per-weight ratios, corrosion resistant, and avoid scratching other sensitive materials such as orthopedic implant bearing surfaces, composite materials are a key part of the future of the Sports & Health fields.This session will delve into these aspects as well as their ability to be tailored to meet the needs of specific medical devices and sports equipment, customizable for athletes or patients.
3 pm – 3:30 pm: Workshop by EuraMaterials
Presented by Stéphan Vérin, General Secretary on the topic of “Materiolympic 2024 & EuraMaterials: New Opportunities for Materials Processing Industries”
4 pm – 4:25 pm: Keynote session
A keynote by Damiano Salvatori, Materials Research Engineer at Straumann Group (Switzerland), will kick off the day to speak about “Removable Orthodontic Appliances: State of the Art and Material Requirements”
4:25 pm – 5:10 pm: Industry session
Maximilien Segl, Principal Expert Composites, and Johannes Wölper Development Engineer at Ottobock (Germany) will present the industry session with the topic « From Medical Aid to Sports Equipment: Sprint/Long Jump Prosthesis.” Matthew Dickinson, Course leader at the University of Central Lancashire (UK), will also share his insights The session will also include a presentation from the Event Sponsor, Suprem, on the subject of “Thermoplastic composite materials for Health and Medical”, by Anatole Gilliot, the CEO.
5:40 pm – 6:10 pm: Startup pitches
- Checkerspot/WNDR Alpine (USA): Designing for Performance in a Post-Petroleum World
Speaker: Charles Dimmler, CEO & Co-founder - Ambrocio (Finland) : Repeating Nature and The Future of Implanting
Speaker: Julia Kulkova, CEO - Nairoby (Argentina): Redesigning the Sports Equipment Industry to Make the Whole Sports Experience Circular
Speaker: Matias Lanfranconi, Co-Founder & CTO
Among the participating companies
ALL TRIANGLES – AMER SPORTS SALOMON – APEX WATERCRAFT – BABOLAT – BAUER HOCKEY- BELFORTHOPEDIE – BURTON SNOWBOARDS – C6 BOARDS – CALLAWAY GOLF – CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L. – CCM HOCKEY – CYFAC INTERNATIONAL – DECATHLON – DIAMANT – FACNOR – FOCUS BIKES – GERFLOR – JP-AUSTRALIA – LAGARRIGUE ORTHOPEDIE – L-TEC SPORT – LUXOTTICA – MADSHUS – MAVIC GROUP SAS – NAKED HOCKEY – NOLAN GROUP – ORTHOVISION – ÖSSUR – OTTOBOCK – PROTEOR – RIVE France – ROSSIGNOL / SKIS ROSSIGNOL – SCOTT SPORTS – SELLE ROYAL – STRAUMANN – TAYLORMADE GOLF – THUASNE USA – TIME SPORT / GROUPE ROSSIGNOL
JEC Summit Sports & Health – Connect
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JEC Group is the world’s leading company dedicated entirely to the development of information and business connections channels and platforms supporting the growth and promotion of the composite materials industry. Publisher of the JEC Composites Magazine – the industry’s reference magazine, JEC Group drives global innovation programs and organizes several events in the world, including JEC World (the foremost and world-leading international exhibition dedicated to composite materials and their applications), which takes place every year in Paris.
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