EFECS 2017 highlights

Presentations

The presentations at EFECS 2017 are published in the Programme.

The project idea presentations at EFECS 2017 can be found in the ECS Collaboration Tool.

Photos

The photos taken at EFECS 2017 can be viewed on the Pictures page.

Video

Click on the video at the left to view the speech by Commissioner Gabriel addressing EFECS 2017.

About EFECS 2017

European Forum for Electronic Components and Systems

EFECS is the international forum with a focus on ‘Our Digital Future’ along the Electronic Components and Systems value chain in Europe. The organisers of this event, AENEAS, ARTEMIS-IA, EPoSS, ECSEL Joint Undertaking and the European Commission joined forces to bring all stakeholders together on 5-7 December 2017 at the Square in Brussels, and focus on this years’ theme: ‘Our Digital Future’.

The event features:

  • strategic sessions around the ECS-SRA (Strategic Research Agenda for Electronic Components and Systems) that is being developed
  • opportunities to create new collaborations, consortia and/or project ideas
  • keynote speakers sharing their expertise and vision
  • and a large exhibition of R&I results and new project ideas

The strategic sessions on the ECS-SRA also implement the ECSEL-JU Stakeholders Forum 2017.

Context

Future European economic leadership and societal development will depend on the rapid implementation and exploitation of digital technologies, enabled by innovation along the Electronic Components & Systems (ECS) value chain. The R&D actors in ECS form a lively community, comprising large and small companies, universities and research institutes, technology ecosystems and governments.

EFECS gathers all stakeholders in one conference to:

  • Share the vision and strategies of industry leaders
  • Set the future direction for technical innovation in Europe
  • Encourage collaborative projects across the ECS Community
  • Demonstrate innovative activities across the sector

EFECS provides attendees with the opportunity to participate in, and influence, this exciting transformation.

Programme

Part 1: Strategy Development and Implementation

Day 1: Tuesday 5 December 2017

12:00

Lunch & Exhibition

13:15

Welcome to EFECS

A word of welcome to the premiere edition of the European Forum for Electronic Components and Systems.

13:25

Introduction to ECS-SRA

Laila Gide - Chair of ECS-SRA editing Board

Presentation: ECS-SRA Introduction & Overview

13:45

ECS-SRA session

Presentation: Digital Industry

13:45

ECS-SRA session

Presentation: Systems and Components: Architecture, Design and Integration

13:45

ECS-SRA session

Presentation: Health and Well-Being

15:15

Break

A 30-minute coffee break offers networking possibilities and a opportunity to visit the speaker corner in the EFECS exhibition area 

15:15

Speakers corner

Speakers corner session: Multi Sensor Platform for Smart Building Management

15:45

ECS-SRA session

Presentation: Transport and Smart Mobility

15:45

ECS-SRA session

Presentation: Connectivity and Interoperability

17:15

Call information

Yves Gigase - Head of Programmes at ECSEL Joint Undertaking

Presentation: ECSEL Call Info

Francisco Ibanez - Deputy Head of Unit Competitive Electronics Industry at DG CONNECT of European Commission

Presentation: Call information H2020

Peter Connock - PENTA Director at AENEAS, Board Chairman of memsstar Limited

Presentation: Penta Call

18:00

Exhibition & Networking cocktail

Consortium building poster session at the EFECS exhibition; visit project idea posters while enjoying refreshments.

Day 2: Wednesday 6 December 2017

09:00

ECS-SRA session

Presentation: ECS Process, Equipment, Materials and Manufacturing

09:00

ECS-SRA session

Presentation: Safety, Security and Reliability

09:00

ECS-SRA session

Presentation: Computing and Storage

10:30

Break

A 30-minute coffee break offers networking possibilities and a opportunity to visit the speaker corner in the EFECS exhibition area 

10:30

Speakers corner

Speakers corner session: "Smart Systems Integrated" Trademark

11:00

ECS-SRA session

Presentation: Digital Life

11:00

ECS-SRA session

Presentation: Energy

12:30

Lunch & Exhibition

The EFECS exhibition includes running R&I projects funded by ECSEL-JU, Horizon 2020, CATRENE and PENTA, project ideas and affiliated organisations. The exhibition showcases the latest developments, as well as what difficulties still lie ahead.

Part 2: Future Collaborative landscape in Europe

13:30

Welcome

Welcome to the 2nd part of the event, which is all about the future collaborative landscape in Europe.

13:40

Keynote speech

Carmelo Papa (EPoSS) - President of EPoSS, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of STMicroelectronics Italy

Presentation: Our Digital Future, a industry perspective.

14:10

Keynote speech

Stephan Neugebauer - Director Global Research Cooperation at BMW, Chairman of ERTRAC

Presentation: Future Road Transport 2050

14:40

Introduction to Lighthouse

Jan Lohstroh - Secretary General ARTEMIS Industry Association

Presentation: Introduction to the lighthouse initiatives

14:55

Lighthouse session: Mobility

Presentation: Lighthouse Mobility.E

Moderator: Anton Chichkov, ECSEL Joint Undertaking

Panellists:

Bert De Colvenaer, Executive Director at ECSEL Joint Undertaking

Reiner John, Director R&D projects at Infinion Technologies AG

Jean-Luc di Paola-Galloni, Valeo

Lucie Beaumel, EGVIA

15:40

Break

A 30-minute coffee break offers networking possibilities and a opportunity to visit the speaker corner in the EFECS exhibition area 

15:40

Speakers corner

Speakers corner session: AENEAS NEREID mid term Roadmap

16:10

Exhibition

Network with the exhibitors and with other participants at the EFECS exhibition area.

16:50

Keynote speech

Georg List - Vice President of Corporate Strategy at AVL List GmbH

Presentation: Industry perspective on Collaborative Research

17:20

Keynote speech

Bert De Colvenaer - Executive Director at ECSEL Joint Undertaking

Presentation: Impact on Funding Tools ECSEL-JU

Heikki Uusi-Honko - Chairperson of EUREKA High Level Group

Presentation: Impact on Funding Tools EUREKA

Colette Maloney - Head of Unit Competitive Electronics Industry at DG CNECT of European Commission

Presentation: Impact on Funding Tools European Commission

Max Lemke - Head of Unit Technologies and Systems for Digitising Industry at DG CNECT of European Commission

Presentation: Digitising European Industry - ECSEL playing a key role

18:05

Break

A 10-minute break in the programme allows time to collect your belongings and walk together to the restaurant. 

18:15

Networking dinner

Networking dinner at Bozar

Part 3: A look ahead

Day 3: Thursday 7 December 2017

09:00

Keynote speech

Marc Duranton (CEA) - International Expert and European Project Coordinator at CEA LIST

Presentation: Future (and present) technologies

09:30

Keynote speech

Stefan Hyttfors - Motivational speaker at Pro Motivate

Presentation: Where technology and innovation are taking us

10:00

Lighthouse session: Industry 4.0

Presentation: Industry 4.E Lighthouse

Moderator: Berta Ferrer Llosá

Panellists:

Dr. Andrew Lynch - Chief Innovation Officer at Irish Manufacturing Research

Chris Decubber - Technical Director at European Factories of the Future Research Association

Dipl.-Ing Knut Hufeld - Director Research & Development Funding at Infineon Technologies AG

Yves Gigase - Head of programmes at ECSEL Joint Undertaking

10:45

Break

A 45-minute coffee break offers networking possibilities and an opportunity to visit the speaker corner in the EFECS exhibition area 

10:45

Speakers corner

Speakers corner session: Silicon Europe

11:30

Keynote speech

Video message: Future of Digitisation of EU

Commissioner Mariya Gabriel - European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society

11:45

High-level Panel

High-level panel - “Opportunities and challenges for industry on the road to Our Digital Future”

Moderator: Meike Reimann

Panelists:

Franck Murray - President of Murata Integrated Passive Solutions

Kees van der Klauw - Chairman Alliance for Internet Of Things Innovation (AIOTI), Philips Lighting

Dr. Matthias Schneider - AUDI AG

Dott. Gian Paolo Gerio - COMAU

Aidan Cronin - Siemens-Gamesa Wind Power A/S, Denmark, Chair of the European Technological Platform on Wind Energy

Carl Buhr - Commissioner Gabriel - Deputy Head of cabinet

13:00

Lunch

Enjoy the lunch buffet and roam around the EFECS exhibition.

14:00

Award session

Award session

Selected projects from the ECSEL, EUREKA and H2020 programmes receive an award for excellence. A poster award is handed out to the project that presented itself the best through its poster during EFECS and received the most votes from the event participants.

14:15

Keynote speech

Keynote speech: Internal collaboration from a national perspective

Francis Deprez - Public Authority from Belgium

14:40

Closing

Closing

Reinhard Ploss (Infineon) - CEO of Infinion

Exhibitors list

The following organisations and projects were represented at the EFECS 2017 exhibition:

Organisers:

  • AENEAS (1)
  • ARTEMIS-IA (2)
  • ECSEL-JU (3)
  • EPoSS (4)
  • European Commission (5)

Affiliations:

  • ConXEPT (43)
  • EFFRA (44)
  • EPSI (46)
  • EUREKA / EUROSTARS / CLUSTERS (40)
  • HiPEAC (45)
  • Platforms4CPS (48)
  • SEMI Europe (42)
  • Silicon Europe (41)
  • SINANO (39)
  • WssTP (47)

Projects:

  • 3Ccar (62)
  • 3DFF (6)
  • ADMONT (11)
  • AutoDrive (62)
  • CAT120 CISTERN (7)
  • CONNECT (52)
  • connectedautomateddriving.eu (63)
  • CORTIF (58)
  • CosmoDU (26)
  • Delphi4LED (51)
  • DEWI (59)
  • DISPERSE (36)
  • E450LMDAP (12)
  • EAST (57)
  • EmPower (53)
  • ENABLE-S3 (31)
  • eRamp (50)
  • EUROPRACTICE 2016 (10)
  • FITNESS (56)
  • GateOne (30)
  • H2O (69)
  • HADES (27)
  • Hyb-Man (32)
  • INSPEX (19)
  • inSSIght (25)
  • IoSense (13)
  • LOMID (67)
  • MIRS (18)
  • MIRTIC (49)
  • MobiTrust (70)
  • Nanonets2Sense (29)
  • NEMADE (38)
  • NexGen (37)
  • PANACHE (60)
  • PowerBase (14)
  • PRIME (22)
  • PRODRIVE (64)
  • REFERENCE (23)
  • RESIST (21)
  • SAM3 (8)
  • SCOTT (59)
  • Semi40 (33)
  • SENATE (12)
  • SERENE_IoT (35)
  • Silverstream (65)
  • SiPoB-3D (20)
  • Smart4Europe (34)
  • Smarter-SI (34)
  • SWARMs (54)
  • TAKE5 (12)
  • TAKEMI5 (12)
  • TAPPS (68)
  • TARANTO (15)
  • Things2Do (17)
  • TIPS (28)
  • TRACE (66)
  • TSV HANDY (9)
  • WATIFY (31)
  • WAYTOGOFAST (16)
  • WiCon (55)
  • WInSiC4AP (24)