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.
The photos taken at EFECS 2017 can be viewed on the Pictures page.
Click on the video at the left to view the speech by Commissioner Gabriel addressing EFECS 2017.
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:
The strategic sessions on the ECS-SRA also implement the ECSEL-JU Stakeholders Forum 2017.
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:
EFECS provides attendees with the opportunity to participate in, and influence, this exciting transformation.
12:00 |
Lunch & Exhibition |
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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. |
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. |
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 |
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 |
The following organisations and projects were represented at the EFECS 2017 exhibition:
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