PROGRAM

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October 14, 2008

from 8:00 a.m.
Registration
New Munich Trade Fair Centre, Entrance North

9:00 - 9:05 a.m.
Opening of the congress, greeting of participants
MunichExpo Veranstaltungs GmbH

9:05 - 9:30 a.m.
Minimal use of material - Maximum effect
Dr.-Ing. Christoph Konetschny, materialsgate

9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Form follows future. From today's material to the form of tomorrow
Dr. Gero Kempf, BMW Group Design

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Design innovation as exemplified by the Korean design industry with CMF technology
Eugene Kim, ITDC, Korea

10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
New materials represent unique selling points
Holger Fricke , Frog Design

11:00 - 11:15 a.m.
Coffee Break

11:15 - 11:45 a.m.
Decorative metal - experiencing the optical and haptic variety
Nico Brombeis, Angell-Demmel Europe GmbH

11:45 - 12:15 p.m.
Translating Materials into New Functions
Chris Lefteri, Designer, England

12:15 - 12:45 p.m.
Organic LEDs as light source & decorative elements
Kristin Knappstein, Philips

12:45 - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch Break

2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Bionically-inspired adaptronics: current product potentials
Dr.-Ing. Jörg Melcher, DLR

2:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Plants are displaying their potential - impulses for pioneering material ideas
Dr. Ingo Burgert, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces

3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Back to the roots – Progress in design
Rudolf L. Schreiber, Pro Natur

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Moderated final discussion
Dr.-Ing. Christoph Konetschny, materialsgate

form 4:00 p.m.
Granting of the MATERIALICA Design + Technology Award 2008 at the MATERIALICA Forum in hall C4

from 5:00 p.m.
Get-together at the MATERIALICA Forum in hall C4