EPSI Conference 2014 – Conference Programme
The Sports Sector as a driver for the new European Economy
Morning session – Moderator: A. Bichi – Executive Director of EPSI
09:00 Introduction
Bruno Alves – President of FESI
Antonello Marega – President of EPSI
Session 1: Vision of the Industry
9:45 The Relevance of Research and Innovation for the Sports Industry Harold Koerger – Innovation & Sports Research – Adidas
10:15 Textile & Sport Industries: the opportunities for a new European step Laurent Noca – Toptex3 – Cofounder
10:45 Break – B2B Meetings
Session 2: New ways of collaboration
11.00 From Manufacturing to R&T in Asia: Singapore the new sports industry hub in Asia-Pacific by Pascal Joubert des Ouches – Executive Director of ISR
11:20 ISPO Open Innovation Platform Catharina VAN DELDEN – CEO of Innosabi and partner ISPO Open Innovation
Session 3: Public Private Partnerships
11.45 Investmend fund – Inspiring Laurent Damiani – President of Sporsora
12:05 Clusters in sports industry and EU cross sector approaches for growth and internationalization – The COSME Cooperation for SMEs Programme 2014 / 2020 José Freitas – DG Entreprise and Industry
12.30 European Programme Horizon 2020 Magali Bayssiere – National Contact Point H2020 – Lyon Ingénierie Projets
13:00 Networking Lunch
Afternoon session – Moderator R. Wijlens – Executive Director of EPSI
Session 4: Inspiration
14:00 From smartphone to smart jacket: Intelligent wearable meta-products in the cloud Cabriel Bleser, Project leader EASY-IMP & Deputy Director of Augmented Vision Department at DFKI (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence)
14:15 Inspiration from the Profit project: the potential of the field labs concept for innovation and new business Cees van Bladel Project leader of Profit – Sports & Technology
14:30 Pitches for potential projects see workshop topics
15:00 Break; Moving to workshop rooms
Session 5: Building the future
15.15 Mix & Match workshops
17:15 Conclusion and closing remarks: the sports sector as the driver for the new economy Alberto Bichi – Executive Director EPSI