12:00 Registration, networking booths and light lunch
13:00 Opening
13:10 Dean of the EPFL School of Engineering Prof. Ali H. Sayed : Engineering in the AI Age
13:25 Keynote Speaker: Christophe Hartmann, Head of Academic Alliance of Nestlé
13:40 Robotics & Intelligent Systems: smart applications for smart systems
- Prof. Aude Billard – Learning algorithms and systems Laboratory and Innovation Booster Robotics
- Prof. Andrea Cavallaro – IDIAP
- Dr. Roberto Castello – Swiss Data Science Center
- Start-up: Dr. Harry Vourtsis, CEO and Founder of Elythor
- An Innosuisse project: Cortexia and EPFL, with Julien Dupont, Lead Data Scientist at Cortexia, prof. Jean-Philippe Thiran, Head of Signal Processing Laboratory and Dr. Robert Van Kommer, Innovation Mentor from Innosuisse.
14:15 Health and MedTech: personalization and precision from diagnostics to therapeutics
- Prof. Christoph Merten – Laboratory of Biomedical Microfluidics
- Prof. Mahsa Shoaran – Integrated Neurotechnologies Laboratory
- Prof. Bruno Correia – Laboratory of Protein Design and Immunoengineering
- Start-up: Dr. Lucio Pancaldi, Co-Founder of Navintis
- Industrial Collaboration: Prof. Vivek Subramanian of the Institute of Electrical and Micro Engineering, with Dr. Daniel Rosenfeld, Senior Innovation Manager of Melexis
14:45 Break and Networking Booths
15:30 Materials and Processes: engineering improvements at every scale
- Prof. Daryl Yee – Laboratory for the Chemistry of Materials and Manufacturing
- Prof. Francesco Stellacci – Supramolecular Nano-Materials and Interfaces Laboratory
- Prof. Karen Scrivener – Laboratory of Construction Materials
- Start-up: Dr. Andrada Muntean, Co-Founder of NovoViz
- Industrial Collaboration: Audrey Ventura Swiss Solar Boat and Dr. Gerritt Schatte Project Manager of Kistler Innovation Lab
16:00 Energy and Sustainability: the power of forward-thinking
- Prof. Drazen Dujic – Power Electronics Laboratory
- Prof. Elison Matioli – POWERLab
- Prof. Francois Maréchal – Industrial Process and Energy Systems Engineering
- Prof. Kirsten Moselund – Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Technologies (LNQ) – EPFL/PSI
- Start-up: Dr. Steven Schenk, Co-Founder REMA
- Industrial Collaboration: Prof. Mario Paolone – Distributed Electrical Systems Laboratory and Dr. Asja Derviskadic – Head of Network modelling and analysis of SwissGrid
16:45 EPFL Vice-President for Innovation Dr. Ursula Oesterle
16:50 Discussion Roundtables
- Quantum Technologies in Space: deep-tech for new applications by Quantum Science and Engineering Center (QSE), eSpace, European Space Agency (ESA)
- Exploring Trends in Robotics: From Robotic Manipulation to Edible, Soft, and Assistive Robotic by EPFL Robotics Cluster
- When to 3D print and when not to by Micromanufacturing Science and Engineering Center (M2C)
- Open Innovation with Academia by Vice-Presidency for Innovation
- How Mentoring Enhances Your Innovation Journey by Alliance – Innovation coaching program
- Navigating the Intersection of Decarbonization, Material Consumption, and Circular Economy Strategies by Enterprise for Society (E4S)
- Skillscapes: Mapping the Skills for the Future Engineers by Transversal Skills and Career Center (CCTC)
- Empowering the Energy Transition: the Role of Education in Building Sustainable Energy Systems by Extension School and Industrial Process and Energy Systems Engineering Laboratory
17:50 Closing
18:00 Apero and Networking Booths