BERGAMO 25 OCTOBER
FOCUS ON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS & HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES
8:00 – 8:45 > REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE
OPENING PLENARY SESSION
WELCOME ADDRESSES BY
Remo Morzenti Pellegrini · Rector, University of Bergamo
Huang Ping · Vice Director, China-Italy Technology Transfer Center and Director, China International Technology Transfer Center
Fabrizio Cobis · Head of Unit, Coordination and Development of Research Department, Italian Ministry of University, Research and Education
INSTITUTIONAL SPEECHES
Giorgio Gori · Mayor, Bergamo Municipality
Wang Dong · Consul General, Consulate General of People’s Republic of China in Milan
Roberto Maroni · Governor, Lombardy Region
Carlo Calenda · Ministry of Economic Development – MISE (invited)
PLENARY SESSION
FOSTERING THE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHINA AND ITALY: A JOINT VISION
Moderator: Plinio Innocenzi · Science and Technology Counsellor, Embassy of Italy in China
Sergio Cavalieri · Vice-chancellor for Technology Transfer, Innovation and Valorisation of Research, University of Bergamo
Vincenzo Lipardi · Chief Executive Officer, Città della Scienza
Gianluigi Viscardi · Chairman, CFI: Italian Technological Cluster on Intelligent Factory
Margherita Barberis · Managing Director, Italy China Foundation
Wang Jian · Secretary-General, China Science and Technology Automation Alliance
Zhang Tao · Director, China-Italy Business Innovation Center and General Manager, Hi-tech International Business Incubator Co., Ltd.
COFFEE BREAK
PARALLEL THEMATIC SEMINARS
For each session a consecutive translation service will be provided.
Seminar 1: Adaptive & Flexible Manufacturing Systems for Mechatronics Solutions
Main topics of discussion: precision machining, additive and hybrid manufacturing for customized production systems, industrial automation and integration, real time monitoring and control, cognitive technologies for high efficiency and adaptiveness.
Moderator: Tullio Tolio · Director, ITIA-CNR and President of the Scientific Committee, CFI – Italian Technological Cluster on Intelligent Factory (invited)
Fabio Previdi · University of Bergamo
Lin Jiachun · Vice Director, Beijing Engineering Research Center of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments (Beijing University of Technology)
Stefano Scaglia · Chief Executive Officer, Scaglia Indeva and Chairman, AFIL – Lombardy technological cluster on intelligent factory
Xu Hongkun · Senior Engineer, Beijing Research Center for Radiation
Seminar 2: Industry 4.0 in the Automotive Sector
Main topics for discussion: cyberphysical systems, product traceability throughout lifecycle, new advanced materials, design and production of components for automotive industry.
Moderator: Marco Taisch · Politecnico di Milano
Roberto Vavassori · Business Development Manager, Brembo and President, CLEPA – European Association of Automotive Suppliers
Chai Yefei · General Manager, Qingdao Libo Auto Parts Precision Casting Co.
Andrea Paganelli · Group industrial Executive director, Same Deutz-Fahr Group and Chairman, AE – Agricultural Equipment China
Peng Yiqiang · Vice Dean, School of Automobiles and Transportation, Xihua University
Seminar 3: Healthcare Technologies
Main topics for discussion: tools, machinery and equipment for medical and pharmaceutical facilities, wearable devices and e-health; new medical services, health professionals and clinical practices; information technology and biomedical practices for quantitative medicine; remote patient monitoring systems, data processing tools and predictive healthcare.
Moderator: Riccardo Pietrabissa · Politecnico di Milano and Former President, NETVAL
Andrea Remuzzi · University of Bergamo
Zhou Zhiping · Board Chairman, Unionluck Bio-Tech Co., Ltd
Rosario Bifulco · Vice-President for Local Competitiveness, Assolombarda Confindustria Milano Monza e Brianza
Liao Wei · Founder, EZLife Bio
TRANSFER TO KILOMETRO ROSSO SCIENCE PARK / POINT DALMINE & LUNCH
PRESS CONFERENCE AND OFFICIAL INAUGURATION OF BERGAMO HUB OF THE CHINA-ITALY
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTER (CITTC) AT KILOMETRO ROSSO
Afternoon Session | Venues: Kilometro Rosso and POINT
VISIT TO KILOMETRO ROSSO SCIENCE PARK / POINT DALMINE
Kilometro Rosso Science Park is a managed environment that plays host to a wealth of companies, research centres, laboratories, high-tech manufacturing facilities and providers of innovation services.
The industrial visits will encompass the primary companies settled in the park, most notably:
Brembo SpA is the world leader and acknowledged innovator of disc brake technology for automotive vehicles. Brembo, which is also a leader in the racing sector, supplies high performance brake systems for the most important manufacturers of cars, commercial vehicles and motorbikes worldwide, as well as clutches and other components for racing.
The main research areas of Mario Negri Institute include kidney diseases and diabetes, organ transplantation immunology, clinical pharmacology, molecular and regenerative medicine, bioengineering, some aspects of cancer metastasis, and rare diseases. Currently, the center is fitted out with the latest equipment and services such as electron and confocal microscopy, sterilized rooms for cell cultures, laboratories for studying cellular and molecular biology and instruments for pharmacological dosing.
POINT is a multisector Science Park managed by Bergamo Sviluppo – the agency of the local Chamber of Commerce. It was created to foster the economic and cultural development of the territory of Bergamo.
POINT hosts also a manufacturing and a service incubator. The industrial visits will encompass the primary companies settled in the park and the labs of Intellimech, a private Consortium of high-tech enterprises dedicated to interdisciplinary research into mechatronics, which comprises advanced electronics, computer and ICT systems and mechanical design for application in a wide range of industrial fields.
TRANSFER TO CENTRAL STATION – MILAN OR BOLOGNA
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