Event agenda
Tuesday, 17 November 2026
10:00 - 10:30
Registration for Participants in B2B-Meetings
10:30 - 12:30
B2B-Meetings On-Site #1
- Needle (Top Floor)
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
Join the B2B matchmaking sessions to connect with other participants through one-to-one meetings. Complete your Fields of Interest for better matches. Meeting booking opens in September – you'll be notified once scheduling is available.
10:30 - 12:30
B2B-Meetings Online #1
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
Join the online B2B matchmaking sessions and connect with other participants through one-to-one virtual meetings. Complete your Fields of Interest for better matches. Meeting booking opens in September – you'll be notified once scheduling is available.
12:30 - 13:00
Welcome and Registration
13:00 - 13:15
Welcome by Local Hosts
Willibald Ehrenhöfer | State Councillor Styria Christoph Ludwig | Managing Director SFG Styrian Business Promotion Agency Heinz Mayer | Managing Director JOANNEUM RESEARCH Andreas Falk | Managing Director BNN BioNanoNet
13:15 - 13:30
Impulse Talk
Willibald Ehrenhöfer | State Councillor Styria
13:30 - 13:45
Advanced Materials in Austria - Activities & Roadmap
Andreas Falk | Managing Director BNN BioNanoNet Alexander Pogany | Federal Ministry Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure Republic of Austria
13:45 - 14:00
Styrian Funding Collaboration from Science to Industry
Daniel Krautzer | SFG, Advanced Materials Focus Topic Styria
14:00 - 14:15
Shaping Carinthia´s Materials Ecosystem
Andreas Starzacher | KWF Oliver Kathol | BABEG
14:15 - 14:30
Advanced Materials Initiatives in Slovenia
Nena Dokuzov | Ministry of the economy, tourism and sport, Republic of Slovenia
14:30 - 15:00
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:45
Panel Discussion - From Scientific Excellence to Application
15:45 - 16:15
Coffee Break
16:15 - 16:35
Key Note: The Advanced Materials Act
TBD
16:35 - 16:50
Circular Advanced Materials - IPCEI CAM
Nena Dokuzov | Ministry of the economy, tourism and sport, Republic of Slovenia
16:50 - 17:05
IAM4EU-Partnership: Which thematic Fokus is in for FP10?
Eva Schillinger | IAM-I association
17:05 - 17:45
Panel Discussion: Facilitating Regional/National Strengths in the European Ecosystem
17:45 - 20:00
Evening Networking Event
18:00 - 18:30
B2B-Meetings On-Site #2
- Needle (Top Floor)
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
18:00 - 18:30
B2B-Meetings Online #2
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots