Day 1
08:30 - Full day programme
08:30
REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:00
CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
Helen Meese, Head of Engineering in Society, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
CURRENT PROCESSES TO BOOST GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGY
09:10
OPENING ADDRESS: THE GRAPHENE LANDSCAPE: EXCITING POTENTIAL AND
REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES
Andrew Pollard, Research Leader, NPL
• The many amazing properties already explored and the commercial application areas
predicted for graphene
• The characterisation and quality control issues that must be overcome for this emerging
industry
• Current international standardisation activity for graphene and other 2D materials
09:40
THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN GRAPHENE’S PRODUCTION
Jon Mabbitt, CEO, Applied Graphene Materials
• Implementing successful processes to drive the engineering of graphene
• Developing and supporting a sustainable supply chain
• Working to generate future research areas to enhance graphene’s performance
10:10
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: SUPPORTING THE UK GRAPHENE INDUSTRY
Alec Reader, Director Nanotechnology, KTN
• An overview of the KTN’s relationship with graphene
• Sharing our knowledge and expertise with industry through collaboration projects such as Graphene-SIG (Special Interest Group)
• Future technological possibilities to boost graphene’s applications
10:40
NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:00
THE EUROPEAN ROADMAP FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF GRAPHENE AND RELATED MATERIALS
Professor Andrea Ferrari, Director, Cambridge Graphene Centre
• The science and technology roadmap for graphene
• 2D crystals and hybrid systems developed within the framework of the European Graphene Flagship
• Emerging application areas, such as the integration of graphene with silicon photonics
and flexible devices
11:30
AN EVOLUTION OF PROCESSES TO CREATE IMPURITY-FREE GRAPHENE
Jerome Joaug, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Cambridge Nanosystems
• Establishing the correct processes to produce a high level of impurity-free graphene
• Understanding the evolution in these processes from conception to production
• Sustaining a high level of processing to accommodate commercialisation
12:00
MORNING Q&A PANEL SESSION
An opportunity to ask questions to the morning’s presenters or make any comments on
the presentations that have been given.
12:30
NETWORKING LUNCH
INVESTING IN A WONDER MATERIAL
13:30
ENGINEERING AND GRAPHENE: LINKING IT ALL UP
Achim Hoffmann, Business Development Director, Technology Division, IP Group
• Understanding the science: which commercially relevant problem is graphene solving,
using one of its many specifications?
• Understanding the market: does it have a meaningful competitive advantage over
alternative solutions?
• Understanding engineering: can it be produced with the required commercial
specifications?
14:00
IDENTIFYING AND CAPTURING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH
Tom Eldridge, Co-Founder, Fullerex
• Developing the market for nanomaterials including graphene
• Quantifying the commercial variables for end-users and investors
14:30
NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
15:00
ESTABLISHING A TAILORED GRAPHENE SUPPLY CHAIN
Ray Gibbs, CEO, Haydale
• Ensuring a consistent supply of graphene to industry
• Sustaining production of a high quality material
• Making graphene a commercially viable product
15:30
REALISTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRAPHENE
Tim Harper, CEO, G20 Water International Ltd
• All emerging technologies suffer from hype, which isn’t always a bad thing
• Graphene offers a wide range of potential applications over a long timescale
• Methodologies for exploiting tomorrow’s materials today
16:00
AFTERNOON Q&A PANEL SESSION
An opportunity to ask questions to the afternoon’s presenters or make any comments on the presentations that have been given.
16:20
CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS
16:30
END OF DAY ONE
Day 2
08:30 - Full day programme
08:30
REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:00
CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
Simon Quinn, Chairman, Structural Technology and Materials Group, Institution of
Mechanical Engineers
PREPARING FOR LARGE SCALE MANUFACTURING
09:10
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: LEADING THE UK’S RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF
GRAPHENE
James Baker, Business Director, National Graphene Institute
• Current areas of focus for the National Graphene Institute
• The benefits of bringing commercial experience into a research and development environment
• Preparing for the opening of the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC)
09:40
SUCCESSFULLY MANUFACTURING GRAPHENE FOR THE COMMERCIAL MARKET
Amaia Zurutuza, Scientific Director, Graphenea
• An overview of Graphenea’s role in the production of graphene
• Exploiting graphene’s potential on a commercial basis
• Helping to boost graphene’s future applications
10:10
A PATHWAY TO HIGH PURITY, NON-OXIDISED GRAPHENE
Paul Ladislaus, Senior Chemical Engineer, Thomas Swan
• The technical challenges and opportunities encountered with scaling up a process
within an SME environment
• How Thomas Swan built and developed relationships with external organisations, such
as universities, equipment vendors and government agencies to develop the company
process
• Methods of understanding and monitoring our process and using this to understand the
impact on the end product
10:40
NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:00
PROJECT CASE STUDY: GRAPHENE COMPOSITES
Ian Kinloch, Professor of Materials Science, The University of Manchester and Billy
Beggs, Engineering Innovation Manager, University of Central Lancashire
• An early demonstrator of a prototype using graphene-enhanced materials
• Collaborative project working with universities and SME’s to rapidly develop a graphene featured demonstrator for an aerospace application
• Exploiting the features and benefits of graphene in 3D printing, utilising graphene composites and a novel engineering application
• Developing and accelerating a roadmap for future products and applications
11:30
ROUND TABLES:
Join one of our expert-led round tables and offer your thoughts and experience on the topic. Delegates will have around 40 minutes to discuss their respective topics. Each facilitator will then share the key points that were raised during the discussion with the Chair and audience.
TABLE 1: WILL REGULATIONS HINDER FUTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT?
Confirmed representative, National Physical Laboratory
TABLE 2: DEFINING THE ROLE OF ENGINEERS IN THE GRAPHENE INDUSTRY
Helen Meese, Head of Engineering in Society, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
TABLE 3: WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD INDUSTRY BE TAKING TO ENSURE
INVESTMENT HAPPENS?
Tom Eldridge, Co-Founder, Fullerex
TABLE 4: GRAPHENE – THE TRANSITION FROM LABORATORY TO
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
Andy Goodwin, Commercial Director, Thomas Swan
12:30
NETWORKING LUNCH
INDUSTRY CASE STUDIES
13:30
CASE STUDY: EXAMINING GRAPHENE’S POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT TATA STEEL PROJECTS
Sai Shivareddy, Research Scientist, Tata Steel Europe
• Investigating efficient industrial scale processes to obtain graphene-coated steels
• Utilising graphene’s benefits as a simultaneous electrical conductor and anti-corrosion
barrier layer
• Adding value to steel through advanced manufacturing of graphene-based steel products
14:00
CASE STUDY: USING GRAPHENE TO SUPPORT ENERGY STORAGE
Steve Griffiths, Executive Director, Masdar Institute, UAE
• Understanding nanostructured novel energy storage materials
• Identifying the benefits of existing 2D materials to support energy storage
• Fabricating graphene and graphene oxide for energy storage
14:30
NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
15:00
CASE STUDY: TAKING GRAPHENE TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Richard White, Senior Researcher Nanotechnology, Nokia (Invited)
• Nokia’s experience in graphene research and development
• Exploring opportunities to utilise graphene’s properties to support phone batteries
• Considerations for future graphene applications within Nokia projects and research
15:30
FINAL AFTERNOON Q&A PANEL SESSION
An opportunity to ask questions to the afternoon’s presenters or make any comments on the presentations that have been given.
15:50
CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS
16:00
END OF CONFERENCE
• This programme is subject to change.
• The Institution is not responsible for the views or opinions expressed by individual speakers