JEC Forum Italy
ABOUT THE FORUM
The JEC Forum ITALY is an event organised by JEC Group, in partnership with Assocompositi, gathering the composite materials community from Italy. The event will be rotating in different cities of Italy, to promote the regional ecosystem of composites and enable closer connections with the local companies, research & development centers and applications sectors industries.
The first edition will be held in Bologna, at the Bologna Fiere, on June 6 and 7, 2023, with optional company visits organized after the event, on June 8, 2023.
Emilia Romagna is very dynamic in the composites sector and hosts potential buyers such as 2D Composite Materials • Agiotech • Aerolab • C.M. Comp • Camattini Meccanica • CEL COMPONENTS • Ciesse Argotractors • CRP • Dallara • Energica • Evotek • Ferrari • Fondmetal Tech • HPE COXA • Imperiale • Iron Linx • Kerakoll • Lamborghini Automobili • Maserati • Modena Design • Motori Minarelli • New Holland • Pagani • Poggipolini • Racing Design • Tecno-3D Engineering
The event focuses on three pillars :
- BUSINESS MEETINGS: The digital platform available to all participants before the event enables to schedule one to one business meetings between buyers and suppliers from the whole value chain of composites, as well as informal networking during breaks, lunches and the evening event.
- CONFERENCES : The program includes workshops from suppliers, enabling them to present their products and solutions to the attendees, as well as conferences organized by Assocompositi.
- INNOVATION : For the first time in Italy will be organized the JEC Composites Startup Booster competition, the most important competition for startups in the world of composites and advanced materials designed to evaluate, reward and promote the best innovations.
WHO CAN ATTEND?
Participation to the event is limited to 500 participants and submitted to accreditation, enabling the access to the digital matchmaking platform and to the event on site, including all conferences and networking event. Participants can register in one of the following categories:
- Suppliers: Companies attending the forum to present and sell their products and/or services and meet potential partners during one to one meetings or during their presentation workshops.
- Buyers: Individuals who participate in the purchasing process of their company and who join the Forum to meet new suppliers, learn about new products & technologies.
- Guests: Speakers, Experts and Customers invited to attend the Forum by the suppliers, Assocompositi or JEC Group
BUSINESS MEETINGS
2 FULL DAYS DEDICATED TO BUSINESS
The digital platform available to all participants before the event enables to schedule one to one business meetings between buyers and suppliers from the whole value chain of composites, as well as informal networking during breaks, lunches and the evening dinner.
WHY REGISTER TO THE BUSINESS MEETINGS PROGRAM?
- Customized business appointments selected according to your needs and your agenda
- Request meetings with relevant solution providers
- Time saving with pre-arranged qualified meetings
- Dedicated assistance before the event and a personalized welcome
- 2-Day networking opportunities
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Platform open for meetings, Suppliers/Buyers – May 01, 2023
First Agendas sent for all participants – May 25, 2023
Platform closure – June 02, 2023
Every participant access online to the presentation forms.
They select the participants with whom they want to meet and specify their availabilities.
They confirm or decline, according to their interests, the meeting requests received from other participants.
On May 25th, the schedules including the bilaterally approved business meetings, are sent.
Only registered buyers and suppliers can participate to the business meetings program.
If you’re not registered yet, please register here:
PARTICIPATE AS A BUYER
WHY PARTICIPATE AS A BUYER?
The event based on one to one business meetings is the most efficient way to optimize your participation, by saving time and connecting you with pre-selected suppliers, based on your expectations. You can get access to the conferences and workshops as well as to the networking activities in an all-inclusive format.
As an accredited buyer, you will benefit from the following elements:
- A personalized schedule of business meetings with suppliers, matching your needs
- A full access to the event content : Assocompositi conferences, keynotes and suppliers worskhops
- Attendance to the JEC Composites Startup Booster competition
- Personal invitation to the evening networking dinner
- All-inclusive food & beverage at coffee and lunch breaks during the two days
- Free subscription to the JEC Composites Magazine
- Copy of the available speakers presentations
- Invitations to the optional companies visits (subject to availability and company approval)
- Opportunities to connect with your peers from other companies during networking activities
WHO CAN APPLY AS A BUYER?
- General managers, CEO, R&D and engineering managers, purchasing, procurement, materials and sourcing specialists from large groups, SMEs and start-ups from public and private laboratories, research centers, consultancy and engineering firms, distributors and more.
Please take notice that any registration to JEC Forum ITALY as a Buyer is submitted to accreditation by JEC Group.
To ensure a successful conduct of the event and a smooth and efficient operation of the business meetings activities, accredited Buyers must commit to attend at least 7 business meetings with suppliers they have selected.
In case of unforeseen unavailability to attend the event, they should be in position to designate a colleague/representative to attend the business meetings.
JEC Group reserves the right to deny/cancel accreditation to participants who do not follow the event code of conduct, in order to save time for buyers and suppliers participating to the business meetings activities.
PARTICIPATE AS A SUPPLIER
WHY PARTICIPATE AS A SUPPLIER?
The event based on one to one business meetings is the most efficient way to optimize the ROI of your participation, by saving time and connecting you with pre-selected buyers, based on your company products & services.
The suppliers packages are including many services such as:
- An exclusive presence of your company at the first JEC event in Italy fully dedicated to the Italian composite materials community
- A turnkey booth, easy to operate, enabling you to focus on the business meetings opportunities
- A company presentation in the online platform to present your products and services to all the buyers registered to the event
- A schedule of meetings with selected qualified buyers to maximize your business opportunities
- The opportunity to present your company during a specific workshop, integrated in the event program
For your registered staff during the event as well as for your guests :
- Full access to the event content: Assocompositi conferences, keynotes and suppliers worskhops
- Personal invitation to the evening networking dinner
- Attendance to the JEC Composites Startup Booster competition
- Invitations to the optional companies visits (subject to availability and company approval)
- All-inclusive food & beverage at coffee and lunch breaks during the two days
- Free subscription to the JEC Composites Magazine
- Copy of the available speakers presentations
Please take notice that the registration to the JEC Forum ITALY as a supplier is limited to a numerus clausus, for capacity and floor space reasons as well as to have the adequate balance of buyers and suppliers.
Registrations are processed by the JEC Group sales team on a first come/first served basis.
To ensure a successful conduct of the event and a smooth and efficient operation of the business meetings activities, suppliers must commit to fulfil the online platform information in due time and follow the invitation process of the business meetings with the buyers they have selected.
In case of unforeseen unavailability to attend the event, they should be in position to designate a colleague/representative to attend the business meetings.
JEC Group reserves the right to deny/cancel accreditation to participants who do not follow the event code of conduct, in order to save time for buyers and suppliers participating to the business meetings activities.
PROGRAM
CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS
Get inspired by our program featuring:
- Keynote speeches
- Conferences by Assocompositi
- Composites Exchange run by suppliers
- The JEC Composites Startup Booster competition
- Optional companies visits organized on June 8, 2023 (subject to availability)
STARTUP BOOSTER
Startup Booster is the leading startup competition in the world of Composite & Advanced Materials.
The next edition of Startup Booster will take place during JEC Forum Italy on June 6-7, 2023 in Bologna (Italy)
FINALISTS
Research and development of eco-friendly nanomaterials-based coatings
Graphene-XT is a startup that develops and produces high quality graphene. Through a multifunctional approach it provides new and better functionalities to conventional products. Graphene-XT uses graphene for several applications: composites, lubricants, membranes, sensors, coatings, inks, paints. Graphene-XT patented technology produces graphene with a liquid phase exfoliation process that allows producing high-quality graphene consisting of 50% of monolayers and 50% of few layers. His aims to identify tailor-made solutions for business. The team’s know-how includes academic, industrial and managerial skills and that is why Graphene-XT can operate in different industrial sectors. Graphene-XT strictly collaborate with his customers to improve product’s characteristics and design personalized solutions.
All you need is green
Hikari® offers new eco-sustainable composite materials and technologies with the aim of creating real and lasting benefits. The high performance of composites allows achieving the same performance as traditional materials while significantly reducing the amount of material needed. In Hikari’s natural composites, petroleum-based components that form the basis of traditional composites have been replaced with elements derived from circular and renewable sources. GMC®, for example, significantly reduces the environmental impact of its production by halving its carbon footprint compared to traditional composite materials (BMC and SMC).
One-stop Solution in Circular Economy for Carbon Fiber
RECARBON gives new value to carbon fiber wastes, creating, producing, and offering innovative ready-to-use intermediate products based on recycled carbon fiber. RECARBON has developed a functional approach for manufacturing products in the form of both thermoplastic Organosheets, thermoset Prepregs, and sandwich panels, with different combination of skins and cores.
Printer Better Faster Stronger
SphereCube is developing an innovative 3D printer for high-performance composite materials. Thanks to the patented extruder, SphereCube is able to process thermoset resins and continuous reinforcements. This allows the manufacturing of high-performance composite components in a totally automated way for aerospace, automotive, energy, marine, biomedical and sport sectors.
MaCh3D simplifies Materials’ quality assessment enabling on-site out-of-laboratory Material Testing
For Additive Manufacturing industries, and all the manufacturers transforming raw materials into final products, willing to monitor and improve their processes, MaCh3D offers a Smart Material Testing platform made of an innovative hardware, extremely compact allowing an easier, safer and faster testing procedure, and a cloud platform for centralized storage and manipulation of results, enhanced by artificial intelligence for processes control and materials and processes optimization.
JURY
Stefano
CORVAGLIA
Leonardo SpA
R&D Manager and IP Manager
Alessia
GENNARO
Eureka ! Venture SGR
Investment Analyst
Attilio
MASINI
Automobili Lamborghini
R&D Composites Materials & Technologies Center
Fabrizio
ERRICHIELLO
Materias
R&D Engineer – Research PM
Paolo
TARCHIONI
Biesse
Group Chief Innovation, CSR & Quality Officer
Launched in 2017, Startup Booster has been organized in three different regions (Europe, USA and Asia) and has already fostered the emergence of 700+ innovative projects from 60+ countries, 80 finalists and 25 winners, including Arevo, Continuous Composites, FibreCoat, Fortify and Vartega.
Open to entrepreneurs, SMEs, startups and academic spinoffs building innovative composite and advanced materials projects, based in Italy.
Startup Booster competition categories include:
- Materials & Products
- Process, Manufacturing & Equipment
5 Startups will be selected to participate in JEC Forum Italy 2023 on June 6-7, in Bologna (Italy), to pitch in front of a jury composed of industry experts and materials investors (jury to be announced soon).
The 5 startups will benefit from:
- A Pitching Session in front of a jury of leading industry experts and materials investors during JEC Forum Italy 2023 (5’ elevator pitch + 3’ Q&A with the jury)
- 2 Registrations and a booth at JEC Forum Italy 202
- Online Visibility through a dedicated communication plan (website, press release, emailing and social media)
- A personal coaching for the pitch before the show
- A direct access to the jury members
- Registrations to JEC World 2024 in Paris (5-7 March 2024)
Out of the 5 finalists, 1 winner will be selected by the jury of the competition
The winner will be directly qualified for the final of Startup Booster at JEC World 2024 (among the 20 finalists), will be featured in the Startup Village of JEC World 2024 and will pitch in front of the main sponsors of the competition (Airbus, Mercedes-Benz, Owens Corning, and Mitsubishi)
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
USEFUL INFORMATION
2-DAY BUSINESS MEETINGS EVENT
Dates:
June 06: 10am – 6pm
June 07: 9am – 4.30pm
June 08: 9am – 1.00pm Optional company site visit
Location:
Bologna Fiere – Mall
Main Entrance of Bologna Fiere: Piazza della Costituzione
40128 BOLOGNA
ITALY
WHERE TO STAY
Book your room as soon as possible to benefit from negotiated rates (First come, first served):
- Close from Bologna Fiere (2 minutes walking distance): UNAHOTELS Bologna Fiera has been selected as the Headquarter hotel of the event
- Downtown Bologna
HOW TO ACCESS THE FORUM
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ASSOCOMPOSITI
Founded in 2005, Assocompositi is the Italian Industry Association for composite materials. Assocompositi has about 80 members and its mission is to promote and represent Italian composites industry at national and international level.
The Association promotes the participation of Italian industries to research projects, to the development of new standards and to national and international events, publishes technical documents, offers staff training, certification services and runs working tables.
Assocompositi official publication is Compositi Magazine. The Association is member of EuCIA.
ORGANIZED BY JEC GROUP
Publisher of the JEC Composites Magazine, the industry’s reference magazine, JEC organizes several events around the world, including JEC World, the leading international exhibition dedicated to composites and their applications, which takes place annually in Paris. JEC media, events and digital channels connect a global community of professionals from the composites industry and beyond, to enable knowledge transfer, create networking opportunities, and highlight innovation.
MAIN SPONSOR
BIESSE S.p.A. – Biesse is a global leader in technology for processing wood, glass, stone, plastic and metal. It designs, manufactures and distributes machines, integrated systems and software for manufacturers of furniture, door/window frames and components for the construction, ship-building and aerospace industries. It invests an average of €14 million per year in R&D, boasting over 200 registered patents.
The company operates through 12 industrial sites, 39 branches, and 300 agents and selected dealers, exporting 90% of its production. Its customers include some of the most prestigious names in Italian and international design. Founded in Pesaro in 1969 by Giancarlo Selci, Biesse S.p.A. has been listed in the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange since June 2001 and is currently included in the FTSE IT Mid Cap index. It currently has 4,300 employees worldwide.
SUPPORTING PARTNERS
MEDIA PARTNERS
