BCI and NCC present: Composites Innovation Forum

The Bristol Composites Institute (BCI) and NCC work in tandem to deliver cutting-edge research and demonstrable impact for UK industry.

This year, our annual conference returns as the 'Composites Innovation Forum' - with a renewed focus on how we can meet both today's industrial challenges and tomorrow's. We'll hear from leading speakers from academia and industry, encompassing initiatives and insights from across the technology readiness levels.

The forum will explore three key topic areas:

• Innovation for Advanced Materials
• Innovation for Aerospace
• Industry requirements for Composites

The Composites Innovation Forum is proudly supported by Composites UK.

Agenda:

08:30 Registration/coffee, tea and pastries
09:00 Welcome

09:15 Session 1: Innovation in Advanced Materials
Chair: Stuart Kitney - Chief Technology Officer, Henry Royce Institute - "National materials innovation strategy"
Jemma Rowlandson – Senior Lecturer, BCI  - TBC
Fabrizio Scarpa – Professor, BCI - "Sustainable and biobased metamaterials"
Itsaso Echeverria – Principal Technologist, NCC - "Carbon Fibre - A strategic material"
David King – Principal Engineer, NCC - "Accelerating the adoption of ceramic matrix composites"

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Session 2: Innovation in Aerospace
Chair: Angelo Emmi – Senior Technologist, ATI - "Growing UK composite capability through technology and innovation"
Mark Schenk – Associate Professor, BCI - "Morphing structure for aircraft gust load alleviation"
James Kratz – Associate Professor, BCI - "Semi-cured manufacturing"
Jon Taylor- Civil Senior Chief Engineer, NCC - "Innovation in aerospace"

12:15 Lunch and networking

13:45 Session 3: Industry requirements for Composites
Chair: Faye Smith – Chair, Composites UK - "Industry requirements for composites"
Francisco de Sa Rodrigues - Aerospace Engineer, iCOMAT  - "iCOMAT : Producing the world’s lightest structures at Hyper-Scale and Low-Cost"
Frederic Sicard - Technical Specialist, JLR - "Composites innovation and automotive future"
Matt Scott – Chief Technologist, NCC - "NCC technology strategy"

15:00 Comfort break

15:15 Reflections from Chairs

16:00 Close of event

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