The NanoCzech conference main programme

9:00 - 9:45 in the foyer of the auditorium in G Building 

➡️ Open door and delegate registration 

➡️ Space for networking 

➡️ NanoCzech Expo: nanotechnology company stands 

9:45 - 12:20 in the auditorium of G Building 

➡️ Opening ceremony: master of ceremonies Vojtěch Koval, Governor of the Liberec Region Martin Půta, Vice Rector of the Technical University of Liberec Petr Lenfeld, Minister of Industry and Trade Jozef Síkela, Head of the Business Environment Division of CzechInvest Michal Urban, Director of CzechTrade Radomil Doležal, Director of the Association for Foreign Investment AFI Ondřej Votruba 

➡️ Nanofibres from Liberec Region: representatives of TUL, inventors of the world patents David Lukáš and Pavel Pokorný, representative of Elmarco Kateřina Rubáčková

➡️ Company presentations: Chairman of the Czech Nanotechnology Industries Association Jiří Kůs, Chairman of the Nanoprogress cluster Luboš Komárek, CEO of IQS Group Tomáš Těthal, sales manager of Tescan Michal Klášterecký

12:20 - 13:20 in the foyer of the auditorium in G Building 

➡️ lunch break 

➡️ NanoCzech Expo: nanotechnology company stands

13:20 - 15:15 in the auditorium of G Building 

️➡️ Foreign organization presentations: Czech Commissioner General, Expo 2025 Ondřej Soška, Strategic Development Manager of the IMEC, the world-leading R&D and Innovation Hub Jeroen van den Bosch, representative of the Turkish nanotechnology industry Berkan Öztürk 

➡️ Panel discussion: "Safe barriers for nanotechnology innovation"

Chairman of the Czech Nanotechnology Industries Association Jiří Kůs, Chairman of the German Cluster Nanotechnologie Peter Grambow, Chairman of ISO TC229 (Nanotechnologies) Denis Koltsov, hosted by Luboš Komárek

➡️ Science & Research presentations: Director of the Nanotechnology Centre, VSB Technical University of Ostrava Daniela Plachá, Director of the Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation CXI TUL Miroslav Černík, expert in applied ethics (ethics of nanotechnology) Faculty of Science, Humanities and Education Michal Trčka

15:15 – 15:35 in the foyer of the auditorium of G Building 

➡️ coffee break 

15:35 - 16:30 in the auditorium of G Building 

➡️ Miroslav Brzezina, Rector of the Technical University of Liberec 

➡️ Helena Langšádlová, Minister of Science, Research, and Innovation of the Czech Republic 

➡️ Panel discussion: "Czechia, at the cutting edge of innovation or in the wake of events?"

Minister of Science, Research, and Innovation of the Czech Republic Helena Langšádlová, economist and university professor Danuše Nerudová, Deputy Minister for Digitalization and Innovation at Ministry of Industry and Trade Petr Očko, Chief Investigator of Future Energy and Innovation Lab at CEITEC, VUT Brno Martin Pumera, hosted by Vojtěch Koval

16:30 in the auditorium of G Building 

➡️ close of the official programme 

The NanoCzech conference side programme TUC TUL | CzechInvest | CzechTrade

11:00 - 12:00 in the classroom of G Building 

➡️ R&D projects TUL with market potential: nanotechnology innovations from the Technical University of Liberec will be presented by TUL subsidiary that supports the creation of academic spin-offs, The University Company TUL.

12:00 - 12:30 in the classroom of G Building 

➡️ Technology Incubation: a programme of systematic support for start-ups to help exceptional innovative projects will be presented by CzechInvest.

13:30 - 15:30 in the classroom of G Building 

➡️ USA, China and Chile: how to succeed in foreign markets, presentation and networking with foreign consultants and industry specialists organised by CzechTrade.