LOPE-C 2011 Plenary Sessions Look to the Future

The LOPE-C conference on June 29-20, 2011, organized by the Organic Electronics Association (OE-A), will open with plenary sessions on up-to-the-minute and future-oriented topics delivered by top experts in the field. LOPE-C (Large-area, Organic & Printed Electronics Convention) is the world-wide leading annual conference and exhibition on organic and printed electronics and is taking place this year from June 28-30, 2011 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

The following topics and speakers have been confirmed:
• BMW Group – Robert Isele, manager perceived value, “Flexible Electronics as a Key for a New Experience of Value.”
• Drzaic Consulting Services – Dr. Paul Drzaic, president, “Where Is My Flexible Display?(!)”
• Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE), Korea – Dr. Young-Sup Joo, managing director, “Global Collaboration Initiatives for the Successful Commercialization of Printed Electronics.”
• OE-A – Wolfgang Mildner, chairman, “Printed Electronics – Ready to Go.”
• Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH – Dr. Karsten Heuser, director and general manager OLED, “Ignition sequence starts. OLED Lighting Ready for Take Off?”
• Samsung Electronics, Korea – Dr. Jong Min Kim, vice president of Product Planning Division, “Printable and Flexible Electronics for the Future Applications.”
• University of Tokyo, Japan – Prof. Takao Someya, “Ambient Electronics Using Printed Organic Transistor.”

The conference presentations will showcase the latest developments in organic and printed electronics. Subdivided into Business-, Technical- and Scientific-Conference, the event offers tailored know-how to the participants. Short courses, poster sessions and an investors’ forum complete the sector overview provided by the event.

The organizers expect a significant further growth in exhibitors and visitors. Numerous companies use the leading position of LOPE-C for the world premier of their products and developments.

At June 29 -30, international companies and research companies like Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH, 3D-Micromac AG, Du Pont Teijin Films Ltd., Heraeus Clevios GmbH, FUJIFILM Dimatix Inc., Merck Chemicals Ltd., Plextronics Inc., PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG and SunaTech Inc. present their products and solutions. Target group are users from energy production, the consumer and packaging industry, logistics, automotive and medical technology.

Numerous new exhibitors like Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Microchem Corp. and InkTec GmbH show a spectrum of from novel devices, advanced materials and production methods up to end-user applications.