2015 conference program

at the HOTEL
March 25 and 26, 2015
MORTAGNE of Boucherville (Montreal Area)
2015 CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Wednesday, March 25th
8:45 AM - EXPO HIGHTEX 2015 OPENING
Customers’ Choice – Innovative Products
Dr. Jacek Mlynarek, President and CEO of the CTT Group
Robert Bélanger, President and CEO of Belt-Tech
9:15 AM - PROTECH / WORKWEAR
The protective sector represents only 1% of all global textile
application sectors, textile applications, but it encompasses
a variety of industries focused on the military, police forces,
firefighters, construction and industrial workers, and many more.
This session will focus on antistatic properties of technical textiles.
CONFERENCE 1
Ultra-Deep Mines: When the Heat and Humidity Become
Unbearable
Dr. Stéphane Hallé, Deputy Director of the Work Health and Safety Team
Research of the École de Technologie Supérieure
Dr. Sylvie Nadeau, Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Division of the
École de Technologie Supérieure
CONFERENCE 2
Challenges Facing the Textile Industry – Antistatic Issues in
Protective Equipment Applications
Dr. Steve Fowler, Fowler Associates Inc
CONFERENCE 3
Kinetic Energy Harvesting for Dismounted Soldiers: Kinetic Boot
Proof of Concept
Michel Bisson, President and CEO of STC Footwear
1:30 PM - DIALOGUE MEDITEX in collaboration with MEDTEQ
MEDITEX will showcase the range of products, skills, and the textile
industry’s innovative technologies in Personal and Health Care
serving the medical industry.
KEYNOTE
Health and Personal Care Application: Trends and Opportunities
Dr. Jacek Mlynarek, President and CEO of CTT Group
CONFERENCE 4
Quebec’s Medical Equipment Manufacturing Industry: an
Industry with Many Aspects
Michèle Houpert, Director of the Direction de la Santé et des
biotechnologies du Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et des
Exportations
CONFERENCE 5
Fast, Reliable and Convenient Protective Solutions for Paramedics
Charlene Vacon, Analysis and clinical research advisor with Urgences-Santé
CONFERENCE 6
Integration of Biometric Sensors
François Couderc, Solutions Health / Defense and Security Specialist with
Thales Canada Defence & Security
CONFERENCE 7
Adaptive Clothing: a Market to be Discovered
Christine Harding, Technical Director of Vestechpro
CONFÉRENCE 8 (TO BE CONFIRMED)
IN FRENCH ONLY
10:45 AM - TRAINING SESSION
TEXTILES INTELLIGENTS
Cette formation vous permettra de découvrir des éléments
d’informations reliés aux différentes fonctionnalités des textiles
intelligents (conducteurs, chauffants, lumineux, capteurs, etc.),
à leurs principes de fonctionnement ainsi qu’à leurs modes de
fabrication.
Formateurs : Justine Decaens et Dominic Lachapelle (Groupe CTT)
Therapeutic or Medical Devices... Textiles become really Smart!
Karine Théberge, President and CEO of Biomod Concepts
ROUND TABLE
Personal and Health Care - Skills, Capabilities and Canadian
Added Value Textile Technologies
Moderator: Diane Côté, President and CEO of MEDTEQ
5:00 PM - CTT AWARDS
5:30 PM - COCKTAIL
NANOTECHNOLOGIES
Cette formation vous permettra de découvrir les particularités,
les propriétés et les applications possibles des nanotechnologies.
Profitez de cette occasion unique de découvrir ce que les
nanotechnologies peuvent faire pour votre entreprise.
Formatrice : Patricia Dolez (Groupe CTT)
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at the HOTEL
March 25 and 26, 2015
MORTAGNE of Boucherville (Montreal Area)
Thursday, March 26th
8:30 AM - OPENING REMARKS
Robert Bélanger, President and CEO of Belt-Tech
8:45 AM - KEYNOTE
10 H 45 - FORMATIONS
Pierre Cléroux, Vice President Research and Chief Economist of the Business
Development Bank of Canada
René Leduc, Vice President Business Restructuring of the Business Development
Bank of Canada
Cette formation vous permettra de découvrir des éléments
d’informations reliés à la toxicité potentielle des matières textiles
et fort utiles pour les distributeurs, les acheteurs potentiels et les
manufacturiers de tissus, de non-tissés et de vêtements.
Economic and Financial Outlook 2015
9:30 AM - TRANSPOTECH
TRANSPORTECH will present an overview of technical textiles in the
transportation industry. Their use in all modes of transportation
requires a high level of quality on a variety of features such as
comfort, security, reinforcement, insulation, protection and many
more. Speakers will talk about the most recent developments and
technologies in the transportation industry.
CONFERENCE 9
Collaborative Automotive Research in Canada – Key Issues in
Materials & Manufacturing
Dr. Peter Frise, Scientific Director and CEO of Auto 21
CONFERENCE 10
Fabrication by resin injection of high performance composites
reinforced by 3D engineering fabrics for aircraft engines
François Trochu, Scientific Advisor with ERFT Composites
CONFERENCE 11
Overview RTM Research Project Using Braided Preforms
Didier Hoste, Section Chief in the Aerostructures Technology Development
Team of Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering Services
CONFERENCE 12
Textile Preforms For Composites
Jonathan Lévesque, 3D Textiles Group Leader with CTT Group
IN FRENCH ONLY
COV ET TOXICITÉ
Formateur : Amine Fourati (Groupe CTT)
1:00 PM - KEYNOTE
Innovative Technical Textiles: Emerging Trends and Technologies
Dr. Olivier Vermeersch, Vice-President R & D at CTT Group, Chair Leader of the
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Innovative Technical Textiles
Justine Decaens, Project Leader with CTT Group
1:45 PM - PROTECH / WORKWEAR
Fire protection is the leading topic of this session. Experts will
present the most recent developments as well as new performance
testing equipment.
CONFERENCE 13
Technical Aramid solutions for protection against heat and flame,
Personal Protective Clothing Market (PPE)
Romain Zeganadin, Project Manager - Industrialisation & Sourcing Textile
with Kermel
CONFERENCE 14
Key Considerations for Balanced Chemical-Biological Protection
for the Soldier
Scott Duncan, Head of Chemical Biological Assessment and Protection
section of the Defence Research and Development Canada Suffield
CONFERENCE 15
Flash Fire Man™ - Capacities Serving Industry and Development
IN FRENCH ONLY
Yann Sadier, Project Leader with CTT Group
10 H 45 - FORMATIONS
VÊTEMENTS DE TRAVAIL ET EPI
Cette formation vous permettra de découvrir des éléments
d’informations reliés aux développements de vêtements de
travail et d’équipements de protection individuelle. À l’issue de
cette formation, vous serez en mesure de comprendre les défis
des EPI et elle vous permettra de mieux cerner l’élaboration de
spécifications techniques et déterminer les essais de performances
et de durabilité à réaliser.
Formateur : Valério Izquierdo (Groupe CTT)
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