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Conference Programme

Date: 4th June 2008
Venue: Ricoh Arena, West Midlands, UK
Programme: 09h00-17h30
Conference Chairs:
Dr Geoff Archenhold, euroLED 2008; Dr Narendran Nadarajah, Lighting Research Center; Dr Berthold Hahn, OSRAM Optosemiconductors; Professor Wang, University of Bath



Speakers Profiles for Day 1

09h00

Registration and opening ceremony

Eve Gaut, Marketing and Events Executive, Aston Science Park

Dr Geoff Archenhold, Conference Chair, euroLED 2008

Session 1 :    Global Response to Low Carbon Lighting
09h10 John Magan, Photonics Unit, European Commission:
SSL research activities: an EU/World Perspective
09h35 David McAuley, Sustainable Energy Ireland:
A Government's Perspective and Support Policy for Solid State Lighting
10h00 Peter Lees, Recolight:
Lamp recycling and LEDs - Current and possible future regulations
10h25
Coffee Break & Exhibition
Session 2 :    SSL Market Perspectives and Developments
10h55 Robert Steele, Strategies Unlimited:
High Brightness LED Market Overview & Forecast
11h20 Barney Rhys Jones, Low Carbon Investors:
Investor sentiment for SSL Opportunities
11h45 Steve Landau, Philips Lumileds:
How and when will LEDs start to transform general lighting
12h10 Dr Berthold Hahn, OSRAM:
Power LEDs: Highlighting technology improvements in InGaN LEDs
12h35
Lunch Break & Exhibition
Session 3 :    Recent Developments in Materials, Components and Systems
13h45 Michael Stoll, The Bergquist Company:
Taming thermal management issues with high power LED applications
14h10 Dr Rene Helbing, BridgeLux:
Recent Advances in Chip and Packaging Technologies
14h35 Professor Jack Silver, Brunel University:
An overview of recent LED Phosphor Developments
15h00 James Harris, Nanoco Technologies Ltd:
The use of Quantum Dots to deliver high quality white LEDs
15h25
Coffee Break & Exhibition
Session 4 :    Future Perspectives of Solid State Lighting
15h55 Jing Mo, Seoul Semiconductor:
Driving High Power LEDs directly from AC mains
16h20 Dr Franz Riedlberger, Zetex Semiconductors:
Power Control Techniques for High Power LEDs
16h45 Mick Wilcox, Nuventix:
Novel Airflow Thermal Management Systems
17h10 Govi Rao, Lighting Science Group:
When will LED Street Lighting be Everywhere? The Advantages and Challenges of LED Street Lighting

 

Date: 5th June 2008
Venue: Ricoh Arena, West Midlands, UK
Programme: 09h00-16h45
Conference Chairs: 
Dr Geoff Archenhold, euroLED 2008; Dr Narendran Nadarajah, Lighting Research Center; Dr Berthold Hahn, OSRAM Optosemiconductors; Professor Wang, University of Bath

Speakers Profiles for Day 2

09h00 Opening of Day 2
Dr Derek Harris, Chief Executive, Aston Science Park
Nina Blackmore, Marketing and Events Executive, Aston Science Park
Session 5 :    Market Application Trends and Standards
09h10 David Huff, OIDA:
OLED Market Trends - When will OLEDs enter the lighting market?
09h35 Dr David Fyfe, CDT Sumitomo:
OLED Lighting: Vision to Reality
10h00 Kevin Dowling, Color Kinetics:
Overview of Worldwide LED Lighting Standards
10h25
Coffee Break & Exhibition
Session 6 :    Architectural Lighting Applications
10h55 Neil Musson, Neil Musson Design:
A lighting designer's perspective of LEDs in creative schemes
11h20 Paul Thurk, ARCH Venture Partners:
Raising funding for Solid State Lighting Ventures
11h45 Daniel Polito, Lamina:
LED technology is essential to revolutionising the future of Architectural Lighting
12h10
Lunch Break & Exhibition
Session 7 :    Retail and Commercial Applications
13h30 Mark McClear, Cree:
Improved Performance LEDs reaching new Applications
13h55 Wolfgang Flatz, TridonicAtco:
LED Applications in Retail Lighting
14h20 Gerry Negley, Cree LED Lighting Solutions:
Developing High Lumens per Watt LED fixtures
14h45
Coffee Break & Exhibition
Session 8 :    Automotive, Rail and Transport Applications
15h15 Jim Smith, Techspan:
Challenges of the latest generation of Variable Message Signs
15h40 John Evans, Texas Instruments:
Improving Efficiency and Lowering Energy Consumption in LED Drivers
16h05 Gordon Routledge, Dialight PLC:
LED Lighting for hazardous areas
16h30
End of Conference