The global fiber industry will once again meet in Austria. 57th Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (Dornbirn-GFC) will take place between September 12th and 14th and the main subject will be fiber innovations. The core target of the congress is to offer learning, making progress, taking a look into the future and create broad perspectives.
Approximately one hundred expert lectures will focus on the following main topics at this year’s Dornbirn-GFC; fiber innovations, transportation and mobility, recycling – circular economy, energy generation and energy storage, surface modification and additive technologies. The congress is expected to attract 700 participants from more than 30 countries. It is estimated that 80% of the participants who want to learn about the latest innovations in the fiber industry come from Europe, 15% from Asia and 5% from America.
On the opening day of the event which will cover 3 days, the participation and presentation of the top names will come to the fore. Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz will have a video transmission at the launch. In addition, James Holbery of Microsoft US will give a presentation on ‘how will Smart Textiles change the world and what does Microsoft expect from industry?’ Smart textiles that offer enormous potential for the textile industry will be addressed. As a connoisseur of the automotive industry, Prof. Theo Sams from AVL, the world`s biggest independent company for the development of drive systems; will illuminate the ‘relevance and potentials of the fiber industry in the future development of the automotive industry’.
The successful, rapidly growing Canadian brand Lululemon Athletica; represented by Yogendra Dandapure, will provide forward-looking trends and the technology approach for the industry; and he finally takes part at the panel discussion ‘Circular Economy’. Edwin Keh, CEO from the international renowned Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles; and Apparel HKRITA; will give a lecture on ‘Circular Economy’ and also participate at the subsequent panel discussion.
CEO will share their view of the industry at fiber congress
CEO Panel will be organized on the opening day. The board members and CEOs will discuss on sustainability; and how the big European and Asian fiber producers position themselves to the “3 Ps – Planet, People, Profit”. Necat Altin/Zorlu, Stefan Braun/Dralon, Uday Gill/Indorama, Robert van de Kerkhof/Lenzing and Gunjan Sharma/Reliance led by Walter Woitsch/Syngroup Consulting.
Expert Panel will be named ‘Circular Economy – What an Opportunity!’ moderated by Anton Schumann/ Gherzi. The participants Eberhard Brack/Märkische Faser, Peter Bartsch/Lenzing, Michel Chtepa/Seaqual4U, Yogendra Dandapure/Lululemon, Edwin Keh/HKRITA, Luis Marinheiro/ISWA (International Solid and Waste Association); will show approaches to the current topic, strongly promoted by the EU Commission.
Young Scientist Forum – already for the 3rd time is going to take place with the topic ‘Digital Age in Research and Development’.