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Parallel Event of ICEFPE24 and AGRIVOLTAICS 2024

Emerging PV Technologies Platform, Industry Day

November 7, 2024, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Athens

The Greek Paradigm in the developing field of third-generation photovoltaics industry presents significant challenges and promising business prospects, propelling rapid progress toward achieving net-zero gas emission targets. Fostering innovation within the Greek industry and leveraging collaborative efforts with research excellence for the development of 3rd generation photovoltaics over the past decade, contribute to the growth of the green industry and renewable energy sectors, making the 2050 net-zero gas emissions target increasingly viable. The "Emerging PV Technologies Platform, Industry Day" Conference, co-organized by the Hellenic Association for Organic & Printed Electronics (HOPE-A) and the COPE-Nano Center of Excellence / LTFN Auth, is scheduled for Thursday, November 7, from 09:00 to 13:00 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Athens. The attendance at the event is FREE of charge.

The rapid advancements in renewable energy on a national, European, and global scale, recognized as a potent tool in fighting climate change, underscore the significance of Greek excellence and innovation in green energy and automated manufacturing. Given this context, it is necessary to immediately initiate and coordinate efforts among decision-makers in the industrial, research, public authorities, and institutional spheres in Greece. Immediate action is essential to harness the collective potential and steer the nation towards a sustainable and resilient future.

The objective of this conference and its related initiatives is to leverage the distinctive areas of technology and innovation cultivated within the country, primarily funded by the EU. Additionally, it aims to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the ongoing energy and digital transitions, with a view to enhancing the prospects for both Greek industry and society.

The swift pace at which the European Union and numerous governments globally are implementing new measures, legislation, and associated initiatives to attain net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by fully electrifying the entire energy landscape by 2050 (with an estimated 60% originating from photovoltaics) underscores their commitment to enhancing both the quality of life standards and food production for citizens, as well as addressing the needs of the growing global population. In this context, the collaborative efforts of industry, SMEs, high-tech production companies, and policymakers become imperative for the advancement of green energy and storage. Simultaneously, it underscores the necessity for cooperation with the political and government leadership of the country.

Speakers

		Prof. Stergios Logothetidis, President of HOPE-A, Director of Nanotechnology Lab LTFN & COPE-Nano Center, Greece short bio short bio Stergios Logothetidis is Professor of Physics, Nanotechnology, Materials Science, Thin Films Technologies, Organic Electronics, Optics and Nanomedicine in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He has extensive R&D experience and leadership as a Coordinator in more than 130 EU and Nationally Funded R&D&I Projects. His research activity and excellence has generated over 1000 papers and review articles in International Journals & Conferences and 400 keynote and invited talks. He is the author of over 395 peer-reviewed papers, 6 books and 9 patents, and has received over 14000 citations holding an h-index=58. He is the Founder and Director of Nanotechnology Lab LTFN (www.ltfn.gr), of the Post-Graduate Program “Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies” (nn.physics.auth.gr) and of the Center of Organic & Printed Electronics Hellas (COPE-H). He is the organizer of the annually NANOTEXNOLOGY multi-event (www.nanotexnology.com) since 2004, and the Founder and Coordinator of the NANONET Research and Innovation Network (www.nano-net.gr) since 2003, with 700 Universities, Research Centers and Companies as members all over the world. Prof. S. Logothetidis is the Founder and President of the Hellenic Organic and Printed Electronics Association (HOPE-A) (www.hope-a.com) with 40 Companies and Organizations and has signed collaboration agreement with 6 other Associations all over the world, and he is the Founder of 2 Start-up Companies 1) Organic Electronic Technologies (OET www.oe-technologies.com) and 2) BL Nanobiomed (www.bl-nanobiomed.com). Prof. Logothetidis coordinated more than 80 european and National projects with more than 150M€, and in 2023 became the Coordinator of 2 new Flagship scientific and industrial Horizon Europe projects of great significance in the field of Energy, Flexible Printed Electronics and Nanotechnologies A) Project Cope-Nano (www.cope-nano.eu), with a total budget of 30 million Euros , will expand the internationally recognized Nanotechnology Lab LTFN into an Autonomous and Sustainable Center of Excellence for Organic, Printed Electronics & Nano-Technologies in Thessaloniki B) Project Flex2Energy (www.flex2energy.eu) with a total budget of 21 million Euros, aim to revolutionize the way we generate and utilize energy developing in Thessaloniki building the 1st sustainable production line for Organic Photovoltaics– Flexible printed organic photovoltaics for integration in Buildings, Greenhouses and even in Automotive.
		Mr. Thomas Kolbusch, Vice President, COATEMA Coating Machinery GmbH, Germany short bio short bio Thomas Kolbusch is Vice President of Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH, an equipment manufacturing company for coating, printing and laminating solutions located in Dormagen, Germany. He is member of the board of the OE-A (Organic Electronic Association) in Germany, a global association for printed electronics. He serves in the advisory board of Fraunhofer ITA institute. He served as member of the board of COPT.NRW, a local association in Germany, as well as exhibition chair of the LOPEC in Munich for five years. Thomas is active in the field of fuel cells, batteries, printed electronics, photovoltaics and medical applications. He organizes the international Coatema Coating Symposium for over 19 years and represents Coatema in a number of public funded German and European projects. Thomas Kolbusch studied Business Economics at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences and got his degree as business economist in 1997. He started his career at 3M, Germany. Since 1999 he is working for Coatema Coating Machinery in different positions.
		Dr. Polycarpos Falaras, Research Director, Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NCSR DEMOKRITOS, Greece short bio short bio Polycarpos Falaras (>280 papers in international refereed journals, >16.000 citations/scopus), h-index 64/scopus, 7 patents) was born in Karditsa, Greece (1960). Following his basic studies in Physics (grade excellent, 8.86/10) at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), Dr. Falaras joined the Physique des Liquides et Electrochimie Laboratory/CNRS/University Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI-France), where he received his DEA in Electrochemistry (1983, Bien) and Ph.D. in Chemistry (1986, Tres Honorable). In 1989 he entered the National Center for Scientific Research ‘Demokritos’ in Athens (Greece), where he is still working as a Research Director, leading a group of 16 people. He has been the Director of the Institute of Physical Chemistry at NCSR Demokritos (2007-2012) and has participated (including coordination) in several EU and National projects. Dr Falaras is Editor of Applied Catalysis B Environmental (Elsevier, I.F. 19.905), member of the Editorial board in seven (7) international journals as well as reviewer in more than 100 international refereed journals. He is teaching Physical Chemistry at the Hellenic Open University, he has supervised the work of 15 post-doctoral and 13 PhD students. For his innovative work in photoinduces processes, Dr Falaras has been awarded by international (Prince Sultan International Prize for Water – PSIPW -Alternative Water Resources Prize), and national (Theodoros Aretaios Award, Academy of Athens) organizations.
		Dr. Stelios Loumakis, President of Hellenic Association of Photovoltaic Energy Producers, Greece short bio short bio Stelios Loumakis has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from NTUA since 1992. He obtained an MBA from the University of Portsmouth, UK and holds a PhD from NTUA completing in 2019 his doctoral dissertation in the field of Wholesale Electricity Market Operation and Renewable penetration. During his professional career he has held upper managerial positions in large companies in the field of FMCGs, such as in the multinational Sara Lee Household & Body Care Hellas and Karamolegos Bakery Industry and was active in collaboration with Katselis Bakery Industry in the fast-growing business sector of organized catering and food retail. Since 2006 he is active in the electricity market field through developing centralized photovoltaic plants. His company, a pioneer in the industry, completed and interconnected to the grid one of the first PV plants in April 2008. Furthermore, as a consultant, enjoys deep experience, especially in the field of wholesale electricity market and renewables. His clientele includes large corporations such as SPI Energy, EYDAP, Intertrade Hellas, Interphoton Group, Attica Finance Consulting, EasyPower etc. He is a member of the list of referees and arbitrators of Regulatory Authority of Energy. He has been elected to the Board of the Hellenic Association of PV Energy Producers (www.spef.gr) since 2009, while since 2011 he is the President for five consecutive terms.
		Prof. Argiris Laskarakis, Head of Organic Electronics Group, Nanotechnology Lab LTFN & COPE-Nano Center, Greece short bio short bio Argiris Laskarakis is the Head of the Organic Electronics Group of Nanotechnology Lab LTFN & Center of Organic and Printed Electronics. His research interests include the fabrication, characterization and optimization of nanomaterials and device architectures for flexible Organic & Printed Electronics (such as Organic Photovoltaics, Perovskite-based PVs, and Organic Thin Film Transistors) by vacuum and printing methods, investigation of structure-property relationships for OE nanomaterials, ex-situ/in-line metrology (optical, electronic, and structural) of inorganic, organic and hybrid nanostructured materials. He has extensive R&D experience in both academia and industry and participated as a Senior scientist in more than 17 European and National projects. His work includes more than 90 publications in International Scientific Journals, 4 book chapters, more than 140 presentations in International Scientific Conferences. Finally, he is responsible for the organization of the International Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics (ISFOE) since 2008 as part of the NANOTEXNOLOGY multievent.
		Prof. Emmanuel Kymakis, Vice President, Hellenic Mediterranean University Research Center, Greece short bio short bio Emmanuel Kymakis is a Full Professor at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU) and Vice-President of the HMU Research Center. He received his B.Eng. (First Class Honors) degree in Electrical Engineering & Electronics from Liverpool University in 1999 and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Cambridge University in 2003. He and Prof. Gehan Amaratunga are the inventors of the polymer-nanotube solar cell. Before joining HMU, he was a technical consultant offering engineering and consultancy services in the realization of photovoltaic and solar thermal power plants. His multidisciplinary research lies at the interface between nanotechnology and electrical engineering and is centred on the development of printed optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices. He has published more than 120 research articles, which have attracted over 11.000 citations and an h-index of 56, while he has an extensive experience in the management of research and industrial projects (6 M€ research funding, design & implementation of 67 MWp of PV parks). Ηe is also included in the list of the top 2% of scientists in their respective fields by citation impact (PLoS Biol 17(8), e3000384). He serves also as scientific evaluator and member of panels of experts of various international governmental and nongovernmental agencies, member of scientific committee of various international congresses, and have been invited to give invited talks in more than 50 occasions. He has been an honorary lecturer at UConn and a recipient of an Isaac Newton and an EPSRC studentship. He was named as a 2014 ChemComm Emerging Investigator and has received two National Excellence Awards. He has served as a member of the founding General Assembly of the Hellenic Foundation for Research & Innovation (HFRI), a member of the Engineering sectoral scientific council of the National Council for Research & Innovation of Greece (NCRI) and a member of the Engineering thematic advisory council of HFRI. He is currently the Director of the interinstitutional Post-Graduate Program “Nanotechnology for Energy Applications” and serves as the work package leader of Energy Generation of the EU FET-Flagship Initiative Graphene.
		Mr. Evangelos Mekeridis, CTO, Organic Electronic Technologies (OET), Greece short bio short bio Evangelos Mekeridis, as OET's Chief Technology Officer, leads the development of the world’s first automated manufacturing line for I(O)PVs. His expertise includes large-scale production and optimization of OPVs using Roll-to-Roll and Sheet-to-Sheet processes, prototype manufacturing of OPV, PPV, OLED devices, and sensors, as well as materials testing, encapsulation, and laser patterning for OE nanomaterials. Specialized in various printing techniques such as slot die, dip coating, gravure, flexo, screen, and inkjet printing. Experienced in ORMOSIL coatings, nanomaterials synthesis, and electrochemical deposition. Holder of 10 patents, 14 publications, and participant in more than 25 European and national R&D projects on nanomaterials, processes and applications.
		Dr. Christos Chochos, Senior Researcher, Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece short bio short bio Christos Chochos is Senior Researcher at the Institute of Chemical Biology at the National Hellenic Research Foundation and Director of Research at Advent Technologies. He holds a degree in Chemistry (2001), a Master's degree (2004) and a PhD (2006) in Polymer Science and Technology from the Department of Chemistry of the University of Patras. His research interests focus: 1) the development of conjugated polymers for organic photovoltaics, organic photodetectors and cancer theranostics. 2) On the development of new polymer membranes and ionomers for water electrolysis and fuel cells. Currently, he is the PI of 4 European projects while in the past he has participated in 8 European programs. He is the author of 81 scientific publications with ~3000 citations (h-index 30), 4 US patents and 8 national patents.
		Mr. Emmanouel Margaritis, International Business Development Director & Chief Investment Officer, Organic Electronic Technologies (OET), Greece short bio
		Dr. Asterios Chatziparadeisis, General Manager, Hellenic Organic & Printed Electronics Association (HOPE-A), Greece short bio short bio Asterios Chatziparadeisis is a Mathematician with PhD in Statistics. He has worked in policy making positions at the General Secretariat of Research and Technology of Greece and in Managing Authorities. He was responsible for the design of major Greek structural programmes (billions of euros) for Research, Innovation and Competitiveness from the 1990s onwards. He also worked at the European Commission. Since 2021 he is the General Director of Hellenic Organic & Printed Electronics Association (www.hope-a.com). He wrote articles and studies for the Research and Innovation Policies and was evaluator of the European Commission for RTD projects.