On 28, 29 and 30 September IDTechEx will host six half day forums on select emerging technologies, providing attendees with critical business intelligence including technology assessments, detailed forecasts, company analysis, industry structure and trends. The forums will cover the following topics:

Flexible Sensors, Conductive Inks and Stretchable & Textile Electronics, Monday morning, 28 September. This session will cover progress from disposable sensors to wearable technology applications for these new materials and devices.

Flexible Displays, Barrier Layers, Batteries and Transparent Conductive Films, held on Monday afternoon, 28 September. Flexible OLED displays are becoming one of the fastest growing sectors in the display industry. They require new materials and films. Trends and options are assessed in this session.

3D Printing: Technologies, Materials, Applications and Opportunities, held on Tuesday morning, 29 September. This session addresses both the business and technologies behind the broad set of 3D printing technologies and materials.

Energy Harvesting: Technologies and Markets, held on Tuesday afternoon, 29 September. By 2025 the market for Energy Harvesting transducers and power conditioning will be over $12 billion and growing very rapidly. This session addresses the global progress.

Electric Vehicles: Land, Water and Air; Hybrid and Pure Electric, held on Wednesday morning, 30 September, covering 45 categories of electric vehicles.

Energy Storage: Batteries, Supercapacitors, Lithium-ion Capacitors, held on Wednesday morning, 30 September. This session is concerned with energy stored electrically with a close look at the technologies, how they may improve over the coming ten years and what the possible market growth will be.

Chairman and Founder of IDTechEx, Dr Peter Harrop commented, “These forums will address the business and technologies involved, providing the delegates with significant market data to allow you to understand these complex landscapes. Attendees will leave with a clear, quantified view of the markets, technology assessment and development roadmaps, key player profiles and their strategy for market adoption, with lessons from success and failures.”

There are also networking opportunities to maximize interactions and a small number of exclusive sponsorship places available. The event will be held at the UDX Conference Center, 6F, in Tokyo, Japan. See http://www.idtechex.com/forum-asia/pe.ja.asp for full details and to register

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