World Nano-Economic Congress Singapore: Day Two Agenda

Morning Keynote & Plenary Presentations Day 2 Wednesday, September 28^th, 2005

Keynote/Plenary Session

8:00-9:00 Conference Registration & Morning Coffee

9:00-9:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: NanoEconomics: The Facts and the Future of Nanotechnology

9:30-10:15 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Nanotechnology Overview & Implications

10:15-10:45 Coffee and Networking Break

10:45-11:15 Tools: How can the microscopy and software modeling tools that enabled the nanotechnology revolution propel nanotechnology from lab projects into manufacturing processes?

11:15-11:45 The Role of Nanotechnology in the Semiconductor Industry

11:45-12:30 Analyzing the financial markets and nanotechnology: When will IPOs of nanotechnology become common place and what will this mean for the commercial development of nanotechnology?

12:30-1:30 Luncheon for Delegates

WNEC SINGAPORE
Afternoon Breakout Sessions, Day 2
September 28th, 2004

Breakout Sessions

TRACK A
NANOMANUFACTURING & TOOLS

1:30-2:05
Nanometrology

SPEAKER: Marek Michalewicz, CEO, Quantum Precision Instruments Pty Ltd. (Australia)

2:05-2:40
NanoLithography

SPEAKER:

2:40-3:10 NETWORKING BREAK

3:10-3:45
Software and Modeling Tools

SPEAKER:

3:45-4:20
NanoMachining

SPEAKER:

4:20-5:00
PANEL FORUM
How will the “NanoFactory” evolve over the next five years? Migrating Tools from the Laboratory to Processes

TRACK B
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

1:30-2:05
Tissue Engineering

SPEAKER: Dr. Vivek Soni, Adjunct Associate Professor, BJM School of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay (India)

2:05-2:40
Nanotechnology for Medical Devices and Biomaterial Applications

SPEAKER: Sarah Cooper, CTO, Biophan (USA)


2:40-3:10 NETWORKING BREAK

3:10-3:45
Biosensors

SPEAKER: Xie Hong, Research Scientist, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (Singapore)

3:45-4:20
Nanotechnology for Medical Diagnostics and Analysis

SPEAKER: Dr. Kevin Matthews, CEO, Oxonica (UK)

4:20-5:00
PANEL FORUM
How will working on the nanoscale impact bionengineering and biotech sectors?

TRACK C
NANO-ELECTRONIC DEVICES

1:30-2:05
Nanotechnology and Displays

SPEAKER: Jung Jae Kim, CTO & Vice President, cDream Corporation (USA)

2:05-2:40
Nanotechnology and Data Storage

SPEAKER: Dr. Sining Mao, R/D Director of Advanced Devices Development, Seagate

2:40-3:10 NETWORKING BREAK

3:10-3:45
Carbon Nanotubes for improved Electronic Devices

SPEAKER: Bala Padmakumar, President, Nanoconduction Inc. (USA)

3:45-4:20
Nano Photonic Devices

SPEAKER: Hubert Kostal, Vice President Marketing and Sales, NanoOpto Corp. (USA)

4:20-5:00
PANEL FORUM
Determining how will the applications of nanotechnology within the electronics industry transform its products: What will computers and communication devices look like and how will they work due to the application of nanotechnology?