On January 10, 2022 took place the hybrid workshop “Lightweight for sustainability”. Two partners - Clust-ER MECH and AMZ Sachsen were representing the consortium of the project physically and other partners connected via Internet. The event was organized at the Austrian Pavilion within EXPO 2020.

The workshop intended to present lightweight solutions created or developed by partners members, mainly SMEs, with a specific attention to the environmental impact that technologies can bring to the market. Adience had the opportunity to gain new perspectives in different topics: from multi-material ultralight components for structural applications to the use of natural fibres in composites materials.

Here is the list of the speakers:

• Wesley Cantwell – Director of ARIC at Khalifa University
• Luca Tomesani – Professor at University of Bologna
• Jürgen Tröltzsch – Vice President New Technologies at Karl Mayer
• Marc Gascons – Managing Director at Compoxi
• Dante Baruffi – Sales Executive at Baruffi Composites Solutions
• Sebastian Pöhlmann – Manager of LightOre
• Joerg Kaufmann – CEO & Founder Silbaerg
• Albert Langkamp – Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology – Technical University Dresden

Workshop was organized as part of the United Arab Emirates mission which has been successful and established new relationships.

More information available here: ELCA Internationalization.