Invited Speakers

1. Dr. Helena Ronkainen, VTT Technical Research Center, Finland
Presentation title: TBA

2. Prof. Dr. Patrick De Beats, Ghent University, Belgium
Presentation title: "Polymer based tribomaterials for heavy equipment"

3. Dr. Tanja Stiller, Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Austria
Presentation title: TBA

4. Prof. Yoshinori Sawae, Dept. of Mech. Eng., Kyushu University, Japan
Presentation title: "Polymer Tribology in Hydrogen"

5. Prof. Albano Cavaleiro, Dept. of Mech. Eng., University of Coimbra, Portugal
Presentation title: "Are low friction coatings based on transition-metal dichalcogenides good solutions for sliding against polymers?"

6. Dr. Jan Ukonsaari, Senior R&D Engineer, Vattenfall AB R&D, Sweden
Presentation title: "Polymeric-based materials in hydropower bearings: Challenges and Opportunities"

7. Prof. Mitja Mori, Faculty of Mech. Eng., University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Presentation title: TBA

8. Dr. Bernd Wetzel, Leibniz-Institute fuer Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH (IVW), Germany
Presentation title: TBA

More invited speakers will be announced soon.