CONFERENCE

DAY 1

Ceramics' Role in Supporting the Automotive Industry’s Future Vision

Surveying the Landscape for Ceramics and Charting a Path Forward

Industrialization of Advanced Ceramics for Aerospace Applications

Growing Use of Ceramics in Extreme Environments – Defense, Nuclear, Space

Producing Complex Ceramic Shapes with the Latest Manufacturing Methods

Ceramic Powder Processing and Forming Methods: Engineering Microstructure Control in High Performance Ceramics

DAY 2

Construction on the Moon Using Lunar Regolith, i.e. Moondust

Replacing Metals and Other Materials with Ceramics

Creating Value with Ceramics Additive Manufacturing

Overcoming Raw Materials Supply Chain and Quality Control Challenges

Mechanical Properties & Failure Analysis of Ceramic and Glass Materials

Rakesh Kapoor, Operating Partner, Materials Outovation® Practice, Edgewater Capital Partners

Whilst innovation in the advanced ceramics industry continues to develop, the market dynamic has remained the same for many years. Rakesh Kapoor works for private equity firm, Edgewater Capital Partners, in their Materials Outovation® practice, is helping to shape the future of the market by focusing on the growth of smaller ceramic companies. Rakesh will be sharing his expert knowledge during the Conference at Ceramics Expo, and we caught up with him in the lead up to this to find out a bit more.

Wei Fan, Director Global Ceramics Technology, Momentive Technologies

As the head of the Ceramics Technology Department, I am overseeing the R&D activities in our US and Japan facilities.  Our R&D organization focuses on delivering the necessary ceramic powder and coating technologies to secure Momentive Technologies’ leadership position and to support the growth of the Ceramics business.