March25and 26, 2015 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25TH

at the HOTEL
March 25 and 26, 2015
MORTAGNE of Boucherville (Montreal Area)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25TH
8:45 AM - OPENING REMARKS
Jean Belzile, Sous-ministre adjoint à la Direction générale
de la recherche, de l’innovation, de la science et société au
Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et des Exportations
9:00 AM - EXPO HIGHTEX 2015 OPENING
Customers’ Choice – Innovative Products
Dr. Jacek Mlynarek, CTT Group
Robert Bélanger, Produits Belt-Tech
1:30 PM - MEDITEX DIALOGUE
PART 1: PRESENTATIONS
JACEK MLYNAREK, CTT Group
Health and Personal Care Application: Trends and
Opportunities
PROTECH / WORKWEAR
9:30 AM - CONFERENCE 1
Ultra-Deep Mines: When the Heat and Humidity Become
Unbearable
Dr. Stéphane Hallé & Dr. Sylvie Nadeau, École de Technologie
Supérieure (ÉTS)
10:00 AM - CONFERENCE 2
Challenges Facing the Textile Industry – Antistatic Issues in
Protective Equipment Applications
Steve Fowler, Fowler Associates Inc
10:30 AM - CONFERENCE 3
Kinetic Energy Harvesting for Dismounted Soldiers: Kinetic
Boot Proof of Concept
Michel Bisson, STC Footwear
11:00 - BREAK
MICHÈLE HOUPERT, Direction de la Santé et des
biotechnologies du Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation
et des Exportations
The Medical Equipment Industry and its Suppliers in Quebec
BREAK - 10 MINUTES
CHARLENE VACON, Urgences-Santé
Portrait of Urgences-Santé and the Pre-Hospital Professions
FRANÇOIS COUDERC, Thales Canada Defence & Security
Integration of Biometric Sensors
CHRISTINE HARDING, Vestechpro
Adapted Clothing: a Market to Discover
MARIE-HÉLÈNE DUFRESNE, Biomod Concepts
Therapeutic or Medical Devices... Textiles Become really
Smart!
PART 2: ROUND TABLE
10:45 AM - TRAINING SESSION
Moderator: DIANE CÔTÉ, MEDTEQ
Opportunities for Collaboration Between the Textile and
Medical Products Industries
NANOTECHNOLOGIES
PART 3: B2B MEETING
Cette formation vous permettra de découvrir les particularités,
les propriétés et les applications possibles des nanotechnologies.
Profitez de cette occasion unique de découvrir ce que les
nanotechnologies peuvent faire pour votre entreprise.
5:00 PM - CTT AWARDS CEREMONY
IN FRENCH ONLY
Formatrice : Patricia Dolez (Groupe CTT)
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5:30 PM - COCKTAIL
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at the HOTEL
March 25 and 26, 2015
MORTAGNE of Boucherville (Montreal Area)
THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH
8:30 AM - OPENING REMARKS
IN FRENCH ONLY
Robert Bélanger, Belt-Tech
8:45 AM - KEYNOTE
10 H 45 - FORMATIONS
Economic and Financial Outlook 2015
Pierre Cléroux, Business Development Bank of Canada
René Leduc, Business Development Bank of Canada
Cette formation vous permettra de découvrir des éléments
d’informations reliés aux développements de vêtements de
travail et d’équipements de protection individuelle. À l’issue de
cette formation, vous serez en mesure de comprendre les défis
des EPI et elle vous permettra de mieux cerner l’élaboration de
spécifications techniques et déterminer les essais de performances
et de durabilité à réaliser.
VÊTEMENTS DE TRAVAIL ET EPI
Formateur : Valério Izquierdo (Groupe CTT)
1:00 PM - KEYNOTE
TRANSPORTECH
9:30 AM - CONFERENCE 9
Collaborative Automotive Research in Canada – Key Issues
in Materials & Manufacturing
Dr. Peter Frise, Auto 21
Innovative Technical Textiles: Emerging Trends and
Technologies
Dr. Olivier Vermeersch, CTT Group - NSERC Industrial
Research Chair in Innovative Technical Textiles
Justine Decaens, CTT Group
BREAK - 15 MINUTES
10:15 AM - CONFERENCE 10
Liquid Moulding Manufacturing of High-Performance
Composites Reinforced by 3D Woven Reinforcements for
Aircraft Engines
François Trochu, ERFT Composites
10:45 AM - CONFERENCE 11
Development of Fuselage Stiffening Members by Resin
Transfer Molding Process
Didier Hoste, Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering
Services
11:15 AM - CONFERENCE 12
Preform Design by 3D Weaving and Introduction to
Automated Radial Braiding
Jonathan Lévesque, CTT Group
11:45 - BREAK
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PROTECH / WORKWEAR
1:45 PM - CONFERENCE 13
Technical Aramid solutions for protection against heat and
flame, Personal Protective Clothing Market (PPE)
Romain Zeganadin, Kermel
2:15 PM - CONFERENCE 14
Key Considerations for Balanced Chemical-Biological
Protection for the Soldier
Scott Duncan, Defence Research and Development Canada
Suffield
2:45 PM - CONFERENCE 15
Flash Fire Man™ - Capacities Serving Industry and
Development
Yann Sadier, CTT Group
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