🕒 Time: 11:00-12:30 CEST
📍 Location: Hybrid - join us online here or in person at a side event of A3PS Dialog in Palais Eschenbach, Vienna/Austria. (register separately for A3PS-Dialog here: https://www.a3ps.at/event/a3ps-dialog-20-jahre-a3ps if you come in person).
Join this international matchmaking event to pitch your Lightweighting Design project ideas, connect with potential partners, and build consortia for the Eureka Lightweighting Call 2026.
Whether you already have a proposal, are seeking partners, or are simply interested in the topic, you are welcome to participate.
The session will focus on short project pitches, with a brief overview of the call.
🚀Your opportunity to:
Present your R&D ideas to an international audience
Connect with potential project partners
🌱 Steps to present your project pitch:
Prepare your pitch
Create a 3-minute presentation using the pitch template.
Submit your pitch
Send the completed template to wolfgang.bohmayr@biz-up.at and michael.walch@ffg.at .
Submission deadline: 26 May 2026
📝 Agenda:
The Role of Lightweighting and Lightweighting Networks - Ricardo del Valle (ELCA) - 7 min
Insights on Lightweighting from the A3PS Roadmap - tbd (A3PS) - 7 min
Eureka Lightweighting Call 2026 - Michael Walch (FFG) - 7 min
Lightweighting Project Experience and Progress Report - Osman Bodur (TU Wien) - 7 min
Lightweighting Project Pitches - Moderator: Wolfgang Bohmayr (ELN) - 30-60 min