Programme - Advanced Manufacturing

Programme - Advanced Manufacturing

UNIVERSITY FORUM FOR INDUSTRY:
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

Wednesday, 15 February 2022
12:00-13:15
Online


In partnership with:

Chamber of Commerce
Banner - Advanced Manufacturing
From left:  Rector, Prof Alfred J Vella, Prof Tanya Sammut-Bonnici, Ms Marisa Xuereb, Dr Emanuel Said, Prof Claude A Farrugia, Dr Ing Emmanuel Francalanza, Prof Ing Simon G Fabri, Prof Joseph M Cacciottolo, Dr Ing Paul Refalo, Dr Laurent Filipozzi, Mr Martin Hignett.

 

Programme

 

12:00  Opening of the Forum
Prof Alfred J Vella, Rector 
Prof Tanya Sammut-Bonnici, Pro-Rector Strategic Planning and Enterprise
Prof Joseph M Cacciottolo, Pro-Rector for Academic Affairs 
Prof Ing Simon G Fabri, Pro-Rector for Research and Knowledge Transfer 
University of Malta

The Forum will proceed in the form of a discussion on the following topics. 

12:05 The Chamber of Commerce and Advanced Manufacturing
Ms Marisa Xuereb
Managing Director of Raesch Quarz (Malta) Ltd
President of The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry

12:15 Carbon Neutrality Strategies in Manufacturing
Dr Laurent Filipozzi  
General Manager
STMicroelectronics

12:25 Innovation in Polymer Technology 
Mr Martin Hignett
Managing Director
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, Malta

12:35 The Role of Management in Industrial Manufacturing
Dr Emanuel Said
Dean, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy
University of Malta

12:45 Evolving Tertiary Education Assessment Practices to Support a Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing
Prof Claude A Farrugia
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
University of Malta

12:55 Smart and Advanced Manufacturing Research Directions
Dr Ing Emmanuel Francalanza
Head, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 
Faculty of Engineering, University of Malta


13:05 Sustainably Made in MALTA
Dr Ing Paul Refalo
Senior Lecturer, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 
Faculty of Engineering, University of Malta

13:15 End of Forum

Links: 


https://www.um.edu.mt/about/strategy/iventerpriseandindustryimpact/universityforaforindustry/programme-advancedmanufacturing/