GPD CUBA 2016 conference programme now available

A new GPD conference is approaching. On 6th December GPD Cuba will be held for the first time in Havana, in conjunction with Cuba Glass 2016.

GPD Cuba aims to bring the state-of-the-art overview about the flat glass sector and to present the most recent technologies in this field.

This is a technical seminar in which professionals and companies dealing with the glass industry sector will share their knowledge and expertise with delagates coming from Cuba and the Caribbean Region, besides North and South America.

GPD Cuba can grant on the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Cuba support, as well as the Cuba Glass event.

Following is the conference programme:

09.00 – 09.45: Registration

09.45 - 10.00: Welcome Address (Republic of Cuba Authorities)

10.00 - 11.00: Business opportunities in Cuba (Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Cuba)

11.00 - 11.30: Title tbd (Nicola Cecchi – international lawyer)

11.30 - 11.45: Break

11.45 - 12.15: Architectural glass in emerging economies (Keith Boswell – SOM)

12.15 - 12.45: Worldwide glass market and trends – executive summary from GPD 2015 (Jorma Vitkala - Glass Performance Days)

12.45 - 13.20: Technical approaches for glass storage, loading and cutting effi ciency as the core proceses in any glass transforming facility (Javier Ríos - Turomas-Tecnocat)

13.20 - 14.20: Break

14.20 - 14.55: The importance of an integrated software ERP solution in the glass processing industry (Horst Mertes - Fenetech Inc.)

14.55 - 15.30: The future of efficiency: Industry 4.0 (Luis Javier Plá Benítez - A+W Software GmbH)

15.30 - 15.50: Economical aspects of the grinding water treatments in the glass industry (Josep Sais - Vitrosep S.L.)

15.50 - 16.25: Towards higher quality and energy effi ciency. The latest development in glass heat treatment solutions (Tbd - Glaston Finland Oy)

16.25 - 16.45: Solar refl ectivity of construction materials (W. Nicolás Esquivel Guzmán - CDC-Curtain Wall Design & Consulting, Inc.)

16.45 - 17.15: The liquid crystal window technology (Helmut Hohenstein - Merck KGaA)

17.15 - 17.45: Insulating glass, effi cient processing and the overall benefi ts of the finished product (Juan Camilo Martinez - Lisec Austria GmbH)

17.45 - 18.00: Conclusions

GPD Cuba will take place on 6th December at Hotel Melia Cohiba (La Corona A conference room). The entry is free of charge and you can pre-register on www.glassonline.com/site/pre-registration.