Agenda | Ignite

7:45 h.

Buses departing from the hotels to the congress venue

8:00 h.

Handing over documentation

9:00 h.

Opening ceremony of the 2026 Congress 9:00 – 9:30

9:00 h.

Networking area

Networking 9:00 – 18:00

09:30 h.

European Geostrategy Challenges in the Era of Uncertainty

Room 1

Featured session Keynote lecture

European Geostrategy Challenges in the Era of Uncertainty

Marco Simoni
Director of the Affari Internazionali Institute and Professor of European Political Economy at Luiss University in Rome
Italy

09:30 –– 10:30 28 Sep

Geopolitics

10:30 h.

Dining Room

Coffee break 10:30 – 11:00

11:00 h.

Room 1

Panel discussion

The green competition

He Ying - Vice President and CEO - China
Fernando Ripoll - Global Key Account Manager - Iberdrola Engineering and Construction -Spain
João Labrincha - Professor of Materials Engineering, University of Aveiro - Portugal

11:00 –– 12:30 28 Sep

Sustainability

Formulation and characterization of a pigmented ceramic paste for robocasting-based additive manufacturing in architecture

Room 2

Paper

Formulation and characterization of a pigmented ceramic paste for robocasting-based additive manufacturing in architecture

S. Santos (1), P. Santos (1), N. Graça (2), R. Salgado (3), H. Jorge (1)
(1) CTCV (Centre for Ceramics and Glass Technology) – Coimbra
(2) JOMAZÉ, Lda. – Alcobaça,
(3) Ttargetquimic, Lda – Murtede
Portugal

11:00 –– 11:30 28 Sep

Advanced materials

11:30 h.

Laser digital coloration of ceramics: the blue pigment case

Room 2

Paper

Laser digital coloration of ceramics: the blue pigment case

Abderrahim Lahlahi-Attalhaoui, Santiago Luis Toca Valero, Juan Bautista Carda
Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana (Solid-State Chemistry Research Group)
Spain

11:30 –– 12:00 28 Sep

Advanced materials

12:00 h.

Practical aspects of automating acoustic resonance testing of complex-geometry ceramic roof tiles: towards replacing manual inspection

Room 2

Paper

Practical aspects of automating acoustic resonance testing of complex-geometry ceramic roof tiles: towards replacing manual inspection

Thierry Poirier, Olivier Burnet
Thierry Poirier (France), Grindosonic
Belgium – France

12:00 –– 12:30 28 Sep

Advanced materials

12:30 h.

Biomass projects for decarbonising thermal energy supply in the ceramics industry: savings and energy supply stability.

Room 1

Paper

Biomass projects for decarbonising thermal energy supply in the ceramics industry: savings and energy supply stability.

Lidia Roca
Magnon Energy Services
Spain

12:30 –– 13:00 28 Sep

Descarbonisation

Functional materials for 3D printing: from research to high value-added technology markets

Room 2

Paper

Functional materials for 3D printing: from research to high value-added technology markets

A. Ferrández Montero(1), L. Gallego (2), Z. Gonzalez (3)(4), P. Ortega (2), S. Wisike (2)(3), J. Yus (1), A.J. Sanchez-Herencia (1), B. Ferrari (1)
(1) Institute of Ceramics and Glass, CSIC, Madrid
(2) COLFEED4Print, S.L. CSIC Technology-Based Company. Madrid
(3) BioPrEn Group (RNM940), Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemical Institute for Energy and the Environment (IQUEMA), University of Córdoba, Córdoba
(4) CSIC-UCO Associated Unit. Additive manufacturing of composite materials based on functionalised cellulose obtained from biomass waste
Spain.

12:30 –– 13:00 28 Sep

Advanced materials

13:00 h.

Beyond conventional sintering: microwave sintering and fast firing of solid-state electrolytes

Room 1

Paper

Beyond conventional sintering: microwave sintering and fast firing of solid-state electrolytes

Andrés Mormeneo-Segarra (1), Sergio Ferrer-Nicomedes (2)(3), Nuria Vicente-Agut (2)(3), Antonio Barba-Juan (2)(3), Amparo Borrell (1)
(1) University Institute of Materials Technology, Polytechnic University of Valencia
(2) Department of Chemical Engineering, Jaume I University, Castellón
(3) University Institute of Ceramic Technology, Jaume I University, Castellón
Spain

13:00 –– 13:30 28 Sep

Descarbonisation

Effect of high-energy milled kaolin on the performance of ceramic glazes

Room 2

Paper

Effect of high-energy milled kaolin on the performance of ceramic glazes

Alexandre Zaccaron(1), José Eduardo Tavares Cordioli(2) , Vicente de Lorenzi(1), Adriano Michael Bernardin(1)
(1) Postgraduate Programme in Materials Science and Engineering, University of the Far South of Santa Catarina, Criciúma, Santa Catarina
(2) Postgraduate Programme in Materials Science and Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
Brazil

13:00 –– 13:30 28 Sep

Advanced materials

13:30 h.

LOFT® Stoneware and LOFT® Vitreous China: low-firing-temperature vitrified MCS ceramic bodies

Room 1

Paper

LOFT® Stoneware and LOFT® Vitreous China: low-firing-temperature vitrified MCS ceramic bodies

C. Miranda(1), M. Marques(1), J. Silva(1), M. Caldeira(1), P. Mónica(1), P. Vigário(1), S. Batista(1), A.T. Fonseca(2)

(1) MCS, Zona Industrial de Oiã
(2) DEMAC, Universidad de Aveiro
Portugal

13:30 –– 14:00 28 Sep

Descarbonisation

Cold sintering process: sustainability meets advanced ceramics processing

Room 2

Paper

Cold sintering process: sustainability meets advanced ceramics processing

Sergio Ferrer-Nicomedes (1)(2), Andrés Mormeneo-Segarra (3), Nuria Vicente-Agut (1)(2), Antonio Barba-Juan (1)(2)
(1) Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain
(2) Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Cerámica, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain
(3) Instituto Universitario de Tecnología de Materiales de la Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia,
Spain

13:30 –– 14:00 28 Sep

Advanced materials

14:00 h.

Dining Room

Lunch Break 14:00 – 15:30

15:30 h.

From digital transformation to AI transformation.

Room 1

Keynote lecture

From digital transformation to AI transformation.

Carlos Iglesias
CEO at Runroom
Spain

15:30 –– 16:15 28 Sep

Digitalisation

Energy savings certificates (ESCs) as a lever for competitive decarbonisation in the ceramics industry

Room 2

Paper

Energy savings certificates (ESCs) as a lever for competitive decarbonisation in the ceramics industry

Rafael Herrero
Head of Corporate Development – Bettergy, S.L.
Spain

15:30 –– 16:00 28 Sep

Descarbonisation

16:00 h.

Microwave-assisted firing in glazed ceramics

Room 2

Paper

Microwave-assisted firing in glazed ceramics

Guillermo Monrós, C. Delgado, G. Monrós-Andreu, M.I. Llusar
JAUME I UNIVERSITY
Spain

16:00 –– 16:30 28 Sep

Descarbonisation

16:15 h.

“Every company has a plan… until AI lands its first blow”

Room 1

Panel discussion

“Every company has a plan… until AI lands its first blow”

Carlos Iglesias - CEO of Runroom - Spain
Javier Portolés - Head of New Business Development at Limitronic - Spain
Alfonso Díez - Uground - Spain
Raúl Soriano - Founder and CEO of Symplia - Spain
Joaquín Luque - Product Engineer · AI and Digital Transformation Consultant · Co-founder of Digit-S - Spain

16:15 –– 17:30 28 Sep

Digitalisation

16:30 h.

Additive manufacturing and electric firing of porcelain as a circular industrial strategy

Room 2

Paper

Additive manufacturing and electric firing of porcelain as a circular industrial strategy

G. Fernandes(1), M. Pereira(1), D. Vieira(2), J. Labrincha(1), S.M. Olhero(1)
(1) Department of Materials Engineering and Ceramics; CICECO–Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, CICECO,
(2) PORCEL S.A. – Portuguese Porcelain Industry, Oliveira do Bairro Industrial Estate, 3770-066 Aveiro
Portugal

16:30 –– 17:00 28 Sep

Descarbonisation

17:00 h.

CFD analysis of a ceramic kiln: towards efficient and low-carbon operation

Room 2

Paper

CFD analysis of a ceramic kiln: towards efficient and low-carbon operation

G. R. Silva(1), R. Faria(1)(2)(3), G. C. Vaz(1)(2), N. Ferreira(1)(3)(4), I. Rondão(3), N. Vitorino(5)
(1) Polytechnic University of Coimbra
(2) University of Coimbra, ADAI, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbra
(3) CTCV - Technological Centre of Ceramics and Glass, Coimbra
(4) GECAD - Knowledge Research Group on Intelligent Engineering and Computing for Advanced Innovation and Development of the Engineering Institute of Porto (ISEP), Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP), Porto
(5) Induzir – Efficiency in Firing, Batalha
Portugal

17:00 –– 17:30 28 Sep

Descarbonisation

17:30 h.

Industrial inkjet printing: digital product passport-enabling technology for construction materials

Room 1

Paper

Industrial inkjet printing: digital product passport-enabling technology for construction materials

Yolanda Bautista Rabana
Limitronic
SPAIN

17:30 –– 18:00 28 Sep

Digitalisation

Decarbonizing ceramic firing: assessment of alternative energy sources and industrial transition pathways

Room 2

Paper

Decarbonizing ceramic firing: assessment of alternative energy sources and industrial transition pathways

Inés Rondao(1), Luc Hennetier(1), Nuno Vitorino(2), Pedro Frade(1), Marisa Almeida(1), Pedro Cardoso(1)

(1) Technological Centre of Ceramics and Glass (CTCV), Coimbra
(2) Induzir - Indústria e Comércio de Equipamentos Lda., Batalha
Portugal

17:30 –– 18:00 28 Sep

Descarbonisation

18:00 h.

Organizational Digital Twins: From Systems Fragmentation to Comprehensive Governance

Room 1

Paper

Organizational Digital Twins: From Systems Fragmentation to Comprehensive Governance

Alfonso Díez.
Founder and CEO UGROUND Global SL
España

18:00 –– 18:30 28 Sep

Digitalisation

Fuel-injector redesign for hydrogen-enriched combustion in ceramic-industry burners

Room 2

Paper

Fuel-injector redesign for hydrogen-enriched combustion in ceramic-industry burners

Bruno Gouveia(1), Carlos Moço(1), Inés Rondao(2), Edgar C. Fernandes(1)
(1) IN+, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, 1049-001 Lisbon
(2) CTCV – Ceramics and Glass Technology Centre, 3040-540 Antanhol
Portugal

18:00 –– 18:30 28 Sep

Descarbonisation

Bus departures

8:05 h.

Buses departing from the hotels to the congress venue

08:30 h.

Costa Nova Indústria: Ecogres as a Model of Sustainability and Circularity in the Ceramic Industry

Room 1

Featured session Keynote lecture

Costa Nova Indústria: Ecogres as a Model of Sustainability and Circularity in the Ceramic Industry

Jorge Carneiro
Head of Research and Development (R&D) at Grestel - Produtos Cerâmicos, S.A.
Portugal

08:30 –– 09:15 29 Sep

Sustainability

8:30 h.

Detecting and compensating missing inkjet nozzles in ceramic tile printing

Room 2

Paper

Detecting and compensating missing inkjet nozzles in ceramic tile printing

Juan Montero
Meteor Inkjet Ltd
United Kingdom

8:30 –– 9:00 29 Sep

Digitalisation

9:00 h.

Networking area

Networking 9:00 – 18:00

09:15 h.

Room 1

Panel discussion

The Global Ceramic Powerhouses

Bruno Betelli - President, ACIMAC - Sassuolo, Italy
Eddie Cheng - Owner, DPI-Cretaprint - Foshan, China
Sudipta Saha - General Manager, H&R Johnson (Prism Johnson) - Morbi, India
Xavi Molina – Professor of Business Administration and Marketing, Jaume I University, Castellón – Spain

09:15 –– 10:30 29 Sep

Geopolitics

09:30 h.

A new digital–industrial operational resilience model: methodological proposal for implementation in connected industrial environments

Room 2

Paper

A new digital–industrial operational resilience model: methodological proposal for implementation in connected industrial environments

Jose A. Serrano
ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Expert eti_kode,
Spain

09:30 –– 10:00 29 Sep

Digitalisation

10:00 h.

From telemetry data point to the energy twin: an OT–Edge methodology and semantic contextualisation for cost reduction in the ceramics industry

Room 2

Paper

From telemetry data point to the energy twin: an OT–Edge methodology and semantic contextualisation for cost reduction in the ceramics industry

Valter Cartella
Independent Consultant in IT/OT Security and Industrial Digitalisation
Spain

10:00 –– 10:30 29 Sep

Digitalisation

10:30 h.

Room 1

Keynote lecture

China's Ceramic Industry Outlook 2026: Digitalisation, Decarbonisation, Advanced Materials, Global Competitiveness and Industrial Transformation.

He Ying
Vice Chairwoman and President of Guangdong Dongpeng Holdings Co., Ltd.
China

10:30 –– 11:00 29 Sep

Sustainability

Cyber security awareness in the processing industry

Room 2

Paper

Cyber security awareness in the processing industry

Keith Glynn
Stygian Vortex Security Consultants
USA

10:30 –– 11:00 29 Sep

Digitalisation

11:00 h.

Dining Room

Coffee break 11:00 – 11:30

11:30 h.

Artificial Intelligence for Smart Planning in the Ceramic Industry

Room 1

Keynote lecture

Artificial Intelligence for Smart Planning in the Ceramic Industry

Pablo Luque
Founder and CEO of Naitives
Spain

11:30 –– 12:15 29 Sep

Digitalisation

Next-generation ceramic claddings: sustainable innovation through a multilayer ceramic finishing system

Room 2

Paper

Next-generation ceramic claddings: sustainable innovation through a multilayer ceramic finishing system

Javier V. López
Reyman Reyman Servicios y Asesoramiento, S.L.U. (Reymansa)
SPAIN

11:30 –– 12:00 29 Sep

Design and architecture

12:00 h.

Room 2

Paper

Functional porcelain tile façades

Javier Orozco-Messana
Polytechnic University of Valencia
Spain

12:00 –– 12:30 29 Sep

Design and architecture

12:15 h.

Room 1

Panel discussion

The Future is Ceramic

Eric Yang - General Manager and Director of International Sales at FCRI Group - Foshan, China
Roberto Ferrari - Technical Director at Lamberti Ceramics - Sassuolo, Italy
Miguel Galindo - Founder and CEO of Galesk Consultancy SLU - Spain

12:15 –– 14:00 29 Sep

Advanced materials

12:30 h.

Bio-inspired design and nature-based solutions: theoretical foundations for the development of sustainable ceramic products in urban environments

Room 2

Paper

Bio-inspired design and nature-based solutions: theoretical foundations for the development of sustainable ceramic products in urban environments

Marcos Antonio Serafim (1)(2), Ana Paula Margarido (1), Olimpio José Pinheiro (2)
(1) Centro Cerâmico do Brasil – CCB
(2) PPGDesign-UNESP
Brazil

12:30 –– 13:00 29 Sep

Design and architecture

13:00 h.

Confined indentation as a viscoplastic triaxial test: development and validation of the YIELDCOMPRESS® METHOD

Room 2

Paper

Confined indentation as a viscoplastic triaxial test: development and validation of the YIELDCOMPRESS® METHOD

A.T. Fonseca(1), S. Batista(2), J. Silva(2), R. Silva(2), M. Alves(2), Custom Technologies, Ltd(3)
(1) DEMAC, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro
(2) MCS, Zona Industrial de Oiã, Apartado 163, 3840-909 Oiã (OBR)
(3) Custom Technologies, Lda, Beco da Agra n.º 12, Verdemilho, 3810-539 Aveiro
Portugal

13:00 –– 13:30 29 Sep

Sustainability

13:30 h.

ECP Agenda: Sustainable and Digital Transformation of Portugal's Ceramics and Glass and Glassware Industry

Room 1

Paper

ECP Agenda: Sustainable and Digital Transformation of Portugal's Ceramics and Glass and Glassware Industry

Catia Carreira
Head of R&D at Vista Alegre - APICER
Portugal

13:30 –– 14:00 29 Sep

Descarbonisation

IGNITING INNOVATION THROUGH EDUCATION: ceramics higher education as a strategic driver for industrial transformation

Room 2

Paper

IGNITING INNOVATION THROUGH EDUCATION: ceramics higher education as a strategic driver for industrial transformation

I. Nebot-Díaz, J. Llop Pla, S. Górriz Vicente
Alcora Higher School of Ceramics – ISEACV, L’Alcora (Castellón),
Spain

13:30 –– 14:00 29 Sep

Geopolitics

14:00 h.

Dining Room

Working lunch 14:00 – 15:30

15:30 h.

From the Draghi Report to the balance sheet

Room 1

Paper

From the Draghi Report to the balance sheet

Max Sattonay
OMNIVERSED
Spain

15:30 –– 16:00 29 Sep

Geopolitics

Use of rectified ceramic tile powder as a pozzolanic admixture for sustainable binders

Room 2

Paper

Use of rectified ceramic tile powder as a pozzolanic admixture for sustainable binders

Lucía Reig Cerdá(1), Julia Hernández-Valls(1), Ángel M. Pitarch Roig(1), Marta Roig-Flores(1), Antonio Melchor-Eixea(2), David Hernández-Figueirido(1), Vicente Albero Gavarda(3), Ana Piquer Vicent(1)
(1) Department of Mechanical Engineering and Construction. Jaume I University,
(2) Herarbo
(3) Department of Construction Engineering and Civil Engineering Projects. Polytechnic University of Valencia
Spain

15:30 –– 16:00 29 Sep

Sustainability

16:00 h.

Ceramics at the Heart of the Construction of Tomorrow

Room 1

Panel discussion

Ceramics at the Heart of the Construction of Tomorrow

Kai Arendholz - Head of Business Development and Innovation at Diab Group - Diab, Sweden
Jose Luis Fenollosa - Director of BUTECH – PORCELANOSA Group - Spain
Fernando Nasarre - Associate Partner at Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos GmbH - Germany
Jordi Roviras - Architect and Founding Partner of Roviras Castelao Arq. - Cátedra Cerámica - Barcelona, Spain

16:00 –– 17:30 29 Sep

Design and architecture

Assessment of ceramic tile integrity using sound signals in non-destructive testing

Room 2

Paper

Assessment of ceramic tile integrity using sound signals in non-destructive testing

Leandro Zanivan Macan, Adriano Michael Bernardin, Elvys Isaias Mercado Curi
Mechanical Engineering / University of the Far South of Santa Catarina,
Brazil

16:00 –– 16:30 29 Sep

Sustainability

16:30 h.

Ceramic tile quality assessment schemes in Brazil

Room 2

Paper

Ceramic tile quality assessment schemes in Brazil

Ana Paula Margarido (1), Marcos Murilo Christofoletti (1), Fernanda Batista Castelo de Paula (1), Darci Francisco Peruque Junior (1), Anderson Vieira Chaves (2)
(1) Brazilian Ceramics Centre/CCB
(2) National Association of Manufacturers of Ceramic Tiles, Sanitaryware and Related Products/ANFACER
Brazil

16:30 –– 17:00 29 Sep

Sustainability

17:00 h.

Evolution of respirable crystalline silica in zircon sand processing: origin, milling influence, and occupational implications

Room 2

Paper

Evolution of respirable crystalline silica in zircon sand processing: origin, milling influence, and occupational implications

Jessica Gilabert (1), Mª Pilar Gómez-Tena (1), Manuel Melero (1), Carmen Segarra (1), Keven Harlow (2)
(1) Institute of Ceramic Technology (ITC). Ceramic Industries Research Association (AICE). Jaume I University. Castellón.
(2) Zirconium Industry Association. London.
Spain – United Kingdom.

17:00 –– 17:30 29 Sep

Sustainability

18:00 h.

Room 1

Featured session Keynote lecture

Closing Conference

Avelino Corma
Spanish chemist , founder and former director (1990–2010) of the Institute of Chemical Technology
Spain

18:00 –– 18:30 29 Sep

Advanced materials

Closing ceremony

Bus departures

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