IGNITE 2026 CONTENTS
IGNITE 2026 sitúa al diseño y la arquitectura en el centro de la innovación cerámica, no como disciplinas complementarias, sino como motores clave de transformación del sector. La cerámica se redefine así como un material estratégico capaz de dar respuesta a los grandes retos contemporáneos —sostenibilidad, digitalización y nuevas soluciones constructivas— a través de su integración en el proyecto arquitectónico y en la concepción de los espacios del futuro.
Desde esta visión, el congreso se articula en torno a grandes ejes temáticos alineados con los desafíos reales de la industria, donde el diseño y la arquitectura actúan como hilo conductor entre investigación, desarrollo industrial y aplicación. IGNITE se convierte así en un foro donde pensar la cerámica no solo como producto, sino como elemento activo en la innovación arquitectónica y urbana del siglo XXI.
1. Real and competitive decarbonization
- Viable electrification of industrial processes
- Hydrogen: potential, technical and economic limits
- CO₂ capture, use, and storage
- Impact of energy costs on global competitiveness
- European regulatory implications
Key message: how to continue producing ceramics competitively in Europe.
2. Advanced industrial digitalization
- Digital twins of kilns, production lines, and products
- Artificial intelligence applied to quality, creation, design, and maintenance
- Integration of process-product-customer data
- Industrial cybersecurity
Key message: data as a real competitive advantage, not just a trend.
3. Advanced ceramic materials and new applications. Design and architecture.
- High added-value technical and functional ceramics
- Development of new materials and multifunctional surfaces (photocatalytic, antibacterial, self-cleaning, sensorized, and active)
- Integrated ceramic systems for industrialized construction
- Advanced ceramic envelopes and hybrid solutions with high thermal, mechanical, and durability performance
- Integration of ceramics into digital building processes: BIM, parametric design, and industrial customization
- Industry–architecture–engineering collaboration for the development of new competitive construction solutions on an international scale.
- Design and architecture.
Key message: ceramics as an advanced technological material and a strategic solution for industrial transformation
4. Comprehensive sustainability and industrial circularity
- Real and scalable recycling
- Eco-design applied to industrial processes
- Life cycle assessment (LCA) as a strategic tool
- Traceability and digital product passport
Key message: sustainability as a condition for market access.
5. Industrial geopolitics and markets
- Global competition: China, India, etc.
- Trade and tariff policy
- Offshoring of production
- Critical supply chains
Key message: Technology cannot be separated from the geopolitical and economic context.