Page last updated: February 5, 2026

We are pleased to announce the following confirmed speakers at mAm 2026. 

Presentation titles and speaker bios will be added as we receive them, almost daily. Program and timing is subject to modification.


Sunday 19 April 2026
18:30Registration open
Welcome drink in the hotel lobby


Dinner afterwards on your own
 
Monday 20 April 2026
09:00 - 09:15Welcome

Roland Hirschi, Secretary General, Micronarc

Prof. Volker Saile, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology


09:15 - 10:00Keynote Speaker

Chair: Sebastian Gautsch, FSRM

Jean-Claude Martin, Deputy of CEO at The Swatch Group R&D Ltd, div. Asulab (Switzerland)

Title to be confirmed

10:00 - 10:30Coffee & Exhibition Visit
10:30 - 12:00Micro-manufacturing Applications I – Watchmaking

Chair: Roland Hirschi, Micronarc

Fabien Grand (Head of Watch Case Engineering) & Pierre Villaret (Senior Mechanical Movement Engineer) - Rolex SA (Switzerland)
The Land-Dweller – Innovation at the Service of Elegance

Thomas Majoulet, Head of Metrology, Petitpierre SA (Switzerland)
Metrology, a strategic lever for modern industry


François Barrot, Senior R&D Engineer (Switzerland)
Space Heritage Flexure Design for Silicon Watch mechanisms – and Beyond


12:00 - 13:30Lunch in the hotel
13:30 - 14:45Micro-manufacturing Applications II – Medtech

Chair: Magali Bischof, BioAlps

Short Introduction of BioAlps
Magali Bischof – Secretary General, BioAlps



Maximilien Guérin, CEO, Advanced Microfluidics (Switzerland)
Title to be confirmed

Maxime Oger, Asyril SA (Switzerland)
Flexible and Scalable Automation for Medtech Manufacturing -

Nils-Agne Fethr, Head of Department, Admedes (Germany)
TItle to be confirmed

14:45 - 15:15Coffee & Exhibition Visit
15:15- 16:00Keynote Speaker

Chair: Volker Saile, KIT

Marco Capovilla, Marketing and Product Manager, STMicroelectronics (Italy)

Title to be confirmed

16:00Adjourn for the day

18:00Conference Dinner ~ Meet in hotel lobby at 18:00

18:15Departure of private train to Restaurant Golf de Villars

18:30Networking Aperitif at Restaurant
20:00Swiss Traditional Meal
22:30 (approximately)Departure of Train for Villars, arrival at hotel at approximately 23:00.
 
Tuesday 21 April 2026
08:45 - 10:15SENSORS

Chair: Christine Neuy, MicroTEC Südwest Cluster

Short Introduction of MicroTEC Südwest
Christine Neuy – Managing Director, MicroTEC Südwest



Stefan Kimmerle, Director Engineering, Bosch Sensortec (Germany)
Title to be confirmed

Dominique Valantin, Market Development Manager, Hybrid SA (Switzerland)
Title to be confirmed

Florian Döring, CEO, XRnanotech AG (Switzerland)
Title to be confirmed


10:15 - 10:45Coffee & Exhibition Visit
10:45 - 12:15NEXT GENERATION ENERGY

Chair: Eric Plan, Cleantech Alps

Short Introduction of Cleantech Alps
Eric Plan – Secretary General, Cleantech Alps



Alexandre Staub, Founder & CEO, Evolium (Switzerland)
IA backed analysis and repackaging of Li-ion cells 18650/21700 Generation from Waste Heat at Miniature Scales

Gaurav Assat, Technology Transfer Manager, CSEM - Battery Innovation Hub - BIH (Switzerland)
From materials to BMS, how to speed-up industrialization

Alexander Colsmann, Head of Organic Photovoltaics Group. Light Technology Institute - LTI, KIT (Germany)
Next Gen Photovoltaics


12:15 - 14:00Lunch in the hotel
14:00 - 14:45Keynote Speaker

Chair: Volker Saile, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Aldo Calvello, Director Technology Outreach, Faulhaber SA (Switzerland)

Title to be confirmed

14:45 - 15:00Closing Session

Draw for Tissot T-Touch
Final Remarks




15:00Conference adjourns

Farewell reception in hotel lobby