What's Next MateriNex 2026

21 May 2026

 

 

Join the conversation on the next generation of materials. At What’s Next MateriNex 2026, innovators from research and industry connect, exchange insights and build collaborations that accelerate innovation.

 

 

Preliminary Programme

From research to impact: unlocking the materials ecosystem
Where partnerships accelerate innovation.

10:00 - 10:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:30 - 10:40

Welcome to What’s Next MateriNex 2026

Moderated by: David Rose, IMPACTComms

10:40 - 11:15 Opening Keynote: Professor Koenraad Debackere, KU Leuven, Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation
11:15 - 11:50 Interactive Keynote: Remco Lenstra, UAMS
11:50 - 12:00 Morning Wrap-up
12:00 - 13:00 Networking Lunch
13:00 - 13:15

Twelve Months of MateriNext: Progress, Impact and What’s Next

Johan Vangrunderbeek, Coordinator MateriNex

13:15 - 13:45 MateriNex ICON Project Spotlight: CRYOSTAT - Partner Panel
13:45 - 14:25 MateriNex ICON Project Spotlight: CUALITY - Partner Panel
14:25 - 14:45 Closing Keynote: Jolyce Demely, Director of Agoria
14:45 - 16:00 Network Drink

 

Registration



Conference Location



Vestar Antwerp