Smart Polymers Congress 2026
17 Nov 2026, 8:30 a.m.
to 18 Nov 2026, 1:30 p.m.
to 18 Nov 2026, 1:30 p.m.
Regione Lombardia- Direzione Generale,
1 Piazza Città di Lombardia,
20124, Milano
Italy
POLYMERIS
About
11th edition of the SPC Smart Polymers Congress!
The 11th edition of the Smart Polymers Congress will take place on November 17–18, 2026, in Milan, organized in collaboration with Regione Lombardia. November 17 will be devoted to a day of conferences at the Lombardy Regional Government Building (Piazza Città di Lombardia, Milan), followed by a half-day of industrial visits on November 18. This edition will focus on smart polymers and integrated functional systems, highlighting the role of advanced polymer materials and composites in the development of intelligent, sustainable and integrated solutions.
The congress aims to foster synergies between materials, processes and smart systems, and to strengthen European collaborations.
This edition is organized by POLYMERIS, in partnership with AFIL (the Italian cluster dedicated to Industry of the Future, manufacturing innovation and Industry 4.0 in the Lombardy region).
On the agenda:
- Tuesday, November 17, 2026
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.: OPENING - Introduction & 4 Motors for Europe Session
- 10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Coffee break
- 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: TECHNICAL SESSION 1: Plastronics, Printed & Hybrid Electronics
With presentations by the CEA (France), the University of Brescia (Italy), INXENSE (Italy), S2P (France), and SILSEF (France) - 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Lunch
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.: TECHNICAL SESSION 2: Sustainability, Eco-design & Circularity
With Proplast (Italy), NTS S.p.A. (Italy), LATI (Italy), and PRINT-UP (France) - 3:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Coffee break
- 4:00 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.: TECHNICAL SESSION 3: End-of-Life & Next-Generation Sustainable Materials
With the University of Bergamo (Italy), NAITEC (Spain), and A2A S.p.A. (Italy) - 5:40 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Conclusion of the first day
- 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: Networking cocktail
- Wednesday, November 18, 2026
- 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Site-visits to Lombardy enterprises active in the polymer sector, including Cannon Group
Contacts:
- Italy: Carlo Mondani - carlo.mondani@afil.it - +39 3456765372
- France: Fatim NIANG - fatim.niang@polymeris.fr - +33 (0)7 72 32 41 62
All registration fees are allocated solely to costs external to the venue, which Regione Lombardia provides as part of its collaboration on this event. This initiative is also supported by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region.
Location
Regione Lombardia- Direzione Generale, 1 Piazza Città di Lombardia, 20124, Milano Italy
Contact
POLYMERIS
Fatim NIANG
Innovation manager
+33 7 72 32 41 62
+33474121923
180 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie - BELLIGNAT
01117, OYONNAX
France
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