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Focus on PCB 2026
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Focus on PCB 2026

Exhibitor Forum Focus on PCB 2026

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Morning

09:30 AM
From Noisy, Scattered Test data to reliable root cause Analysis
Speaker: Knut Bjarne Askim, Area Sales Manager – The WATS company AS

10:00 AM
Rebuilding Advanced PCB Manufacturing in Europe: Capacity, Sustainability and Strategic Resilience
Speaker: Vytautas Ilgunas, Chief Commercial Officer – TLT-PCB

10:30 AM
Documenting and annotating a project for production: how, what, why
Speaker: Pietro Vergine, President – Leading Edge

11:00 AM
Cut Test Program Development Time by 50%: The new Era of Ai-Driven Test Engineering  
Speaker: Islam Mohamed, Sales Manager – SPEA S.p.A

11:30 AM
The importance of contact cleaning in PCB and SMT processes
Speakers: Fausto Ferri, Regional Sales Manager – Teknek and Nicholas Fadda, Technical Sales  – Jo Tech S.r.l. 

12:00 PM
Material Properties and their Impact on Power Distribution Network Performance
Speaker: John Ranieri, OEM Marketing Director – Oak-Mitsui Technologies

12:30 PM
Advancing High-Reliability Electronics via Dual-Powder Alloy Systems: Extending reliability beyond SAC alloys
Speaker: Graham Wilson, Regional Technical Manager – CCI EUROLAM S.r.l.

1:00 PM  – 1:30 PM
Break

Afternoon

1:30 PM 
Micro-Nebulization Systems for humidity control in SMT Lines
Speaker: Luigi De Leo, Sales Manager – Mendizza S.r.l.

2:00 PM
Engineering Reliability Beyond Earth: microvia process derisking for space application
Speakers: Luca Pagnani, Technical Director and Gianluca Paordi, Special Project Manager – Cistelaier S.p.A.

2:30 PM
High Performance Hybrid and Parallel Functional testing for Electronic Boards: strategies to maximize End-of-Line Efficiency and Reliability
Speaker: Gian Luca Pizzocolo, R&D Chief – IPSES S.r.l.

3:00 PM
From Quote to Commitment: End-to-End RFQ Intelligence for EMS Leaders
Speaker: Linda Bastioni, Business Development Manager – CalcuQuote

3:30 PM
Understand How Circuit Materials and Fabrication Can Affect PCB Dk Variation and Phase Consistency
Speaker: Stefano Dadà, Application Development Manager – Rogers Corporation

4:00 PM
Advanced Technologies and Methods for Optical Inspection
Speaker: Matteo Paccagnella, Sales Area Manager – Batter Fly S.r.l.

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Morning

09:30 AM
Technology, Innovation, and Materials in Soldering Components
Speaker: Luca Bonetti, Sales Area Manager – Armen S.r.l.

10:00 AM
Vacuumlamination and Inkjet Printing and related industries
Speakers: Hans Fritz, founder and Christian Glock, Project Engineer – SAT Electronic Vertriebs GmbH

10:30 AM
True efficiency in SMT lines: design, measure, improve
Speaker: Paolo Settimi, Production Optimization Expert – Mancini Enterprise S.r.l.

11:00 AM
Digital infrastructures and emerging trajectories in European PCBA
Speaker: Vincenzo Purgatorio, Chief Sales Officer (CSO) – FAE Technology S.p.A. – SB

11:30 AM
Production Made Simple: The Role of Open Platforms in Transforming Electronics Manufacturing
Speaker: Alessandro Balboni, Technical Business Development Leader – Var Group S.p.A.

12:00 PM
Power, Heat, Safety: Current Carrying Capacity of PCB Traces – Practical & Reliable
Speaker: Albert Schweitzer, Senior Technical Consultant – Fineline Italy S.r.l.

12:30 PM
Controlled Impedence
Speakers: Stefano Caruso and Gianluca Esposito, FAE – NCAB Group Italy

1:00 PM
Europe, US or China? Cost Comparison in Electronics Manufacturing
Speaker: Alberto Maggi, COO – MW.FEP S.p.A.

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Break

Afternoon

1:45 PM – Conferences stage
Counterfeit Electronic Components in Avionics, Railway and High-Reliability Applications
Speakers: Luca Agostoni, Executive Director – Gestlabs e Julien Conversano, Area Sales Manager – SERMA TECHNOLOGIES

2:00 PM
From design to production: how the PCB layout impacts manufacturability
Speaker: Sven Schroeter, Industrialization Manager – EAS Engineering S.r.l.

2:30 PM
Trade and laws evolution in PCB market
Speaker: Marco Moreale, Sales Manager – Eleprint S.r.l.

3:00 PM
Tips & Tricks of PCB routing from an EMC point of view
Speaker: Giuseppe Ballarin, Technical Team Leader – Wuerth Elektronik Italia S.r.l.

3:30 PM
The silicone importance in the electronic devices production
Speaker: Enrico Quagliato, Electronic Market Manager – Emanuele Mascherpa S.p.A.

The program is currently being defined and may be subject to changes. We invite you to visit our website for any updates.