On November 10-13, 2026, electronica 2026, the world’s leading trade fair and conference for electronics (>2.000 exhibitors, ~70.000 visitors), is taking place in Munich, Germany. As a partner of electronica OE-A will exhibit and host two free seminars on flexible and printed electronics at the Printed Electronics Forum.
Printed Electronics Forum by OE-A & LOPEC
Expert lectures, panel discussions and roundtable discussions on the industry’s latest market and technology topics await you at the electronica forum. This year OE-A and LOPEC organize a Printed Electronics Forum with two sessions, ‘Technologies and Applications’ and ‘Automotive Applications’. A detailed agenda is here
OE-A Sessions overview
Flexible and Printed Electronics:
Applications & Technologies – powered by OE-A and LOPEC
- Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
- Time: 13.00 – 16.00 h (CET)
- Place: PCB and EMS Marketplace, Hall Hall A1.363, Messe Munich
Agenda
Moderation: Dr. Klaus Hecker, Managing Director, OE-A, De
- Introduction to Flexible and Printed Electronics
Dr. Klaus Hecker, Managing Director, OE-A, DE - Next-generation roll-to-roll printed and hybrid electronics technologies towards smarter, flexible, lighter weight, and sustainable functional solutions
Prof. Jukka Hast, Research Manager, VTT, FI - When should you NOT use printed electronics?
Pawel Czabak, CEO, LC Elektronik, PL - Software Defined Functions: New Avenues for Printed Electronics?
Dr. Alain Schumacher, CTO, IEE, LU - When Every Micron Counts: Printing, Repairing and Tuning Circuits at the 1 µm Scale
Dr. Witold Nawrot, Strategic Partnership Lead, XTPL , PL - Printed electronics: a responsible alternative for PCBs
Corne Rentrop, CTO, TracXon, NL - Compostable electronics as a reality
Dr. Ofer Shochet CEO and Founder, copprint , IL - A Circular Ink–Machine Pairing: Fully Recyclable Functional Ink Meets High‑Speed Industrial Screen Printing
Leonardo Giacomini, Product Manager for Printed Electronics, VFP Ink Technologies, FR + Matthias Nesseler, International Sales Manager, SPS Technoscreen, DE - Towards sustainable electronics – recent developments on paper-based electronics
Dr. Daniela Collin, CeSMA – Center Smart Materials & Adaptive Systems, Teamleader New Materials, FhG ISC, DE
Flexible and Printed Electronics for Automotive Applications –powered by OE-A and LOPEC
- Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
- Time: 13.00 – 16.00 h (CET)
- Place: Smart Mobility Stage, Hall Hall B4.445, Messe Munich
Agenda
Moderation: Raswanth Sendhil Sasikala, Project Manager, OE-A, DE
- Introduction to Flexible and Printed Electronics
Raswanth Sendhil Sasikala, Project Manager, OE-A, DE - Multi-Color Dynamic Surfaces Using E Ink technology
Dr. Pete Valianatos, President & Managing Director, E Ink Technology BV, US - ElectronicsTextronics: Smart Textiles for All – Enabled by Conductive Transfer Technology
Declan Flannery, Vice President, Force Sensing Solutions, INTERLNK, US - 2 mm to Integrate: Automated Narrow-Tape Mounting and EMI Shielding for Frameless Automotive Displays and Smart Surfaces
Dr. Jonathan Martens, Regional Market Segment Manager, tesa SE, DE - Automotive flex production is back in Europe, at volume, now
Dr. Roman Armgarth, CTO, DP Patterning AB, SE - Real-Time Pressure Monitoring for Enhanced Battery Intelligence: Mechanical Indicators of SoC and SoH in Prismatic LFP Cells
Dr. Jean-Charles Flores, Co-Founder, FLEXOO, DE
The seminars are free of charge.
OE-A booth at electronica 2026
Visit our booth at EW.05, entrance west, close to the LOPEC Innovation Showcase EW.15.
OE-A team is looking forward to meeting old and new friends.
Innovation Showcase powered by LOPEC at electronica
This year the LOPEC Innovation Showcase comes to electronica. The Innovation Showcase, booth EW.15, presents fascinating products, projects and the latest product innovations in the field of Printed electronics. Visitors will see demos from companies such as as Covestro, Centi, E Ink, IEE, Epishine, TracXon and many others. Come by and discover innovations you can touch!
Mark you calendar: electronica Automotive Conference, November 9, 2026
Dr. Klaus Hecker, Managing Director OE-A, will give a presentation at the electronica Automotive Conference on November 09, 14:10 in hall 2.
Based on the latest OE-A Roadmap, Klaus Hecker wil provide a comprehensive view of technology developments, application trends, and industrial adoption in the automotive sector.
Exhibit at electronica, hall B2
At electronica will be a dedicated exhibition area for companies that develop and manufacture flexible and printed electronics solutions and products. Please find more information on the electronica website.
Please contact Raswanth Sendhil Sasikala at raswanth.sendhilsasikala@oe-a.org in case of any questions.