The JEC Composites Innovations Awards winners to be announced online

Following the launch of the podcast series in March, JEC Group will name the winners of the 2020 JEC Innovation Awards on May 13 through digital broadcasting for the first time. The recent global health crisis has prevented the ceremony from taking place during JEC World 2020, but the entire composites community as well as the finalists are expecting the 2020 winners to be revealed.

A unique and exciting time that brings the composites industry together.

“We are very proud and excited to bring you this new all-digital JEC Innovation awards ceremony during this challenging era of social distancing and limited travel. JEC Composites Innovation Awards are more than just an awards ceremony. They are meant to inspire the whole industry and shed light on the excellent work carried out by the prize winners, and a year couldn’t go without celebrating them,” said Franck Glowacz, Innovation Content Leader at JEC Group.

A cutting-edge selection process and a prestigious jury

After pre-selecting 33 finalists, a cutting-edge selection process and a prestigious jury has selected one winner in each category (additive manufacturing, aeronautics, automotive, construction, infrastructures and civil engineering, design and furniture, maritime transportation and shipbuilding, process, railway vehicles and infrastructure, recycling, space, sports and health care). High-level innovations and high-talented professionnals will be rewarded at this ceremony.

The international jury representing the entire composites value chain includes:

- Anurag Bansal, Manager Global Business development, Acciona Construction;

- Christophe Binetruy, Professor, EC Nantes;

- Robert Buchinger, Business Development Advanced Industry Systems, Swarco;

- Chantal Fualdes, Head of Airframe Certification, Executive Expert Composite Airframes, Airbus;

- Karl-Heinz Fuller, Manager hybrid materials, concepts and AMG, Daimler;

- Sung Ha, Professor, Hanyang University;

- Deniz Korkmaz, Ph.D. Composite Technologies Director, Emea, Kordsa;

- Brian Krull, Global Director of Innovation, Magna Exteriors;

- Yann Penfornis, Managing Director, Multiplast;

- Henry Shin, Director - R&D Composites Innovation Centre, KCTech;

- Kiyoshi Uzawa, Professor/ Director (Ph.D.), Innovative Composite Centre.