Social events
Welcome reception
| Sunday, June 7, 2026 |
| 19:00 - 21:00 |
| Location: Cankarjev dom - Second Foyer |
Opening Ceremony (IIR, FS UL, SZE, CAS) with ROUNDTABLE
| Monday, junij 8, 2026 |
| 8:30 - 10:00 |
| Location: Cankarjev dom - Linhart Hall |
- Vice-Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana (Host Institution)
- Director General, Slovenian Government Representative
- Director General, International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR)
- Conference Chair, IIR THERMAG XI (Welcoming remarks & instructions)
- Opening panel: Solid-State Technologies for a Sustainable Future? Science, Industry and Global Policy
IIR | Dr. Yosr Allouche, Director General, IIR, International Institute of Refrigeration |
UNESCO | Dr. Menattallah Elserafy, Programme Specialist Basic Sciences, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Section (BETI) |
Government | Dr. Tomaž Boh, Director General of the Science Sector, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Slovenia |
Industry | Dr. Tomaž Bregar, Director of R&D Predevelopment at Hisense Europe |
Industry | Dr. Dean Besednjak, Deputy Managing Director at Kronoterm Heat pumps Company |
Solid State Technology Company | Dr. Sergiu Lionte, R&D Manager at MAGNORIC |
Solid State Technology Company | Dr Jan Pilch, Head of SMA and R&D at EXERGYN |
Science and MODERATOR | Prof. Andrej Kitanovski, Chair of the IIR WG Solid State Heating and Cooling |
Group Photo
| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
| Location: Cankarjev dom |
Women in Science event
| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
| 20:00 - 22:00 |
| Location: Ljubljana City Museum |
Welcome and Keynotes
- Souhir Al-Hammami, Director of Scientific and Technical Information, IIR
- Yosr Allouche, IIR Director General: From Lab to Leadership: Research, Teaching, and Building Space for Women in Engineering
- Menattallah Elserafy, UNESCO: Gender Equity in Science and Technology: UNESCO's Commitment to Women in STEM
- Valeria Arroyave, UNIDO: Breaking Barriers: My Path in International Climate Policy
- Early Career Voice: Suye Su, PhD candidate
Networking
Sponsor’s talk and projects
Sponsor’s talk and projects
- 8:30-8:45 Jan Pilch: Exergyn
- 8:45-9:00 Remi Dubois: Magnoric
- 9:00-9:15 Felix Welsch: IES
- 9:15-9:30 Holger Rahner: Netzsch
Sightseeing tour of Ljubljana
| Tuesday, June 9, 2026 |
| 16:40 - 18:30 |
| Meeting point: Second Foyer - Registration desk |
Conference dinner
- IIR Award Ceremony
- Live Performance by Academic Folklore Group France Marolt
- Live Music by Lagard
Around-the-world electrocaloric characterization
- 16.45 – Presentation of the electrocaloric results of the around-the-world experiments – slides by Emmanuel Defay
- 17.00 – Specific discussion about the measurements on BST multilayer capacitors – slides by Emmanuel Defay
- 17.15 – Specific discussion about the measurements on P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) foils – slides by Emmanuel Defay
- 17.30 – Next steps. Let’s come up with experimental guidance to ensure proper characterization - All
- 17.45 – End of the meeting
IES – Elastocalorics Workshop: Undergoing Rapid Transformation
- Organized by IES
Cooling portfolio (free entrance)
- organized by the EIC
- presentation of Cooling portfolio projects: BEYOND, CharCool, COOLPOL, ColteraTREC, DYMAN, Frostbit, HYDROCOOL, LEMON, MAGCCINE, SMACool, CoCoMag
- More information: https://eic-cooling.eu/
Students event
| Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
| 20:00 - 22:00 |
| Location: Kazina Jazz Klub |
Closing ceremony
| Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
| 12:45 - 13:30 |
| Location: Cankarjev dom - Linhart Hall |
