♻️ 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 | WG3 Fostering Forum at ECT2026
🟢 Shaping the Future of Thermoelectric Applications
📅 15 September 2026
🕜 17:15 – 18:15
📍 Co-located with ECT2026 in Edinburgh
Looking beyond the lab: innovation, entrepreneurship and careers in thermoelectrics
𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐓 WG3 Fostering Forum at ECT2026 in Edinburgh on 15 September 2026 (17:15-18:15). This interactive session will bring together leading experts from industry, academia and finance to discuss how thermoelectric innovations can be transformed into successful products, businesses and career opportunities.
The forum will feature speakers from organisations active across the thermoelectric value chain:
- Hao Yin – Entrepreneur and company founder specialising in thermoelectric technologies, TEGnology ApS, Denmark
- Raúl Aragonés – CEO & CSO, AEInnova; Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain
- Vicente Pacheco – Fraunhofer IFAM Dresden, Germany
- Richard Tuley – European Thermodynamics Ltd; Queen Mary University of London, UK
- Llesh Lleshaj – Associate Professor in Quantitative Finance, Faculty of Economy, University of Tirana, Albania
- Marko Ilić – University of Niš, Serbia
Participants will gain insights into entrepreneurship, technology commercialisation, investment, and professional development while engaging directly with experienced innovators and business leaders.
A valuable opportunity for researchers, students and professionals interested in the future of thermoelectric technologies and their path to market.
The event is open to all ECT2026 participants and invited SUSTENET members.
