2:00 - 2:05 Welcome by Birgit Woetzl, swissnex

2:05 - 2:10 Welcome by Dr. Wasiq Bokhari, Quantum Insight, Conference Chair

2:10 - 2:35 Overview of Nanotechnology in the US, Clayton Teague, Director,
                National Nanotechnology Co-ordination Office, USA (Invited)


Session I : Lessons from the Past and Current Public Perceptions

2:35 - 2:55 Risks and Chances of Emerging Technologies, Annabelle Hett, SwissRe,
                Switzerland

2:55 - 3:15 Nano between hype, hope and hysteria - how to deal with public perception,
                Christoph Meili, Society of Innovation, Switzerland

3:15 - 3:30 Break


Session II : Review Talks on Recent Studies of Nanoparticles and Nanotubes

3:30 - 4:00 Nanoparticles for Medical Applications: From Imaging To Gene Therapy,
                Heinrich Hofmann, Powder Technology Laboratory, Ecole polytechnique
                fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland (20 min talk; 10 min Q&A)

4:00 - 4:30 Review Talk about conducted and completed nanotube studies, Viki Colvin,
                Rice University (20 min talk; 10 min Q&A)

4:30 - 5:00 Coffee and tea break


Session III : Perspectives from Industry and Regulatory Bodies

5:00 - 6:00 Panel Discussion (40 min + 20 min Q&A), with

- Robert Haas, Staff Toxicologist, California EPA
- Margarethe Hofmann, Consultant and President, Swiss Association for Materials Science and Technology
- John Balbus, Program Director, Environmental Defense
- Christine Petersen, Foresight Institute
- Moderator: Anthony Waitz, Quantum Insight

Evening Reception (for conference participants only)

6:00 - 7:00 Refreshments and Networking

7:00 - 8:00 Presentations followed by networking

Historical and present overview of nano related activities in Switzerland and their actual and future impact in the marketplace by Karl Knop, CSEM

Evening Keynote Speaker : Peter Vettiger, CSEM/University of Neuchâtel and IBM Research, Zurich, Switzerland
" Probe Array Technology" - Nanotechnology for Ultra-Dense Data Storage and Life Sciences Applications

9:00 Session closed by Conference Chair