Opening Lectures

Here are the references of the Opening lectures for the Jicable conferences since 1984.

The Laser revolution in basic science

Serge HAROCHE – Nobel Prize 2012 – Collège de France – France

Belgium's Offshore Energy Hub

Valérie Daloze – Elia – Belgium

ITER Project: bringing hydrogen fusion power to reality

Bernard BIGOT – ITER Organization Director-General – France

HVDC Technology – key issues for future grids

Marcio Szechtman – Former Director General of CEPEL – Brazil

Brazil’s situation in terms of energy – Challenges and perspectives

Josias Matos de ARAUJO – President CIGRÉ-Brazil – Director of Regulation, Eletrobras – Brazil

European Electricity Transmission Infrastructure: a key to the Energy transition

Pierre BORNARD – RTE – France

Medium and Long Term Prospect for Electric Power Development of China

ZHU Xiao-hui – Tianjin Electric Power Research Institute – China

XXI^st century: The century of Nanoconvergence – From data storage to power cables.

BOUDENOT J-C. – Thalès Research and Technology – France

Prospective of the XXI^st century – Energy

GAUDIN Thierry – Prospective 2100 – France

Power system development and network use

MANZONI Giancarlo – Executive Committee Member of CIGRÉ – Deputy Director R&D ENEL – Italy

The major technological issues concerning the electrical systems for the XXI^st century

DAURES M.P. – Chief Operating Officer – EDF – France

"Space Tethers": New cable technology for space applications.

BEVILACQUA Franco – Advanced Studies Director – Aeritalia – Torino – Italy

"The latest developments in the field of new high critical temperature superconducting materials and their future prospects"

RAVEAU Bernard – University of Caen – CRISMAT Laboratory – France

From impregnated paper to polymeric insulating materials in power cables.

ARRIGHI Robert – Chargé de Mission – EDF-DER – France