Bruno Smets

After a long standing career in R&D with Philips Research and Philips Lighting the speaker became responsible within Philips Lighting for open innovation geared through public private partnerships.

He presently is a member of the Executive Board of E2BA, the Energy Efficiency in Buildings Association, and chairs the work group on Emerging Lighting, Electronics and Displays of the European Technology platform Photonics21. He also drives the Dutch lighting roadmap within the HighTech System and Materials sector as part of the new Dutch innovation policy.

Presentation

Research and Innovation for Energy Efficient Buildings and Neighbourghoods from a Lighting Perspective

Lighting is not only about energy efficient light sources; increasingly it is about lighting solutions and services embedded in the built environment. In order to create meaningful solutions close collaboration is required with all actors along the building value chain. The first results of such joint efforts will be shared by the speaker, next to the challenges ahead in order to realize the energy and carbon targets set by Europe for 2020 and 2050.

 Research and Innovation for Energy Efficient Buildings and Neighbourghoods from a Lighting Perspective