The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCC&I) partnering the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT, Kharagpur) and the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Kolkata organized a Science Circle Lecture on “Advanced Manufacturing through the Convergence of Micro and Nano Technologies” on 1st October, 2016 at the Chamber premises. The programme was organized for industry professionals focusing on micro and nanotechnology and its convergence in the context of advanced manufacturing.

Prof. (Dr) Hans Jorg Fecht, Chair Professor and Director, Institute of Micro and Nanomaterial, Ulm University, Germany; Office Director, EUREKA Cluster Metallurgy, Europe & Senior Scientist, Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (holding Adjunct Professor Positions in China, India and Japan) was the Keynote Speaker of the programme.

The programme was moderated by Mr. Debkumar Basu, Chairperson, Manufacturing Committee, The Bengal Chamber. The other eminent speakers present were Mr. Olaf Iversen, Consul General, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Prof (Dr) Siddhartha Das, Member, Manufacturing Committee, The Bengal Chamber and Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Executive Adviser, Science and Technology Entrepreneurs’ Park (STEP), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and Mr. Sutanu Ghosh, President, The Bengal Chamber.

The niche programme brought together more than 100 participants drawn from manufacturing, engineering and services sectors.