On the morning of March 6^th, 5^th Annual World Congress of Smart Materials was held at the Sheraton Medici Park Hotel in Rome, Italy. The conference was hosted by the BIT Congress and supported by the British Engineering and Technology Society. The theme is: Intelligent Upgrading for a Smart Future.

At the opening ceremony, Dr. Kari Hjelt, Head of Innovation, Graphene Flagship, Sweden, delivered a speech, Dr. Mei Xiaodan, the Executive Chairman of the conference and President of BIT Group Global Ltd, delivered a speech and announced the opening of the conference. The opening ceremony was hosted by the Royal Academy of Engineering and University of Cambridge Professor Florin Udrea.

In the following theme forum, the National Academy of Engineering, Professor Bantval Jayant Baliga of North Carolina State University, Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor Alexander Aseev of the National University of Novosibirsk, Mr. Robert Whitman, Vice President of Corning Optical Communications, and Dr. Kari Hjelt, Head of Innovation, Graphene Flagship gave a wonderful presentation on “Silicon Carbide: Power Electronics Smart Materials”, “Semiconductor Nanostructures for Modern Electronics”, “Network Impact of Wired and Wireless Convergence”, “Graphite Flagship – Journey from Lab to Factory Workshop” The speech brought a high-standard technology feast to the guests.