A panel is basically a one and a half hour to 2 hours session in which four to six speakers - distinguished members of the scientific and/or enterprise community, briefly present different perspectives/opinions on key issues with the goal of stimulating a lively, controversial, and provocative discussion. Panelists are expected to actively debate one another and engage the audience to help broaden understanding of the technologies and issues.

Two types of panels are to be considered. Research Panels, oriented to the academic community and focused on the discussion of sound and promising topics; and Industrial Panels, oriented to promote the knowledge exchange between academia and industry.