Industry Insight
Many of the important things you need to know, delivered by those who know it best. Industry Insight features a number of the leading authorities in the market delivering insight into the key issues.
The leading authorities taking part will be;
- BASA
- BCF
- NIA
- MPMA

8 June
09:30 - 09:50
09:50 - 10:10
Smart Surfaces: Building a Transformational Technology Stack with Coatings
Speaker
Matt Johnson CEO and Co-Founder - Bare Conductive
10:10 - 10:30
The ‘B’s & C’s of Sustainability’ (BASF to Brexit and Circularity to Climate Change)
Speaker
Geoff Mackey Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Director - BASF
11:00 - 11:40
Robotics: No Scaffolding. No Ladders. No Danger
Speaker
Jack Cornes Managing Director - Hausbots
11:20 - 11:40
Creating Culture, Decent Worthwhile and Secure
Speaker
Jonathan Falder HMG Paints
11:40 - 12:00
Reengineered Paint Supporting a Circular Economy
Speaker
Nichola Boddy Paint 360
13:30 - 13:50

Painting By Numbers: the Real Impact of EPR on the Paints Sector
Speaker
Robert Fell Director & Chief Executive
13:50 - 14:10

Going Around in Circles: How Metal Paint Cans Serve the Circular Economy
Speaker
Matt Sykes Technical Liaison Manager - MPMA
14:10 - 14:30
15:00 - 15:20
15:20 - 15:40
15:40 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00

Bringing Nano-enabled Products to the Market Quickly and Safely
Speakers
Dr Kai Paul Senior Consultant - Bluefrog Scientific
Dr Neil Hunt Senior Regulatory Specialist - Yordas Group
Claire Skentelbery Director General - Nanotechnology Industries Association
9 June
09:30 - 09:50
Brexit – Consequences for the UK Coatings Industry
Speaker
Tom Bowtell Chief Executive Officer - BCF
09:50 - 10:10
Communicating Safe Use of Substances – SWEDs, SUMIs and SpERCs
Speaker
Wayne Smith Director of Regulatory Affairs - BCF
10:10 - 10:30
Paint & Coatings Sales Trends
Speaker
John Dixon Whittle Industry Data
11:00 - 11:20
SPECIFIC – Creating Surfaces for Energy Positive Buildings
Speaker
Eifion Jewell Swansea University
11:20 - 11:40
Poison Centres – Is There a Better Way To Protect Users of Chemicals?
Speaker
Dr Simon Aldersley U-POL
11:40 - 12:00
Product Environmental Footprint
Speaker
Rachel Demaine QHSE Manager – Darwen Manufacturing - Crown Paints
13:30 - 14:30

Adding Functions to Coatings and Surfaces with Nanomaterials
Speakers
Sean Kelly Senior Project Manager - Nanotechnology Industries Association
Dr Simon Haas Research Scientist - Promethean Particles
Dr Robert Menzel University Academic Fellow - University of Leeds
15:00 - 15:20
15:20 - 15:40
15:40 - 16:00

The Challenges of Plastics in the Adhesives and Sealants Sector
Speaker
Jenny Barnett F Ball & Company Ltd