Programme Overview
June 7
The Cutting Edge
09:30
Warwick Cross Faculty Plastics Group – Making Plastics Environmentally Sustainable
Seminar Room 1
Speaker
Professor Stefan Bon University of Warwick
09:50
Polymer and Materials at The University of Warwick, How Can We Help?
Seminar Room 1
Speaker
Dr Daniel Lester Platform Manager, Polymer Characterisation Research Technology Platform - University of Warwick
10:10
How Do We Determine the Efficacy of an Antimicrobial Surface?
Seminar Room 1
Speaker
Dr James Redfern Senior Lecturer, Department of Natural Science - Manchester Metropolitan University
11:30
Technology Development For Wide Area, In-line Deposition of Functional Coatings
Seminar Room 1
Speaker
Dr Heather M. Yates Reader - University of Salford
11:50
12:10
Virtual Reality Games to Engage Stakeholders in the Importance of Microbial Growth on Surfaces and Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance
Seminar Room 1
Speaker
Dr Chloe James Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology - University of Salford
14:00
Nanoengineering Amphiphobic Surfaces for Liquid Impact Resistance and Pollution Control
Seminar Room 1
Speaker
Prof. Manish Tiwari Professor of Nanoengineering - University College London
14:20
Multifunctional Coatings for Energy Efficient Buildings
Seminar Room 1
Speaker
Prof. Ioannis Papakonstantinou Professor of Photonics and Nanofabrication - University College London
14:40
Advanced Characterisation of Mesoporous Coatings
Seminar Room 1
Speaker
Dr Stefan Guldin University College London
16:00
Coatings for High Temperature, Extreme Environments
Seminar Room 1
Speaker
Prof. J. R. Nicholls Cranfield University
16:20
Flexible Films for Smart Colouring Windows With Photovoltaic Generation
Seminar Room 1
Speakers
Dr Sue Impey Cranfield University
Dr Indrat Aria Cranfield University
16:40
Materials and Devices for Medical Applications
Seminar Room 1
Speakers
Dr Edith Rogers Cranfield University
Dr Iva Chianella Cranfield University
Industry Insight
09:30
Smart Surfaces: Building a Transformational Technology Stack with Coatings
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Matt Johnson CEO - LAIIER
09:50
10:10
UK REACH and its Implications for the Coatings Sector
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Simon Aldersley Technical Director - U-POL
11:30
SPECIFIC – Creating Surfaces for Energy Positive Buildings
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Chris Griffiths Technology Transfer Fellow - University of Swansea
11:50
Reflection on the UK’s New Trading Relationship with the EU – 18 Months On
Seminar Room C
Speaker
David Park Public Affairs Manager - BCF
12:10
Sustainability and Net Zero Ambitions for the Sector
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Tom Bowtell Chief Executive Officer - BCF
14:00
Painting By Numbers: the Real Impact of EPR on the Paints Sector
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Robert Fell Director & Chief Executive
14:30
16:00
Sustainability and the Adhesives & Sealants Sector Plans Towards Net Zero
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Lorna Williams BASA
16:30
Responsible Care for the 21st Century
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Elaine McGavin Regulatory Affairs Specialist - Chemical Business Association
16:50
The Impact of Exiting the EU on Chemical Safety, Storage and Warehousing
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Douglas Leech Technical Director - Chemical Business Association
17:10
Supporting the Chemical Supply Amidst Unprecedented Challenges
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Tim Doggett Chief Executive - Chemical Business Association
Surfacing Science
09:30
Welcome to SURFEX 2022, and OCCA’s Strive for Excellence Since We Last Met
Seminar Room 2
Speaker
Paul Sheppard President - OCCA
09:50
The Role of Sustainable Solvents and Mesoporous Materials in Surface Science
Seminar Room 2
Speaker
Dr Con Robert McElroy RenewChem Manager, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence - University of York
11:30
Adding Functionality to Coatings with Non-Growing Metabolically-Active Bacteria
Seminar Room 2
Speaker
Prof. Joseph Keddie Soft Matter Physics - University of Surrey
11:50
The Effect of Structure-Property Relationships on the Formability of Pigmented Polyester Coatings
Seminar Room 2
Speaker
Dr Fabian Sorce PhD Student - Imperial College London
12:10
Glass Coatings for Sustainability and Innovation in the Built Environment
Seminar Room 2
Speaker
Rory Back R&D Incubator & Value-Added-Product Technical Manager - NSG Pilkington
14:00
Making Standards for Surface Coatings: An Introduction to BSI
Seminar Room 2
Speakers
Malcolm Morris Technical Manager - Sherwin Williams
Katherine Imbert Standards Development Manager - BSI
16:00
Graphene for Advanced Coatings Systems
Seminar Room 2
Speaker
Dr Wayne Harrison Application Specialist - Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre
TechFocus Presentations
09:50
Bio-Strengthened Polymers You Can Truly Trust for Coatings, Textiles, Packaging
Seminar Room B
Speaker
Gabrielle Costa Global Product Manager Bio Resins & Additives - Lamberti
10:10
REACHLaw UK Developments & Data Sharing Implications
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Pietro Di Tondo Regulatory Manager - REACHLaw UK Ltd
11:00
Renaissance of Fibre Drums – What We Did Before Plastic
Seminar Room B
Speaker
Colin Pardoe Sales Director - Fibrestar
Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD): Implementation before Imposition
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Dr Neil Hunt Managing Chemistry Consultant - Yordas Group
11:20
Innovative Fluorosurfactants and Fluoropolymers for Surface Protection
Seminar Room B
Speaker
Dr Ivan Viviani MAFLON
BASF Sustainable Resins solutions for Coatings Applications
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Martijn Fossen Senior Commercial Marketing Manager Resins - BASF
11:40
Improving Performance of Waterborne Industrial Coatings with Amino Alcohol Dispersants
Seminar Room B
Speaker
Dr Saadane Rezaiguia Customer Application Specialist - Angus Chemical
Digitalization and the Paint Industry – Why a Smart Paint Factory Alliance
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Dr. Ulf Stalmach Key Account Manager - ORONTEC GmbH
14:00
The Benefits of Water-Based Dispersions in Coatings Formulations
Seminar Room B
Speaker
Danny Ashburner Rakem Sales Manager - Rakem Group
Thiocure: New Developments in Radiation Curing
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Tom Beyersdorff Bruno Bock Thiochemicals, sponsored by Lake Coatings
14:20
Futureproofing Your Floor Coatings with Evonik Epoxy Curing Agents
Seminar Room B
Speaker
Dr Sandra Coulthurst Technical Manager EMEA - Univar Solutions
All Round Waterborne Building Blocks for VOC Compliant Civil Engineering End Uses
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Linda Coppin Distribution Manager Epoxy EMEAI - Westlake
14:40
Drewplus Novel SVHC-Free Foam Control Agents for Optimal Applications
Seminar Room B
Speaker
Arjan Schaeffer Technical Sales Service Manager – Coatings Additives EMEA - Ashland Industries Nederland BV
Measuring Viscosity – Best Practice
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Kevin Mann Senior Sales Manager - IKA England
16:00
The Golden Triangle in Water Born Protective Coatings
Seminar Room B
Speaker
Heiko Juckel Global Head Enduser Management, Marine & Protective Coatings - BYK-Chemie GmbH
16:20
Influence of Hectorite Clay on the Optical Properties of Aqueous Metallic Coatings in a Rheological Context
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Udo Schonhoff Technical Sales Manager Coatings EMEA - Elementis GmbH
Sustainable Protection for Industrial and Transportation Coatings
Seminar Room B
Speaker
Markus Hallack Head of Applied Research & Technology Industrial & Transportation Coatings - Evonik
16:40
Choosing your Way to Sustainability
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Dr Christophe Hein Market Manager - TotalEnergies Fluids
June 8
The Cutting Edge
11:30
An Introduction to Surface Analysis by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Seminar Room 1
Speaker
Dr Marc Walker Platform Manager, Photoemission Research Technology Platform - University of Warwick
11:50
I-CARE: Innovative Coatings and Adhesives for Recycling
Seminar Room 1
Speaker
Prof. Andrew Slark EPSRC Manufacturing Fellow - University of Sheffield
12:10
Nature Inspired Functional Surfaces for Technological and Societal Applications
Seminar Room 1
Speaker
Professor Jas Pal Badyal Professor of Chemistry - Durham University
14:00
Innovation Framework and the Journey of Disruptive Technology
Seminar Room 1
Speaker
Prof. Ghasem Nasr University of Salford
Industry Insight
09:30
The Future of Preservatives in Paints, Coatings and Inks
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Ciara Dempsey Regulatory Affairs Manager - BCF
09:50
The Paint Industry’s Ambitions for Transforming Household Leftover Paint Recycling
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Dr Steve Snaith Non-Executive Director - BCF
10:10
11:30
Practical Sustainability in the Coatings Sector
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Geoff Mackey Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Director - BASF
11:50
Understanding the Substrate for Advances in Maintenance Coating Solutions
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Doug Beaumont Akzonobel
14:00
Surfaces and Coating on a Nanoscale: Multicomponent Nanomaterials as a Test Case for Safe and Sustainable by Design
Seminar Room C
Speaker
- Dr Neil Hunt Managing Chemistry Consultant - Yordas Group
14:15
Life Cycle Assessment Towards Nanotechnology Industries Sector – What is it Missing?”
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Ernesto Alfaro-Moreno Group Leader Nanosafety - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
14:30
14:45
Enhancing Performance of Coatings with Biobased Dispersions of Graphene
Seminar Room C
Speaker
Adam Bell Applied Graphene Materials
15:30
The Costs and Challenges of Regulation on the Adhesives and Sealants Sector
Seminar Room C
Speaker
- Lorna Williams BASA
Surfacing Science
09:30
09:50
Sustain-a-what-ability – For All Our Futures
Seminar Room 2
Speaker
- Geoff Mackey Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Director - BASF
10:10
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sustainability, But Were Too Afraid to Ask
Seminar Room 2
Speaker
Tony Heslop Senior Sustainability Manager - BASF
11:30
Chemical Surface Treatment: – From The Outside to the Inside
Seminar Room 2
Speaker
Jon-Paul Griffiths Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer - Oxford Advanced Surfaces
11:50
Novel Methods for Wet Surface Characterisation
Seminar Room 2
Speaker
Prof. Stuart Clarke Cambridge Uni
12:10
How Can The Coatings Value Chain Reach Net Zero by 2050?
Seminar Room 2
Speakers
Ignatius Hadi Consultant - NexantECA
Rob Hogan NexantECA
14:00
State-of-the-art Surface Processes for High Performance Adhesive Bonding Applications
Seminar Room 2
Speaker
Prof. Gary Critchlow Professor of Surface & Interface Science - Loughborough University
14:20
Development of Characterisation Methodology for Coatings
Seminar Room 2
Speaker
Dr Tara Schiller Associate Professor - University of Warwick
The Mechanical Properties of Surface Coatings: Investigations Using the Fischer Nanoindentation Range of Instruments
Speaker
Alexander Dorodko Business Development Manager (South East UK) - Fischer Instrumentation
14:40
TechFocus Presentations
09:50
Advances in Hyperspectral Colour Measurement, Improvements in Paint Match Performance & Sample Acquisition
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Matthew Adby X-Rite Pantone
10:10
How Can We Impact Sustainability by Formulation of Anti-Corrosive Coatings
Seminar Room B
Speakers
Nikki Cosgrove Lake Coatings
Dr Lucas Zimmerman ICL Phosphate Specialty
Sustainability by Design: Unrivalled Speed and Control for 2K Coating Systems
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Jean-Pierre Chevillotte TS&BD Manager - allnex
11:00
Leading the Way in DFT Measurement & Reporting
Seminar Room B
Speaker
Rob Somerville Field Sales Executive - Elcometer Ltd
The Benefits of Toll Manufacturing Within The Coatings Industry
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Caitlin Rafferty Business Development Manager - Rakem
11:20
Anticorrosive properties of LAVIOSA ARGIMEL X7
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Dr Francesco Criscitiello Technical Sales and Product Manager - Laviosa Chimica Mineraria S.p.A.
Introduction of Chemical Regulatory Management in China
Seminar Room B
Speaker
Dean Winder CIRS Ireland
11:40
Novel Catalyst Technology and Durability Improvements in Alkyd Coatings
Seminar Room B
Speaker
Sebastian Dziki Regional Technical Service Chemist - Borchers
14:00
One Step Closer to Replacement of Solvent-borne Coatings for 1K Corrosion Protection
Seminar Room B
Speaker
Dirk Süehling Technical Service Manager Coatings - Synthomer Deutschland GmbH
Rhopoint TAMS™ Total Appearance Measurement System
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Nigel Rose Technical Sales Director - Rhopoint
14:20
Talcs for Sustainable Coating Solutions
Seminar Room B
Speaker
Veli Kilpeläinen Global Technical Sales Manager of Talc for Paints and Industrials - Elementis
Colibri® Computer Colour Matching Platform
Seminar Room A
Speaker
Nicole Plutzer Head of Application Support - Colibri Business EMEA
