Archives: Speakers.

Saqlain Ali

Saqlain Ali is the Technical & Process Development Director of Permastore Limited. After completing his BEng (Hons) Degree in Materials Science and Engineering Saqlain has gained Chartered Director status and Fellowship of the Institute of Directors. Saqlain has also gained Chartered Engineer status and Fellowship of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining. Saqlain is an… Read more »

Manoj B Bankar

Mr. Manoj Bankar has been working at Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited for the past 20 years. He holds a graduation degree in Science and has completed a full-time postgraduate diploma in Surface Coating Technology. Currently, he heads the Technical Marketing department at Sudarshan Chemicals, where he provides technical support to the coatings industry worldwide.  

Lucas Zimmerman

Lucas has a degree in Chemistry from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, where he also earned his PhD in Inorganic Chemistry. 2014 he joined ICL in Ladenburg, Germany, and has held different positions within the R&D and Sales department, including being the Regional Commercial Lead for Europe of the Paint & Coatings business. Since 2023… Read more »

George Atkinson

In leading the regulatory affairs team at the UK’s largest compliance scheme operator, George is very knowledgeable about the UK’s producer responsibility systems. His work to keep over 2000 of Valpak’s packaging scheme members up to date with the latest news regarding resources & waste sector reforms sees him regularly engage externally across industry and… Read more »

Daniel Fischer

Daniel Fischer started with ECKART GmbH in 1999 by completing ECKART’s Apprenticeship Scheme in Coatings & Paint Technology, where he gained detailed training in the chemistry, formulation, manufacture, testing and application of Effect Pigment Paints and Coatings. During his employment with ECKART GmbH, Daniel has worked with many different paint systems in a wide range… Read more »

Dr Jonathan Ward

Throughout my career I have amassed expertise in a multitude of research disciplines including organic synthesis/materials design, photophysical analysis, and molecule–surface interactions. I obtained a First Class MChem degree from The University of York (2010). I then completed a PhD with Prof. Fairlamb developing light-activated therapeutic carbon monoxide-releasing molecules. As a PDRA with Prof. Bryce… Read more »

Associate Prof. Rosa Arrigo

Rosa Arrigo is Associate Professor in Inorganic Chemistry at Salford University and honorary scientist at Diamond Light Source. She obtained a MSc in Industrial chemistry at the University of Messina, and a PhD in Natural Science at TU Berlin. Following a FHI-postdoctoral fellowship, she was group leader at MPI-CEC, contributing pioneering work on interfacial spectroscopy… Read more »