THUR 16 MAY – DAY PROGRAMME (ALL STAGES) IN BRIEF
THUR 16 MAY
10.00 – 10.15: Stage 3: How will current approaches used to deliver improvements to manufacturing today, need to change to be relevant in the AI and Digital age in chemical sector in 15 years time?Daniel Orford Principal - Chartwell Consulting
– 10.20: Stage 4: ‘On-Site Energy Guide to Industrial Decarbonisation’ - David Kipling CEO - On-Site Energy
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10.00 – 10.15: Stage 5: Natures Toolbox - Naturally derived Bacillus bacteria as novel eco-benign cleaning agents - Dr Kate Ledwoch Laboratory Manager - Genesis Biosciences
10.10 - 10.30: Stage 1: Best practices for compliance monitoring - Patrik Sinno, Project Manager – Sphera
10.10 – 10.30: Stage 2: Innovative soil-release-polymers with superior rheology control - less complexity, greater sustainability - Svea Braak Technical Application Manager – Clariant
10.15 – 10.30: Stage 3: IED Emissions Regulations Are Tightening Up - Is Your Monitoring Up To The Compliance Challenge? - Will Brown IIOT Solutions Architect – PowTechnology
10.15 – 10.30: Stage 5: From Pilot to Kilotonne - Making Biosurfactants at Scale - Tom Lester Sales Account Manager Holiferm
10.20 – 10.40: Stage 4: KEYNOTE: Supporting your journey to net zero - Jenni McDonnell MBE Thermal energy KT Manager - Innovate UK Business Connect
10.30 – 11.30: Stage 1: PANEL: Achieving & Demonstrating Sustainability in the Chemical Supply Chain” - Hosted by Chemical Business Association (CBA) Session Host: Danish Azri, Sustainability Lead – CBA Panellists from: BASF; TEMEC, DHL; Sustainable Energy First; Meade-King Robinson & Co Ltd; Holiferm Ltd & Univar Solutions
10.30 – 11.00: Stage 2: KEYNOTE: “For a Greener and Cleaner Future” - Vivi Hollertt Chief Sustainability & Communications Officer – Nouryon
10.30 – 10.45: Stage 3: Is it just yet another fieldbus? Ethernet conquers instrumentation in process industry - Tilo Merlin Platform Manager Instrumentation – ABB
10.30 – 10.50: Stage 5: Close encounters of three reaction kinds - Martyn Fordham Managing Director – Asynt
10.40 - 11.00: Stage 4: Climate change, Sustainability and ESG – how an evolving regulatory, investor and consumer landscape impacts the Chemicals sector - Neal Barker, WSP UK
10.45 – 11.00: Stage 3: Beyond the Basics: Inline Concentration Measurement in Goods Control and Phase Separation - Gary Carver Technical Sales Manager - SensoTech GmbH
10.50 – 11.00: Stage 5: Beyond Baking: A Glimpse into Chemical Biology - Dr. Josh Smalley Chemical Biologist - University of Leicester
11.00 - 12.00: Stage 2: PANEL: “Smarter Cleaning” – Novel solutions for detergents - Hosted by British Chemicals Association (BCA)
Session Host – Matthew Giles, Research Associate Performance Chemicals - Innospec Ltd.
Sub-themes include:
The long-term action of the bacteria on cleaning detergents - Israel Capitillo, HTS BIO Laboratories
Furan based surfactants from biomass - Dr Amir Al Ghatta, CEO and Co-founder - Bioataraxis ltd
11.00 - 12.30: Stage 3: MINI CONFERENCE: Harnessing the Power of Biotechnology Towards Sustainable Chemicals Manufacturing - Hosted by IBioIC (Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre) Chair: Dr Lynsey Dunbar – Senior Business Engagement Manager – IBioIC
Speakers from: Celtic Renewables Ltd; Sonichem; Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd; Sustainable Sailing & Croda
11.00 – 11.20: Stage 4: KEYNOTE: “Mind the Skills Gap – the case for prioritising STEM” - Yvonne Baker OBE Chief Executive Officer - Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
11.00 – 11.30: Stage 5: KEYNOTE: From the lab to the factory. Deploying innovation into industry - Paul McKinney Associate Director, Programmes and Innovation, the Carbon Trust
11.20 – 11.40: Stage 4: Integrated Modelling of a Continuous Direct Compression Line for Drug Tablet Manufacturing - Dr Kamal Abu-Hassan Senior Scientist – Modelling - CPI
11.30 – 12.00: Stage 1: KEYNOTE: Why we need a consistent approach to circularity in the Chemical Industry - Thomas Birk Managing Director - BASF plc
11.40 – 12.00: Stage 4: AI and Digitalization: Driving Innovation in the Chemical Industry - Lucas Quintanilha Sustainable Solutions Manager, BASF UK & Ireland
11.30 – 11.50: Stage 5: Fixing the past to fix the future – Finlay Morrison, Data Scientist, Data Revival
12.00 - 13.00: Stage 1: UK GOV BRIEFING: Department for Business and Trade - for a successful and sustainable chemicals sector”Featuring:
Beccy Eggleton: Deputy Director for Chemicals and Critical Minerals, Department for Business and Trade
• Alastair Gardner: Trade Specialist, Chemicals Trade & Investment Team, Department for Business and Trade
• Jitendra Jain: Head – Chemicals, Department for Business and Trade India
• Amanda Rowan: International Trade Adviser, Northern Powerhouse
• Dr Liz Auty: Director, Alfa Chemicals and Alfa Chemicals Manufacturing
12.00 - 13.00: Stage 2: PANEL: Regulatory pressures within the coatings industry – problems and solutions - Hosted by Oil & Colour Chemists’ Association (OCCA)
• Discussion listing the various regulatory pressures and coatings industry specific chemicals that are affected - Paul Sheppard Regulatory and Compliance Manager, HMG Paints Limited
• Discussion on safer and greener alternatives to restricted dipolar aprotic solvents used during the process for recycling Lithium-Ion batteriesCon Robert McElroy Senior Lecturer in Green Chemistry, University of Lincoln Chrome free alternatives to the REACH Authorised substance Chromium Trioxide traditionally used in inorganic coatings for corrosion protection of compressor blades in aeroengine and industrial gas turbines - Graham Armstrong Sales and Technology Mentor, Indestructible Paint Limited
12.00 – 13.00: Stage 4: PANEL: New technologies from the Solvents Industry on the road to Net Zero - Hosted by Solvents Industry Association (SIA)
Hosted by Andrew Norman, Chief Executive – Solvents Industry Association
Featuring: Karl Shone, Technical Development Manager, Solvents – Brenntag & Emmanuel Ehenemba, Technical & Product Quality Manager - TotalEnergies
12.00 - 12.20: Stage 5: Challenges in generating comprehensive substance ID for UVCB substances - Alan Ritchie & Georgia Fitzmaurice – WSP
12.20 - 12.40: Stage 5: Challenges in Ecotoxicity and Degradation Testing of UVCBs - Rhiannon Smith, Principal Consultant - WCA Environment
12.30 – 13.00: Stage 3: PANEL: Flue2Chem - INSIGHT SESSION
Hosted by: Tony Heslop, EMEA Regional Lead Sustainability, BASF plc
Speakers from Flue2Chem consortium – including: Croda Europe Ltd; University of Surrey; Centre for Process Innovation(CPI); University of Sheffield & Unilever
12.40 - 13.00: Stage 5: Classification of substances for endocrine disruption - Dr Becky Brown Director /Principal consultant - WCA Environment
13.00 - 13.15: Stage 1: Navigating the Changing Tide of Chemical Labelling: Best Practices and a Clarification of the Latest CLP Label Updates - James Killerby, Managing Director - Hibiscus Plc 13.00 – 14.00: Stage 2: PANEL: “PLFs Revolution: Creating a new Mission Led Research and Innovation ecosystem for sustainable PLFs” - Hosted by Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) Panellists from: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC); CPI; University of Aston; IChemE; University of Birmingham & Croda
13.00 – 14.30: Stage 3: MINI CONFERENCE: “Technologies that will disrupt chemical manufacturing” - Hosted by Innovate UK and BBSRC
Session Chair: Amy Peace, Innovation Lead, Innovate UK
Latest confirmed themes include: Reimagining Materials & Manufacturing Together
Redeeming CO2: Key learnings from commercialisation of a sustainable chemistry technology IUK & BBSRC Opportunities & Next Steps
Session speakers from: Innovate UK Business Connect; BBSRC; ConstructiveBio; University of Nottingham & Econic Technologies Ltd
13.00 – 13.15: Stage 4: Unlocking mixing improvements by AI driven geometry optimisation - Dominik Werner CEO - EvoPhase
13.00 - 13.15: Stage 5: Change is The Only Constant – Product Stewardship and Master Data Management in Transition - John Adams, Product Safety Manager - Dr. Knoell Consult Ltd
13.15 - 13.30: Stage 1: ADR changes & Regulatory challenges - Matthew Farthing Principal Consultant – WSP 13.15 - 13.30: Stage 4: Optimizing Turbomachinery Performance with next generation Turbine Oils - Jisha Panikar Market Development Manager- Process Industries - Klüber Lubrication
13.15 – 13.30: Stage 5: Patent strategies: what are they and why should technology-based companies have one in place - Dr Mark Connell Patent Attorney / Partner - Forresters
13.30 - 13.45: Stage 1: Latest Updates to GHS Regulations in Asian Pacific Countries - Li Xiang, Business Manager - CIRS Ltd
13.30 – 13.45: Stage 4: Using Big-Data and AI to Accelerate Specialty Chemicals Product Development - Jun Liu Senior Marketing Manager - Revvity Signals Software
13.30 - 13.45: Stage 5: UKAS accreditation and the role of a Technical Assessor - Andrea Stanley & Andrew Green - UKAS
13.45 - 14.00: Stage 1: GB Biocide/PPP Regulation: An Applicants view - Murray Smedley Managing Director - Barkwith Associates 13.45 - 14.00: Stage 4: Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons Regulations 2023 - Home Office Explosive Precursor Engagement team in the Homeland Security Group
13.45 - 14.05: Stage 5: Regulatory Affairs is a Team Sport – A Chemicals Coffee Time report - Janet Greenwood & Alison Potts - TT Environmental
14.00 - 15.00: Stage 1: PANEL: CHEMUK 2024 “Divergence” Panel - EU/GB Divergence – the gap is starting to grow – Hosted by Caroline Raine, Caroline Raine Chemical Consultancy Ltd Panellists from: British Adhesives & Sealants Assoc; Lisam Systems; Steptoe; Authorised Rep Compliance Ltd & Kingfisher plc
14.00 - 14.20: Stage 2: A sustainable chemical industry: getting your green claims right - Christopher Jockel, Principal Consultant - Bureau Veritas
14.00 - 16.00: Stage 4: MINI CONFERENCE: Chemical Spill Prevention and Immediate Response - UK & Ireland Spill Association
Part 1 (14:00 -14:45): Major Fire Incident case study – the NEW toxic chemical dangers of Li-ion batteries
Part 2 (14:45 -15:30): Chemical response case study and root cause analysis & Hosted Q+A session from audience with panel formed from all presenters
Part 3 (15:30 -16:00): Principle for use of vehicles, equipment and accessories using Li-ion batteries Featured speakers from: UK & Ireland Spill Association; Adler and Allan; London Luton Airport & RSK Raw Limited