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Future of Surfactants Summit
For its 4th edition, the Future of Surfactants Summit is setting off in Madrid, Spain, on the 6th & 7th February 2019.
Over the two days, the participants will discuss the industry’s most pressing matters, such as: regulation updates, moving towards circular economy & achieving sustainability targets, matching consumers’ expectations and how to keep innovating in a mature industry. These topics, amongst others, will be covered through interactive sessions, including case studies, and insightful panel discussions.
This new edition will bring together senior executives from the entire value chain: feedstocks suppliers, surfactants producers, end-product manufacturers, along with technology providers and industry associations.
Join us in Madrid for two days of exchanging perspectives, learning & great networking opportunities with your peers.
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- Agenda
- Availability & Capacity of Feedstocks & Surfactants: Current & Mid to Long Term Outlook
- Gaining Insights on regulation framing the Industry & its Potential Consequences
- How the Industry is Becoming More Sustainable: Best Practices & Future Action Plan
- Surfactants New Developments: What Innovations to Expect?
- Bio-Based Surfactants vs. Fossil Fuel Derived: Assessing Alternative Feedstocks to Petrochemicals
- The Role of Enzymes in the Surfactants Industry
- Enhancing Biodegradability across all Surfactants
- Downgrading: Challenges & Opportunities
- Surfactants Applications: Focus on End-Markets & Products
- Meeting Consumers’ Expectations by Integrating them into the Development Process
- Bridging the Gap between Surfactants Producers & End-Products Manufacturers to Enhance Innovation
For this 4th edition of the event, we have gathered key industry players to form an advisory committee and help us build the conference agenda, on top of our research.
- Ulf Shröder, R&D Manager, Global R&D, EMEIA, AkzoNobel
- Jef Wittouck, Managing Director, Christeyns
- Dirk Leinweber, Director of Competence Center Surfactants & Functional Chemicals, Clariant
- Chris Sayner, BP Customer Alliances Corporate Sustainability, Croda
- Helen Herd, Head of R&D Formulations, McBride
- Christophe Sene, Global Advisor for Regulatory Affairs, Trade Compliance and Sustainability, Stepan (conference chairman)
- Stephen Mudge, Senior Scientist, NILU
- Nikola Matic, Director, Chemicals, Kline
- Sarah Hickingbottom, Principal Consultant, LMC International
- Steven Droge, Dpt. Freshwater and Marine Ecology (FAME) – Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), University of Amsterdam
- Alex Paul, Principle: Chemical Regulatory Services, Yordas Group (formerly known as The REACH Centre)
- Christine Schneider, Senior Manager CSR/Sustainability, International R&D Management, Laundry & Home Care, Henkel
- Margarida Gama, Senior Consultant, ThinkStep
- Sebastien Duprat de Paule, Innovation Director, SEPPIC
- Diedrik Schowanek, Principal Environmental Scientist – Brussels Innovation Center, Procter & Gamble
- Ashwin Selvaraj, Assistant Technical Manager Europe, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
- Chris Sayner, Vice President, Customer Alliances, Corporate Sustainability, Croda
- Florence Ricaud, General Secretary, ASPA-INGRECO
- Fakhara Jones, Technical Director, Surfachem
- Stefan Ulvenlund, Founder,Enza Biotech
- Juergen Tropsch, Senior Expert Surfactants, Global Competence Center Surfactants, BASF
If you would like to be considered as a speaker for the event with a 30-45 minute presentation, please submit an abstract for consideration to:
Lauriane Pardoux
Tel: +44 (0)20 3141 0632
Email: lpardoux@acieu.net
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