FEICA Conference and EXPO 2022
Hamburg, Germany, 14 - 16 September 2022

NAM Plenary Forum  ^{by invitation only} 

FEICA General Assembly  ^{by invitation only} 

FEICA Seminar  ^{open to FEICA members only} 

‘A Business Perspective on Regulatory Challenges’

If you are in management, business development, R&D or any other department; if you’re not the regulatory affairs of your company (or even if you are!), this is the seminar to attend. The FEICA Seminar is open to all FEICA members and the members of our National Associations.

Opening of the FEICA Seminar

• Dr Eva Grieβbach, Chair of the FEICA European Technical Board (ETB), DOW

FEICA areas of policy engagement – Influence of the EU Green Deal on the regulatory landscape

• Jana Cohrs-Rahmoun, FEICA Executive Director Regulatory Affairs

Impact of the REACH revision on the Adhesives and Sealants producers

• Kim Suetens, Chair of the Mixture Assessment TTF, Vice Chair of the Polymers TTF, Soudal

Coffee Break

REACH restriction on diisocyanates – How the mandatory training has been addressed

• Dr Hans-Georg Kinzelmann, Member of the FEICA European Technical Board (ETB), Corporate Director R&D, Henkel

Political engagement on the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) – EU Green Deal requirements in the construction sector

• Dr Steffen Maier, Chair of the Construction TWG, Member of the FEICA European Technical Board (ETB), Sika

Close of the FEICA Seminar

• Kristel Ons, FEICA Secretary General

Table Top Exhibition

(no parallel Conference sessions)

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FEICA European Executive Board meeting  ^{by invitation only} 

Welcome Cocktail

(all registered Participants, Accompanying Persons & EXPO ONLY passes)

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Table Top Exhibition

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Business Forum

‘Enabling a sustainable future’

Moderator: Anne De Baetzelier

Opening of the 2022 Conference

• Mr Guido Cami, FEICA President, AVISA Vice President

How to make sustainability a fact of life

• Gunter Pauli, Prof. Dr h.c. mult., Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives

The Imperative for Sustainable AI

• Geertrui Mieke De Ketelaere, Strategic Advisor AI at imec – Adj. Professor Vlerick

Coffee Break

Partnerships in Sustainability – the Neste story

• Eric Vervaart, Manager Sustainable Partnerships, Renewable Polymers and Chemicals, Neste

Controlled longevity – a vision for adhesive bonding and sealing technology in the 21st century

• Prof. Dr Andreas Groß, Director of Workforce Training and Technology Transfer, Fraunhofer IFAM

Business Forum Panel Discussion 

• All Key Note Speakers, moderated by Anne De Baetzelier

Close of the Business Forum

• Kristel Ons, FEICA Secretary General

Lunch

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Parallel Sessions

• Breakout I: Food packaging adhesives

• Breakout II: Advancements in water-based A&S

• Breakout III: Outlook: A&S helping green transformation

Breakout I:

Food packaging adhesives

Moderator: Dr Axel Heβland, General Manager Technical Affairs, IVK – Industrieverband Klebstoffe e.V.

Current developments in the assessment and analysis of adhesives for food packaging

• Dr Ralph Derra, Managing Director, ISEGA Forschungs- und Untersuchungsgesellschaft mbH

The future role of adhesives in circular packaging for consumer goods

• Dietrich J. Crail, Sr. Vice President, Global Rigid Packaging and President, H.B. Fuller Europe

Oil free hot melt adhesives for labels, tapes & packaging with expected food contact

• Jesús Eduardo Ibarra Rodriguez, Senior Technician / Technical Assistant & Development Adhesives & Sealants, Dynasol Group

Breakout II:

Advancements in water-based A&S

Moderator: Dr Steffen Maier, Senior Scientist Water-based Sealants & Adhesives, Sika Technology AG

Polyurethane adhesives for contact bonding applications

• Dr Christoph Thiebes, Head of Business Development Adhesives EMEA, Covestro Deutschland AG

High-performance waterborne acrylic sealants for construction applications

• Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Marco F. Schmidt, Senior Technical Service Manager, Marketing Polymer Dispersions for Construction, BASF SE

New low carbon footprint acrylic thickener

• Dr Catherine Corfias-Zuccalli, Technical Manager, Adhesives & Sealants Additives, COATEX (Arkema Group)

Breakout III:

Outlook: A&S helping green transformation

Moderator: Lorna Williams, Executive Officer and General Secretary, BASA – the British Adhesives and Sealants Association

Elastic sealants for roads, paths and squares – Planning and production of movement joints

• Dipl.-Ing. Mario Sommer, Head of Technical Assistance and Project Consulting, Sopro Bauchemie GmbH

It´s all eco! Adhesives chemistry for improved economic and ecologic impact

• Prof. Dr Andreas Hartwig, Chair, EURADH – Deputy Director and Head of the Department “Adhesives and Polymer Chemistry”, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM)

The approach of the adhesive industry to the green deal

• Mikaela Decio, Corporate Environmental Sustainability Manager, Mapei R&D

Coffee Break

Parallel Sessions

• Breakout IV: Hotmelt adhesives enabling sustainable solutions

• Breakout V: New additives

• Breakout VI: Realising energy efficiency

Breakout IV:

Hotmelt adhesives enabling sustainable solutions

Moderator: Dr Axel Heβland, General Manager Technical Affairs, IVK – Industrieverband Klebstoffe e.V.

Reducing the carbon footprint of adhesives and sealants

• Allan McLennaghan, Global Application Technology Leader, Dow

New high heat resistant polyolefin for hot melt adhesives in automotive interiors

• Machteld Paree, Sr. Application Specialist, Synthomer Adhesive Technologies

Partnering for sustainability innovation

• Morgane Burgorgue, Marketing Manager Adhesives, Kraton Pine Chemicals

Breakout V:

New additives

Moderator: Dr Steffen Maier, Senior Scientist Water-based Sealants & Adhesives, Sika Technology AG

An innovative ultra-fine precipitated calcium carbonate (UFPCC) as rheology booster for reactive adhesives and sealants

• Christopher Dobbins, Application Manager Adhesives and Sealants, Omya International AG
• Yu Sakai, Technical Expert, Shiraishi Kogyo Kaisha – International Business Division Europe

Combine performance & sustainability with polyamide-based rheology additives

• Orlane Bouzard, Technical Manager, Adhesives & Sealants Additives, ARKEMA

Sustainable plasticizer for the adhesive and sealant industry

• Dr Kamyar Alavi, Senior Technical Specialist, Nynas AB

Breakout VI:

Realising energy efficiency

Moderator: Lorna Williams, Executive Officer and General Secretary, BASA – the British Adhesives and Sealants Association

Mixing technology developments for efficient processing

• Andrew James, Application Specialist, NETZSCH

Sustainable adhesive patches for automotive hole sealing

• Dr Marco Balbo Block, Senior project leader in R&D, Business unit Automotive, tesa SE

Energy efficiency – the technical answer to ecological and commercial questions

• Dipl-Ing FH Nicole Neub, Sales Manager Efficiency Solutions, Bosch Sicherheitstechnik GmbH

Conference Dinner

Table Top Exhibition

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Parallel Sessions

• Breakout VII: Low diisocyanate monomer PUs

• Breakout VIII: Pretreatment technologies

• Breakout IX: Bio-based building blocks for A&S

• Master Class I: A Deep Dive into the PU Training for Adhesive and Sealant producers

Breakout VII:

Low diisocyanate monomer PUs

Moderator: Dr Jürgen Wichelhaus, Consultant Adhesives & Sealants, Wichelhaus

Performance potential of one component polyurethane sealants, adhesives and foams with ultra-low monomeric diisocyanate

• Ralf Heinzmann, Global Technical Manager TM Sealing & Bonding, Sika Services AG

Safe and sustainable innovations in PUR hot melt adhesives

• Dr Rhiannon Wüst, Product Development Chemist, Henkel Corporation, Adhesive Technologies, Electronics

A novel approach to low emission reactive hot melt adhesives

• Dr Sudipto Das, Research Scientist and Global Technical leader for Reactive Hot Melt, H.B. Fuller

Advancements in development of high performance, bio-based, low free isocyanate monomer prepolymers for reactive hot melt adhesive systems

• Ronald M. Emanuel, Jr., Head of Global R&D, LANXESS Urethane Systems

Breakout VIII:

Pretreatment technologies

Moderator: Prakash Venkataraman, Sustainability Officer, CPG Europe

Sustainable surface functionalization for adhesive bonding

• Kevin Braun, Sales Manager, Molecular Plasma Group S.A.

Surface modification of polymers for structural adhesive bonding – Surface characteristics and adhesion mechanism

• Dr-Ing. Elisa Arikan, Head of branch “Surface Technology and Surface Analysis”, Bundeswehr Research Institute for Materials, Fuels and Lubricants (WIWeB)

Reversible direct bonding of polymers through surface modification

• Roman Günther, Research assistant and PhD candidate Laboratory of adhesives and polymers, ZHAW School of Engineering IMPE Institute of Materials and Process Engineering

Sustainable adhesives and eco-friendly surface treatments as innovative technologies with reduced environmental impact for a circular footwear industry

• Carlos Ruzafa Silvestre, Researcher in advanced materials & technologies, INESCOP

Breakout IX:

Bio-based building blocks for A&S

Moderator: Dr Dennis Bankmann, Independent scientific consultant, Dennis Bankmann – Emerging Motif

Formulating polychloroprene based contact adhesives with sustainable solvents

• Dr Martin Schneider, Head of adhesive development, ARLANXEO Deutschland GmbH

New bio-monomers design and synthesis for adhesive formulations

• Luigi Mora, R&D Analytical Development Manager, Vinavil SpA

Biobased lignin building blocks to improve the properties of silane terminated polyethers

• Luc Peeters, R&D Manager PPSV-MS, Kaneka Belgium N.V.

Utilizing Novel gas-to-liquid (GTL) waxes in improving metallocene-based Hot Melt Adhesive formulations

• Dr Kian Hee Kay, Product Innovation & Technical Manager, Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

Master Class I:

A Deep Dive into the PU Training for Adhesive and Sealant producers

Moderator: Paula Diaz, Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, FEICA

Introduction of the REACH Restriction on Diiosocyanates

• Paula Diaz, Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, FEICA

Cooperation of the polyurethane value chain

• Dr Torsten Funk, Chair of the FEICA PU Restriction and OELs Technical Working Group, Co-Chair of the FEICA Chemical Legislation Technical Working Group , Regulatory Compliance Manager Chemical Safety, Sika Technology AG

Safe use of diisocyanates – the Training Platform

• Frank Van Elten, Berater, Isopa/ALIPA

PU Training for A&S producers and their customers: Live DEMO of the web-based training

• Dr Torsten Funk, Chair of the FEICA PU Restriction and OELs Technical Working Group, Co-Chair of the FEICA Chemical Legislation Technical Working Group , Regulatory Compliance Manager Chemical Safety, Sika Technology AG

Q&A

Moderated by Paula Diaz, with all speakers

Coffee Break

Parallel Sessions

• Breakout X: Expanding the limits with PU hotmelts

• Breakout XI: Sustainability with silicone sealants

• Breakout XII: A&S and recycling

• Master Class II: Diversity and Inclusion in the Adhesive and Sealants industry

Breakout X:

Expanding the limits with PU hotmelts

Moderator: Dr Jürgen Wichelhaus, Consultant Adhesives & Sealants, Wichelhaus

Automated application of adhesives in footwear applications / manufacturing

• Dr Dirk Achten, Head of modern coatings and adhesives technologies, Covestro Deutschland AG
• Sergio Dulio, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer ATOM S.p.A.

Bio-based polyurethane hot melt: an opportunity for the furniture industry

• Stefano Romagnano, R&D Manager, DURANTE ADESIVI S.p.A.
• Marco Bernardini, Product Manager, DURANTE ADESIVI S.p.A.

Sustainable and high-performance adhesive solutions

• Dr Angela Smits, Technology Development Manager, Cargill (previously Croda)

Breakout XI:

Sustainability with silicone sealants

Moderator: Prakash Venkataraman, Sustainability Officer, CPG Europe

Pave the way for a better future, now! Our journey to an eco-friendlier silicone sealant

• Verena Brunner, Marketing Manager Hybrids & Sealants, Wacker Chemie AG

Latest developments on a path to sustainable silicone adhesives and sealants

• Jean-Paul Hautekeer, Global Marketing Director, Dow Europe GmbH

Choosing your way to sustainability

• Christophe Hein, Sustainable Development Manager for Totalenergies Fluids

Breakout XII:

A&S and recycling

Moderator: Dr Dennis Bankmann, Independent scientific consultant, Dennis Bankmann – Emerging Motif

Debonding primer for dismantling on demand of structural bonds : a solution for circularity

• Dr Dipl. Eng. Maxime Olive, Coordinateur PI et Recherche Interne IP & Corporate Research Coordinator, RESCOLL

Debond-on-demand adhesives: removing obstacles to reuse and recyclability

• Dr Uta Sundermeier, Senior Product Development Manager, Device Assembly, Europe, Henkel Corporation, Adhesive Technologies, Electronics

Reciclability of epoxy-based polymer structures

• Jordi Arbusà, R&D Engineer, Grup d’ Enginyeria de Materials (GEMAT-IQS) – Co-Founder, Sailing Technologies S.L.

Master Class II:

Diversity and Inclusion in the Adhesive and Sealants industry

Moderator: Dr Vera Haye, Managing Director, Industrieverband Klebstoffe e.v.

Welcome and introduction

• Dr Vera Haye, Managing Director, Industrieverband Klebstoffe e.v.

Diversity & Inclusion Matter

• Dr Ritu Paul, Global R&D Director for Paper, Polymer and Laminating, H.B. Fuller

Inclusion Strengthens our Bonds: Henkel’s Path Forward

• Katherine Glasser, Corp. Senior Vice President, Head of Global Strategic Business Unit Industrials, Henkel

Q&A, panel discussion and conclusions

In Panel, moderated by Dr Vera Haye:

• Geertrui Mieke De Ketelaere, Strategic Advisor AI at imec – Adj. Professor Vlerick
• Katherine Glasser, Corp. Senior Vice President, Head of Global Strategic Business Unit Industrials, Henkel
• Dr Ritu Paul, Global R&D Director for Paper, Polymer and Laminating, H.B. Fuller
• Sofia Koehler, Vice-President, Colquimica Group

Conference Close & Networking Lunch