Wednesday: 14.00to15.00
Stage 1
UK REACH – Where Are We in ’23?
Ciara Dempsey Regulatory Affairs Manager - British Coatings Federation (BCF)
CHEMUK2019
NEC, Birmingham, UK
15th & 16th May, 2024
Speaker Programme
Keynote Speakers
Forum Sponsors
Business, Operations & Asset Mgmt
- All Categories
- 2023 Keynotes
- 2023 Panel & Feature Sessions
- Business, Operations & Asset Mgmt
- Chemical Process/Plant & Control
- Continuous Flow Chemistry/Processing
- Digitalisation/Automation & Enabling Tech
- Energy Mgmt/Process Intensification
- Health Safety Environ/Regulatory
- Lab/R&D/Analysis/Test/Innovation/Scale-up
- Logistics/Supply Chain/Storage/Handling/Fulfilment
- Pharma Focus
- Policy & Regs/Trade/Brexit/Support/Market Outlook
- Sector Focus
- Skills/Training/HR & Recruitment
- Sustainability/ Decarbonisation/Green Chemistry
Wednesday: 10.00to11.00
Stage 1
Packaging Adhesives – the challenges of packaging and food contact regulation on adhesives manufacturers and their customers and suppliers
BASA – The British Adhesives & Sealants Association
Featured Speakers:
George Atkinson
Head of Policy -Valpak
Lorna Williams
Executive Officer and General Secretary, British Adhesives & Sealants Association.
Dr. Geoff Mackey
UK Country Manager – Plastics Europe
Caroline Raine
Independent Consultant
Wednesday 10.40to11.00
Stage 2
KEYNOTE: Accelerating sustainability in the chemical industry with research databases
Dr. Suze Kundu Director of Researcher and Community Engagement at Digital Science - Dimensions
Wednesday: 10.00to11.00
Stage 3
Energy Management & Optimisation Minimizing steam generation costs while optimising power revenues and costs
Sleman Saliba Global Product Manager Energy Management - ABB Energy Industries
Wednesday: 10.00to10.15
Stage 4
The latest updates from Korea REACH and GHS
Li Xiang Business Development Manager, CIRS Ltd
Wednesday: 10.15to10.30
Stage 4
The latest updates from China REACH and GHS
Dean Winder Senior Regulatory Consultant, CIRS Ltd (Chemical Inspection & Regulation Service Limited)
Wednesday: 10.30to10.45
Stage 4
KKDIK Registration: Current status and how to prepare your registrations for the 31 December 2023 deadline.
Frederik Johanson Partner - REACHLaw
Wednesday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 1
Panellists:
Tim Doggett
Chief Executive, Chemical Business Association (CBA)
Richard Ward
Business Director – Airedale Group
Sarah Taylor
Managing Director – Grace Overseas
Yvonne Malewski
Commercial Integrations Manager – Brenntag
Liam McCarroll
Global Director of Sustainability - Univar Solutions
Alastair Gardner
Trade Specialist, Chemicals Export & Investment Team - Department for Business & Trade
Trevor Mathers
Managing Director – Alfa Chemicals
Wednesday 11.00to12.00
Stage 2
Commercial manufacture of existing chemicals using bio-based process
IBioIC Session Chair - Dr. Liz Fletcher, Director of Business Engagement and Operations, Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC)
Dr. Liz Fletcher
Director of Business Engagement and Operations, Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBiolC)
Dr. Beatriz Domínguez
Technical Manager – Biotechnology, Johnson Matthey
Dr Simon Grant
Project Manager at Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd
Jim Woodger
Managing Director, LanzaTech UK Ltd
Panel Host -Tony Heslop
Senior Sustainability Manager, BASF PLC
Wednesday: 11.00to11.20
Stage 4
KEYNOTE: Engineering Ethics – Let’s be open about it
David Bogle Professor David Bogle - President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
Wednesday: 11.20to11.40
Stage 4
KEYNOTE: Realising Green Chemical Industries
Prof. Mercedes Maroto-Valer Champion and Director UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC)
Wednesday: 11.40to12.00
Stage 4
KEYNOTE: Important factors to consider when designing pipework systems for corrosive chemicals
James Roper Head of Product Portfolio at Aliaxis UK
Wednesday: 11.00to11.15
Stage 5
Wednesday: 11.15to11.30
Stage 5
Wednesday: 11.30to11.45
Stage 5
Scaling up batch to flow to cut costs and energy in halve
Dr. Nikolay Cherkasov Managing Director - Stoli Chem
Wednesday: 12.00to13.00
Stage 1
UK Government - for a successful and sustainable chemicals sector
UK Government Sector Briefing – Featuring: Opening pre-recorded video address from: George Freeman, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation
Opening pre-recorded video address from: George Freeman, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation
George Freeman
Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation - Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Guest Panellist: Dr Matt Penrose
Head of CRD’s Strategy, Evidence and Engagement Unit, Health and Safety Executive
Guest Panellist: Melanie Foster
Head of Chemicals Strategy, Policy and Trade, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Guest Panellist: Andrew Waters
Head of Chemicals, Department for Business and Trade
Guest Panellist: Beccy Eggleton
Deputy Director, Chemicals and Critical Minerals, Department for Business and Trade
Wednesday: 12.30to13.00
Stage 2
Innovating for Sustainability - Designing for consumer trust
Chris Finnegan Safety and sustainability science leader - Unilever SEAC
Wednesday: 12.00to12.15
Stage 3
Principals To Successfully Combine Operations And Distribution Digital Transformation Technologies Into A One Platform Approach For The Chemical Industry
William Brown IIOT Solutions Architect - PowTechnology
Wednesday: 12.15to12.30
Stage 3
The Application of PAT and Advanced Instrumentation to Support R&D, Manufacturing, Onshoring and the Circular Economy
Martin Gadsby CEO - Optimal Industrial Technologies Limited
Wednesday: 12.30to12.45
Stage 3
How to gain a minimum 5% energy saving on your production processes
Jisha Panikar Global Market Manager - Process Industries - Klüber Lubrication
Wednesday: 12.45to13.00
Stage 3
Breaking Records Together - Operational and Reliability Excellence
Gary Tyne Director - Pro-Reliability Solutions Limited
Wednesday: 12.30to12.45
Stage 4
Revolutionizing Heat Transfer: Innovative Solutions to Reduce Fouling and Improve Efficiency
Amol Palve Sales Manager- KLAREN Technology, Taprogge GmbH
Wednesday: 12.45to13.00
Stage 4
Online monitoring of Chemical and Bioprocesses using Raman Spectroscopy "The Lab comes to the Sample"
Kevin Fernandes Process Analytical Sales Specialist, Endress+Hauser
Wednesday: 12.00to12.15
Stage 5
“Scale up solid phase peptide synthesis in flow and reduce time to market for new drug development”
Duncan Guthrie Director - Vapourtec Ltd
Wednesday: 12.45to13.00
Stage 5
Mechanical Surface Energy Tester- Prediction of Bulk Flow Properties using 50mg quantity
Dr Vivek Garg Research and Consulting Engineer - The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology, University of Greenwich
Wednesday: 13.00to13.20
Stage 1
Ensuring sustainability through the constant of change
Tim Doggett Chief Executive, Chemical Business Association (CBA)
Wednesday: 13.20to13.40
Stage 1
Sustainability and net zero: driving resilience for the chemicals sector
Thomas Birk Managing Director - BASF UK & Ireland
Wednesday: 13.30to15.00
Stage 2
Dr. Catherine Mort
Knowledge Transfer Manager, Industrial Biotechnology - Innovate UK KTN
Amy Elliott Peace
Innovation Lead - Circular Economy at Innovate UK
Dr Alastair Sanderson
Unilever - Flue2Chem
Dr Holly A. Reeve
CEO and Co-founder of HydRegen Limited
Dr. Patrick Dodds
Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Hexigone
Stefano Cocchi
Sales Development Manager - Kew Technology
Wednesday: 13.00to13.30
Stage 4
Discussion on Chemical Biodegradability and Persistence
NCEC/Ricardo Caroline Raine, Technical Director – Regulatory, National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC)
Session Host – Caroline Raine
Technical Director – Regulatory, National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC)
Chris Hughes
Ricardo, Head of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology - National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC)
Chris Finnegan
Safety and sustainability science leader - Unilever SEAC
Nigel Crabtree
Biodegradation Testing and Measurement Science Leader - Ashland UK
Wednesday: 13.30to13.45
Stage 4
Polymers regulations in the EU today and tomorrow
Tomáš Novotný Owner and Customer Happiness Manager - REGARTIS
Wednesday: 13.45to14.00
Stage 4
30 months after BREXIT - a cost or an opportunity for Biocides & Pesticides?
Murray Smedley Managing Director, Barkwith Associates Limited
Wednesday: 13.00to14.00
Stage 5
Session Host/Speakers
Jacqueline Balian (Session Host)
Head of Laboratories Sector - GAMBICA
Steve Smith
Innovate UK Edge Scaleup Director at Inventya Ltd
Wednesday: 14.00to15.00
Stage 1
Session Host/Guest Panellists:
Neil Hollis
Regulatory Affairs Manager - BASF plc
James Dancy
Head of UK REACH service and policy - Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Mel Biring
Global Regulatory Strategies & Advocacy Manager – LUBRIZOL
Nishma Patel
Policy Director - Chemical Industries Association (CIA)
Chloe Alexander
UK Campaigner CHEM Trust
Darren Abrahams
Partner at Steptoe and Johnson LLP
Ciara Dempsey
Regulatory Affairs Manager - British Coatings Federation (BCF)
Wednesday: 14.00to15.00
Stage 3
Ryan Siddall
Head of Technical, North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC)
James Rogers
Site Head, Sterling Pharma Solutions
Will Reynolds
Flow Chemistry Development Chemist, Sterling Pharma Solutions
Stephen Byard
Principal Research Fellow, Science & Technology, Candidate Development, Quotient Sciences
Christine Gardner
Inspection and Packaging Technical Lead, GSK
Dr. Charles Heise
Associate Director - Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies
Wednesday: 14.00to14.15
Stage 4
Delivering Sustainable Operations through Collaboration on Emissions Reduction
David Anderson Director, Score Group
Wednesday: 14.15to14.30
Stage 4
Pathways to a Net Zero Chemical Industry
Dr Nicolas Nouvel Head of Partnership and Business Development, Aster Fab
Wednesday: 14.30to14.45
Stage 4
Water Reuse Case Study from Dow Benelux
Colin Robinson Business Manager UK & Ireland, Evides Industriewater UK
Wednesday: 14.45to15.00
Stage 4
Selling Chemicals Responsibly – An introduction to the Control of Explosive Precursors and Poisons Regulations 2023
Kimberley May Detective Inspector Kimberley May from the Explosive Precursor Engagement Team, CBRE Protect, Homeland Security Group (HSG), Home Office
Wednesday: 14.00to14.30
Stage 5
Speakers:
Panel Host -Tony Heslop
Senior Sustainability Manager, BASF PLC
Scott Winston
CEO - Pulpex
Vikki Callaghan
Packaging Lead, BASF PLC
Wednesday: 15.00to16.30
Stage 2
2023 Bioeconomy ‘Pitch Event’ - Featuring multiple innovators supporting the future bioeconomy
Session Host: BIOVALE
Session Host / Featured Innovators
Chris Hiscocks (Session Host)
Enterprise Manager - Biovale
Aerseeds Ltd – Nature powered solutions for full ecosystem recovery
Bike Ayaskan & Begum Ayaskan, Founders
Matterhorn Studio – Enabling your first step towards AI-driven materials discovery
Jakob Zeitler, Research Scientist at Matterhorn Studio
LiquiBio Ltd – Edible scaffolding to simplify bioprocessing and create better tasting cultivated meat
Elijah Mojares, PhD, Chief Executive Officer
Nova Biochem Ltd – Developing sustainable alternatives to traditional petrochemicals from pulping and agricultural waste streams for flavourings, adhesives, plastics
Alexander Novitskiy CEO and CO-founder
New Wave Biotech – Bioprocess optimisation software to help alternative protein companies get to market quicker, cheaper and better
Zoe Law, CO-Founder & CEO
Mykor – Biotechnology and advanced materials company developing commercially viable and sustainable building materials made from waste and fungi.
Valentina Dipietro
Confirmed Judging Panel includes:
HASSAN MAHMUDUL – Judge
Investment Partner - Future Planet Capital
JONATHAN TUDOR – Judge
Partner – Clean Growth Fund
DR. GEOFF MACKEY – Judge
UK Country Manager – Plastics Europe
Stuart Ferguson – Judge
Investor - Sustainable Ventures
Wednesday: 15.00to15.15
Stage 3
KEYNOTE: Energy cost reductions and sustainability delivered
David Kipling Chief Executive Officer - On-Site Energy Ltd
Wednesday: 15.15to15.30
Stage 3
OT Cyber Security in the Chemical Industry
Ben Caley Lead for Connectivity and Cyber Security Products - Siemens
Wednesday: 15.45to16.00
Stage 3
Importance of data from process valves, to ensure water treatment and other process plant
Greg Wainhouse Industry Manager Water - Burkert UK
Wednesday 15.00to15.30
Stage 4
The benefits of outsourcing chemical manufacturing – a BCMPA hosted panel discussion around the value added by 3rd party manufacturing and the ways in which CMO’s help to find solutions for their customers.
BCMPA – The Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment and Logistics
Panellists:
Panel Host: Emma Verkaik
Membership & Marketing Director - BCMPA – The Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment and Logistics
Steve Meyer
Managing Director - Cod Beck Blenders
Dave Roberts
Managing Director, Rutpen Ltd.
Martin Usher
Managing Director - Grotech Production Ltd
Wednesday: 15.30to15.45
Stage 4
Leadership Matters - Good practice examples of process safety leadership
Ashley Hynds Technical Director, Process Safety - WSP UK Ltd
Wednesday: 15.45to16.00
Stage 4
A pharmaceutical manufacturer’s net zero journey
Anushka Devaser Associate Director - WSP UK Ltd
Wednesday: 15.00to15.15
Stage 5
Enforcement of UK chemicals regulations - where next?
Richard Bishop Operations Director - Technology Sciences Group Consulting Limited (TSG Consulting)
Wednesday: 15.15to15.30
Stage 5
Expected REACH update(s), focusing on ED and PMT, and its impact (globally)
Jeannette Paulussen Head of Regulatory Affairs - Charles River Laboratories
Wednesday: 16.00to16.45
Stage 5
Thursday: 10.00to11.00
Stage 1
Construction Adhesives & Sealants - navigating the broad challenges facing suppliers
BASA – The British Adhesives & Sealants Association
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Jane Thornback
Sustainability Policy Advisor - CPA (Construction Products Association)
Jenny Barnett
SHEQ Manager - F. Ball and Company Ltd
Sam Hodson
Technical Manager, Hodgson Sealants Ltd
Caroline Raine
Independent Consultant
Lorna Williams
BASA Executive Secretary - BASA
Thursday 10.00to11.00
Stage 2
Session Host & Panellists
Dr Anna Zhenova – Session Host
Founder and CEO - Green Rose Chemistry
Dr. Mark Gronnow
Process Development Unit Manager - Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC)
Dr. Yvonne Armitage
Director of Biotechnology, CPI
Dr. Paul Bello
Innovation Lead Industrial Biotechnology, Innovate UK
Dr. Andrew West
Chief Chemist, BioSep Ltd
Dr. Neil Renault
Scale-up Facilities Manager, IBioIC
Thursday: 10.30to11.00
Stage 3
Minding the gap: why monitoring your process is the counterintuitive next step in advancing your maintenance and reliability.
Peter McToal Digital Solutions Architect ABB Energy Industries
Thursday: 10.00to10.20
Stage 4
Introduction of new hazard EU CLP classes and possible label impacts
Katherine Peabody REACH and Chemicals Regulatory Manager, Staphyt
Thursday: 10.20to10.40
Stage 4
Thursday 10.40to11.00
Stage 4
Brexit: Ongoing impacts on the label and SDS
Janet Greenwood Director, TT Environmental Ltd
Thursday: 10.00to10.20
Stage 5
The chemical and processing industries as the foundation to a successful circular economy
Dr Ann Stevenson Head of Circular Economy, Resource Futures
Thursday: 10.20to10.40
Stage 5
"Saving the Planet one mass spectrometer at a Time”
Jitendra Waghela Technical Sales Specialist - Providion
Thursday: 10.40to11.00
Stage 5
Patents in the chemical sector and how to secure protection for your invention
Dr John Fisher Partner - Gill Jennings and Every
Thursday: 11.00to11.15
Stage 3
From Data to Insight: Using Self-Service Analytics to Extract Value from Time-Series Plant Data
Darren Steele Technical Advisor, IT Vizion, Inc.
Thursday: 11.15to11.30
Stage 3
Navigating Supply Chain Multiverses: Understand the impacts of emerging AI, Cybersecurity, Digital themed legislative instruments, and how they are likely to impact your future state business model
Dr Raj Takhar Regulatory and Sustainability Expert: Product Sustainability - Assent
Thursday: 11.30to12.00
Stage 3
BASF and Siemens DI Leading the Digital Transformation in Chemicals Production
BASF and Siemens DI
Dr. Darren Budd
Commercial Director, BASF UK & Ireland, BASF plc
Ajay Blah
Business Development Manager - Service at Siemens Plc
Thursday: 11.00to11.30
Stage 4
How do you know if your emergency response is fit for purpose? – An exercise in testing
Craig Thomson Sales & Client Director – Ricardo Energy & Environment
Thursday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 5
Session Host: Kirsty Mawhinney
Director CCUK, Sustainability Pillar Lead
Joana Pereira
Business Development Manager - Holiferm
Dr Kyla Orr
Scientific Director and co-founder - KelpCrofting Ltd
Dr. Andrew West
Chief Chemist, BioSep Ltd
Thursday: 12.00to12.20
Stage 1
Challenges (post-Brexit, post-Covid) facing UK chemical companies
Ian Cranshaw Head of International Trade and Regional Affairs - Chemical Industries Association
Thursday: 12.20to12.40
Stage 1
Creating the next generation of talent through collaboration
Phil Roe Generation Logistics & Logistics UK President - LOGISTICS UK
Thursday 12.40to13.00
Stage 1
KEYNOTE: How to get the chemistry right in your ESG and Net Zero disclosures
Dan Hulme Head of Sales, Inspired PLC
Thursday 12.30to13.00
Stage 2
KEYNOTE: Changing global chemical market, against the backdrop of current and future economic, environmental and performance trends and challenges
Richard Haldimann Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer, Clariant
Thursday: 12.00to12.15
Stage 3
Next generation batch reactor productivity and efficiency: An introduction to the PI QFlux Batch Reactor System
Andrew Wills Managing Director - Thermal Fluid Systems Ltd
Thursday: 12.30to13.00
Stage 3
Joint Speakers
Prof. Adam Harvey
Professor of Process Intensification - Newcastle University
Dr. Sharon Velasquez Orta
PIGroup at Newcastle University
Thursday: 12.00to13.00
Stage 4
UK and Ireland Spill Association SPRING TECHNICAL CONFERENCE - (PART 1)
UK and Ireland Spill Association Mark J Orr, Executive Director, UK and Ireland Spill Association
Session Host
Mark J Orr (Session Host)
Executive Director, UK and Ireland Spill Association
Bill Atkinson
Chief Scientific Advisor - Adler and Allan
Thursday: 12.00to12.30
Stage 5
RSC Support through Company Accreditation - featuring Johnson Matthey
RSC – Royal Society of Chemistry
Session Speakers
Patrick Deneny
Session Host: Industry Member Engagement Executive- Royal Society of Chemistry
Ian Murray
Global Analytical Standards Manager for the Clean Air Sector of Johnson Matthey
Thursday: 12.30to12.45
Stage 5
ISO 8655:2022 - A new challenge is imminent – so how compliant is your use of pipettes?
Chris Hoskyn Sales Manager - ESSLAB
Thursday 13.00to14.00
Stage 2
Navigating Net Zero – Practical steps that chemical companies are taking to reduce GHG emissions
BASF Tony Heslop, Senior Sustainability Manager - BASF plc
Panel Participants
Panel Host -Tony Heslop
Senior Sustainability Manager, BASF PLC
Gal Maller
Group Board Member, Strategy, Corp Dev & Sustainability - 2M Group
Cameron Day
Business Development Manager William Blythe Ltd
Liam McCarroll
Global Director of Sustainability - Univar Solutions
Thursday: 13.00to13.30
Stage 3
Jonathan Gunnell
Business Development Manager at CPI Biologics
Thursday: 13.30to13.45
Stage 4
Next Generation Emergency Response Information Provision
Chris Scott Crisis Services Manager - CHEMTREC®
Thursday: 13.45to14.00
Stage 4
Valuation of the Environment for COMAH Cost-Benefit Analysis
Carolyn Nicholls Managing Director - RAS Ltd
Thursday: 13.15to13.30
Stage 5
Is this regulated? Making chemical regulations searchable by chemical structure
Joe Bradley CEO, Scitegrity Limited
Thursday: 13.30to13.45
Stage 5
PAT as a Critical Keystone in any Smart R&D, Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 Strategy
Martin Gadsby CEO - Optimal Industrial Technologies Limited
Thursday 14.00to15.00
Stage 1
Session Host/Guest Panellists:
Jenny Butcher – Session Host
Senior Consultant - Ramboll UK
Chris Howick
Head of Product Regulation - INOVYN
Mike Potts
Chemicals Regulation Division, Principal Enforcement Officer Health and Safety Executive - HSE
Tom Griffiths
Senior Managing Consultant - Ramboll
Tom Gillett
Associate, Steptoe & Johnson UK LLP
Thursday: 14.00to14.20
Stage 3
“Take a holistic approach to sustainable chemical production - combine energy, automation & digital systems"
Markus Brahmann Sales Director- EURA for Process Instrumentation Business - Schneider Electric
Thursday: 14.20to14.40
Stage 3
Improving Efficiency and Sustainability in the Process Industry
Michael S Blair MIET UK Executive Strategic Sales Manager & Client Business Transformation at Siemens
Thursday: 14.40to15.00
Stage 3
Your Roadmap to Technology Mastery
Rob Munro Industrial Associate with IfM Engage at Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University
Thursday: 14.00to16.00
Stage 4
UK and Ireland Spill Association SPRING TECHNICAL CONFERENCE - (PART 2)
UK & Ireland Spill Association
Session Host/Speakers
Mark J Orr (Session Host)
Executive Director, UK and Ireland Spill Association
Graeme Warnell
Managing Director - GW Environmental
Dr. Ken Scally
Technical and Quality Director - SUEZ UK
Duncan Sanders
Director/Owner - ATG Group
Thursday: 14.00to14.15
Stage 5
Reducing Costs Of New Product Development And Manufacture Using Safe And Sustainable By Design Principles
Andrew Bourne Associate - WSP
Thursday: 14.30to14.45
Stage 5
Innovation Routes via M&A in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas for UK firms
John Marcantonio Technology Director - Chief Marketing Advisor, CCD Partners
Thursday: 15.00to16.00
Stage 5
Danny Lazell
Virtual Events Manager - AZoNetwork
