CHEMUK 2025 Speaker Programme

Wednesday 10.00to11.00 Stage 2

Speakers:

Professor Adam Harvey

Professor of Process Intensification at Newcastle University

Dr Jonathan McDonough

Lecturer in Chemical Engineering - Newcastle University

Dr Richard Law

Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering - Newcastle University

Louise Amor-Seabrooke

Chemical Engineering CDT PINZ PhD student - Newcastle University

Dr. Ryan Siddall

Innovation and Partnerships Manager - Newcastle University

Wednesday 10.00to11.00 Stage 3

‘What’s the future for adhesives and sealants?’

British Adhesives and Sealants Association (BASA) Panel Session

Jim Palmer

BASA’s Technical Officer & PANEL SESSION MODERATOR

Caroline Raine

Caroline Raine Chemical Consultancy Limited & BASA Consultant

Lorna Williams

BASA - CEO

Sam Hodgson

Technical Manager - Hodgson Sealants Limited

Danish Azri

Sustainability Lead - CBA

Yuliya Nam-Wright

Head of Sustainability, Bostik UK

Zoe Slade

Sustainability Manager, British Coatings Federation

Wednesday 10.00to11.30 Stage 5

Mini Conference Featured Speakers

Dr Matt Derry

Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Aston University, founding member - Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME), and co-founder /CTO -MEMetic

Prof. Tom Stephenson

Visiting Professor at Aston University and presumptive CEO – MEMetic

Lewis Yandle

PhD researcher at the Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI), Aston University

Dr Vesna Najdanovic

Head of the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies Dept. and member of the Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) at Aston University

Dr Malcolm Glendenning

Director, ICMEA-UK Limited

Dr Jude Onwudili

Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham

Tim Miller

Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aston University

Steve Harrison

Business Development Director at FuturEnergy Ltd

Wednesday 11.00to12.00 Stage 2

Session Host - Panellists:

Tony Heslop

EMEA Regional Lead Sustainability - BASF

Stephen Hughes

EMEA Sustainability Manager at Azelis

Becky Pennington

Sustainability Data Insights & Governance Director at Synthomer

Lucas Quintanihla

Sustainability Manager, UK & Ireland - BASF

Wednesday 11.00to13.00 Stage 4

IChemE conference at CHEMUK 2025

IChemE: Institution of Chemical Engineers Panel Session

Dr. Kate Barclay MBE

Skills and talent consultant covering the STEM industries

Roberto Hart-Villamil

Modelling and Simulation Engineer, Major Defence Contractor

Andrei Leonard Nicusan

CTO - EvoPhase

John Hung

GCD Operations Supply & Projects -BP

Prof. Costas Pantelides FIChemE FREng, CTO

Siemens Process Automation Software

Wednesday 11.30to13.00 Stage 5

Speakers:

Ben Voysey

Manager, Entrepreneurship - Royal Society of Chemistry

Chris Kay

Founder and Chief Scientific Officer - Interface Polymers

Asel Sartbaeva

Co-founder and CEO - EnsiliTech

Molly Allington

CEO and Co-founder - Albotherm

Alexandra Lindsey

Investment Director - Maven Capital Partners UK LLP

Jonathan Hopper

Vice President Platforms and Founder - OMass Therapeutics

Mark Gronnow

Process Development Unit Lead - Biorenewables Development Centre

Kate Carlisle

Ecosystems Challenges Portfolio Manager - Royal Society of Chemistry

Alex Heaffey

Ecosystem Development Specialist - Royal Society of Chemistry

Andrew Waterworth

Manager - Impact Investment Initiatives - Royal Society of Chemistry

Wednesday 12.00to13.30 Stage 3

SESSION CHAIR / Featured Speakers

Dr. Jenny Readman

Business Development Manager - Centre for Process Innovation (CPI)

Ben Pellegrini

Chief Executive Officer – Intellegens

Joy Plowman

Project Manager - Labman Automation

Dr. Airit Agasty

Lead Applications Scientist, Personal Care - Croda

Dr. Jessi Godleman

Team Leader-Data Platform at Domino Printing - Domino Printing

Dr. Lynn Donlon

Principal Scientist (Automation) - Centre for Process Innovation (CPI)

Wednesday 13.00to14.00 Stage 5

Demystifying AI and digital tech for the chemical sector

Innovate UK Business Connect Panel Session

Chair and Session Speakers:

Matthew Reeves

Knowledge Transfer Manager, Critical Materials – Innovate UK Business Connect

Dr Ben Slater

Materials Innovation Factory/University of Liverpool

Dr Jeffrey Fitzpatrick

Materials Nexus

Dr Adam Clayton

University of Leeds

Prof Kate Royse

STFC Hartree Centre

Dr. Charlie Phillips

Machine Learning Scientist - R&D | Theoretical/Computational Chemistry - Intellegens

Wednesday 14.00to15.00 Stage 1

UK REACH - How to Survive in '25

Chemical Business Association Panel Session

Guest Session Host and Panellists:

Elaine McGavin

Regulatory Lead – Chemical Business Association (CBA)

James Dancy

Head of UK REACH service and policy - Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Nishma Patel

Policy Director – Chemical Industries Association (CIA)

Chloe Alexander

UK Campaigner – CHEM Trust

Darren Abrahams

Partner – Steptoe

Ciara Dempsey

Regulatory Affairs Manager – British Coatings Federation (BCF)

Dr. Diane Kelly

Regulatory Operations Manager - REACH at Reckitt

Wednesday 14.00to15.00 Stage 2

Driving Innovation: Advancing Scottish biobased Manufacturing for a sustainable future

IBioIC – The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre Panel Session

Kirsty Neilson

Programme Manager, UKRI Launchpad, Cluster Management Organisation - IBioIC

Kim Cameron

Senior Business Engagement Manager – Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC)

Susan Brench

CEO, Starbons

Dr. Mark Dorris

CEO, Mercel

Dr. Luke Braidwood

Senior Scientist, MiAlgae

Dr. Joe Penhaul Smith

CTO and Founding Director, Sustainable Extricko

Dr. Lynsey Blain

Senior Impact Manager - Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC)

Wednesday 14.30to15.30 Stage 3

"Lube Lounge"

United Kingdom Lubricants Association (UKLA) Panel Session

Session Host - Panellists:

Tina Reading

Editor of Lube Magazine

David Wright

Director General of the UKLA

Dr Andrew Gelder

Technical Product and Sales Development Manager - Lubricants at IMCD UK Limited

Ryan Beckett

International Sales Manager - SIP Speciality Oils and Fluid

Colin Morton

Industry Consultant | Chemicals & Lubricants

Wednesday 14.30to16.00 Stage 5

Andrew Jeskins

Programme Manager, Awards & Prizes, Royal Society of Chemistry

Harriet Bean

Process Chemist and Quality Coordinator, BASF

Dr. Laura Driscoll

Senior Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, on behalf of the ReLiB Project

Dr Edris Joonaki

Industrial Consultant and Technical Lead, TÜV SÜD

Dr. Scott Winston

Managing Director, Pulpex

Vikki Callaghan

Market Development Manager, BASF

Stewart Selbie

Managing Director, Scitech Adhesive Systems

Wednesday 15.00to16.30 Stage 2

Carbon Reimagined: Sustainable Chemicals & Materials

The UK Alliance for Sustainable Chemicals and Materials (UK-ASCM) Panel Session

Dr. Mark Corbett

Director - Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC)

Dr. Jen Vanderhoven

Chief Operating Officer - Bio-based and biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA)

Professor Stephen Wallace

University of Edinburgh

Professor James Winterburn

University of Manchester

Professor Peter Styring

University of Sheffield

Dr James Comerford

Founder - Addible

Wednesday 15.00to16.00 Stage 4

Joanne Fryett PANEL HOST

CEO, NEPIC (North East of England Process Industry Cluster)

Jane Gaston

CEO- Net Zero North West

Daren Smith

Chair - Tees Valley Industrial Cluster

Jonathan Oxley

Executive Director - Humber Energy Board Ltd

Dr. Edmund Ward

Deputy Director, Industrial Decarbonisation (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero).

Thursday 10.30to11.15 Stage 1

Regulatory Affairs Round Up - Feature Panel

Chemical Regulation Self Help Group Panel Session

Samantha Golliker

Lead Engineer - Product Safety and Regulatory Compliance - Smith+Nephew

Stevie Dungworth

Pharmacovigilance Officer - Thornton & Ross

Mick Goodwin

Technical Director - REACH & Product Stewardship - WSP in the UK

Colin Pratt

Director - Dangerous Goods Services Ltd

Alison Potts

Associate Director of Chemical Compliance - WSP in the UK

Janet Greenwood

Principal Consultant and Owner - TT Environmental Ltd

Tony Morrissey

QHSE Manager - Lakeland Laboratories Ltd

Thursday 11.00to12.00 Stage 3

Panel Host - Panellists:

Rachael Davison

Director CCUK - Cosmetics Cluster UK & Technical Director Barentz Personal Care

Deb Farrell

Key Account Manager - Orean

Kristal Goodman

Head of Product Innovation - THG Labs

Joe Basham

Senior Scientific Communication & Partnerships Engagement Manager Deciem

Sam Farmer

Founder - Sam Farmer

Thursday 11.00to13.00 Stage 4

Day 2 – IChemE Conference at CHEMUK 2025

IChemE: Institution of Chemical Engineers

Prof. Raffaella Ocone

Deputy President, Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

Brittany Emmett

Development Engineer with Plastic Energy

Dr James Hendry

Research Associate, Newcastle University

Jonathan Wagner

co-chair, Centre for Circular Chemical Economy

Lisa Craig

Director-Process, BakerHicks

Duncan Lugton

Head of Policy and Impact at IChemE

Dr Gbemi Oluleye

Program Director - Green Skills for a Sustainable Future, Imperial College

Jo Cox

Head of young people’s and student engagement, IChemE

Thursday 11.40to12.30 Stage 1

Tim Doggett

CEO - Chemical Business Association

Alastair Gardner

Head of Trade and Investment - Chemicals, Department for Business and Trade

Philip Tarleton

Managing Director, Meade-King Robinson

Robyn Taylor

Senior Procurement Specialist - Chemicals, DSV - Global Transport and Logistics

John Covill

Managing Director, Blackburn Chemicals Ltd

Raj Patel

Managing Director, Newport Industries Ltd

Thursday 12.00to13.00 Stage 2

The Big Education Debate

CHEMUK 2025 Panel Session

Session Host - Speakers

Dr. Suze Kundu

Freelance Science Communicator and Journalist

Dr Alexander Reip

member of RSC’s Board of Trustees / CTO, Oxford nanoSystems

Yvonne Baker

Chief Executive Officer - Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

Dr Darren Budd

Managing Director - UK & Ireland at BASF

Dr Steven Rossington

Lecturer in Organic Chemistry University of Salford

Helen Harden

Science Curriculum Specialist (Chemistry), CSciTeach, and former Chair of The Association for Science Education (ASE)

Justine Fosh

Chief Executive Officer at Cogent Skills

Jane Evison

Director, Cosmetics Cluster UK / Board member, Global Cosmetics Cluster

Thursday 13.00to13.30 Stage 3

Emma Verkaik

CEO of the BCMPA, The Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics.

Matt Wood

Managing Director HI&I Technical

Martin Usher

Chairman, Grotech Production

Eduardo Moriya

Technical Director - Expac

Thursday 14.00to15.00 Stage 1

EU/GB Divergence – the gap is starting to grow

Caroline Raine Chemical Consultancy Panel Session

Caroline Raine

Caroline Raine Chemical Consultancy Limited & BASA Consultant

Dr. Kathryn Tearle

Regulatory Affairs Manager - British Coatings Federation (BCF)

Chloe Alexander

Senior Campaigner - CHEM Trust

Chris Hughes

Managing Director - Embark Chemical Consulting

Dr. Barry Brogan

Senior Regulatory Efficacy Consultant - Enviresearch

John Adams

Product Safety Manager - Dr Knoell Consult Ltd.

Thursday 15.15to15.45 Stage 2

Dr Stuart Andrews

Senior Lecturer in Theatre - Brunel University London

Dr Averil Horton

Head of Business Development and Innovation - Brunel University London

Elinor Coleman

UK based actor and filmmaker, and founder of Ask Mother Productions

Myles Worsley

Senior Scientific Officer - Brunel University

Dr. Alex Reip

Society Entrepreneur in Residence for Brunel University

Thursday 15.15to15.30 Stage 2

Composites UK (2)