Wednesday: 10.00to10.15
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GREEN CHEMISTRY: Tackling the plastic pollution challenge?
Dr. Sarah Hickingbottom CEO - Biovale
CHEMUK2019
NEC, Birmingham, UK
12th & 13th May, 2021
Speaker Programme
Headline Speakers
Forum Sponsors
All Categories
- All Categories
- BREXIT
- Business & Operations Management
- Chemicals, Ingredients, Raw Materials
- Digitalisation
- Health, Safety, Environment, Regulatory
- Laboratory, Research & Development
- Logistics, Storage, Handling & Fulfilment
- Plant, Process, Flow & Control
- Sector Focus
- Skills, Training, HR & Recruitment
- Sustainability, Green & BioEconomy
Wednesday: 10.15to11.15
Stage 1
GREEN CHEMISTRY: Tackling the plastic pollution challenge?
Dr. Mark Gronnow Process Development Unit Leader - Biorenewables Development Centre (York)
Wednesday: 10.15to11.15
Stage 1
GREEN CHEMISTRY: Tackling the plastic pollution challenge?
Dr. Ir. Willem Sederel Chair, Biobased Delta (Netherlands)
Wednesday: 10.00to10.20
Stage 2
Evolution of the cosmeceutical
Raymond Gransby Technical and regulatory consultant - Aromatherapy Trade Council
Wednesday: 10.00to10.15
Stage 3
Wednesday: 10.15to10.30
Stage 3
ASSET MANAGEMENT, MORE THAN JUST A BUZZ WORD
Colin Pittman Commercial Director - Advanced 3D Laser Solutions Group
Wednesday: 10.15to10.30
Stage 3
Wednesday: 10.20to10.40
Stage 2
Sustainability and transparency as drivers of next level digital transformation
Shawn Steuer Drector Strategy Regulatory - Veeva
Wednesday: 10.30to11.00
Stage 3
Process Intensification
Prof. Adam Harvey Professor of Process Intensification - Newcastle University
Wednesday: 10.30to11.00
Stage 3
Carbon capture using rotating packed beds
Dr. Jonathan Lee Senior Lecturer - Process Intensification Group - Newcastle University
Wednesday: 10.40to11.00
Stage 2
“The future of Pest Management; Biocidal Challenges”
Ian Andrew Chief Executive, British Pest Control Association - BPCA
Wednesday: 11.00to11.30
Stage 2
A&S and the Circular economy – a member’s case study on recycling
Jenny Barnett SHEQ Manager - F. Ball and Company Ltd
Wednesday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 3
The drive towards digitalisation - The future of digitalisation in UK process industries.
Scott Pepper Sector Head – Process Instrumentation & Control Sector Head - GAMBICA
Wednesday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 3
The drive towards digitalisation - The future of digitalisation in UK process industries.
David Lincoln David Lincoln - Digital lead, Measurement & Analytics - ABB
Wednesday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 3
The drive towards digitalisation - The future of digitalisation in UK process industries.
Jürgen Weichenberger Data Science Senior Principal - Accenture
Wednesday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 3
The drive towards digitalisation - The future of digitalisation in UK process industries.
Travis Hesketh Vice President Marketing - Emerson
Wednesday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 3
The drive towards digitalisation - The future of digitalisation in UK process industries.
Phil Waterworth Project Engineer - Digital Specialist - Endress+Hauser
Wednesday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 3
The drive towards digitalisation - The future of digitalisation in UK process industries.
Ian Elsby Head of Chemical Industry GB&I - Siemens
Wednesday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 3
The drive towards digitalisation - The future of digitalisation in UK process industries.
Marcel Kelder Director Advanced Solutions - Yokogawa
Wednesday: 11.20to11.40
Stage 1
TRADE CONTROLS - "WHAT ARE THEY?"
Douglas Leech Technical Director - Chemical Business Association
Wednesday: 11.30to12.00
Stage 2
“Why you need more women to maximise your success”
Lisa Kelly Head of BTC, UK & Ireland at BTC Chemical Distribution
Wednesday: 11.30to12.00
Stage 2
“Why you need more women to maximise your success”
Ruth Blanco Communications Director - WISE Campaign
Wednesday: 11.40to12.00
Stage 1
Novel Applications using Polyvinyl Alcohol in Pharmaceutical Industry
Shilpa Mistry Head of Pharma, UK & Irealnd at Chemlink Specialities Ltd
Wednesday: 12.00to12.20
Stage 1
Wednesday: 12.00to13.00
Stage 2
Process Safety Management: Confidence in Competence - Hosted by Cogent Skills, with guest contributors
Neil Smith Head of Workforce Development - Cogent Skills
Wednesday: 12.00to13.00
Stage 2
Process Safety Management: Confidence in Competence - Hosted by Cogent Skills, with guest contributors
Mark Lawton Policy Adviser - Health and Safety Executive
Wednesday: 12.00to12.20
Stage 3
Wednesday: 12.20to12.40
Stage 1
UK Chemical Industry keynote discussion
Stephen Elliott CEO of the Chemical Industries Association
Wednesday: 12.20to12.40
Stage 3
Membrane-based continuous liquid-liquid separation for extraction purposes in Space and on the Earth.
Trevor Murray Applications & Sales Engineer - Zaiput Flow Technologies
Wednesday: 12.40to13.00
Stage 1
Wednesday: 13.00to13.20
Stage 1
Sustainability and the circular economy in the paint industry
Dr. Benjamin Naden Senior Research Scientist - PRA World
Wednesday: 13.00to13.30
Stage 2
Bridging the skills gaps in the chemical industry through partnership working
James McIntosh Director of CATCH Engineering Training Partnership (CETP)
Wednesday: 13.00to13.15
Stage 3
Retrofit heat transfer solution improves product retention
Tom Higley Sales & Business Development Manager - CALGAVIN
Wednesday: 13.15to13.30
Stage 3
Thermoplastic Valves : A good alternative to metallic valves?
Matt King General Manager - UK & USA - SAFI Valves
Wednesday: 13.20to13.40
Stage 1
Wednesday: 13.30to13.45
Stage 2
Remain compliant in the EU and in the UK - EU & UK REACH compliance options
Frederik Johanson Partner - REACHLaw Ltd
Wednesday: 13.30to13.45
Stage 3
Cyber security, challenges & opportunities in the industrial digital world
Paul Hingley PSSO (Product Solution & Security Officer) Industrial Security Services Manager - Siemens
Wednesday: 13.40to14.00
Stage 1
Chemical Regulation in a Post Brexit world
David Wright Director General - United Kingdom Lubricants Association Limited - UKLA
Wednesday: 13.45to14.00
Stage 2
An update on European Poison Centres
Caroline Raine Associate Director - National Chemical Emergency Centre
Wednesday: 13.45to14.00
Stage 3
Proactive Maintenance: what is it and how can you get there?
Shuhaib Maudarbaccus Plantweb Digitalisation Solutions Sales Specialist, Emerson Automation Solutions
Wednesday: 14.00to15.00
Stage 1
“The Materials Circularity and Recycling Opportunity.” - Hosted by BASF
Dr. Geoff Mackey Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Director - BASF
Wednesday: 14.00to14.30
Stage 2
Feature 'EnterprisePlus' scheme - insight session - Hosted by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Dr. Patrick Dodds Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Hexigone
Wednesday: 14.00to14.20
Stage 3
An introduction to the UK Innovation ecosystem designed to support your Innovation journey across the Process Industries and Chemistry producing and using spaces and examples of game-changing capabilities available in the UK
Graeme Cruickshank Chief Technology & Innovation Officer - CPI
Wednesday: 14.20to14.40
Stage 3
What are the critical technologies we need to deploy in order to make chemicals for a Net Zero World and do we have the capability in the UK to scale them?
Dr. Peter Clark Knowledge Transfer Network
Wednesday: 14.30to14.45
Stage 2
Rise of the (Tanker Loading) Robots
Alec Keeler Managing Director, Carbis Loadtec Group Ltd
Wednesday: 14.40to15.00
Stage 3
Wednesday: 14.45to15.00
Stage 2
Introduction of China Chemical Regulatory Management
Bryan Zhou Deputy General Manager - Chemical Inspection and Regulation Service Ltd (CIRS)
Wednesday: 15.00to15.30
Stage 1
DIT’s global network - finding new export markets
Alastair Gardner Trade Specialist Chemicals Team - Department for International Trade
Wednesday: 15.00to15.30
Stage 2
Hazchem Network-hosted ‘feature session’
Robert Symes Managing Director - The Hazchem Network
Wednesday: 15.00to15.30
Stage 2
Hazchem Network-hosted ‘feature session’
Nada Marinovic Network Director - The Hazchem Network Ltd
Wednesday: 15.00to15.20
Stage 3
The Digital Reinvention of Operational Risk Management
James Brown Industry Principal Director - Accenture
Wednesday: 15.20to15.40
Stage 3
Specification and Application of Resin Flooring in Chemical & Processing Environments
Mark Spowage Chief Executive Officer - FerFA
Wednesday: 15.30 to15.45
Stage 1
Glassflake Technology for Novel Applications
Jack Eaton Business Development Manager - Glassflake Ltd
Wednesday: 15.30to16.00
Stage 2
Theme: Performance demands for sustainability, energy efficiency and the circular economy
Jim Palmer Technical Consultant & BASA Technical Officer - BASA
Wednesday: 15.40to16.00
Stage 3
The right selection of a vacuum system for your chemical application
Rudi De Koninck Global CPI 'Business Development Manager - Edwards Vacuum
Wednesday: 15.45to16.00
Stage 1
'Transforming Advanced Chemical Technologies into Profit'
Andrew Wynn Managing Director - TTIP Consulting
Wednesday: 16.00to16.30
Stage 1
“BEIS and the Chemistry Sector”
Lee Vousdem Infrastructure & Materials | Chemicals, Bioeconomy and Plastics - Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Thursday: 09.40to10.00
Stage 2
Regulatory news in 2020: New Regulation on the timelines for the registration updates
Jana Eliasova Regulatory Queen in society - EcoMole Compliance Ltd
Thursday: 09.40to10.00
Stage 3
‘Protecting your formulation and customers – what preserving means in a changing market?’
Sam Wood Technical Service Chemist - Chemlink Specialities Ltd (Harke)
Thursday: 10.00to10.20
Stage 1
Technology Strategy Toolkit: The R&D Managers' Secret Weapon
Rob Munro Associate Industrial Fellow - The Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge
Thursday: 10.00to10.20
Stage 1
Technology Strategy Toolkit: The R&D Managers' Secret Weapon
Dr. Philip Double Technical and Commercial Director, John Hogg Technical Solutions
Thursday: 10.00to10.15
Stage 2
Pay and Reward Survey 2019: shedding light on pay and benefits in the chemical sciences
Sarah Salter Careers Executive - Royal Society of Chemistry
Thursday: 10.00to10.20
Stage 3
Hybrid Modeling For Asset Performance Modeling
Peter Damer Global Solutions Architect, Energy Industries - ABB
Thursday: 10.20to10.40
Stage 1
Thursday: 10.20to10.40
Stage 3
Can the UK achieve more by accelerating innovation in catalysis?
Michael Burnett Process Manufacturing - Knowledge Transfer Network
Thursday: 10.30to10.45
Stage 2
Production Processes in Complex Supply Chains
Richard Sykes Technical Director - Plater Group
Thursday: 10.40to11.00
Stage 1
Post Horizon-2020 - The UK Innovation landscape in the post-Brexit world’
Dr. Darren Budd Commercial Director - BASF plc
Thursday: 10.40to11.00
Stage 3
“So long, and no thanks for all the fish. Focussing on humans in an age of automation.”
Stefan Kukula Chief Executive - The Engineering Equipment & Materials Users Association (EEMUA)
Thursday: 10.45to11.00
Stage 2
Installing electrical equipment in hazardous areas ' navigating the protection options and standards, avoiding the pitfalls.
Alex Brady Regional Sales Manager - Expo Technologies
Thursday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 1
Thursday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 1
Future of Innovation and Collaboration
Graeme Cruickshank Chief Technology & Innovation Officer - CPI
Thursday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 1
Future of Innovation and Collaboration
Steve Fletcher Head of Chemistry and Industrial Biotechnology - KTN
Thursday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 1
Future of Innovation and Collaboration
Dr. Barbara Ghinelli STFC- Director, Clusters and Harwell Campus Business Developments
Thursday: 11.00to11.30
Stage 2
The Demands of Regulation on a downstream adhesive or sealant user
Lorna Williams Executive Officer - BASA
Thursday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 3
FEATURE EVENT: Green Chemicals: Supply Chain 'Pitch-Fest' – Hosted by BioVale
Dr. Sarah Hickingbottom CEO - Biovale
Thursday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 3
Green Chemicals: Supply Chain 'Pitch-Fest' - Hosted by Biovale
Florence Geschwend CEO and co-founder - Lixea Limited
Thursday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 3
Green Chemicals: Supply Chain 'Pitch-Fest' - Hosted by Biovale
Susan Brench CEO - Starbons Ltd
Thursday: 11.00to12.00
Stage 3
Thursday: 11.30to12.00
Stage 2
Thursday: 11.30to12.00
Stage 2
'ContractCHEM'
Tausif Patel Sales Manager - Contract and Toll Manufacturing - Libra Speciality Chemicals Limited
Thursday: 12.00to12.20
Stage 1
“Chemicals post Brexit”
Peter Newport Chief Executive of the Chemical Business Association (CBA)
Thursday: 12.00to12.15
Stage 2
Thursday: 12.00to12.15
Stage 3
Thursday: 12.15to12.30
Stage 2
Life cycle thinking in the chemical industry
Jonathan Gibbard Practice Director - National Chemical Emergency Centre
Thursday: 12.15to12.30
Stage 3
From Data Collection to Actionable Insights: A Best Practice Approach
Dr. Puya Afshar Senior Consultant - Yokogawa UK Ltd
Thursday: 12.20to12.40
Stage 1
Three ways your local university can support your business
Prof. Sheila Pankhurst Dean of the School of Science, Engineering and Environment at the University of Salford
Thursday: 12.30to13.00
Stage 2
Thursday: 12.30to13.00
Stage 2
Thursday: 12.30to12.45
Stage 3
IF IT IS NOT SECURE, IT IS NOT SAFE Why and how your organisation must make safety and security work together
Mike St. John-Green Technical Director - Method Cyber Security
Thursday: 12.40to13.00
Stage 1
Sustainability and Circular Economy
Alistair Hunter Head of Compliance for Brenntag UK & Ireland
Thursday: 12.45to13.00
Stage 3
Digital Transformation for the Chemical Industry- Think Big, Start Small and Scale Fast
William Brown Wireless Specialist, Emerson Automation Solutions
Thursday: 13.00to13.30
Stage 1
The Paper Industry – A Suitable Case for (Chemical) Treatment
Barry Read Chief Executive - Paper Industry Technical Association (PITA)
Thursday: 13.00to13.30
Stage 1
The Paper Industry – A Suitable Case for (Chemical) Treatment
Debbie Stringer Environment Manager - Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI)
Wednesday: 13.00to13.20
Stage 1
The latest innovation in rupture disc technology
Callum McEniff Business Development Manager - elfab
Thursday: 13.00to13.30
Stage 3
Implementation of Connected Industrial Workforce (CIW): CIW in a DuPont European Manufacturing Facility.
Peter Lempriere Innovation Senior Manager - Accenture
Thursday: 13.00to13.30
Stage 3
Thursday: 13.20to13.40
Stage 2
Brexit consequences for the UK coatings industry
Tom Bowtell CEO - British Coatings Federation
Thursday: 13.30to14.00
Stage 1
Panel Q&A session on "Product realisation & commercialisation"
Graham Armstrong President - OCCA
Thursday: 13.30to14.00
Stage 1
Panel Q&A session on "Product realisation & commercialisation"
Paul Sheppard Laboratory Manager - HMG Paints
Thursday: 13.30to14.00
Stage 1
Panel Q&A session on "Product realisation & commercialisation"
Neil Hollis Regulatory Affairs Manager - BASF plc
Thursday: 13.30to14.00
Stage 1
Panel Q&A session on "Product realisation & commercialisation"
Dr. Rob McElroy PDRA R2LiB at University of York
Thursday: 13.30to13.45
Stage 3
Overcoming Inline Mixing Challenges
Peter Brown CEO of Maelstrom Advanced Process Technologies
Thursday: 13.40to14.00
Stage 2
A HAZARDOUS SOLUTION - AMMONIA TRANSPORT
Douglas Leech Technical Director - Chemical Business Association
Thursday: 13.45to14.00
Stage 3
Maximising your process safety metrics!
Dr. Zsuzsanna Gyenes Deputy to the Director - IChemE Safety Centre
Thursday: 14.00to14.15
Stage 1
Super-hydrophobic ice-repellent coatings from silica nanomaterials
Dr. Simon Haas Research Scientist - Promethean Particles
Thursday: 14.00to14.15
Stage 2
How The Circular Economy is changing attitudes and Regulations on Recycling vs Reuse of Packaging
Phil Pease CEO - The Industrial Packaging Association
Thursday: 14.00to14.30
Stage 3
Process Intensification
Prof. Adam Harvey Professor of Process Intensification - Newcastle University
Thursday: 14.00to14.30
Stage 3
The role of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) in Facilitating Process Intensification
Dr. Jonathan McDonough Lecturer - PI Group at Newcastle University
Thursday: 14.15to14.45
Stage 1
Biofilms and skin microbiome in personal care innovation
Jane Evison Director - Cosmetics Cluster UK
Thursday: 14.15to14.45
Stage 1
Biofilms and skin microbiome in personal care innovation
Dr. Katerina Steventon Senior Innovation Consultant - National Biofilms Innovation Centre
Thursday: 14.15to14.30
Stage 2
Understanding why it is so important to ground all road tankers from the hazards of static electricity in combustible atmospheres
James Grimshaw UK Sales - Newson Gale Ltd
Thursday: 14.30to15.00
Stage 2
From Start Up to Scale Up
Dr. Alexander Reip Chief Executive Officer of Oxford nanoSystems Ltd
Thursday: 14.30to15.30
Stage 3
Minimising waste in chemical formulation
Jacqueline Balian Head of Laboratories Sector - GAMBICA
Thursday: 14.30to15.30
Stage 3
Minimising waste in chemical formulation
Ben MacCreath Senior Manager - Strategic Markets Development - Waters Corporation
Thursday: 14.30to15.30
Stage 3
Minimising waste in chemical formulation
Nicolai Kraut Product Specialist for Kjeldahl and Extraction - BÜCHI , Switzerland
Thursday: 14.45to15.15
Stage 1
Chemical Materials Design
Benjamin Slater Business Development Manager - The Centre for Materials Discovery
Thursday: 14.45to15.15
Stage 1
Thursday: 15.00to15.15
Stage 2
Closed Returnable Chemical Systems & the UN Circular Economy”
Martin Willis International Sales Manager - Industrial Packaging Innovations
Thursday: 15.00to15.15
Stage 2
Closed Returnable Chemical Systems & the UN Circular Economy”
Mark McVeigh Regulatory Affairs Manager at OQEMA Ltd
Thursday: 15.15to15.45
Stage 1
‘A Forward Look on UK Chemical Policy’
Susanna May Director of Environmental Quality, Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Thursday: 15.15to15.45
Stage 2
'Lest We Forget' - The safety risks of losing corporate memory
Peter Mackay Chief Editor - HCB Cargo Media Ltd