Speaker Programme

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

Andrew Norman

Hosted by Solvents Industry Association (SIA)

Stuart Barker

Head of Business Development, Tradebe Chemicals

Emmanuel Ehenemba

Technical and Product Quality Manager, TotalEnergies Marketing UK, Special Fluids

SESSION HOST: Gill Westgate PhD

Director CCUK Ltd and University of Bradford, Centre for Skin Sciences.

Mojgan Moddaresi PhD, PharmD, FRSB, CBiol, MRSB

Personal Care Regulatory Ltd - Cosmetics Cluster UK (CCUK)

Oliver Worsley PhD

Co-Founder and CEO - Sequential Skin Ltd

Dr. Keri Goodwin – CPI Session Host

Chief Technologist - CPI

Dr. Mark Copley

Chief Engineer - Electrochemical Materials and Manufacturing - WMG, University of Warwick

Dr. Vishal Nayar

Business Development – UK-BIC - The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre

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

Dr Lukas Kuerten

Principal Scientist, Data Analytics - CPI

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)

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

Panel Host -Tony Heslop

Senior Sustainability Manager, BASF PLC

Scott Winston

CEO - Pulpex

Vikki Callaghan

Packaging Lead, BASF PLC

Session Host – Steve Brown

Healthcare Director - Mirius™ Global Hygiene Solutions

Dr David Ashworth

Senior Regulatory Compliance Analyst

Jim Thomas

Speaking on behalf of BCA - British Chemicals Association

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

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

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

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

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

Panel Chair – Tom Laffey

Technical Director - ISHEM

Sean Forsythe

Technical Manager (Chemicals) at Feedwater Limited

Stuart Caldwell

Regulatory Manager, Biocide Regulation at Solenis

Wayne Thomas

Operations Director at Total Water Products Limited

Jonathan Gunnell

Business Development Manager at CPI Biologics

Danny Lazell

Virtual Events Manager - AZoNetwork