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

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

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

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

Prof. Adam Harvey

Professor of Process Intensification - Newcastle University

Dr. Jonathan McDonough

Lecturer - PI Group at Newcastle University

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

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)

Panel Host -Tony Heslop

Senior Sustainability Manager, BASF PLC

Scott Winston

CEO - Pulpex

Vikki Callaghan

Packaging Lead, BASF PLC

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

Dr. Sheena Hindocha

Knowledge Transfer Manager for Materials Chemistry - Innovate UK KTN

Jeff Townsend

Founder - Critical Minerals Association

Dr Martyn Cherrington

Innovation Lead - Innovate UK KTN

Dr Matthew Reeves

Knowledge Transfer Manager - Materials Chemistry and Formulation UK - Innovate UK KTN

Professor Julie Staunton

Physics Department - University of Warwick

Dr Emma Schofield

Platinum Group Metals Research Fellow at Johnson Matthey

Dr Fergal Coleman

Ionic Technologies

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

Prof. Adam Harvey

Professor of Process Intensification - Newcastle University

Dr. Sharon Velasquez Orta

PIGroup at Newcastle University

Mark J Orr (Session Host)

Executive Director, UK and Ireland Spill Association

Bill Atkinson

Chief Scientific Advisor - Adler and Allan

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

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

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

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