World Adhesive & Sealant Conference - FEICA

WAC2012
World Adhesive &
Sealant Conference
Marriott Paris Rive Gauche Hotel and Conference Center
Paris, France
Conference
18 – 21 September 2012
The WAC2012 is the most important event for all stakeholders involved in
the Adhesive and Sealant industry. The World Adhesive & Sealant
Conference takes place only once every four years alternating between
Europe, USA and Asia. Don’t miss this opportunity.
Start planning your networking
More than 600 delegates from the Adhesive and Sealant Industry all over the word have already
registered. Along with a big participation from the European countries, registrations also include
participants from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South
Korea, Taiwan and the USA.
Attendee List is available on www.wac2012.org
EXHIBITION
Present your company at the WAC2012
Already registered Exhibitors: 2K Polymer Systems
– Adhesion ADHESIVES&SEALANTS – Arizona Chemical
– ASI – Bayer Material Science – Byk Chemie – Celanese
– Collano - Croda Coatings & Polymers - Cray Valley
HSC – Cytec Industries - Dow Chemical Company
– Dynasol – EAS – Eastman Company UK – Emerald
Kalama – Eurofins – Evonik – Forestar Chemical – Gala
Kunstoff- und Kautschukmaschinen – Graco - General
Industries ι Zibo Luhua - Henkel – Honeywell – Idemitsu
Kosan – IMCD - Fraunhofer IFAM – Kaneka Belgium -
Kolon Industries – Kraton Polymers – Langley-Smith &
Company – Merquinsa ι Lubrizol - Newport Industries
– Nordson EFD – Petrofer ι Guangzhou Flying Dragon
Chemical – Poly-Clip System – Remondis – Rhein Chemie
– Showa Denko – Stepan – Sulzer Mixpac – Taiwan
Sheen Soon – The Dow Chemical Company – UPM-
FUCC Taiwan – Vertellus Specialties – Wacker Chemie
– Xioa Jin Machinery
Exhibition opportunities are sold on a first-come firstserve
basis.
Expo
20 September 2012
(12:30 – 17:00h)
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Preliminary Program &
Speakers at a glance
18 – 21 September 2012
Tuesday 18 September 2012
18:00 – 21:00 Welcome Cocktail Boat Cruise on the Seine River
(all delegates & accompanying persons)
Wednesday 19 September 2012
Session 1
08.45 - 12.15 “Towards a Sustainable Future”,
Key Note Speaker: Jean Fayolle, Corporate Sr. Vice President, Adhesive Technologies,
Henkel
Track 1: “Adhesives & Sealants Industry Challenges”
Dr. Hermann Onusseit, Henkel - Herwart Wilms, Remondis – Patrice Pageaud, Leroy
Merlin - TBA
Track 2: “Technologies for Sustainability
Shpresa Kotaji, Huntsman Polyurethanes – Dr. Heinz-Werner Lucas, Bayer MS, Jason M.
Anderson, Novomer - Dana K. Adkinson, Lanxess
Track 3: “The Green Performance of Adhesives & Sealants”
Patrick Vandereecken, Dow Corning - Hisashi Ishii, Lixil - Amilcare Collina, Mapei -
Hiromu Nagae, Sharp Chemical, Hankyu
Track 4: “Outlook on Sustainable Global Regulations”
Matt E. Croson, Adhesive and Sealant Council - Dr. Joanne Lloyd, REACHReady - Qingfang
Zhao, Hangzhou Renhe Hot Melt Adhesive - Lionel Spack, Nestlé Research Center
Thursday 20 September 2012
Session 3
08.30 - 12.00 “Securing Raw Material Sourcing”
Key Note Speaker: Dr. Urs Maeder, CTO, Sika
Track 1: “Strategic Outlook”
Robert Peoples, ACS Green Chemistry Institute - Martine Dupont, Kraton Polymers -
Alessandro Visconti, Petrofer - Dr. Sören Butz, Synthomer Group
Track 2: “Ways to bio-based Raw Materials”
Prof. James Clark, University of York, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence - Dr. Angela
Smits, Croda Coatings & Polymers - Gabriele Brenner, Evonik Industries - Daniela
García, INTI-Caucho
Track 3: “Innovative Alternatives for Raw Materials under Pressure”
Dr. Yuung-Ching Sheen, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Hsinchu - Franck
Thumerel, Roquette Biohub - William D. Arendt, Emerald Kalama Chemical - Uwe
Wuertz, Rhein Chemie Rheinau
Track 4: “Innovation in Design and Performance”
Dr. Hsiao Ken Chuang, Texyear Industries - Germain Fauquet, Arkema Group - Dr. Jean-
Roch Schauder, ExxonMobil - Dr. Gerhard Koegler, Wacker Chemie
12:30 – 17:00 EXHIBITION
(no parallel conference session)
19:00 – 24:00 ‘A Magical Evening in Paris’ - the WAC2012 Dinner
sponsored by Synthomer
Some call it the Gala Dinner but it is more fabulous than
that ! Experience a unique event in a magical location for all
delegates & accompanying persons.
www.wac2012.org
WAC2012 Registration Office | registration@feica-conferences.com | www.wac2012.org
WAC2012 Event Manager | Marion Krämer | +49 211 6955 6004 | marion.kraemer@feica-conferences.com
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Session 2
13.30 - 17.30 “The Technology Revolution”
Key Note Speaker: Bernard Pinatel, Chairman and CEO, Bostik
Track 1: “State of the Art Silane Terminated Systems”
Luc Peeters, Kaneka - Dr. Lars Zander, Wacker Chemie - Thomas Lim, Momentive
Performance Materials - Melanie Roessing, Evonik Industries - Yasushi Hatta, Cemedine
Track 2: “The Edge of Hotmelt Technology”
Selim Yalvac, Dow - Kurt Severyns, Honeywell - Dr. Jerrold Miller, Arizona Chemical -
Michael O. Myers, Dexco Polymer - Nestor Hansen, Cray Valley USA
Track 3: “New Building Blocks for Reactive Systems”
Meina Du, Beijing Tonsan Adhesive - Philippe Jeantet, Huntsman Advanced Materials
- Dr. Steffen Maier, Sika Technology - Kazuyoshi Sekita, Nitta Gelatin – Dominique
Canpont, Bluestar Silicones
Track 4: “Advanced Technologies for Improved PSA Properties”
Dr. Roland Milker, Poly-Chem - Akira Matsumoto, Kuraray - Prof. Hyun-Joong Kim, Seoul
National University - Jong Guo, Momentive Specialty Chemicals - Dr. Walter Ramirez,
Dynasol
Friday 21 September 2012
Session 4
08.30 – 13.00 “Creating Value - Entrepreneurship ... Design ... Innovation”
Key Note Speaker: Jim Owens, Director, President and CEO, H.B. Fuller
Track 1: “Innovative Solutions for Adhesives and Sealants”
Klaus Becker-Weimann, Klebchemie M.G. Becker - Dr. Hermann Onusseit, IVK/TKPV - Dr.
Meike Roth, Celanese Emulsions - Dennis Werner, Shiraishi Omya - Dr. Matthias Wintermantel,
Bayer MaterialScience - Kate Brown, Dow
Track 2: “Challenges and Opportunities to Management”
Daniel S. Murad, The ChemQuest Group - Andreas Groβ, Fraunhofer IFAM & IVK - Reinhard
Oppl, Eurofins Product Testing - Bernard Hasson, SpecialChem - Marga Acevedo, H.B. Fuller -
Mike Watson, Arizona Chemical
Track 3: : “Progressive Problem Solving”
Allen Tsaur, Orr and Boss, Adhesive Source - Dr. Sasan Habibi-Naini, Sulzer Mixpac - Fabio
Chiozza, Vinavil - Michael Eloo, Gala Kunststoff- und Kautschukmaschinen - Dr. Lothar Zapf,
Vacuumschmelze - Robert Jennings, 3M
Track 4: “Adhesives as Enabler for Lightweight Design”
Saïd El Khadraoui, Member of the European Parliament (Member of the Committee on Transport
and Tourism) - Dr. Bernd Leisner, BMLEI International Automotive Consulting - Benjamin Kraemer,
Sika Automotive - Irina A. Sharova, Federal State Unitary Enterprise All-Russian Scientific Research
Institute of Aviation Materials (VIAM) - Prof. XIaosu Yi, Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials -
Leslie J. Clark, Airbus Operations Ltd.
Track 5: “BRICS Countries Alliance Forum”
This forum on the new BRICS Countries Alliance will provide you with comprehensive insights
into how it may affect the A&S Industry around the world. Experts from Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa will share their views and debate with the audience. Moderators:
David P. Nick (DPNA International) & Monique von Dungen (CHEM Research GmbH)