2025 Speakers

Smriti Arora

Smriti Arora

End Use Manager
BYK USA

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Andy Balgeman

Andy Balgeman

Technical Manager
Engineered Polymer Solutions

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Renee Basset

Renee Basset

Product Manager
BYK-Gardner USA

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Michelle Bauer

Michelle Bauer

Senior Chemist
ICL

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John Becker

John Becker

President
NanoSolv Technologies, LLC

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Bruce Berglund

Bruce Berglund

Sales, Business Development and Technical Support Manager
CHT USA Inc.

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Nathan Biller

Nathan Biller

Vice President
ChemQuest Powder Coating Research

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Brett Brewer

Brett Brewer

Vice President of Sales, North America
LISAM

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Michael Bonner

Michael Bonner

Vice President of Engineering & Technology
Saint Clair Systems, Inc.

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Darryl Case

Darryl Case

President
Rhopoint Americas Inc

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Darryl Case

Justin Calcott

Technical Representative
Eastman

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Eric Casebolt

Eric Casebolt

Director
The ChemQuest Group, Inc.

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Steve Crain

Steve Crain

Director of Business Development CASE
Ele' Corporation

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Steve Crain

Bruno Dário

Technical Service and Development Scientist
Indorama Ventures

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John Du

John Du

VP Global Technology
Patcham LTD

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Michael East

Michael East

Business Development Manager
Tosoh USA

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Derick Forcha

Derick Forcha

End-Use Specialist Powder Coatings Additives
NAFTA, BYK-USA

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Joshua Gesford

Joshua Gesford

Technical Application Manager
Covestro LLC

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Anthony Gilbert

Anthony Gilbert

Technical Marketing Manager
Lubrizol

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John Grande

John Grande

Senior Chemist
Siltech Corporation

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Michael Grzenda

Michael Grzenda

CEO
Plumajet

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Bryan Haltom

Bryan Haltom

Business Manager, Industrial Colorants and Additives
DyStar

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Alex Hammond

Alex Hammond

Midwest Regional Sales Manager
Newson Gale

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Dehui Han

Dehui Han

Sr. Resin Innovation Manager
Anderson Development Company

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Nathalie Havauz

Nathalie Havaux

R&D Researcher
Hexion Research Belgium

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Marcelo Herszenhaut

Marcelo Herszenhaut

Commercial Manager, Surface Technology BU
LEHVOSS North America

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Throsten Heyden

Thorsten Heyden

Commercial Manager
LEHVOSS North America

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Shan Jiangn

Shan Jiang

Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Terri John

Terri John

Technical Service Manager
Synthomer

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Chuck Jones

Chuck Jones

Business Development Manager – Advanced Polymer Technologies
Ingevity

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Sachin Joshi

Sachin Joshi

CEO
Greenovoc Specialty Coatings Pvt Ltd.

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Venkateshwarlu Kalsani

Venkateshwarlu Kalsani

Scientist
PPG

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sidd gupta

Nikhil Kapadia

CEO
Corvus

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Oliver Korten

Oliver Korten

Color Intelligence
ORONTEC GmbH & Co. KG

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Jason Kuhla

Jason Kuhla

Technical Manager - Liquid Coatings
ECKART America

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Huzaifa Matawala

Huzaifa Matawala

CEO & Founder
The Paint Foundation (Non-Profit)

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Shawnacy McManus

Shawnacy McManus

Eastern Chemical Market Manager
Admix, Inc.

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Martin Moore

Martin Moore

EMEIA Sales Manager
Holland Colours

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Sam Morell

Sam Morell

President
samMorell.com

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Sasha Novakovich

Sasha Novakovich

Co-Founder & CEO
Alchemy

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Artur Palasz, Ph.D.

Artur Palasz

R&D Director
Spektrochem Coatings Laboratory

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David Pierre

Benny Pearman

CEO
SynMatter Co.

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David Pierre

David Pierre

Application & Development Global Director
Perstorp

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Bonnie Piro

Bonnie Piro

Technical Marketing Manager
Sudarshan North America

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Michael Praw

Michael Praw

Senior Applications Scientist
Indorama Ventures

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James Rapley

James Rapley

Liquid Formulations Manager
Microban International

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Philip Rolfe

Philip Rolfe

Product Manager Rheology
Netzsch Instruments

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Elvin Servellon

Elvin Servellon

Market Development Manager
Jungbunzlauer

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Victoria Scarborough

Victoria Scarborough

Vice President, Collaborative Innovations
ChemQuest Group

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Paul Simutis

Paul Simutis

Technical Services & Applications Lab Manager
Mgr. DataPhysics Instruments USA Corp.

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Israel Skoff

Israel Skoff

Technical Marketing and Business Development Manager
Lubrizol

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Maxwell Staver

Maxwell Staver

Staff Scientist
Ashland

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Nick Talken

Nick Talken

Co-Founder and CEO
Albert Invent

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Xiaofeng Tang

Xiaofeng Tang

Senior R&D Scientist
U.S. Silica

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Scott Van Remortel

Scott Van Remortel

Applications Technology Manager
Covia Corp.

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Catherine Vitale

Catherine Vitale

PCA Applications Manager
MÜNZING

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Sarah Vezzetti

Sarah Vezzetti

Senior Scientist
Evonik Corporation

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George Wang

George Wang

Chemist
Alberdingk Boley

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George Wang

Walee Wang

Technical Director & Business Director, NA
CLAYMINTON INC

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Kris Weigal

Kris Weigal

Biobased Business Development Consultant
OmniTech International

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Jon Weis

Jon Weis

Director of Solutions Architecture
Albert Invent

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Ciera Wentworth

Ciera Wentworth

Eastman Chemical

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Chance Willis

Chance Willis

Industrial Coatings Business Development Manager
IPG Photonics

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Ralph Woerheide

Ralph Woerheide

CEO
Metromation Inc.

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Yanjia Zuo

Yanjia Zuo

Senior Scientist
Imerys Corporation

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