Breakout Sessions
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Breakout Session I – Regional Updates
Lorna Williams, Chief Executive Officer, BASA
Kristel Ons, Secretary General, FEICA
Bill Allmond, President, ASC
Donald Hsiao, President, ARAC & Vice Chairman, TSRAIA and
Jeffrey Huang, Nan Pao, Vice Chairman of TSRAIA
Breakout II – Smart Additives for Advanced Adhesive Formulations
Dr Jun Dr. Liu, Head of Competence Center R&M, Rain Carbon Germany GmbH
Dr Carsten Ihmels, Head of R&D department for Adhesives and Thermosets, Nabaltec AG
Karl Billast, Global Technical Marketing Director, Valtris Specialty Chemicals
Christopher Dobbins, Senior Expert CASE, Omya International AG
Breakout III – Precision Application & Process Control
Ilia Bobrov, Research Fellow, Guenter-Koehler-Institut für Fuegetechnik und Werkstoffpruefung GmbH (ifw Jena)
Alissa Wenner, Global Application Engineer – Adhesives, 3M
Julia Uth, Technical Director, UTH GmbH
Ben Hartkopp, Founder, Inventor, Head of Research and IP, Quantica
Breakout IV – From Evidence to Impact: Future-Proofing Industry
Nina Qian, Marketing Director, Shanghai Farfly Energy Technology Co. Ltd.
Dr Ewa Kosmala, Global Sustainability Director, Selena FM SA
Michał Dudek, R&D Manager double as QC Section Manager, TEX YEAR EUROPE SP. Z O.O.
Dr Raphael Schaller, Head of Technology, Collano AGA
Thursday, 14 September 2026
Breakout V – Market Dynamics & Collaboration
Marcello Villahoz, Sr Director, Trecora
Adam Page, VP Reports, Smithers
Leonardo Siqueira, Editor, Pine Chemicals, Argus Media
Dr Uta Sundermeier, Senior Manager Startup Innovation, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Breakout Session VI – Reversible & On‑Demand Debonding
Prof. Mark Geoghegan, Roland Cookson Professor of Engineering Materials, Newcastle University
Dr Chao Wang, Senior R&D Manager Engineering Adhesives, H.B. Fuller Company
Chia Liang, Assistant Manager, Nanpao Resins Chemical Co. Ltd
Kar Tean Tan, Adhesive Materials Engineer, Google
Breakout Session VII – Advanced Hot Melt Technologies for Assembly
Dr Ankur Rastogi, Innovation Manager, LyondellBasell
Christopher Johnson, Sales Account Manager, Clariant
Zeynep Mert Ayalp, Solution Partner, Organik Kimya
Dr Kelven Feng, Principal Scientist, Synthomer
Breakout Session VIII – SMP Formulation: From Design to Application
Dr Matthias Koebel, CEO, Siloxene AG
Dr Samuel Ho, Polymer Solutions Engineer, AGC Inc.
Dr Thomas Nazé, Technical Manager – Adhesives & Sealants, Arkema
Kazuaki Okada, Engineer, Research ＆ Development Department, CEMEDINE CO.,LTDd
Breakout Session IX – Performance & Compliance in Packaging Systems
Carla Soares, R&D Manager, H.B. Fuller Isar Rakoll SA
Dr Dennis Bankmann, Managing Partner, Emerging Motif
Dirka Vermee, Managing Director, Vermee Packaging Technology
Kate Jamieson, R&D Manager, Solstice Advanced Materials
Breakout Session X – Sustainable PU Systems: From Raw Materials to Reactivity
Eric Dou, General Manager, Jianqin International Trading(shanghai) Co. Ltd.
Prof. Andreas Hartwig, Deputy Director, Chief Scientist, Fraunhofer IFAM
Sammy Schröter, Vice President, Isochem Kautschuk Group
Erwin Honcoop, Research & Technology Leader, Cargill Bioindustrial
Breakout Session XI – Research Advances in Adhesive Science & Processing
Dr Doerthe Jakobi, Research Fellow, Guenter-Koehler-Institut für Fuegetechnik und Werkstoffpruefung GmbH (ifw Jena)
Dr Christof Nagel, Researcher, Fraunhofer IFAM
Dr Jose Miguel Martín-Martínez, Scientific Consultant, Noxun
Dr Bernhard Seidl, Team Lead, Agrana Research and Innovation Center GmbH
Breakout Session XII – Defossilisation & Circularity in Adhesives
Dr Kristin Schoene, Market Development Manager – Tapes & Labels, Synthomer
Adam Lindholm, Chief Commercial Officer, Sekab
Dr Rafael Pellicciotta, Business Development Manager, Braskem
Emma Öberg, Senior Technical Advisor, Nynas AB
Friday, 18 September 2026
Breakout Session XIII – Data-Driven Innovation in Adhesives
Tea Pavlek, Director of Global Technical Marketing, Uncountable
Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor ,CEO & Co-Founder, Basetwo AI
Dr Debora Eiler, Project Leader, Sika Technology AG
Hannah Melia, Head of Marketing, Citrine Informatics
Breakout Session XIV – SMP Chemistry: Advancing Adhesive Performance
Dr Claudio Toncelli, R&D Manager, L&L Products
Dr Daichi Yokota, Assistant Manager, Kaneka Corporation, Performance Polymers (MS) Solutions Vehicle
Loriane Parisot, Global Technical Service & Development Manager, Dow Performance Silicones
Dr Qiang Luo, Technical & Business Director, Risun Polymer
Breakout Session XV – Next-Generation Adhesives & Sealants Chemistry
Adrien Schmidt, Head of Business Development, Innotech Marketing und Konfektion Rot GmbH
Marco Schmidt, Senior Technical Marketing Manager, BASF SE
David Dionisio Severino Rodriguez, Manager Global Adhesives Sealants Construction R&D, Elementis Ltd
Yasuke Murata, Section Manager, Kururay
Breakout Session XVI – Sustainable & High-Performance Hotmelt Solutions
Jerry Xu, Application Development Manager, Clariant International Ltd.
Cristina Vergani, Technical Manager Adhesives & Sealants, IMCD Group
Dr Francisco Aznarez-Peman, Technical Service Manager, Röhm GmbH
Mary Aiken-Wood, Account Manager, UK and Ireland, Bjørn Thorsen