Conference Programme 2026

Subject to change

 

Tuesday 10 November 2026

15:00 Exhibitors can access the exhibition area

16:00 - 20:00 Conference registration. Collect your conference materials and name badge.

18:00 - 20:00 Welcome reception in the exhibition area for all exhibitors, delegates, spouses and speakers.

20:00 onwards Free evening

Wednesday 11 November 2026

08:00 Conference registration. Collect your conference materials and name badge.

Session 1: Global and regional insulation trends

09:00 - Conference welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, conference organiser

09:10 - Paper 1: Keynote opening speech, Anthony Doherty, Head of Corporate Affairs, Kingspan Group plc

09:40 - Paper 2: ''Global and regional construction outlook to 2030: Structural shifts and implications for insulation demand,' André Mazloum, B+L Marktdaten GmbH
10:00 Q&A

10:10 'Meet the Delegates': Introduce yourself, and describe what your company does - in just TEN words!

10:30 - Grab a Contact Session - Meet those people most of interest to you (from the 'Meet the Delegates' session) in the conference room

10:40 - Coffee and networking break - Exhibition area

Session 2: Global and regional insulation trends, continued

11:30 - Paper 3: '‘Outlook for European insulation with a focus on demand strategy and capital allocation,’ Yassine Touahri, Issac Ocio, On Field Investment Research
11:50 Q&A

12:00 - Paper 4: 'Building competence, building trust: Making a case for education and certification in mechanical insulation,’ Michele M. Jones, (US) National Insulation Association
12:20 Q&A

Theme: Changing times, changing insulation

12:30 - Paper 5: 'Beyond electrification: The continuing case for demand reduction through building performance, whole-life value and residential retrofit,' Caroline Ashe Brady, KORE Insulation
12:50 Q&A
 
13:00 - Lunch

Session 3: Changing times, changing insulation, continued

14:00 - Paper 6: ‘Climate-responsive building insulation for enhanced energy performance,’ Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Victoria
14:20 Q&A

Theme: New insulation production advances

14.30 - Paper 7: 'The intelligent factory floor - How emulation and digital engineering transform the design, testing and scaling of production systems,' Morten Seeberg, Qubiqa
14.50 Q&A

15.00 - Speed dating in the conference room - Make 8 new contacts! Bring your business cards!

15.40 - Coffee and networking break - Exhibition area
 
Session 4: New insulation production advances, continued

16:30 - Paper 8: 'Reducing total cost of ownership through use of flexible alternative raw material feedstocks in electric furnaces for stone wool production,' Samuel Gounden, Tenova Pyromet
16:50 Q&A

17:00 - Paper 9: 'New scaling approaches for Aerogel-enhanced PU foams,’ Frank Yang, Liatris
17:20 Q&A

18.00-18.15 Start to load buses from front of hotel

18.30 Last bus for Awards Dinner leaves from front of hotel

18:30 onwards - Awards Dinner at the Merry Ploughboy Pub

Return by 23.30.

 
Thursday 12 November 2026

09.00: Video announcement - Robert McCaffrey, conference organiser

Session 5: Abating emissions from insulation manufacture

09:05 - Paper 10: 'Solving emission challenges in glass wool manufacturing: Achieving emission levels below BAT limits with WESP,’ Carlo Valli, A.W.S. Corporation SRL
09:25 Q&A

09:35 - Paper 11: ‘Innovative mineral wool air emission management with catalysis: Industrial case studies,’ Galen Kutlubay, Janus Münster-Swendsen, Topsoe
09:55 Q&A

10.05 - Paper 12: 'Steam and energy savings using innovative thermal insulation jackets – Industrial case studies,’ Sandipkumar Sonawane, Pentas Insulations Pvt. Ltd
10.25 Q&A

10.35 'Women of Insulation 2026' Photograph, and photos of Global Insulation Awards (bring your certificate) - Conference room

10:30 - Coffee and networking break

Session 6: Additives - adding value to insulation

11.30 - Paper 13: 'Advanced adhesive solutions for high-performance insulation panels: Enabling sustainability, performance and certification,' Sebastian Mailaender, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
11:20 Q&A

12:00 - Paper 14: 'Scalable bio-based binders for insulation,’ Bitta Nilsson, Stora Enso
12:20 Q&A

12:30 - Paper 15: 'Sustainable low-emission lignin-based resins for mineral wool application,' Sara Ceccherini, UPM NERC Research Center Finland
12:50 Q&A

13:00 - Lunch

Session 7: Insulation performance

14:00 - Paper 16: ‘Infrared machine vision: Revealing the hidden fire performance of insulation,' Martin Sturdy, Danish Institute of Fire and Security Technology
14:20 Q&A

Theme: Insulation packaging and logistics

14:30 - Paper 17: ‘Carbon and cost reduction through optimised insulation pallet logistics,’ Melanie Linger, Boomerang Retour GmbH
14:50 Q&A

15.00-15.30 Coffee and networking break - Exhibition area

Session 8: Insulation packaging and logistics, continued

15.30 - Paper 18: 'Packaging under pressure - Compression, compliance and the next five years,' Mads Selvejer Plum, Trioworld
15.50 Q&A

16.00 - Paper 19: 'Stop managing labels: A data-driven direct print approach to insulation products,' Markus Wieland, Diagraph
16:20 Q&A

16.30 - Paper 20: 'Paper as a sustainable alternative in insulation packaging,’ Bartosz Babicz, Mondi Group
16:50 Q&A

17.00 - Audience discussion: Future trends in insulation

17:30 Farewell party and conference prizes

19:30 Conference close

 

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