Global Insulation Conference - Programme

Global Insulation Programme 2024 - for information only

Tuesday 15 October

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 16 October

8.00 Conference registration. Collect your conference materials and name badge.

Session 1

9.00 - Conference welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, conference organiser

9.10 - Paper 1: 'European and North American insulation outlook: Evolving strategic paradigms,’ Yassine Touahri, On Field Investment Research
09.45 Q&A

9.45 - Paper 2: 'Big Data for a greener planet: Developing sustainable insulation solution using AI techniques,’ Grazyna Mitchener, PolyChemTech Ltd.
10.10 Q&A

10.20 Meet the delegates: Introduce yourself, and describe what your company does - in just FIVE words!

10.40 - Group Photograph - Conference room

10.45 - Coffee and networking break - Exhibition area

Session 2

11.30 - Paper 3: 'Validating new zero-carbon insulation technologies at scale,’ Frank Yang, Liatris
11.50 Q&A

12.00 - Paper 4: 'Six-sided packaging of panels and insulation materials - 100% waterproof packaging,’ Troels Mathiesen, Tentoma
12.20 Q&A

12.30 - Paper 5: 'From absolute filters to WET ESP: enhancing phenol, dust and formaldehyde removal in rockwool production,’ Alessandro Gullà, AWS Corporation
12.50 Q&A
 
13.00 - Lunch

Session 3

14.00 - Paper 6: 'Climate mitigation potential of biobased insulation materials: A study based on comprehensive review and categorisation,’ Zheng Lu, Technical University of Denmark
14.20 Q&A

14.30 - Paper 7: 'Towards 100%-coverage basis-weight scanning of insulation materials by M-Rays,’ Tom Redant, Hammer-IMS nv
14.50

15.00 - Speed dating - Make 8 new contacts!

15.40 - Coffee and networking break - Exhibition area
 
Session 4

16.30 - Paper 8: 'Driving future innovations: Metal salts in the insulation industry,’ Olaf Kirschnick, Dr. Paul Lohmann GmbH & Co. KGaA
16.50 Q&A

17.00 - Paper 9: 'Certification of bio-based and/or recycled content in insulation,’ Marco de Kok, SGS INTRON Certificatie B.V.
17.20 Q&A

17.30 - Paper 10: 'The new Insulation Energy Class Standard EN 17956: A game-changer for technical insulation specifications,' Andreas Guertler, European Industrial Insulation Foundation, EIIF
17.50 Q&A

18.00 Conference session closes

18.30 onwards - Awards Dinner

 
Thursday 17 October

Session 5

08.55: Introduction - Robert McCaffrey, conference organiser

09.00 - Paper 11: ‘Cutting solutions for the insulation industry,’ Markus Bleher, HEMA - Heermann Maschinenbau GmbH
09.20 Q&A

09.30 - Paper 12: ‘The path to CO2-neutral production of insulation materials,’ Maximilian Hanf, Grenzebach BSH GmbH​​​​
09.50 Q&A

10.00 Meet the exhibitors - Exhibitors introduce themselves to the audience

10.30 - Coffee and networking break - Exhibition area

Session 6

11.30 - Paper 13: 'Flexible wood fiber insulation plant technology - Today & tomorrow,’ Sebastian Hohmann, Grenzebach BSH GmbH
11.50 Q&A

12.00 - Paper 14: ‘Performance and sustainability of advanced insulation facers and substrates,’ Maxence Décamps, Ahlstrom
12.20 Q&A

12.30 - Paper 15: 'Evaluation of the thermal performance of reflective insulation assemblies,' Hamed H. Saber, Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
12.50 Q&A

13.00 - Lunch

Session 7

14.00 - Paper 16: 'Bio-based flame retardants for polyurethane foam insulation,’ Carles Ibáñez Brugués, ICL Group
14.20 Q&A

14.30 - Paper 17: 'Insulating plasters based on hollow micro glass bubbles: a scientific approach for novel binder systems with low carbon footprint,’ Christina Eicheler, Technical University of Munich
14.50 Q&A

15.00 - Paper 18: 'Energising change: Reducing CO2 emissions through electric furnaces in mineral wool production,’ Samuel Gounden, Tenova Pyromet
15.20 Q&A

15.30 - Coffee and networking break - Exhibition area

Session 8

16.15 - Panel discussion: Future trends in insulation

17.00 Farewell party and conference prizes

19.00 Conference close