The 15th Global Insulation Conference and Exhibition
28-29 April 2021, Estoril, Lisbon, Portugal
#globalinsulation
The full programme will be posted here closer to the event.
Outline programme 2021
| Tuesday 27 April 2021 | |
| 16.00 | Exhibitors can access the exhibition area - Conference Registration opens (to 20.00) |
| 18.00 -20.00 | Welcome party in the exhibition area for all exhibitors, delegates and speakers. |
| Wednesday 28 April | |
| 08.00 | Welcome coffee in the exhibition area and conference registration |
| 09.00 | Main auditorium: Conference introduction, Robert McCaffrey, conference convenor |
| Session 1: Global insulation perspectives - Global Insulation Lecture theatre | |
| 10.30 | Meet the exhibitors session (exhibitors have a chance to introduce themselves to the other attendees) |
| 11.00 | Coffee and networking in the Global Insulation exhibition area |
| Session 2: Insulation production advances | |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 15.00 | Meet the delegates session (delegates have a chance to introduce themselves to the other attendees) |
| 15.30 | Coffee and networking in the Global Insulation exhibition area |
| Session 3: Insulation quality control | |
| 17.45 | Pre-registered participants gather to board buses for Gala Dinner |
| 18.00 | Coaches leave for the Global Insulation Awards Dinner - Buses return to the conference hotel at approximately 22.30. |
| Thursday 29 April | |
| 08.30 | Coffee and networking in the exhibition area |
| Session 3: Insulation quality control - continued | |
| 10.00 | Speed dating in the conference room (bring plenty of business cards!) |
| 10.30 | Coffee and networking in the Global Insulation exhibition area |
| Session 3: Insulation production technology advances - continued | |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| Session 4: New insulation materials | |
| 17.30 | Event ends - Farewell reception, Estoril Congress Centre Terrace |
Conference programme 2019 - For information only
| Tuesday 24 September 2019 | |
| 12.45 | Pre-booked Field trip participants gather outside the Grand Union Hotel in the city centre, to board bus to visit Knauf Insulation Experience Centre (bus leaves at 13.00, return to Exhibition centre at 17.00, latest). |
| 16.00 | Exhibitors can access the exhibition area - Conference Registration opens (to 20.00) |
| 18.00 -20.00 | Welcome party in the exhibition area for all exhibitors, delegates and speakers. |
| Wednesday 25 September 2019 | |
| 08.00 | Welcome coffee in the exhibition area and conference registration |
| 09.00 | Conference introduction, Robert McCaffrey, conference convenor |
| 09.15 | Keynote Paper 1: ‘Knauf Insulation in Slovenia and the Knauf Insulation Experience Centre, Urbanscape solution for green roofing,' Jure Šumi, Knauf Insulation |
| Session 1: Global insulation perspectives | |
| 10.00 | Paper 2: 'EPS market outlook and sustainability impact,' Martin Wiesweg, IHS Markit |
| 10.30 | Meet the exhibitors session (exhibitors have a chance to introduce themselves to the other attendees) |
| 11.00 | Coffee and networking in the Global Insulation exhibition area |
| 11.45 | Paper 3: 'Recent advances in mineral wool fiberization research,' Benjamin Bizjan, University of Ljubljana |
| Session 2: Insulation production advances | |
| 12.30 | Paper 4: 'A chemographic tool for optimisation of stone-wool batch recipes,' Jernej Pavlič, Izoteh |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 | Paper 5: 'Reducing the thermal conductivity of polymeric foams: Methodology and case studies,' Cristina Saiz-Arroyo, CellMat Technologies SL. |
| 14.30 | Paper 6: 'Future trends in the automation of the cold end of insulation production,' Anders Andersen, Qubiqa |
| 15.00 | Meet the delegates session (delegates have a chance to introduce themselves to the other attendees) |
| 15.30 | Coffee and networking in the Global Insulation exhibition area |
| 16.30 | Paper 7: 'Reducing environmental impact in the packaging process while improving packaging quality,' Allan Detlefsen, Tentoma A/S |
| Session 3: Insulation quality control | |
| 17.00 | Paper 8: 'Using small scale fire tests and advanced simulation tools to improve product development, and to reduce time to market and total development costs,' Dan Lauridsen, Dansk Brand- og sikringsteknisk Institut |
| 17.45 | Pre-registered participants gather at the Convention Centre to board buses for Gala Dinner |
| 18.00 | Coaches leave for the Global Insulation Awards Dinner at the Ljubljana Castle - Buses return to the Grand Union Hotel at approximately 22.30. |
| Thursday 26 September 2019 | |
| 08.30 | Coffee and networking in the exhibition area |
| Session 3: Insulation quality control - continued | |
| 09.00 | Paper 9: 'Characteristics of slags generated by ArcelorMittal plants for a use as raw material in insulation production facilities / Air-cooled blast furnace (ACBF) slag - Basic oxygen furnace (BOF) slag - Electric arc furnace slag (EAF) slag,' Marc Fixaris, ArcelorMittal |
| 09.30 | Paper 10: 'Improved flame retardant formulations and additives for styrenic and polyurethane foams to aid in recyclability,' Ethel Garlaschi, Micaela Lorenzi, Greenchemicals |
| 10.00 | Speed dating in the conference room (bring plenty of business cards!) |
| 10.30 | Coffee and networking in the Global Insulation exhibition area |
| Session 3: Insulation production technology advances - continued | |
| 11.30 | Paper 11: 'In-vitro test for bio-soluble mineral wool,' Andrey Titov, TechnoNicol; Sergey Leonov, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
| Session 4: New insulation materials | |
| 12.00 | Paper 12: 'Vacubäude - or how concrete can be transformed into a super-insulant,' Michael Schumm, Saint-Gobain |
| 12.30 | Paper 13: 'Development of a new material for high temperature insulation based on silica aerogels,' Stefan Peterek, Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) der RWTH Aachen |
| 13.00 | Lunch, conference prize-giving, drinks and farewell |
| 14.30 | Event ends |
