18th Global Insulation Conference and Exhibition - 2025
19 - 20 November 2025 - Baveno on Lago Maggiore - Milan, Italy
Grand Hotel Dino, Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 20, 28831 Baveno VB, Italy
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The programme for the Global Insulation Conference 2025 will be posted here closer to the event.
Global Insulation Outline Programme 2025 - Subject to change
Tuesday 18 November
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 19 November
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:
09.45 Q&A
9.45 - Paper 2:
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:
11.50 Q&A
12.00 - Paper 4:
12.20 Q&A
12.30 - Paper 5:
12.50 Q&A
13.00 - Lunch
Session 3
14.00 - Paper 6:
14.20 Q&A
14.30 - Paper 7:
14.50
15.00 - Speed dating - Make 8 new contacts!
15.40 - Coffee and networking break - Exhibition area
Session 4
16.30 - Paper 8:
16.50 Q&A
17.00 - Paper 9:
17.20 Q&A
17.30 - Paper 10:
17.50 Q&A
18.00 Conference session closes
18.30 onwards - Awards Dinner at Villa Muggia, Stresa (see details here)
Thursday 20 November
Session 5
08.55: Introduction - Robert McCaffrey, conference organiser
09.00 - Paper 11:
09.20 Q&A
09.30 - Paper 12:
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:
11.50 Q&A
12.00 - Paper 14:
12.20 Q&A
12.30 - Paper 15:
12.50 Q&A
13.00 - Lunch
Session 7
14.00 - Paper 16:
14.20 Q&A
14.30 - Paper 17:
14.50 Q&A
15.00 - Paper 18:
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
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
