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

The Global Insulation Conference, Exhibition and Awards is an established forum for promoting your products and services to potential new clients. By sponsoring the event you are able to raise your profile and visibility at the event.

Sponsorship opportunities are available on the following:

Delegate badges

Delegate briefcase

Delegate gifts

Conference printed proceedings

Conference Memory stick

Welcome party

Coffee breaks

Lunches

Pre-gala dinner reception

Gala Dinner

Farewell party

Global Insulation Awards

Potential sponsors should firstly contact Paul Brown, commercial director, on Mobile 0776 7475 998 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

An exhibition of insulation manufacturing equipment and materials suppliers to the insulation industry will take place concurrently with the Global Insulation Conference. All coffee breaks will take place in the exhibition area, as well as a number of other social events. The exhibition area is situated directly next to the conference hall, and is open throughout the conference.

The exhibition booths will be allocated on a strictly 'first-come, first-served' basis. Each booth measures 2x3m and are equipped with all standard fittings. The registration fee for one booth includes one delegate fee.

For further details, please contact Paul Brown:
Mobile +44 (0)767475998
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This is the call for papers for the Global Insulation Conference

The Global Insulation Conference will concentrate on manufacturing advances, systems, adding value, markets and trends and sustainability. The conference organisers are interested to hear from companies or individuals who are interested in presenting a paper at the Global Insulation Conference.

All presentations will be 20 minutes in length, with an additional 10 minutes at the end of each presentation for questions and discussions. All presenters should use PowerPoint software.

Confirmed speakers register at a discounted rate, while insulation-producer speakers register free.

In the first instance, all prospective presenters should contact the conference convenor, Robert McCaffrey, with a proposed title as soon as possible, via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

A note for prospective presenters: Presentation slots are not confirmed until the presentation has been explicitly agreed and confirmed with the conference convenor. Slots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis: late-comers may be added to a waiting list at the discretion of the convenor. The programme order is decided by the convenor, giving due regard to the order in which presentations are received and the themes of the conference. You are advised to confirm your presentation title with the convenor as early as possible!

All confirmed presenters must follow the instructions for presenters.

The deadline for receipt of the short biography and PowerPoint files for the Global Insulation Conference proceedings volume is 1 October.

Main themes: insulation market trends, manufacturing advances, insulation applications and additive technologies

• Mineral wools
• PUR/PIR
• Glass wools
• EPS/XPS
• Cellulose
• Bio-insulation
• VIPs
• ... and other thermal insulator materials

Thanks for your efforts!