Important Times
| Registration Desk/Secretariat | Tuesday 26 May 3:00pm – 6:00pm – outside M9 – upstairs from Lobby Stairs
Wednesday 27 May 7:00am – 5:00pm – in Grand Ballroom Lobby (Exhibition space) Thursday 28 May 7:00am – 4:00pm |
| Conference Technical Programme
Grand 1/2/3/4 |
Commences
Wednesday 27 May 9:00am Thursday 28 May 9:00am |
| Breakfast with the Exhibitors
Grand 5/6/7 |
Thursday 28 8:00am – 9:00am |
| Conference Lunches/Morning and Afternoon Teas
Grand 5/6/7 (in ACS exhibition) |
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| Welcome Function | Wednesday 27 May 6:00pm till about 11:00pm |
| Official Conference Dinner
Pre-Dinner drinks – Dinner – Grand 1/2/3/4 |
Thursday 28 May 6:00pm-12.00 midnight |
| Young Chemist’s Cocktail Party | Wednesday 27 May 6:00pm By invitation only |
| Women in Coatings Breakfast | Thursday 28 May – 7:00am – 9:00am By invitation only |
| Exhibition
Grand 5/6/7 |
Wednesday 27 May 10:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday 28 May 10:00am – 4:00pm Exhibition is open during break times. Refer to the times in the Speaker Programme below for break times each day |
Speaker program
Please note that :-
Presentations are subject to change but all efforts will be made not to change the day of the presentation
More information about the presentations can be found by clicking on the read more link
$ denotes a Commercial Presentation
The Technical Programme is also in the Conference App
| Time | Thursday 29 May | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:15 – 9:00 | Conference Breakfast – Grand 1/2/3/4 | |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | President’s Address & Award Presentations
SCAA Annual General Meeting |
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| 10:00 – 10:45 | Keynote Address
Richard Hopkins – Hevn Automotive A High Performance Formula |
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| 10:45 – 11:00 | Conference Introduction | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Morning Tea – Grand 5/6/7 | |
| Stream A – Grand 3/4 | Stream B – Grand 1/2 | |
| 11:45 – 12:25 | Huzaifa Matawala – The Paint Foundation
Circular Reuse Sustainable Model of Paint Recycling |
Dr Fiona Mary Antony – KRÜSS GmbH
Optimizing Coating Process: Enhancing Adhesion and Performance Across Industries |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | Dr Sunalee Gonawala – Dulux Australia
Harnessing the Power of Digital Advancements in NPD |
Daniel Schlegel – Wacker Chemicals
Silicones for Facade Protection |
| 12:50 – 1:50 |
Lunch – Grand 5/6/7 |
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| Stream A – Grand 3/4 | Stream B – Grand 1/2 | |
| 1:50 – 2:30 | James Manikath – Luxury Paints
Polymer Properties Less Commonly Known, Yet Critical to Coating Performance |
Benjamin Schaefer – Roehm Hong Kong
MMA Fast curing flooring and waterproofing solutions |
| 2:35 – 3:15 | Kevin Roden – Arxada
50 years of Evolution of Biocides for paints and coatings |
Shailendra Bhatkhande – Cardolite Corporation
$ – Novel Technologies based on Cashew Nutshell Liquid |
| 3:15 – 4:00 |
Afternoon Tea – Grand 5/6/7 |
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| Stream A – Grand 3/4 | Stream B – Grand 1/2 | |
| 4:00 – 4:40 | Steve Koch – Arxada
Timber Preservation, More than Skin Deep |
Yusuke Fujine – NTT Advanced Technology Corp
$ – Unique Japanese Eco-friendly Coatings contributing to Extended Lifespan and Cost Reduction |
| 4:45 – 5:05 | Steven Herbert – TZMI
The impact of fragmentation on TiO2 supply |
David Bloomer – SCHÜTZ
Packaging For More Safety in EX-Zones |
| 6:00 – 7:00 | Pre-Dinner Drinks – Grand 5/6/7 | |
| 7:00 – 12:00 | Gala Dinner – Grand 1/2/3/4 | |
| Time | Friday 30 May | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Breakfast with the Exhibitors – Grand 5/6/7 | |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Lou Cash Memorial Lecture
Phil Barker – University of Wollongong A Swansong: Successes, Failures and Surprises from 30 Years of Surface Coatings Research |
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| 10:00 – 10:20 | Muhammad Imran – University of Wollongong
The development of a pilot-scale method to evaluate photoinitiator efficiency for LED-cured coatings |
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| 10:20 – 11:00 | Shaun Patrick – Evic
Academics vs Paint Chemists – The Two Cultures. |
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| 11:00 – 11:45 | Morning Tea – Grand 5/6/7 | |
| Stream A Grand 3/4 | Stream B Grand 1/2 | |
| 11:45 – 12:25 | Ankush Panchagade – Momentive Performance
Materials Functional Silicones for High-Performance Architectural Coatings |
Ashish Kumar – Anton Paar (Australia)
Rheology of Paints & Coatings – A Short Course |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | Jia Tian Lee – ExxonMobil
$ – Solvesso™ 100 ULC: Adapting to Cumene Reclassification |
Neil Armstrong – Bisley and Company Pty Ltd in
collaboration with First Graphene Ltd Unlocking the Future of Coatings with Graphene Nanomaterials |
| 12:50 – 1:50 | Lunch – Grand 5/6/7 | |
| Stream A Grand 3/4 | Stream B Grand 1/2 | |
| 1:50 – 2:30 | Dale Peterson – Bondline Static Control Solutions
Antistatic, Conductive, Dissipative. The importance of grounding personnel and correct PPE. |
Carsten Nagel – Cliq Swisstec
Water-free! – A biocide-free colorant concept |
| 2:35 – 3:15 | Cem Novella – Static Electricity Control
Static Electricity – What do you need to do so that your site is compliant to Australian Standards |
Eric Scardigno – XTec Gen Pty Ltd
Waterproofing coatings in 2025 where are we? |
| 3:15 – 3:50 | Afternoon Tea – Grand 5/6/7 | |
| Stream A Grand 3/4 | Stream B Grand 1/2 | |
| 3:50 – 4:30 | Daniel Palm – Polymers Ptd Ltd
The Biocide Balancing Act: Innovating in a Changing Landscape |
Vernon Sze – Evonik (SEA) Pte Ltd
$ – Sustainable Coating Solutions for Industrial & transportation Coatings from EVONIK |
| 4:35 – 4:55 | John Keramidas – President, Coatings Societies
International Coatings Societies International (CSI) a global approach in the development and dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge concerning research, production, formulations, application of coatings, inks, construction materials and adhesives. |
Markus Dimmers – Alberdingk Boley GmbH
New waterbased binders to solve well known problems in Architectural Coatings |
| 4:55 – 5:00 | CSI Medallion presentation
Closing Remarks |
