Important Times
| Registration Desk/Secretariat outside M9 – upstairs from Lobby Stairs | Tuesday 26 May 2026 3:00pm – 6:00pm
Wednesday 27 May 2026 7:00am – 5:00pm Thursday 28 May 2026 7:00am – 4:00pm |
| Conference Technical Programme Grand 1/2/3/4 | Commences Wednesday 27 May 2026 9:00am Thursday 28 May 9:00am |
| Conference Lunches/Morning and Afternoon Teas Grand 5/6/7 (in ACS exhibition) | |
| Welcome Function – Drinks and Canapes with the Exhibitors | Wednesday 27 May 6:00pm till about 11:00pm – Exhibition Hall |
| 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 | Thursday 28 May 6:00pm – 7:00pm 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 | Wednesday 27 May | |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 10:15 | President’s Address & SCAA Annual General Meeting Presentation certificates for Advance Surface Coatings Course and Technical Excellence Award | |
| 10.15 – 11:00 | Keynote Address Richard Hopkins – Hevn Automotive A High Performance Formula Read More | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Morning Tea – Grand 5/6/7 | |
| Stream A – Grand 3/4 | Stream B – Grand 1/2 | |
| 11:45 – 12:25 | Hector Williamson – Chemcloud – Your Next Hire Doesn’t Need a Lab Coat: How AI Agents Can Reshape Coatings Supply Chains Read More | Charnchai Dangchakorn – Elementis Specialties – Optimize Opacity, Maximize Profitability Read More |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | Steve Herbert – TZMI – Titanium dioxide: Balancing the supply/demand equation Read More | Rachael Roberts – Paintback – Unlocking Circular Solutions for Unwanted Paint and Packaging at Paintback Read More |
| 12:50 – 1:50 | Lunch – Grand 5/6/7 | |
| Stream A – Grand 3/4 | Stream B – Grand 1/2 | |
| 1:50 – 2:30 | Brenda Wang – Shenzhen Feiyang Protech Corp – The advantages of polyaspartic resin in flooring applications Read More | Christina Despotopoulou – ICL – Non Toxic Corrosion- and Tannin Stain- Inhibitors for Sustainable Coatings Read More |
| 2:35 – 3:15 | $ Yusuke Fujine – NTT Advanced Technology –Superhydrophobic coating complying with the PFAS restrictions trends Read More | David Ross – Phoenix Strategic Management – Beyond the Formula: Why the Leadership That Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There Read More |
| 3:15 – 4:00 | Afternoon Tea – Grand 5/6/7 | |
| Stream A – Grand 3/4 | Stream B – Grand 1/2 | |
| 4:00 – 4:40 | Alan Feder – S.A. Painting Consultants – Discovering the past to inform the future Read More | James Manikath – Luxury Paints – How Davids Control the Goliaths in coatings? The chemistry of control Read More |
| 4:45 – 5:05 | Ian Clark – Paintspection – Colour selection and the effect on surface temperature Read More | Swati Sharma – NuTech – Recycled Rubber-based Surface Coatings for the Automotive Sector: A Circular Economy Approach Read More |
| 6:00 – 11:00 | Conference Welcome Function – Grand 5/6/7 – Exhibition Hall | Drinks and Canapes with the Exhibitors |
| Time | Thursday 28 May | |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:40 | Lou Cash Memorial Presentation Bruce Gascoigne – A fortunate life in search of understanding the REAL World. Read More | |
| 9:40 – 10:00 | Jie Ding Super Hydrophobic Coatings Read More | |
| 10:00 – 10:40 | Tam Galahena – Enble AI – Practical GenAI for Coatings Leaders & Teams: improving decisions and documentation without increasing risk Read More | |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Amir Beheshti – University of Wollongong – Ultrathin Bioinspired Responsive Coatings Read More | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Morning Tea – Grand 5/6/7 | |
| Stream A – Grand 3/4 | Stream B – Grand 1/2 | |
| 11:45 – 12:25 | $ Heiko Alzer – ALBERDINGK BOLEY – Synergistic effects of titanium dioxide and polymer dispersions for extremely stain resistant paints and coatings Read More | Adeline Alexander – Vibrantz Technologies Australia – Cool Chemistry IRR pigments Read More |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | $ Jodie Kerr – SCHÜTZ Australia – Sustaining a circular economy Read More | Sik Peng Chua Acrylic for exterior coatings: Formulation Versatility, Durability and Dirt Pick-up Resistance Read More |
| 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 – How to produce an Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), Bonding vs Grounding/Earthing, Antistatic flooring myths exposed. Read More | Ashish Kumar – Anton Paar Australia – Rheology of Paints & Coatings – A Short Course Read More |
| 2:30 – 3:15 | Shailendra Bhatkhande – Cardolite Corporation – Advances in CNSL Technology for Coatings Read More | Chua Guan Hoe – Allnex – Recycled PET Alkyd & Polyester Resins: Transforming PET Waste into High‑Quality Coating Resins Read More |
| 3:15 – 3:50 | Afternoon Tea – Grand 5/6/7 | |
| Stream A – Grand 3/4 | Stream B – Grand 1/2 | |
| 3:50 – 4:30 | Charnchai Dangchakorn – Elementis Specialties – Minimizing Viscosity Drop Post Tinting: Innovative Solutions for Consistent Paint Performance Read More | Bobby Kanji – Molequal Solutions APAC – Coatings 15.0 Read More |
| 4:35 – 5:05 | Eric Scardigno – Xtec Gen Pty Ltd – Peel vs Pull-Off Adhesion: Testing Flexible and Rigid Coating Systems Correctly Read More | Darren Knight – Dow – Improved Sustainability for Acrylic Emulsions in ERC and ETICS Read More |
| 6:00 – 7:00 | Pre-Dinner Drinks – Grand 5/6/7 | |
| 7:00 – 12:00 | Gala Dinner – Grand 1/2/3/4 |
