TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
| 7:30am - 8:30am | Registration & Continental Breakfast Exhibitor Tabletops Open |
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| 8:30am | Opening remarks by Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI) magazine | |
| 8:35am - 9:00am | KEYNOTE: Making Things: Changing the World One Product at a Time Mark Tomlinson, CEO, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) |
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Track 1: Green Chemistry |
Track 2: TiO2 Alternatives |
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| 9:05am - 9:35am |
Ultrasonic Milling and Dispersing Technology for NanoparticlesKathrin Hielscher, Marketing Manager, Hielscher Ultrasonics |
Multifunctional Mineral Approach to Hide and Gloss ControlNavin Patel, Application Manager, Imerys World Minerals Inc. |
| 9:40am - 10:10am |
Advancements in Bio-renewable Dispersant TechnologyBill Leightner, Technical Sales Manager, Archer Daniels Midland |
Rethinking Opaque Polymer Formulating SpaceDavid Fasano, Research Scientist, The Dow Chemical Co. |
| 10:10am - 10:45am | Morning Networking Break / Exhibitor Tabletops Open Sponsored by:  |
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Track 2: UV Technology |
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| 10:45am - 11:15 |
Bio-Based PDO (1,3 Propanediol) Understanding the Landscape of Coatings ApplicationsDoug Hopek, Market Development Manager, DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products |
New Advancements in Coating Heat-Sensitive Substrates with UV-Cure Powder CoatingsRyan Schwarb, Formulation & Production Manager, Keyland Polymer Ltd. |
| 1:20am - 11:50am |
Opportunities for Renewable Chemicals in CoatingsJames Weatherall, Vice President, SpecialChem |
Enhanced Wear Protection of UV-Curable Coatings Using Sub-Micron Aluminum Oxide AdditivesRoger Cayton, Director of R&D, Nanophase Technologies |
| 11:50am - 1:00am | Networking Luncheon / Exhibitor Tabletops Open Sponsored by:  |
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Track 1: Additives |
Track 2: Resins |
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| 1:00pm - 1:30pm |
Discovering Synergistic Relationships of Multiple Coatings AdditivesShelley Parkerson, Market Development Manager, OMG Americas |
Next-Generation Polysiloxane CoatingsThomas Bekemeier, Ph.D., Sr. Development Chemist, Dow Corning Corp. |
| 1:35pm - 2:05pm |
Novel Deaerator Technology For Today’s Environmental DemandsChris Howard, Manager, Applied Technology, Evonik |
High-Quality Vinyl Ester -Based Binders for PaintsDavid Vanaken, Technical Service Manager, Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. |
| 2:10pm - 2:40pm |
Multifunctional Colloidal Scale Silica Dispersions that Enable Enhanced Polymer Product PerformanceBrian Prevo, Ph.D., Sr. Applications Development Specialist, Cabot Corp. |
Advances in Waterborne Resins for Metal Coatings with Improved Corrosion ResistancePeter Schmitt, Technology Manager, Bayer MaterialScience |
| 2:40pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Networking Break / Exhibitor Tabletops Open Sponsored by:  |
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| 3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Introduction of a New Family of HASE Rheological Additives for Waterborne Architectural CoatingsHomer Jamasbi, Ph.D., MBA, Technical Director, Applications, Elementis Specialties |
Low-VOC Dibenzoate Triblend in Exterior Coatings and Interior Paint Based on Harder Acrylic PolymersRebecca Hanes, Application Chemist, Emerald Kalama Chemical, LLC |
| 4:05pm - 4:35pm |
Predicting Defoamer Performance in Coating FormulationsJim Reader, Lead Chemist, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. |
Core-Shell-Hybrid Resin SystemsJohn Schierlmann, Application Manager, Special Polymer |
| 4:40pm - 5:10pm |
Sustainable Protection of Building FacadesDr. Frank Sauer, LANXESS Deutschland GmbH |
Nanodispersion Additives for Fast Crosslinking of One-Component Waterborne FormulationsSteffen Pilotek, Director of Business Development, Buhler |
| 5:10pm - 6:30pm | Networking Reception / Exhibitor Tabletops Open |
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
(no exhibit area on Day 2)
| 7:30am - 8:00am | Continental Breakfast |
TiO2 Optimization and Functional Pigments |
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| 8:00am - 8:30am |
Getting the Most From Your TiO2Robert Hopkins, Principal Scientist, Cristal Global |
| 8:35am - 9:05am |
Extending the Use of Opaque Polymer and Utilizing New Dispersant Techniques to Increase Titanium Dioxide EfficiencyChristine Fortener, Sr. Technical Account Coordinator, Arkema Coating Resins |
| 9:10am - 9:40am |
Optimizing Solar Reflection in a CoatingIan Goodwin, Senior Account Manager, Huntsman Pigments |
| 9:40am - 10:00am | Networking Break Sponsored by:  |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Zero-Voc Colorants – High-Hiding, High-Performance Colorants for Architectural Coatings: Single-Coat Reds and YellowsDavid White, Colorants Technical Manager/Lab Manager, Heucotech Ltd. |
| 10:35am - 11:05am |
Heat-Reflective ColorantsBart Wilbanks, Technical Manager, CPS Color |
| 11:10am - 11:40am |
Thermal and UV-Curing Behavior of Inks, Adhesives and Coatings by Photo-DSC, In-situ DEA and DMAPeter Vichos, Midwest Technical Sales Manager, Netzsch Instruments NA |
| 11:145am - 12:15pm |
Shear Rate-Dependent Stucture of Polymer-Stabilized TiO2 DispersionsAntony Van Dyk, Dow Coating Materials |
| 12:15pm | Closing Remarks - Conference Concludes |
