DAILY PROGRAM Sunday, April 24 Noon – 5:30 p.m. REGISTRATION Normandie Lounge, 2nd Floor Noon – 5:30 p.m. SPEAKER READY ROOM PDR 1, 3rd Floor 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ATTENDEE ORIENTATION Waldorf Room, 3rd Floor Let us help you make the most of your WAC experience! During this orientation session, we will review the conference program, provide a general overview of the hotel, give helpful tips on navigating your way through the various conference events, and answer any and all your questions. Attendee Orientation is also a great opportunity to meet fellow colleagues from around the world! 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION HEADS RECEPTION & DINNER (invite only - offsite)
Monday, April 25 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. REGISTRATION Normandie Lounge, 2nd Floor 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. SPEAKER READY ROOM PDR 1, 3rd Floor 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. HOT MELT SHORT COURSE (registrants only) Boulevard AB, 2nd Floor 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EMERGING LEADERS WORKSHOP (registrants only) Boulevard C, 2nd Floor 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. ASC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Williford C, 3rd Floor 11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION HEADS LUNCH & MEETING (invite only) Lunch starting at 11:30 a.m. – Marquette, 3rd Floor Meeting starting at 12:30 p.m. - Waldorf Room, 3rd Floor 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. OPENING CEREMONY & KEYNOTE Grand Ballroom, 2nd floor Sponsored by H.B. Fuller Company Learn more at www.hbfuller.com Join ASC, Co-Organizers, and Media Partner ASI magazine at the official ribbon cutting ceremony, which welcomes the world adhesive and sealant community to Chicago and WAC. CONNECTING WHAT MATTERS: THE FUTURE OF THE ADHESIVES INDUSTRY Jim Owens, President & CEO, H.B. Fuller Company Adhesives and sealants enable advances in nearly every consumer or durable good imaginable, and the events of 2020 have made our industry’s contributions even more important to improving people’s lives. As CEO of the largest pure-play adhesives company in the world, Mr. Owens will review the future of the industry in a post-pandemic environment and how technologies and bonding applications that were
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originally quite unrelated are becoming more closely integrated and even unified as they develop and advance. This growing trend presents both challenges and opportunities in the adhesives industry to leverage the new ways of working that emerged in 2020 and develop technologies that solve a range of performance challenges, including harsh environmental conditions and consumer preferences for lighter, safer, stronger, and more sustainable products. The session will highlight how critical people and ideas are in our industry and how important it is to develop innovative thinking at every level of the organization to elevate the value creation and importance of the adhesives industry. 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. FIRST TIME ATTENDEE & NEW MEMBER RECEPTION (invite only) Marquette Room, 3rd Floor This exclusive invite only reception provides an opportunity for new members and first-time attendees to ask questions about ASC program/services and to meet with ASC Board of Directors and staff. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION: TASTE OF CHICAGO & CABARET CASINO NIGHT (full paid conference attendees) Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor Feeling lucky? Join us for a Chicago casino fun game night and explore some of the best food Chicago has to offer. Be sure to catch a magical moment with Dewayne Hill, America’s funniest comedy magician. We are looking forward to welcoming the global industry to the 2022 World Adhesive and Sealant Conference, connect with peers and colleagues. Registration is required to attend. Attire: business casual
Tuesday, April 26 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. REGISTRATION Normandie Lounge, 2nd Floor 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. SPEAKER READY ROOM PDR 1, 3rd Floor 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. NETWORKING BREAKFAST Grand Ballroom, 2nd floor Sponsored by Eastman Chemical 7:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. HOT MELT SHORT COURSE (registrants only) Boulevard AB, 2nd Floor 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. TUESDAY GENERAL SESSION KEYNOTE Grand Ballroom, 2nd floor ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS FACING THE RISING TREND OF SUSTAINABILITY: RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES Vincent Legros, Chairman & CEO, Bostik We will review during this presentation how the rising concerns around sustainability throughout the world can challenge the adhesives industry and can question the technologies which are in place. We will see how sustainability should be a key lever to increase the overall penetration of innovative solution in the adhesive industry and how we should increase even more the intimacy with our customers to take advantage of this rising trend.
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