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 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.

10:00 a.m. – Noon MORNING EDUCATION SESSIONS

a result, chemicals companies may be faced with tougher regulatory challenges to deal with. This discussion will help you understand the current and potential future challenges and will be of great interest to both business leaders and technologists.

GLOBAL DRIVERS AND TRENDS; FEEDSTOCKS TO MARKETS

Session Chair: Deepa Puthanparambil, Senior Chemist, Bostik, Inc. Waldorf Room, 3rd Floor

10:00 to 10:25 a.m. COMMODITY PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS: KEY DRIVERS AND OTHER THINGS TO WATCH Bill Hyde, Executive Director Olefi ns & Elastomers, IHS Markit Adhesive and Sealant producers are typically relatively small consumers of their key raw materials. So, they need to be able to position themselves to take advantage of trends rather than infl uence them. This presentation examines key raw material trends. 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. KEY DEVELOPMENTS & FUTURE OUTLOOK ON U.S. STATE & FEDERAL CHEMICAL REGULATION Maureen Gorsen, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP This presentation will provide an overview of key developments in US Federal and State law regarding chemical regulation. Topics will include recent activities for the new chemicals program under TSCA, California Safer Consumer Products Rules, Prop 65, state developments on PFAS and trends in ingredient disclosure.

10:25 to 10:50 a.m. HORIZONTAL DRILLING & FRACTURING ADVANCES ARE CREATING FEEDSTOCK ADVANTAGES FAVORING U.S. MANUFACTURING OVER THE WORLD Greg Kozera, Director of Marketing, Shale Crescent USA The United States is now the leading natural gas producer in the world. This dynamic presentation will explain how technology changes in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing made this possible and why U.S. manufacturers now have an economic and environmental advantage over the rest of the world. 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. AN UPDATE ON CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT IN CANADA  KEY PRIORITIES AND REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS Mary Ellen Perkins, Manager, Consumer and Cleaning Products, Environment and Climate Change Canada This presentation will provide an overview on chemicals management in Canada including an update on key fi les of interest to the adhesives and sealant industry under Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan as well as regulations for Volatile Organic Compounds.

10:50 to 11:15 a.m. KEY TRENDS IN THE EUROPEAN ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS MARKETS TO 2026 Kristel Ons, Secretary General, FEICA-The Association of the European Adhesive & Sealant Industry In this presentation, FEICA Communication Director Kristel Ons will provide key data from the fi ve-year strategic forecast for the European adhesives and sealants markets, and an overview of the trends and drivers shaping this market. 11:30 a.m. to Noon COMPLIANCE OF ADHESIVE & SEALANT PRODUCTS IN CHINA Jim Mo, Deputy Manager, CIRS Group USA, Inc. GHS implementation, hazardous chemical registration and new chemical registration development and their impacts to raw materials and fi nished product of adhesive and sealant; environmental concern and product safety; China VOC, RoHS, SVHC and GB9685(FCM); consumer product labeling.

HENKEL SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS THE VALUE CHAIN

11:15 to 11:40 a.m. TACKIFIERS AND OTHER HMA COMPONENTS  GLOBAL CAPACITY TRENDS AND NEW PROJECTS UPDATE Steven Williams, VP, C5 and Hydrocarbon Resins, Argus Media This presentation will highlight the signifi cant recent growth and upcoming additions in hydrocarbon based tackifi er capacities as well as those of other HMA components including styrene block copolymers and EVA. Most of the new capacity for HMA components has been built within the Asia-Pacifi c region, impacting trade fl ows of these tackifi ers as well as dramatically changing the dominant players within the HMA feedstock landscape. Session Chair: Yingjie Li, Technical Director, Henkel Corporation Williford Room C, 3rd Floor Sponsored by Henkel Corporation

10:00 to 10:25 a.m. THE ORIGIN AND IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) REPORTING Chris White, Senior Managing Scientist, Exponent Companies are experiencing a rapidly changing business environment related to ESG reporting. Is this the latest fad or are we experiencing a fundamental shift in the business environment? We will study the ESG impacts on companies and on individual product lines or even components of a product.

REGULATORY

Session Chair: Dave White, Senior Vice President-Quality & Risk Management, Senior Vice President-Quality & Risk Management, Sika Corporation Williford Room B, 3rd Floor Sponsored by Sika Corporation

10:00 to 10:30 a.m. EUROPEAN REGULATIONS CHALLENGES TO OUR INDUSTRY Jana Cohrs-Rahmoun, Executive Director, FEICA (The Association of the European Adhesive & Sealant Industry) This presentation will provide a summary of the critical areas of regulatory challenges which are actively being worked on by FEICA to help deliver balanced legislation for adhesives and sealants in Europe. It will help other regions understand the future regulatory challenges to help them prepare to conform with proposed regulations. The new European Commission, appointed at the end of last year, and the Parliament are committed to robust health, safety, and environmental legislation. As 10:25 to 10:50 a.m. A VISION FOR SUSTAINABLE RAW MATERIALS FOR ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS John Brandt, Technical Manager, Adhesives and Sealants, Covestro As the Adhesive and Sealant market increasingly focuses on sustainable solutions, raw material suppliers like Covestro need to incorporate sustainability as a driver for innovation. It is critical to align corporate goals with accepted global standards like the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that innovation research investments address these future needs. It is also important to use a comprehensive approach to evaluate developments that includes the entire product life cycle, taking into account social, environmental, and economic aspects. New innovations in raw materials will allow more sustainable adhesives and sealants to be produced in the coming years. We will review some of these new materials that will provide adhesive and sealant formulators options in the future to continue to meet high performance standards while addressing the need for increased sustainability.

10:50 to 11:15 a.m. DEVELOPMENT OF BIOBASED AND BIODEGRADABLE HOT MELT ADHESIVE Larry Wu, Project Manager, Tex Year Industries Inc. Plastic pollution and global warming are both pressing issues. By developing bio-based and bio-degradable hot melt adhesives, we strive to reduce the environmental impact of our products, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help improve the handling of hard-to-recycle plastic products. And this ever-growing technology platform has seen its value across many market segments such as food and consumer packaging, households, personal care and hygiene products.

11:15 to 11:40 a.m. ADHESIVES AND COATINGS AS ENABLERS OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN PACKAGING AND CONSUMER GOODS Becky Kristopeit, Senior Manager CO2/Footprint Reduction, Henkel Corporation Henkel aims to pioneer sustainable solutions for consumer goods and packaging. As a leader in adhesive technologies, we understand how adhesives and coatings can impact product sustainability. To take a leap forward, Henkel is RETHINKING EVERYTHING: formulations, products, previous manufacturing methods, design processes, disposal solutions and materials to support a circular economy. We will discuss today’s current challenges and propose possible solutions to these challenges.

11:40 a.m. to Noon DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABLE ADHESIVES AND ADHESION PROCESSES TO MOVE TOWARDS/FOR A CIRCULAR FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY Carlos Ruzafa Silvestre, Researcher, Advanced Materials & Technologies, INESCOP In order to reduce the environmental footprint of the footwear bonding process, INESCOP has carried out several investigations through different approaches in the different stages of the life cycle of the process, some of them contributing also to the circularity of footwear.

SILANE TERMINATED HYBRID POLYMERS

Session Chair: Tim McKinney, Managing Director, TIB Chemicals Corporation Williford Room A, 3rd Floor Sponsored by TIB Chemicals Corporation

10:00 to 10:25 a.m. NOVEL NONTIN CATALYST FOR CROSSLINKABLE SILANE TERMINATED POLYMERS Dylan LaFerriere, Technical Sales Representative, King Industries, Inc. Do you need to replace your organotin catalyst? Heightened environmental regulations on tin-based catalysts have caused formulators to seek effective and eco-friendly alternatives.

10:25 to 10:50 a.m. ACRYLICMODIFIED SILYLTERMINATED POLYMERS: BENEFICIAL PROPERTIES AND NEW CASE APPLICATIONS OF RECENTLY DEVELOPED POLYMERS Ruolei Wang, Sr. Technical and Marketing Development Manager, Kaneka North America Introduce acrylic modified MS Polymer (MA Polymer) technology from Kaneka with exceptional UV stability, excellent strength and improved adhesion that can be used in high performance CASE applications.

10:50 to 11:15 a.m. POLYAMIDE ADDITIVES FOR STP: ENHANCED RHEOLOGY FOR DEMANDING APPLICATIONS Orlane Bouzard, Product Manager-Coatings, Adhesives & Sealants, ARKEMA Discover rheology modifier polyamide technology for silyl terminated polymers with a new market innovation. Specifically designed for adhesives & sealants with rising applicative requirements. This rheology additive supports enhanced high tack performance while ensuring workability for the end-user. 11:15 to 11:40 a.m. DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS STRUCTURES OF HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHER POLYOL FOR ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS Hajime Takeda, R&D, AGC Inc. We have developed various structures of the high molecular weight polyether polyol by using our advanced catalyst. Silane Terminated Polyether (STP) made from these unique polyols are being used as raw materials for high functionality adhesives and sealants.

11:40 a.m. to Noon A BREAKTHROUGH IN GRINDING TECHNOLOGY FOR REACTIVE A&S: INTRODUCING ULTRAFINE GROUND CALCIUM CARBONATE Christopher Dobbins, Application Manager, Adhesives & Sealants, Omya International AG The subject of this presentation is a novel process which enables the production of low moisture ultrafine calcium carbonate for use in moisture curing adhesive and sealant systems, with specific focus on Silyl Modified Polymers (SMP). Through a combination of careful mineral selection, grinding expertise and high-quality coating, Omya has been able to push the boundary of particle size and moisture adsorption for ground calcium carbonate to new levels. The benefits for formulators extend to easier storage in high humidity conditions, reduced energy and time expenditure during adhesive or sealant production and a reduced dependency on chemical moisture scavengers, such as VTMO. This approach enables formulators to combine the benefits of traditional low moisture ground calcium carbonate with those of reinforcing fillers, such as improved mechanical properties and a reduced need for rheological modifiers.

Noon to 1:00 p.m. TUESDAY GENERAL SESSION LUNCH & KEYNOTE Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor

STICKING WITH SCIENCE! THE NEED FOR STEM ADVOCACY Jayshree Seth, Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate, 3M Company Science matters to us - at 3M we care about science. We wanted to understand the public’s perception around science, so we conducted a global third-party study called the ‘3M State of Science Index’ and what we found is that science is largely underappreciated, invisible or taken-for-granted. People don’t seem to understand or acknowledge the role of science in their daily lives but have huge expectations for what it should deliver in the future. It is clear science needs advocates, especially since 4 out of 10 surveyed said that if science didn’t exist their lives wouldn’t be any different! It is also apparent that the relationship of science with people is complex. In fact, 85% of people surveyed admit they know little to nothing about science, but the same percent wish they knew more. Moreover, 87% of the global community believes we need science to solve the world’s problems. Nearly 60% of people interested in science say that they believe scientific advancements will benefit future generations. It was also interesting and perhaps not surprising to see that women trail men in the positive sentiment of science and almost 60% view scientists as elitists. Jayshree was appointed as 3M’s first-ever Chief Science Advocate and she will be sharing the results of this multi-year survey, what 3M is doing about it, and a call for action for all of us.

1:15 to 2:50 p.m.

AFTERNOON EDUCATION SESSIONS 

AN INDUSTRY PANEL: SUPPLY AND DEMAND DURING VOLATILE TIMES

2:05 to 2:25 p.m. RHEOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF WATERBASED THICK ADHESIVES Haksu Lee, North America Technical Manager, COATEX (ARKEMA GROUP) How to ensure that a ready-to-use tile adhesive is easy to apply and holds together when bonding substrates? The answer lies in optimizing the rheological properties of these adhesives to achieve the desired thickness and workability.

Session Chair: Rob Hubbard, Vice President & CFO, H.B. Fuller Waldorf Room, 3rd Floor During the past two years, our industry has experienced extraordinary and unprecedented events. Demand dropped in Q2 2020 due to COVID resulting in a reduction in specialty chemical output and a run-down of inventory levels; then roared back in the second half of 2020 behind strong economic recoveries around the globe. Demand quickly outpaced supply for many raw materials used in our industry. These market conditions were exacerbated in February 2021 by the cold weather event in Texas, creating tight-to-short raw material markets. The demand spike coupled with low inventory, labor shortages, natural disasters, logistics challenges, and fragile infrastructure have created the perfect storm of volatility in our adhesive industry. These conditions are expected to persist at least through 2022. In this session, you’ll hear from experts throughout the supply chain discuss their perspective on how to best manage supplier relationships during volatile demand, the impact of the infl ationary environment on their business, how to handle freight disruption, and keys to working through a tough labor market.

Moderator: Rob Hubbard, Vice President & CFO, H.B. Fuller

Panelists: • Mark Ericson, Vice President, Supply Chain, Meridian Adhesives Group • Dale McClung, Vice President, Supply Chain Services, CLX Logistics • Nirel Inman, Co-President, Chicago Glue & Machine • Stacy Jordahl, Vice President, Industrial Specialties Business, Ingevity • Stuart Jenkinson, Vice President, Global Sales, H.B. Fuller 2:25 to 2:50 p.m. PERFORMANCE OF SILICONE SEALANT COATED WITH ADHESION PROMOTERS Shota Umemoto, Senior Engineer, Sharp Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd. We found thick coating with a promoter contained less VOC has shown good performance as joints. Conventional type of promoter is mostly solvent based and fl ammable. Using such non-fl ammable promoter makes it easier to repair buildings with silicone joints and to reduce in human resource.

BIO-BASED AND BIO-INSPIRED MATERIALS

Session Chair: Michaella Nunes, R&D Manager, Jowat Corporation Williford Room C, 3rd Floor Sponsored by Jowat Corporation

1:15 to 1:40 p.m. ADVANCES AND CHALLENGES OF BIOMIMETICS IN ADHESIVES Douglas Corrigan, Director, ChemQuest Technology Institute Superior designs discovered in nature have inspired research efforts at various institutions that have led to improved product performance for adhesives. In this presentation, we will provide an overview of progress made by the industry to date, and the challenges that exist to translating these innovations to reality.

APPLICATIONS IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Session Chair: Mick Funderburg, Principal Technical Representative, Eastman Chemical Company Williford Room B, 3rd Floor

1:15 to 1:40 p.m. FAST CURING JOINT SEALANTS FOR FLOOR JOINTS, PAVEMENTS, ROADS AND CONNECTION JOINTS TO TRAM TRACKS Ralf Heinzmann, Global Technical Manager, Sika Deutschland GmbH The right combination of properties makes polyurethane sealants the optimal choice for high demanding applications such as fl oor and facade joints and even for joints that are fully immersed in water or where the sealant is exposed to aggressive chemicals like in sewage treatment or bio-gas plants.

1:40 to 2:05 p.m. ADHESIVE CHALLENGES FOR FLOOR COVERING AND CONCRETE SUB FLOOR INSTALLATION Raj Hariharan, Senior Group Leader, Mapei Corporation USA Flooring manufacturers produce a variety of fl oor coverings such carpet tiles, modular carpets, wood fl ooring and resilient fl ooring, which includes luxury vinyl tile and plank, Linoleum, etc. A variety of adhesives such as pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA), polyurethane, epoxy and modular are required for fl ooring installation and it depends on the type of fl oor covering and sub fl oor as well. When fl ooring is installed on sub concrete fl oors, following proper preparation procedures before fl ooring installation is a primary requirement. Due to compact construction schedules, many times these procedures are overlooked and in such cases fl oor moisture becomes a billion-dollar problem for commercial and residential establishments. Moisture penetration through concrete fl ooring can cause subsequent problems to structure above such as fl ooring and building system. Most signifi cant is health related issues due to mold, mildew and rotting problems. In this presentation an introduction to type/class of adhesives that are used for different fl oor covering will be presented. Moisture issues through case study will be illustrated. Further moisture mediation remedies such as coatings/sealants will also be discussed. 1:40 to 2:05 p.m. DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH PERFORMANCE, BIOBASED, LOW FREE ISOCYANATE MONOMER PREPOLYMERS FOR REACTIVE ADHESIVE SYSTEMS Ronald Emanuel, Head of Global R&D, Urethane Systems, LANXESS Corporation Recent developments have shown that the Adhesives industry is facing the challenge to develop sustainable systems that also carry low health and safety risks. LANXESS has developed a line of high performance, bio-based, low free diisocyanate monomer (LF) products for polyurethane adhesive applications. Bio-based LF technology can offer prepolymers with excellent performance, superior processing, and productivity, as well as environmental, health and safety advantages when compared to many traditional technologies. This technology can enable companies to reduce emissions while helping to advance climate neutral goals. Bio-based LF MDI prepolymers focus on chemical building blocks that are clearly defi ned to match today’s adhesive properties. By exploring additional chemistries and optimization of molecular weight and structure, bio-based LF prepolymers can be tailored to the specifi c needs of many different applications. Progress has been made developing bio-based LF MDI prepolymers over a wide range of NCO content which yield systems with lower viscosity at application temperature, improved high crystallinity, better wetting ability, and fast green strength in reactive hot melt and two-component adhesives formulations. LANXESS’ novel biobased technologies provide excellent performance, processing, and productivity and allow for a 20% to 30% CO2 footprint reduction when compared to petroleum-based prepolymers.

2:05 to 2:25 p.m. MUSSEL INSPIRED, CATECHOLBASED ADHESIVES AND PRIMERS FOR WET BINDING George Boyajian, CEO, Mussel Polymers, Inc. Mussel-inspired catechol adhesives have been the subject of an explosion of scientifi c research over the last decade. Catechol-containing materials - whether polydopamine, catechol-conjugated hyaluronic acid, poly(catechol-styrene) [“PCS”] have the amazing propensity to bind to surfaces underwater.

2:25 to 2:50 p.m. BIOBASED POLYETHYLENE WAX FOR ADHESIVE APPLICATION Suzana Kupidlowski Boaventura, Product Development Manager, Braskem Development and launch of world’s fi rst bio-based polyethylene wax for adhesive’s application. Produced from sugarcane ethanol, the new solution absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere and is recyclable. This wax has the same properties and delivers the same performance as the fossil-based version.

HOT MELT TECHNOLOGY FOR PACKAGING AND HYGIENE

Session Chair: Kyle Anderson, TS&D Scientist, Dow Inc. Williford Room A, 3rd Floor Sponsored by Dow Inc.

Wednesday, April 27

7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. REGISTRATION Normandie Lounge, 2nd Floor

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. SPEAKER READY ROOM OPEN PDR 1, 3rd Floor

7:15 – 11:15 a.m. ASC GIVES BACK COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT Normandie Lounge, 2nd Floor Sponsored by Kraton Join us as we network and assemble care packs for local veterans and promote reading and spark imagination for today’s youth by assembling storytime kits.

1:15 to 1:40 p.m. AMORPHOUS POLYOLEFIN POLYMER THAT IMPARTS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AND VERSATILITY FOR HOT MELT ADHESIVES IN THE HYGIENE INDUSTRY Kujtim Bizati, Senior Application Development Scientist, Eastman Chemical A new amorphous polyolefi n (APO) copolymer was produced with unique properties, for the construction hygiene industry. The APO polymer is used in a hot melt adhesive (HMA) formulation to impart high performance value. The nonwoven hygiene industry today is subject to strict government regulations.

1:40 to 2:05 p.m. UTILIZING NOVEL GASTOLIQUID (GTL) WAXES IN IMPROVING METALLOCENEBASED HOT MELT ADHESIVE FORMULATIONS Kay Kian-Hee, Product Innovation & Technical Manager, Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Recent GTL product innovations have led to the introduction of two new novel GTL wax products. GTL wax with Congealing Point (CP) at 90 degrees Celsius is a unique narrow cut GTL hard wax, and GTL wax with CP at 110 degrees Celsius is the highest melting GTL hard wax available. The study investigates the performance of these novel GTL waxes in Hot Melt Adhesive (HMA) formulations with a metallocene-type base polymer. The results show clear advantages for both waxes compared to currently available options, offering greater control over open/setting times and excellent heat resistance. 7:15 – 8:15 a.m. NETWORKING BREAKFAST Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. 2022 INNOVATION AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED! Join us as we announce the 2022 Innovation Award recipients. Sponsored by Bostik

9:00 – 9:45 a.m. WEDNESDAY GENERAL SESSION KEYNOTE Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF ADHESIVE TECHNOLOGIES Nicolas Krauss, Divisional Head of Industrials and Electronics, Regional Head of Americas, Henkel Adhesives Technologies As global market leader in adhesive technologies, we will give an overview on the key challenges and opportunities we see and how market participants can shape our industry towards an even more exciting future. Key topics we will discuss include sustainability, digitization, innovation, supply chain resilience, and talent management.

2:05 to 2:25 p.m. NEW PROPYLENEBASED PERFORMANCE POLYMER  OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVED HOT MELT ADHESIVE PROPERTIES Jennifer Austin, Research Associate, ExxonMobil Chemical Company This presentation will highlight the benefi ts of a new innovative propylene-based performance polymer in hot melt adhesive formulations.

10:00 a.m. to 12:25 p.m.

MORNING EDUCATION SESSIONS 

THE ART OF SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL M&A – VALUE CREATION, RISKS, ENABLING INSIGHTS WITH PANEL DISCUSSION

2:25 to 2:50 p.m. NEW METALLOCENE POLYMERS FOR PACKAGING HMA: CREATING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH OUR FT WAXES Pieter van Helden, Project Leader, Applications Development, Sasol Chemicals We present recent studies that showcase the extent to which FT hard waxes enable the HMA producer to adapt the performance of the adhesive according to their requirements. We do this through rheological and application tests with a wide range of established and recently available polymer materials.

3:00 to 7:00 p.m. EXPO AND RECEPTION (SEE PAGE 33) Salon A, Lower Lobby

7:30 to 8:30 p.m. EMERGING LEADERS RECEPTION (registrants only) Kitty O’Sheas Irish Pub, Lobby Level Session Chair: Dan Murad, President & CEO, ChemQuest Group, Inc. Waldorf Room C, 3rd Floor

10:00 to 10:20 a.m. DYNAMICS DRIVING THE “HOT” M&A ENVIRONMENT  SUCCESSFUL POSITIONING TO CAPITALIZE ON BEST VALUATIONS Dan Murad, President & CEO, ChemQuest Group, Inc. This presentation will focus on key drivers and dynamics of the robust M&A environment along with developing growth strategies and profi ling potential synergies that improve the strategic importance to likely buyers, hence driving premium valuations.

10:25 to 10:45 a.m. BUYSIDE ADVISORY  A PRACTITIONERS GUIDE TO SUCCESS IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT Leland Harrs, Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey The M&A market in adhesives and sealants has become increasingly competitive in recent years. Valuations have risen and demand has far outstripped the supply of

attractive and available assets. What can be done to maximize a buyer’s chance of success? What are some of the best practices used by successful consolidators?

10:50 to 11:10 a.m. PERSPECTIVES ON VALUATION IN M&A TRANSACTIONS Andy Hinz, Managing Director, Grace Matthews, Inc. This presentation highlights the increasing M&A valuations across the adhesives, sealants, and coatings industry and discusses rationale for strategic buyers to pay premium valuation multiples in an acquisition. Using the perspective of a seller, the presentation also shares insights on how adequately framing synergy potential to buyers can drive incremental value in a sale process. The discussion concludes with several summary considerations for both sellers and buyers in M&A transactions.

11:15 to 11:35 a.m. VALUATION AND INTEGRATION LESSONS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A FINANCIAL BUYER Brian Orkin, Partner, Arsenal Capital Financial buyers, generally, may focus on different criteria or valuation metrics than strategic/trade buyers. There are also many approaches to creating these returns – some fi nancial buyers are oriented more towards “value” and are looking to buy low and sell high. Some buyers are looking more towards “growth” and are looking at hitting their value by growing EBITDA exponentially, and in doing so getting a higher multiple on exit than on entry. So you are lucky enough to buy an Adhesives & Sealants company, what then? How do you go about integrating it into and existing company? And then to maximize value for an Adhesives & Sealants Company, fi nancial buyers will try to create a “strategically important” or “must have” company. Such an asset typically will provide the next acquirer (whether strategic or fi nancial) with outsized growth, new technology or market access, margin enhancement, scale or cash fl ow. If the company offers prospective buyers one or more of the above, the selling fi nancial investor should be rewarded by the market. from it. Learn how to leverage external innovations to create signifi cant value in new or existing product lines.

11:40 a.m. to Noon MANAGING THE INTEGRATION OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL ACQUISITION Ted Clark, Chief Operating Offi cer, H.B. Fuller This presentation provides an in-depth look at H.B. Fuller’s acquisition and subsequent integration of Royal Adhesives and Sealants in 2017. Attendees will see the progression from concept to fulfi llment of promises made to shareholders together with the transformational energy brought to the entire global organization. 12:05 to 12:25 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION 11:40 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.

NEXT GENERATION ADHESIVES FOR PERSONALIZED DOSAGE

PHARMACEUTICALS USING BINDER JETTING ADDITIVE

MANUFACTURING

Emily Wilts, Polymer Scientist, Exponent

Incorrect medication dosing accounts for 75-85% of all adverse side-effects, even some reactions resulting in death. Binder jetting AM has potential for fabrication of customized dosage tablets, but the resulting parts lack in strength due to solely relying on the binder to produce structural integrity. To investigate and ameliorate these limitations, a comprehensive study of linear, 4-arm star, and graft poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) as polymeric binders for binder jetting additive manufacturing increased tablet compression strength enabling the opportunity for controlled release profi les.  CIRCULAR ECONOMY & SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES

Session Chair: Kyle Anderson, TS&D Scientist, Dow Inc.

Williford Room C, 3rd Floor

Sponsored by Dow 10:00 to 10:25 a.m.

IMPLEMENTATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE “REAL CIRCULAR ECONOMY”

Ken Alston, Circular Economy Implementation Expert, Founding Partner at Circularity Edge, LLC

Starting from the history of the of the Circular Economy and current practice, Mr.

Alston will provide insights into critical elements that need to be included in a “real” or comprehensive definition of a circular economy. Using real world examples, he will highlight shortcomings of the linear economy and potential business opportunities from implementing with Circular Economy design principles and circular business models. 10:25 to 10:50 a.m.

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES; HOW ADHESIVES FOSTER A

CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Vera Haye, Managing Director, German Adhesives Association

To set the misspent statement straight that the use of adhesives inhibits a circular economy in general, we have worked out a scientifi c study on ‘Adhesives and Circular Economy’ highlighting the technological challenges and opportunities towards a sustainable future.

INNOVATION AWARDS & INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

Session Chair: Darius Deak, Global/Corporate R&D Director, Bostik Williford Room B, 3rd Floor Sponsored by Bostik

10:00 to 10:25 a.m. INNOVATION AWARD WINNER  2ND RUNNER UP 10:50 to 11:15 a.m. TOWARDS MORE SUSTAINABLE ADHESIVES & SEALANTS: THE ROLE OF A MATERIAL SCIENCE COMPANY Kyle Anderson, TS&D Scientist, Dow Inc. This presentation will explore the role of the raw material supplier toward more sustainable hot-melt adhesive solutions. As a polymer supplier to the hot-melt adhesive industry, the feedstock, through production, to end product are important aspects of polymer design toward sustainability.

10:25 to 10:50 a.m. INNOVATION AWARD WINNER  1ST RUNNER UP

10:50 to 11:15 a.m. INNOVATION AWARD WINNER  WINNER

11:15 to 11:40 a.m. APPROACHING INNOVATION THROUGH EXTERNAL TECHNOLOGY; LOOKING BEYOND YOUR WALLS Victoria Scarborough, Vice President Collaborative Innovation, ChemQuest Group, Inc. Not Invented Here (NIH Syndrome) can sabotage business growth by disregarding what the rest of the world has to offer. But you don’t have to originate research to profi t 11:15 to 11:40 a.m. THE ROLE OF ADHESIVES IN SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING FOR CONSUMER GOODS Elizabeth Staab, Global Sustainability Manager, Rigid Packaging, H.B. Fuller Sustainability is the way forward, and innovative, sustainable packaging for consumer goods products is becoming more prevalent in the marketplace. With a common goal of protecting human health and the environment, the value chain is shifting from a linear economy to a circular economy. While we all have a common end goal, our perspectives on sustainability and strategies to meet that end goal remain varied. So, where do we go from here? During this presentation, we’ll share approaches on how to thoughtfully use adhesives in the design and production of sustainable consumer goods packaging. These examples represent what we can offer now to help our customers meet their sustainability goals, where we are going, and how we will get there. We will highlight areas and

opportunities for collaboration, which will support movement to the next generation of products. The presentation will conclude with a call to action to our supply chain partners to support a sustainable future in our industry. We will also highlight opportunities where, together with ASC, we can support sustainability and the circular economy. .

11:40 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. SUSTAINABLE ADHESIVES IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY Mikaela Decio, Head of Environmental Sustainability, MAPEI From our studies on adhesives, the highest environmental impacts come from raw materials, especially from hydraulic and organic binders, which give the quality and the durability to the adhesive. The challenge for the industry is to find out innovative materials which can be used in the adhesive formulation and give lower impacts in terms of environment maintaining high quality and long durability.

12:05 to 12:25 p.m. APPLYING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO SUSTAINABLE ADHESIVES DEVELOPMENT Malcolm Davidson, Senior Data Solutions Engineer, Citrine Informatics Artificial intelligence can accelerate the development and reformulation of sustainable adhesives and formulated products. This talk will highlight key considerations and successful applications of AI in this domain.

HIGH PERFORMING STRUCTURAL ADHESIVES

Session Chair: Michael Czaplicki, Director of Research and Development, L&L Products Williford Room A, 3rd Floor Sponsored by L&L Products high-performance sails. Moreover, we want to show which circumstances lead to the development of highly flexible matrix systems.

12:05 to 12:25 p.m. SILANE CROSSLINKING STRONG BONDING ADHESIVES Volker Stanjek, Head of Research, Wacker Chemie Corp. A new binder system of special silane modified polymers (SMPs) will be presented. Adhesives based on this binder are very hard and offer extremely high lap shear strength. Furthermore, crystal clear products are feasible. It is the first time, that SMPs can be used for strong bonding adhesives.

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY GENERAL SESSION LUNCH & KEYNOTE Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor

SUPPLY CHAIN LESSONS FOR COVID-19 FOR ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS Harry Moser, Founder & President, Reshoring Initiative® COVID-19 has revealed deadly shortages of medical products due to 90 to 95% dependence on imports, especially from China. Similar dependence is true in many key industry sectors including defense material. It is now clear: shorter supply chains are stronger, more competitive supply chains. We will demonstrate that shorter supply chains are also more profitable for OEM and supplier for 20 to 40% of products. Tools to identify the 20 to 40% will be provided. Examples of adhesive and sealant reshoring and FDI (foreign direct investment) will be presented. Reshoring of adhesive/sealant intense products and how to convince OEMs to reshore more assembly will be presented.

1:45 to 4:15 p.m.

10:00 to 10:25 a.m. HYBRID ROOM-TEMPERATURE CURED FOAMED ADHESIVE USING NOVEL CURATIVES AND FOAMING AGENTS Hamid Mortazavian, Scientist, L&L Products This presentation will provide an update on a new type of two-component fast-curing foaming adhesives using novel curatives and foaming agents.

AFTERNOON EDUCATION SESSIONS 

ADHESIVES AS ENABLERS IN E-MOBILITY & REGIONAL UPDATES

10:25 to 10:50 a.m. NEW LOW ODOR ACRYLATE BASED STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE Matthew Freeman, Technical Service Specialist, Huntsman New low odor acrylate adhesives designed for fast curing, outstanding adhesion, and having a lower toxicity profile versus common adhesive chemistries. Performance will be compared to current commercial products (tensile strength, elongation, lap shear strength and maximum service temperature).

10:50 to 11:15 a.m. TOUGHENERS FOR STRUCTURAL ADHESIVES Ya-Ting Su, Scientist, Arkema Inc. This presentation including the discussion of how to improve the toughness by adding tougheners. The discussion includes the introduction of tougheners including core-shell particles, and its applications and performance in various structure adhesive systems.

11:15 to 11:40 a.m. NOVEL TWO-COMPONENT RAPID CURING STRUCTURAL ADHESIVES Ira Miller, R&D Material Development Specialist, L&L Products This presentation will provide information on novel, rapid curing, zero VOC, twocomponent structural adhesives with durable adhesion to a variety of substrates with minimal to no surface pretreatment.

11:40 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. STORAGE-STABLE, FIBER-REINFORCED ADHESIVE FILMS FOR ULTRAHIGH-PERFORMANCE SAILS - ENDURANCE TEST FROM LE HAVRE TO SALVADOR DE BAHIA Raphael Schaller, CTO, nolax AG With an off-shore racing endurance test from Le Havre to Salvador de Bahia, we want to show how fiber-reinforced adhesive films are made and used for manufacturing ultraSession Chair: Andrew Michel, Research Scientist, H.B. Fuller Waldorf Room, 3rd Floor

1:45 to 2:10 p.m. ADHESIVES AS ENABLERS OF ENHANCED SAFETY IN EV BATTERY DESIGNS Marlen Valverde, Senior Business Development Manager-OEM and Electric Vehicles, H.B. Fuller This presentation will cover the basics of electric vehicle battery design, the challenges with battery fire prevention, and the key role adhesives and sealants play as part of the methods deployed to ensure end user safety.

2:10 to 2:35 p.m. EV SHIFTING THE COURSE OF MODERN ADHESIVES: EVOLUTIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS Jessica Carson, R&D Engineer, ThreeBond International, Inc. With the rapid push towards fuel cells and electric vehicles, there is a pressing need for innovative, adaptable, and efficient solutions by suppliers to fill emerging technological gaps. Over 60 years of experience has allowed ThreeBond to pioneer solutions for the evolving automotive industry.

2:35 to 3:00 p.m. THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS FOR EV CARS Josiane Leon, Product Development Technical Manager, PPG PPG is facilitating vehicle electrification and sustainability in manufacturing through the development of innovative materials solutions. We will discuss new thermally conductive materials for BEV. This new technology provides significant advantages in processability and performances.

3:00 to 3:25 p.m. FORMULATING HIGH PERFORMANCE ADHESIVES FOR E-MOBILITY Jeremy Pasatta, Technical Service Manager, Transportation and Industrial, Huntsman Corporation This presentation will give an overview of formulation strategies to achieve highperformance two-part epoxy adhesives to use in e-mobility applications. Properties to improve include lower viscosity, higher toughness and thermal performance.

3:25 to 3:50 p.m. ROOM TEMPERATURE, FAST CURING TWO-COMPONENT POLYUREA ADHESIVES FOR HIGHLY ELASTIC STRUCTURAL BONDED JOINTS IN E-MOBILITY Thomas Wolf, Start-up Leader, nolax AG Electrification in the automotive industry requires fundamentally new components and joining processes. With a specific example from our latest development, we want to show the performance of highly elastic and fast curing two-component polyurea adhesives in multi-material bonding in e-mobility.

3:50 to 4:15 p.m. HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELASTIC BONDING ENABLED BY SILANE TECHNOLOGIES Anne Dussuad, Senior Scientist, Momentive Performance Materials Adhesive solutions to make lightweight electric vehicles with increased range have emerged as a key sector of innovation. At the same time, there is a push towards greener solutions in adhesive design that necessitates environmentally friendly chemistries such as silylated resins. Silane chemistry has been the cornerstone of durable bonding for advanced structural components in transportation and is destined to expand in the EVs sector. This talk will highlight recent developments in silanes technologies and isocyanatefree silylated polymers to achieve high performance elastic bonding. In particular, an analysis of the adhesive microstructures and the silane choice for durable wet adhesion in challenging conditions will be presented. 2:35 to 3:00 p.m. CO2-BASED POLYOLS IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYURETHANE ADHESIVES Calvin Shen, Marketing Manager, Aramco Performance Materials This presentation will describe the performance of polyurethane formulations using different grades of CO2-based polyols with an emphasis on polyurethane adhesives. It will also compare the impact of polyol CO2 content on the general performance characteristics of polyurethanes.

3:00 to 3:25 p.m. REACTIVE AMINE CATALYSTS FOR 1K MOISTURE-CURE POLYURETHANE ADHESIVES & SEALANTS Jingguo Shen, Technical Manager, Evonik Corporation Tertiary amines are widely used as catalysts in 1K moisture-cure PU systems, providing generally acceptable catalytic activity along with sufficient compatibility with isocyanate prepolymers. However, the fugitive nature of these commonly used non-reactive amine catalysts limits their application in adhesives & sealants where strict emission controls are required. Herein, we demonstrate that by balancing the blow/gel selectivity and the sequestration effects, reactive amine catalysts may provide end-use performance similar or superior to their non-reactive counterparts for a wide range of moisture-cure applications with the inherent benefit of lower VOC emissions.

3:25 to 3:50 p.m. REPLACING CONCRETE WITH POLYURETHANE FOAM IN LOAD BEARING APPLICATIONS Scott Cowen, R&D Director, H.B. Fuller How adhesives can replace mechanical fasteners and other non-adhesive applications, specifically, two-component polyurethane foam used to replace concrete as backfill and structural support for posts and foundations. Benefits include speed, ease and environmental friendliness, and durability.

4:15 to 5:00 p.m. REGIONAL UPDATES Bill Allmond, President, Adhesive and Sealant Council During this session, representatives from the Asia Regional Adhesive Council (ARAC); FEICA, the Association of the European Adhesive and Sealant Industry; and the Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) will present key market trends and regulatory developments in their respective regions.

REACTIVE POLYURETHANE MATERIALS

Session Chair: Emily McBride, Applications Lab Supervisor, LANXESS Williford Room B, 3rd Floor

1:45 to 2:10 p.m. PUR HOTMELTS - HOW TO MAKE CUSTOMERS LOVE REACTIVE ADHESIVES Christian Terfloth, Board of Directors, Jowat SE This presentation provides specific solutions about how to further reduce potential hazards from Isocyanates, avoid investments in special machinery equipment, reduce processing costs and simplify handling of PUR Hot Melts.

SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND PROCESSES

Session Chair: Francois Court, CTO, Bostik Williford Room C, 3rd Floor Sponsored by Bostik

1:45 to 2:10 p.m. COMPATIBILIZING PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES WITH THE PET RECYCLING STREAM: SCOPE, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Tom Ribelli, Research Associate, Avery Dennison The issue of plastic recycling is omnipresent. Within the PET recycling industry, pressure sensitive labels (PSLs) are widely considered to be an impedance towards closed loop, bottle to bottle (B2B) recycling due to contamination of the PET from the adhesive and label. This generally results in a downgrading of the recycled PET (rPET) which limits its downstream value. While ‘wash off-able’ PSL solutions are available, many of these products suffer from either a lack of adhesion or wash-off robustness. Avery Dennison is working towards understanding how systematic adhesive design can lead to PSLs solutions that enable label wash off in today’s PET recycling streams. This presentation will discuss the challenges with marrying a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) to current recycling processes while enhancing both wash off and adhesion performance.

2:10 to 2:35 p.m. DIGITAL APPLICATION OF A NEW CLASS OF HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYURETHANE HOT MELT ADHESIVES Dirk Achten, Head of Modern Coatings and Adhesives Applications, Covestro Deutschland AG This presentation will present a new polyurethane (PU) hot melt adhesive technology with outstanding initial green strength and adjustable open time, enabling a precise robot assisted automated adhesive application for highly demanding bonding problems. 2:10 to 2:35 p.m. POLYCHLOROPRENE BASED CONTACT ADHESIVES WITH SUSTAINABLE AND SAFER SOLVENTS Rainer Kalkofen, Technical Manager/Technical Service and Application Development, ARLANXEO Deutschland GmbH Strength and easy handling make solvent borne polychloroprene based contact adhesives indispensable. However, typical solvents are raw oil based and bear health risks. This talk shows how to formulate these adhesives with sustainable solvents and with solvents that are no health risk to the operator.

2:35 to 3:00 p.m. BIOBASED, MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TACKIFIER RESIN FOR HIGH PERFORMING PSA Brett Neumann, Technical Manager, Kraton Chemicals, LLC Sustainability continues to grow in importance for the adhesives industry. Solutions are needed that provide both performance and sustainability benefits. This presentation will discuss the benefits of using a multi-functional, highly stable, biobased tackifier in high performance PSA. We will review the tackifier performance in adhesives relative to competitive tackifiers.

3:00 to 3:25 p.m. UV CURABLE BIO-RENEWABLE WARM MELT ADHESIVE Paul Snowwhite, CEO, Applied Molecules This presentation will provide an overview of performance of warm melt UV adhesives made from bio-based materials.

3:25 to 3:50 p.m. IMPROVING THE LIGHT AND HEAT STABILITY OF SMP SEALANTS WHILE ADDRESSING THE REGULATORY CHANGES FOR LIGHT STABILIZERS Mouhcine Kanouni, Technical Marketing Manager, Clariant Corporation We will briefly review the details of recent regulatory changes affecting light and heat stabilizer additives used in the adhesives and sealant industry and introduce our latest stabilizer solutions that address those challenges while providing improved light and heat stability to meet market needs.

3:50 to 4:15 p.m. XEMEX: A REVOLUTIONARY NEW MIXING NOZZLE Eric Ronning, President & CEO, Re Mixers, Inc. Xemex Mixing Nozzles offer new advancements in adhesives mixing. Xemex is the first static mixer to implement multi-dimensional folding over each element. This provides optimal adhesive performance in a fraction of the length (and waste) of existing mixers.

DISPERSIONS AND EMULSION TECHNOLOGY

Session Chair: Kathie Hacek, Market Manager, Colonial Chemical Williford Room A, 3rd Floor Sponsored by Colonial Chemical

1:45 to 2:10 p.m. A RHEOLOGICAL MASTER CURVE FOR THE VISCOSITY VS. SOLIDS RELATIONSHIP OF WATER BORNE ADHESIVE POLYMER FORMULATIONS David Horwat, Proprietor, adhesives-experts.com This presentation will present a modification of the Einstein Equation for predicting the solids viscosity relationship of an adhesive formulation extends the model to much higher solids.

2:10 to 2:35 p.m. HIGH PERFORMANCE, LOW VOC WATER-BASED PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS Kristin Schoene, Technical Service Manager Adhesives, Synthomer This presentation will present technical approaches to develop low VOC & low odor polymer dispersions, which can be used as high-performance PSAs, e.g., in automotive industry. The reduction of harmful volatile organic compound emissions creates more sustainable PSAs for specialty tape applications.

2:35 to 3:00 p.m. WETTING AND DISPERSING ADDITIVES FOR ADHESIVES AND SEALANT FORMULATIONS Michael Drewery, Market Manager Adhesives and Sealants, BYK USA Inc. This presentation will provide an overview about highly effective wetting and dispersing additives for adhesives and sealant. They allow formulations with higher loadings of highperformance fillers while maintaining flowability required in processing and when applied. 3:00 to 3:25 p.m. SILANE TECHNOLOGY FOR POLYURETHANE DISPERSIONS Jay Patel, Applied Technology Scientist IV, Evonik Corporation Organofunctional Silanes are widely used in the adhesive and sealants industry. They are bifunctional molecules which create a chemical link, or a bridge, between an adhesive or sealant, and the substrate. In addition to adhesion promotion, silanes can also provide other benefits such as improvement.

3:25 to 3:50 p.m. WATERBORNE NON-CHLORINATED MODIFIED POLYOLEFIN ADHESION PROMOTERS FOR ADHERING TO LOW AND HIGH SURFACE ENERGY MATERIALS Andrew Andrade, Technical Director, Advanced Polymer, Inc. The presentation will cover three case studies on how waterborne non-chlorinated adhesion promoters can boost the adhesion of different adhesives to low surface energy substrates.

3:50 to 4:15 p.m. IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF EMULSION POLYMERS USED IN ADHESIVES Shailesh Majmudar, Senior Staff Scientist, Solvay This presentation describes the use of emulsifiers containing a polymerizable moiety, polymerizable surfactants, in an emulsion polymer resin and compare the performance of these polymers with resins that utilize conventional emulsifiers.

6:00 to 10:00 p.m. CLOSING CEREMONY & GALA: GREAT GATSBY RECEPTION & DINNER Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor Sponsored by ChemQuest & Meridian Join us for the final event and gathering as we announce WAC2026 and enjoy special live entertainment in the gorgeous Grand Ballroom! Attire: Great Gatsby costume