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Speakers

KEYNOTE: Andrew Hwang
Leader of Coating & Advanced Materials Research Group, Samsung Heavy Industries

Sustainable Antifouling Coating Technologies for New-building Ships

Opening keynote speach

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KEYNOTE: Qingyi Xie
Research scientist, South China University of Technology; Vice general manager, Guangdong Havey Advanced Materials Co. Ltd.

Degradable polymer based antifouling coatings and their applications.

Degradable polymer based antifouling coatings and their applications

Eriksbergshallen

KEYNOTE: Dorothea Stübing
Group Leader Biofouling control coatings, Fraunhofer

Cleaning technologies as a complementary measure for hull performance management

KEYNOTE M Raouf Kattan
OBE FREng DSc PhD, Founder Safinah Ltd

Foul play

Opening keynote speach

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Sergey Dobretsov
Sultan Qaboos University

Climate Change and Antifouling Coatings: Impacts on Performance and Biofouling Communities

Ralitsa Mihaylova
Head of Special Projects, Safinah Group

Topic TBA

Maria Salta
Expert Biofilm Research, Endures

Project 0: comparing the impact of fouling on 6 different fouling control systems

Eriksbergshallen

Axel Rosenhahn
Professor for Analytical Chemistry, Ruhr University Bochum

Machine learning approaches to assess fouling on field samples

Santiago Arias
Head of Product Sustainability, Hempel

Researching new ways for sustainable coatings

Ida Friberg
Senior Formulation Engineer & Project Manager, I-Tech

Topic TBA

Shawn Lindner
PhD Student, the Technical University of Denmark Chemical Engineering

Quantitative Characterization of Hydrogel Layers on Antifouling Coatings

Volodymyr Pashovych
Program Manager, Marine Antifouling, Arxada

Microencapsulation Technology: advancing compliance and safety of biofouling management

Sasha Heriot
Product Development Business Manager, Cathelco

Heterodyning and Guided Wave Ultrasonic Technology: A Complementary Solution for Ship Hull Fouling Protection

Tom Bischof
Director of Quality Assurance, Safety, and Global Regulatory Affairs at American Chemet Corporation

Regulatory Updates on Copper Antifouling and the Science Behind

Anna Szczotok-Piechaczek
R&D Senior Chemist, Jotun

Evaluating organotin-free catalysts as EU-REACH compliant solutions for biocidal silicone-based marine coatings

Pascal Guth
PhD Student, the Technical University of Denmark

Investigating the Impact of In-Water Cleaning on Coating Performance and Cleaning Efficiency Using a Lab-Scale System

Marina Hauser
LCA Advisor, Bellona Foundation

Applying Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) to Evaluate Sustainable Biofouling Alternatives in Norwegian Sea-Based Aquaculture

Matthias Bork
PhD student, the Technical University of Denmark

Microplastics released from antifouling coatings: comparison of coatings and evaluation of release mechanisms

Karl Lander
Environmental Services Director, Subsea Global Solutions

Regulating Hull Cleaning: A Commercial Perspective

Azhar Al Busaidi
Sultan Qaboos University 

Macro-Fouling on Biocidal and Non-biocidal Antifouling Coatings in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman

Eriksbergshallen

Thomas Vance
Chief Executive, PML Applications

Pro-active cleaning without capture….. what are we afraid of?

Kevin Long
Regulatory Compliance Limited

Monitoring of antifouling copper in target marinas

Heleen Keustermans
Antifouling Coatings Formulation Scientist, Janssen PMP

Paint leach rate screening method to shorten product development process

Jose Gonzalez
PhD, CEng, CMarEng, FRINA, FIMarEST Senior Director Sustainability, CLIA Europe

Topic TBA

Micaela Machado Querido
DHI AquaTech Testing & Environmental Laboratory

Evaluating Ultrasonic Antifouling Technology: Effectiveness Against Biofouling and Potential Impact on Marine Mammals

Lena Granhag
Associate Professor, Chalmers University of Technology

Sustainable Hull Maintenance Strategies and decision support tool HullMASTER (Hull MAintenance STrategies for Emission Reduction)

Filippo Castelli
PhD, Technologist, National Research Council (CNR) - Institute for the Study of Anthropogenic Impacts and Sustainability in the Marine Environment (IAS)

Biofouling in-water assessment with ROV and deep-learning based image recognition software

Markus Jönsson
CEO, I-Tech

Petter Andreassen
Chief Chemist, R&D Fouling Protection, Jotun A/S

Field study of copper release rates and the risk assessment of antifouling paints for pleasure crafts

Rahul Ganguli
Surface Sciences

Slippery Durable Nontoxic foul resistant Coatings using controlled phase seperation

Mariarosa Ramondo
Institute of Science, Technology and Sustainability for Ceramics (ISSMC) CNR

Sustainable, Innovative Hybrid Coatings for Marine Antifouling: Design, Performances and Environmental Assessment

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