2026 Speakers

Nathan Biller

Nathan Biller

Vice President
ChemQuest Powder Coating Research

Michael Bonner

Michael Bonner

Vice President of Engineering & Technology
Saint Clair Systems, Inc.

Eric Casebolt

Eric Casebolt

Director
The ChemQuest Group, Inc.

Bruno Dário

Bruno Dário

Technical Service and Development Scientist
Indorama Ventures

Derick Forcha

Derick Forcha

End-Use Specialist Powder Coatings Additives
NAFTA, BYK-USA

Bryan Haltom

Bryan Haltom

Business Manager, Industrial Colorants and Additives
DyStar

Marcelo Herszenhaut

Marcelo Herszenhaut

Commercial Manager, Surface Technology BU
LEHVOSS North America

Shan Jiangn

Shan Jiang

Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Iowa State University of Science and Technology

Chuck Jones

Chuck Jones

Business Development Manager – Advanced Polymer Technologies
Ingevity

Sachin Joshi

Sachin Joshi

CEO
Greenovoc Specialty Coatings Pvt Ltd.

Venkateshwarlu Kalsani

Venkateshwarlu Kalsani

Scientist
PPG

Huzaifa Matawala

Huzaifa Matawala

CEO & Founder
The Paint Foundation (Non-Profit)

Sam Morell

Sam Morell

President
samMorell.com

Anthony Moy

Anthony Moy

Sr. Technical Service Specialist
BASF

Artur Palasz, Ph.D.

Artur Palasz

R&D Director
Spektrochem Coatings Laboratory

Bonnie Piro

Bonnie Piro

Technical Marketing Manager
Sudarshan North America

Michael Praw

Michael Praw

Senior Applications Scientist
Indorama Ventures

Victoria Scarborough

Victoria Scarborough

Vice President, Collaborative Innovations
ChemQuest Group

Israel Skoff

Israel Skoff

Technical Marketing and Business Development Manager
Lubrizol

Catherine Vitale

Catherine Vitale

PCA Applications Manager
MÜNZING

Sarah Vezzetti

Sarah Vezzetti

Senior Scientist
Evonik Corporation

Kris Weigal

Kris Weigal

Biobased Business Development Consultant
OmniTech International

Chance Willis

Chance Willis

Industrial Coatings Business Development Manager
IPG Photonics

Ralph Woerheide

Ralph Woerheide

CEO
Metromation Inc.

Yanjia Zuo

Yanjia Zuo

Senior Scientist
Imerys Corporation

Diamond Sponsor

albert

Platinum Sponsor

chemquest revvity signals

Gold Sponsors

Alchemy BYK

Silver Sponsors

azelis IMCD IMCD uncountable

Bronze Sponsors

Omya Specialty Materials Inc. R.E. Carroll Inc. R.E. Carroll Inc. Siltech

Supporting Sponsor

Chicago Society for Coatings Technology