Tuesday’s Keynote Address, “Innovation in Relationships Between Coatings Companies, Suppliers and Co-Suppliers,” will be delivered by Dr. Richard Jenkins, Global Group President, Arkema Coating Resins. Recent trends in the chemical industry have been towards consolidation, less upstream flexibility, more frequent and unexpected raw material shortages, more constrained carrier capacity, and increased demand volatility. The consequences of such forces on planning and operating a reliable supply chain can no longer be affordably mitigated through an inventory-only approach.

Kevin O’Leary of Miller Paint Company will receive the 2019 Samson-Adler Award on Tuesday morning. O’Leary began his career in the paint and coatings industry in the Seattle/Tacoma area at Todd Chemical/Enterprises in 1976 after serving four years in the U.S. Air Force.

Monday afternoon’s leadership panel will discuss mergers and acquisitions, and the impact on you and our industry. Speakers include Sandeep Bhatt, President, DSM Coating Resins North America; Gary LeRoux, President & CEO, Canadian Paint & Coatings Association; Hector Rodriguez, VP Business Segments & Strategy, Ravago Chemicals North America; Steve Waterman, Vice President R&D, Product Development; Behr Paint Company; Denise Hartmann, Senior Vice President, Dispersions, Resins and Additives, North America, BASF Corporation; and Dr. Greg Williams, Section Manager, Applied Research, Behr Paint Company.

John Gilbert, Chief Research and Development Officer at Behr Process Corporation, will deliver today’s keynote address, titled “People, Place, Process and Products: The Inner Workings of Development Today.”

James Calkin, retired Vice President at the HORN Company, will receive the 2018 Samson-Adler Award this morning. Calkin first became an ACA Member in 1966 and spent 50 years as a member. During that time he served on both ACA’s Industry Suppliers Committee and the Architectural Coatings Committee for 25 years.

Thanks to sponsors Chemquest, Alchemy, Evonik and Covestro, four of this year’s conference events will be broadcast live (BL) to coatings professionals not able to attend CTT. If you or your colleagues can not attend this year, register to watch these presentations virtually.