Conference Program

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Monday, June 19, 2023: Architects and Designers' Session

"Design meets Technology meets Market"

2:30pm

Welcome Coffee and Exhibits
Regency Foyer, Mezzanine Level

3:00pm

Welcoming Remarks
Kurt Fischer, Technical Conference Management

3:05pm

Keynote Presentation: Design Update
Jane Lockhart, Jane Lockhart Design

4;00pm

Innovations in Decorative Surfaces – Arclync Surfaces
Guillermo Velarde, Arclin

4:30pm

Market Update
Michael Riffel, Afry

5:30pm

Welcome Back Reception
Festival Room, 9th Floor

7:00pm

End of Day 1

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

8:00am

Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
Regency Foyer, Mezzanine Level

9:00pm

Decor Paper to Surface Laminate Materials: Trends and Case Study

Wayne Franklin and Nicolas Simonnet, Munksjö

10:00am

Leveraging 3D Surface Scanning for Virtualization and Manufacturing of Decor Surfaces

David Palmieri, CGS Oris

10:30am

Coffee Break and Exhibits
Regency Foyer, Mezzanine Level

11:00am

Hybrid Printing: The Harmonious Co-existence of Digital and Rotogravure Printing Via Efficient Cross-over Workflow Management 
Duncan Ross, Ava Cad Cam

11:30am

Techniques for Effectively Saturating Digitally Printed Papers
Julia Mörk, Münzing Chemie

12:00pm

Introduction to UV Cured Powder Coatings, and their Carbon, Environmental and Sustainability Advantages

Mike Knoblauch, Keyland Polymer

12:30pm

DISRUPTIVE is the New Normal: The Great Transformation of Surfaces
Nadia Oukid, SAPPI

1:00pm

Networking Lunch and Exhibits
Hotel Restaurant, Regency Foyer

2:00pm

End of Conference