Wednesday 30 January

Global market trends and regulation: a 360-degree approach

09:30 - 09:45: President Laurence Joly, Corporate Dispensing & Aerosols Packaging Expertise - L’Oréal

09:45 - 10:15: Legislative threats and opportunities - Alain D’Haese, Secretary General FEA European Aerosol Federation

10:15 - 10:30: The French aerosol activity in numbers - Jean Blottière, Secretary General - CFA

10:30 - 10:45: Consumer research for product and packaging innovation futures - Ben Mitchell, Research Fellow - The Retail Institute

10:45 - 11:05: Growth prospects for the Brazilian aerosol market, and innovation and tendencies for Latin America - Antal Gyorgy Almásy, RDI Director of AeroService Ltd and Vice President of ABAS

11:05 - 11:35: U.S. and retaliatory tariffs and their impact on the global aerosol industry - Steve Caldeira, President & CEO - Household & Commercial Products Association

11:35 - 11:55: Mist: Understood (Make MoreMagic) campaign update - Mary Frash, Marketing Manager - Ball Aerocan

Aerosol technologies, technical advances and innovations

1:45 - 2:00: Presidents Nathalie Thys, HSE Manager, (GlaxoSmithKline) and Jean Blottière (CFA)

2:00 - 2:15: Fast dimensional quality control of spray nozzles with SOLEX Air Flow Comparators - Nathalie Nardone, Metrology Business Development Manager - KEP Technologies

2:15 - 2:30: The use of a Quantitative Quantum Cascade Laser Leak analyser in product development, process control and aerosol leakage investigation - Peter Watmough, Global Detection Products Manager - Emerson

2:30 - 2:45: Increased throughput using advanced technology - Marco Rosati, Sales Manager Europe - Vasantha

2:45 - 3:00: Innovative fine mist technology for compressed air: EMT by Lindal - Georges Bouille, Consultant - Lindal Group

3:00 - 3:15: Aeroflex™ - A Reflex product - Michael Preston, Aeroflex™ Project and Technical Manager - Reflex Labels

3:15 - 3:30: Practical experience with the world’s first complete can inspection solution at the outlet conveyor: CIM-12 - Ralf Freiberger - Responsible for product development - Mühlbauer Group

Eco-design and sustainable developments

3:35 - 3:45: President Peter Lamboy, Consultant - LPC

3:45 - 4:00: Steel solutions for lighter and greener aerosols - Pascal Amelot, Commercial Director Packaging – ArcelorMittal Europe

4:00 - 4:15: Eco-innovation and the sustainability of aerosols - Sérgio Pereira, Life Cycle Assessment Practitioner - Colep

4:15 - 4:30: Aluminium aerosols – Sustainability at its best - Gregor Spengler, Head of Packaging - Aerobal

Thursday 31 January

The future of the global aerosol industry

10:00 - 10:15: President Bernhard Felten, Global Packaging – Technology Innovation - Beiersdorf AG

10:15 - 10:30: Innovative Medspray fine mist nozzle. Status quo and outlook to the future - Anne Mechteld Mosman, Product Marketing Manager - Medspray

10:30 - 10:45: Breakthrough of digital printing for round hollow bodies – Digital Printer D240.2 - Alexander Hinterkopf, Managing Director - Hinterkopf GmbH

10:45 - 11:00: Digitally printed metal packaging – Opportunities and technologies - Damian Pollok, Product Manager - Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint GmbH

11:00 - 11:15: Skin Protect: A revolutionary barrier dispensing solution for sensitive formulas - Florence Roullet, Formulations and Materials Director, and Marie Jacquemin, Consumer Insights Manager - Aptar

11:15 - 11:30: Brexit – where are we? - Patrick Heskins, Chief Executive - BAMA

11:30 - 11:45: Save the bees: selective organic insecticides and repellents with biogenetic research - Aldo Villagrossi, Area Manager - COSMAR Italy

11:45 - 12:00: Mass Production Digital Decoration - Breaking Conventions Through Practical Examples - Ofer Nir, Vice President Marketing & Business Development - Velox Digital

Panel discussion: Beyond personal care: what are the challenges of the Industrial and Automotive sectors?

2:00 - 3:00: President Detlev Melcher (Aerosol Europe), Sepp Juch, Managing Director (Euscher GmbH & Co. KG), Roland Brott, R&D for cosmetic aerosols and Helmut Traut, Chief Procurement Officer (Tunap), Andy Claughton, Project Management Consultant (Andy Claughton Facilitatest)