FEICA 2017 Call for Speakers

FEICA is pleased to invite experts to share their knowledge and experience with an international audience of industry leaders and stakeholders at the 2017 European Adhesive & Sealant Conference and EXPO, which takes place at Forte Village in Santa Margherita di Pula, Sardinia, Italy, from 13 until 15 September 2017.

Year-on-year FEICA manages to attract a record number of industry leaders to discuss market drivers and trends, innovation, sustainability and technological advancements.

The FEICA Conference and EXPO is firmly established as the premier event for Europe’s adhesive and sealant industry, providing essential insights into the key issues affecting the industry and great networking opportunities for formulators, customers and raw materials suppliers to discuss the latest trends and wider business environment.

The 2017 Business Forum theme is:

Driving Innovation
Focus areas for the 2017 breakout sessions include:

Market trends and innovation
Adhesive and sealant market trends, growth rates and outlook, emerging markets and market development.
Digital innovation, innovative manufacturing technologies, innovation and growth.
Customer focus
Downstream user perspective in construction, building, civil engineering, electronics, medical, paper and packaging, transportation, marine, Do-It-Yourself/retail, footwear and leather, woodworking and joinery, and assembly operations.
Sustainability
Resource-efficient technologies, energy and raw material sourcing, Circular Economy.
Durability, recycling, handling and use of adhesives and sealants.
Adhesives and sealants contributing to sustainable development
Innovative technology, testing and product development
Developments in hotmelts, solvent-based, water-based, pressure-sensitive and reactive adhesive systems.
Trends in polyurethanes, silicones, silane and other sealant systems.
Raw materials
Feedstock trends affecting raw material sourcing.
Accessing raw materials – availability, restrictions and (relative) price.
Raw material development and new product applications.
From science to tomorrow’s applications
Innovative research, e-learning, high-throughput research.
Advancements in adhesion science, new chemistry.
Don’t see your area of expertise? Any new technology, market intelligence, or innovative idea relevant to the adhesive and sealant industry will be considered.

Abstract guidelines
Before sending us a presentation, you are requested to submit an abstract. Please download the Abstract Guidelines here.

Presentations in the breakout sessions are scheduled on Thursday 14 September in the afternoon and Friday 15 September in the morning. The FEICA Secretariat will inform you whether your abstract has been accepted or not by the end of April 2017.

Please send your material by e-mail not later than 24 March 2017 to:

Kristel Ons, FEICA Communication and Event Manager
E-mail: k.ons@feica.eu
Phone: +32 (0)2 792 75 17