FINAL PROGRAMME

Following is the initial draft for the programme. As speakers and events are finalised, we will update the programme, so please come back again.


  

  

  

   

8.45am
  
SESSION 1 - Chairperson: Mr David Kennedy

8.45am
  
Official President's Welcome - Mr David Kennedy

9.00am
  
Novel Acrylic Epoxy Hybrid Technology for Metal and Concrete Protection - Dr Jia Tang, Dow

9.40am
  
Polyaspartic Urethane Coatings – Reducing Cost and Improving Painting Throughput  - Mr Peter Caley, Covestro Pty Ltd


10.20am
  
Morning Tea

10.50am
  
SESSION 2 - Chairperson: TBC

10.50am
  
NZ Manufacturing Update and what the future might hold? - Catherine Beard, Executive Director of Manufacturing and Export NZ, divisions of Business NZ

11.30am
  
The changing shape of the NZ paint market - Mr Richard Hansen, Dulux Paints

12.10pm
  
A New Generation of Acrylic Binders for Decorative and Flooring Applications - Mr Richard Wheen, Nuplex



12.50pm
  
Lunch


1.40pm
   
SESSION 3 - Chairperson: TBC

1.40pm
  
Sustainable Alkyd Based Coatings - Jonathan Huang, Business Development Specialist – Coatings & Polymers (Asia), Croda

2.20pm
  
Wood Structure and How It Relates to Coatings - Alan Dickson, Research Scientist, SCION

3.00pm
  
Health & Safety at Work Act - Courtney Taylor, OSM Group


3.40pm
  
Afternoon Tea


4.10pm
   
SESSION 4 - Chairperson: TBC

4.10pm
  
Shaping the Future of Surface Coatings Preservation - Daniel Palm, Customer Application Specialist, Dow Chemical Australia Ltd

4.50pm
  
Digital Craft - Ross Stevens, Design Futurist, School of Design, Victoria University in Wellington


5.30pm
  
CLOSE


6.30pm
   
CONFERENCE FORMAL DINNER - held at Rydges Wellington, with Sir Ray Avery as the guest speaker

SATURDAY 9 JULY

9.00am
  
SESSION 1 - Chairperson: Nigel Garland

9.00am
  
New Asbestos Act Regulations - Mr Terry Coleman, Coleman Consulting

9.40am
  
Master Painters Association and Coating Problems they Encounter - Mr Phil Wilkinson, Master Painters Association

10.20am
  
Morning Tea

10.50am
  
SESSION 2 - Chairperson: David Kennedy

10.50am
  
A Brief History of Surface Coatings - Peter Walters, SCANZ Historian

12.10pm
  
Conference Close

12.20pm
  
Lunch


1.10pm
   
Weta Workshop Tour


6.30pm
   
CONFERENCE THEMED DINNER "UNITED NATIONS" - held at Rydges Wellington