CONVENTION SPEAKERS Following are the speakers for the 2025 SCANZ Convention. We have a wonderful variety of speakers from industry, academia and business. For more information on each speaker, click on their names. These will be updated as more information comes through. |
Hon Todd McClay Member for Rotorua, National Party Opening Speaker | Steve Koch Arxada Timber Preservation, More than Skin Deep |
Graham Armstrong FIMF FTSC The Armstrong Group: Surface Coatings Consultancy Development and Commercialisation of Chrome Free Sacrificial Coatings |
Carsten Nagel CliQ Swiss Tech Water-free! - A biocide-free colorant concept | Brooke Nicholls Inhibit Coatings Highly Compatible Antimicrobial Polyurethane Additive for Surface Applications |
Bobby Kanji Molequal Solutions Ltd Coatings 15.0 | Bruce Hickman NZ Institute Plant and Food Research The Protection and Commercialisation of Intellectual Property |
Steve Whippy Munzing Sustainable Additives |
Steve Nicholls 3R Group Ltd National Paint & Packaging Project Update |
Huzaifa Matawala The Paint Foundation Circular Reuse Sustainable Model of Paint Recycling | Kevin Roden Arxada
Microencapsulation Technology: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Biofouling Management |
Phil Wilkinson Master Painters NZ Association | Catherine Arrow PR Knowledge Hub Beneath the Surface - Driving Innovation with AI | Michael O'Brien ICL-HALOX Sustainable Corrosion Solutions for Protective Coatings |
Benjamin Schaefer ROEHM TBC |
Tim Kemmitt AVERTANA Unlocking Value from Industrial Waste |