September 15-16, 2021
Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
Combining more than 25 years of experience in working with the industrial pigments and colorants sectors and titanium dioxide supply chain, Smithers co-located Pigment and Color Science Forum & TiO2 World Summit regularly unites key players from across the entire value chain for 2-days of the latest market insights, imformative presentations, collaborative discussions, and valuable networking opportunities, building on the inherent synergies between the pigments and TiO2 industries.
Hybrid ticket options are available for this year's conference, allowing you to attend in person in Cleveland, Ohio, or as a virtual delegate with full access to live presentations, including on-demand access to presentation recordings, and innovative virtual networking opportunities through the online event platform and dedicated conference app. The event agenda will be presented live in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4:00).
An unparalleled learning and networking experience awaits at the only event uniting the entire pigment industry! Will you be joining us at this year’s conference?
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Purchasing a ticket to either the Pigment & Color Science Forum or TiO2 World Summit grants full access to both events, allowing you to tailor your conference experience and move freely between both agendas. Additionally, shared networking opportunities provide attendees with the perfect opportunity to mingle with everyone involved in the pigments value chain!
Nick has been with P&G for over 21 years in R&D roles spread across the Laundry and Baby Care businesses. In those roles, he has played a critical role in developing new technologies and formulation approaches for the Liquid Laundry Business and more recently has been Baby Care's lead technologist in understanding print and ink applications used for diaper graphics printing. Nick graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH with a BS in Chemistry, and resides in Cincinnati.
Dr. Amy Ethier is the Global Expert Services and Regulatory Manager for the Cosmetic Effect Pigment business at Colors & Effects. She joined BASF (now Sun Chemical) through the Leadership Development Program (LDP), and has held positions in Manufacturing, R&D and Technical Marketing. Amy holds a Ph.D. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut.
Jeff McNaught is a Color Development Chemist with PPG Industries. His 27 year career has spanned field service, manufacturing process improvement, quality control and color development for Automotive OEM. A focus on process improvement initiatives have been a common theme running across all rolls. At the end of 2019 PPG’s Global Color team began looking at new ways of communicating color digitally. These new processes took on more urgency with the onset of 2020’s broad new adoption of remote working. PPG’s 2020 Color Show was the first to be delivered in an entirely remote and digital format.
Jeff’s roll in digital color communication has been learning and leveraging digital program capabilities, digital object design and implementation from physical to digital worlds. His skills in Illustration, graphic design and woodworking aid development of communication materials across business units.
Andre Bendo is a Technical Industry Manager, Senior Expert for Automotive Coatings with Sun Chemical. Based in Philadelphia, he has over 28 years of experience related to pigments and coating applications. Andre has gained an interesting perspective on pigments through a variety of positions in Research & Development, Quality, Production, Marketing, Business Development and Technical Service. Currently focused on pigments for automotive, he actively supports new industry developments including autonomous vehicles. Andre holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware (USA).
Robert Gibney is General Manager Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Sales for Iluka Resources, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
Mr. Gibney has over 35 years of pigment industry experience, having spent over 21 years with Tronox/Kerr-McGee Chemical in a wide variety of senior management positions, including Vice President Global Pigment Marketing, Vice President Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain and Chief Administrative Officer.
Having joined Iluka on February 1, 2014, Mr. Gibney is focused on developing Iluka’s TiO2
feedstock sale strategies along with increasing the TiO2 expertise within the company.
Wei Joined EMD Electronics as Technical Marketing Manager. She started her career in the coatings industry at Red Spot Paint and Varnishes as a R&D Chemist. She then moved into applications and technical service area as the raw material suppliers in polymer resin at Reichhold. She spent the past 20 years in the effect pigments industry with various responsibilities at BASF and Ciba.
Wei has several publications and patents. She holds a MS degree in chemistry and BS degree in chemical engineering.
Iluka is an international mineral sands company with expertise in exploration, development, mining, processing, marketing and rehabilitation. The company has over 60 years’ experience in the mineral sands industry. Iluka’s portfolio includes operations in Australia and Sierra Leone; projects in Australia, Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka; and a globally integrated marketing and distribution network.
The company’s TiO2 containing products include various grades of ilmenite, leucoxene, rutile, and synthetic rutile, which are sold under brands such as HYTI and Exeld. Iluka is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange with the ticker code ILU.
