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Exploring Digital Transformation’s Impact on Chemical Research with DOW. CIEX 2024 Speaker Interview with Rui Vogt Alves da Cruz, VP of Core R&D, Dow Today, we interviewed Rui Vogt Alves da Cruz from Dow to discuss key insights ahead of his upcoming session at CIEX in Indianapolis this October. Rui Cruz, vice president for Dow […]

Pioneering Sustainable Innovation: Ashland’s Strategy for a High-Tech, Low-Carbon Future. Interview with CIEX NA speaker- Osama M. Musa, senior vice president and chief technology officer, Ashland CIEX: Osama, thank you for joining the speaker panel for CIEX 2024! Without giving too much away – what is the core message of your talk and what would […]

Enhancing Domestic Supply Chains and Recycling Critical Battery Materials with Cirba Solutions Interview with CIEX NA 2024 speaker -David Klanecky, CEO, Cirba Solutions   CIEX: Without giving too much away – what is the core message of your talk and what would you like delegates to remember? David: During my session at this year’s CIEX […]

Driving Sustainable Chemistry: Overcoming Challenges and Harnessing Opportunities in the Chemical Industry Speaker Interview with Joel Tickner from Change Chemistry   CIEX: Without giving too much away – what is the core message of your talk and what would you like delegates to remember? Joel: Commercialization and adoption of sustainable chemistry are challenging given the […]

Revolutionizing the Chemical Industry: Interview with CIEX 2024 speaker –Abhishek Shrivastava, VP of Innovation & Decision Science, Lubrizol CIEX: Without giving too much away – what is the core message of your talk and what would you like delegates to remember? Abhishek: To continue to innovate in the chemical industry, we must work together and […]

Establishing a human-oriented framework to catalyze innovation Sibel Selcuk is the Executive Vice President of Research & Development for The Heritage Group. She previously served as VP, Global R&D and Strategy for Monument Chemical, and is also President of Heritage Turkish Holdings. Sibel served in leadership roles at the American Chemical Society, is the Chairman […]

From Green Electricity to Chemical Resources   Dr. Andreas Kicherer is Vice President Sustainability at Brenntag Group. An award winning executive leader in sustainability management, corporate sustainability strategy development and implementation by developing and using quantitative assessment tools. More than 25 years of experience leveraging in-depth chemical industry expertise and exceptional insights to support and […]

Adaptive Methods in a Rapidly Changing Market Dr David Hatrick is Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Innovation at Huntsman Advanced Materials, located in Huntsman’s headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas. David leads the strategic planning and R&D activities for the division, from development of market insights, strategy development through to creation of new technology platforms […]

A Sustainable Future in Sight? Overcoming Barriers in the European Chemical Landscape Pierre Joris is an Engineer in Physics, holding a M.Sc. from the University of Stanford, and an Advanced Executive degree from Kellogg’s School of Management, Chicago. Pierre has 36 years of international experience in the Chemical Industry. He built his career for 29 […]

Unpacking CIEX Europe 2023’s Vision from Chemicals R&D to innovation   Prof. John Metselaar has turned his 30-year global VP-level leadership responsibilities at Procter & Gamble into expertise in leadership, innovation, strategy, and organizational culture. He now serves as Professor at Solvay Brussels School for Economics and Management and is Director of The Conference Board’s […]