21st Global Gypsum Conference, Exhibition & Awards
Thursday 9 - Friday 10 November 2023, Chicago, USA
The Westin Chicago Lombard - 70 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard, IL 60148, USA
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The programme for 2023 will be posted here in due course.
Conference programme 2022
Subject to change
Please note: On-site Covid testing (on arrival only) is required. Covid tests will be provided.
Monday 31 October 2022 |
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| 08.00 - 18.00 Space-only stand contractors have access to the exhibition area for stand-building | |
Tuesday 1 November 2022 |
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| 09.00 | Exhibitors can access the exhibition area |
| 16.00 - 21.00 | Conference registration and Covid-testing. Collect your conference materials and name badge. |
| 18.00 - 20.00 | Welcome reception in the exhibition area for all exhibitors, delegates, spouses and speakers. |
| 20.00 onwards | Free evening |
Wednesday 2 November 2022 |
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| 08.00 | Covid testing, conference registration, coffee in the exhibition area. |
| 09.00 | Conference introduction and welcome, Robert McCaffrey, conference convenor |
| Session 1: Global gypsum trends | |
| 09.10 | Paper 1: 'Welcome and opening remarks,' Jörg Ertle, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Etex; President, Eurogypsum |
| 09.40 | Paper 2: 'Gypsum in the European Green Deal: Challenges and opportunities,' Tristan Suffys, Eurogypsum |
| 10.10 | Meet the exhibitors - All exhibitors have the opportunity to introduce themselves to the audience |
| 10.40 | Coffee and networking in the Global Gypsum exhibition area |
| Sessions split - Gypsum in the auditorium, Insulation in the Insulation Lecture Theatre | |
| 11.30 | Paper 3: ‘Outlook for the global plasterboard market,’ Joe Harder, OneStone Consulting |
| 12.00 | Paper 4: 'Crude gypsum and wallboard production in the United States, from Alpha through Omicron,’ Rob Crangle, USGS |
| 12.30 | Meet the delegates 1 - Delegates have the opportunity to introduce themselves to the audience |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| Session 2: Gypsum product production optimisation | |
| 14.00 | Paper 5: 'What’s new in Gypsum Technology?’ Jeff Warren, Mark Flumiani, GypTech |
| 14.30 | Paper 6: 'Alternative thermal energy generation and energetic optimisation of the calcination process,' Peer Hannecke, Claudius Peters Projects GmbH |
| 15.00 | Meet the delegates 2 - Delegates have the opportunity to introduce themselves to the audience - 'Speed Dating' if time allows |
| 15.30 | Coffee and networking in the Global Gypsum exhibition area |
| 16.15 | Paper 7: 'Efficient grinding, drying and calcining of gypsum in Pfeiffer vertical mills,' Andreas Schieler, Gebr. Pfeiffer |
| 16.45 | Programme ends |
| 17.00 | Load buses for the Global Gypsum Awards Dinner at the Arriba venue, Guincho (last bus leaves at 17.15). Pre-booked guests only. Bring your tickets! Includes the presentation of the Global Gypsum Awards 2022 and the announcement of the location of the Global Gypsum Conference 2023. Please bring a jacket/sweater in case of cool weather. |
| 22.00 | Delegates arrive back at Estoril Congress Centre (approximate time) |
Thursday 3 November 2022 |
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| 08.00 | Covid testing, conference registration, coffee in the exhibition area. |
| 08.25 | Introductory remarks, Robert McCaffrey, conference convenor |
| Session 2: Gypsum product production optimisation - continued | |
| 08.30 | Paper 8: ‘How a Lutze natural rubber setting/forming belt improves the final gypsumboard product,’ Sebastian Scholl, Lutze International Europe GmbH & Co. KG |
| 09.00 | Paper 9: 'The reality of weight distribution – benefits of the GreCon gypsum board scale with high-resolution cross profiling,’ Philipp Kunkel, Fagus-GreCon Greten GmbH & Co. KG |
| 09.30 | Paper 10: ’Saving the planet - one gypsum board dryer at a time,’ Oskar Jonsson, Niklas Johansson, Gyptech Europe |
| 10.00 | Paper 11: 'Non-contact board laser measurement for quality, process and environmental improvements,’ Bo Johansson, LIMAB AB |
| 10.30 | Speed-dating: Bring plenty of business cards for this popular networking session |
| 11.00 | Coffee and networking in the Global Gypsum exhibition area |
| 11.30 | Paper 12: ''Megatrend Greening': One major step forward to reach the climate targets of the gypsum industry,’ Dennis Schattauer, Grenzebach BSH GmbH |
| 12.00 | Paper 13: 'Automation downstream of the stacker – the latest competitive battlefield,’ Mark Degroote, JBTC |
| 12.30 | Paper 14: 'New continuous system for the production of gypsum panels,' Rosy Scodro, Piero Rizzi, Comec s.r.l. |
| Session 3: Adding value to gypsum products | |
| 13.00 | Paper 15: 'DuraCore 303 setting new standards for fire rating: less is more,' Dany De Kock, Johns Manville |
| 13.30 | Lunch |
| 14.30 | Paper 16: 'Next generation papers’ Tomás Vivot, Alier |
| 15.00 | Special networking session |
| 15.30 | Coffee and networking in the Global Gypsum exhibition area |
| 16.00 | Paper 17: 'Driving construction market transformation towards gypsum sheathing with functionalised non-woven glass mat,’ David Appelfeld, Lucie Fraichard, Owens Corning |
| 16.30 | Paper 18: ‘Saving resources with modern superplasticizer concepts,’ Markus Mueller, Sika Services AG |
| 17.00 | Paper 19: ‘When recycling gypsum, what about the additives?’ Christian Pritzel, University of Siegen |
| 17.30 | End of conference session |
| 17.45-19.45 | Farewell reception and Conference prizegiving at the Terrace, Estoril Congress Centre - all welcome |
