ŞİŞECAM 39TH INTERNATIONAL GLASS CONFERENCE
"United to Innovate: Inspire Future"
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
April 10, 2025
MAIN ENTERANCE
FOYER
Burak Büyükfırat Chief Research and Technological Development Officer, Şişecam, TR
Görkem Elverici Chief Executive Officer, Şişecam, TR
Launch of the Project: "Plant of the Future"
Panel Discussion: "United to Innovate: Inspire Future"
ICG "Turner Award" Handover Ceremony Erik Muijsenberg "ICG Vice President - Commercial Director, Glass Service, CZ"
Burak Büyükfırat (Chief Research and Technological Development Officer, Şişecam, TR)
Dr. Claudio Mazzali VP Global Research, Corning Incorporated, US "The Timeless and Transformative Impact of Glass Technologies in our Society"
Prof. Dr. Oğuzhan Aygören Director, Institute for Business Innovation, University of California, Berkeley, US "Vision, Inspiration, Connection: Exploring the path with Startup Orientation and Open Innovation"
Jeremy Lindley Global Design Director, Diageo PLC, UK "Beauty and Sustainability: How We Must Innovate to Achieve Sustainability and Design Excellence"
Il Molino Restaurant
Serkan Şahin (Product Dev. & Production Tech. Senior Director, Şişecam, TR)
Simone Tiozzo Head of R&D Dept. Stazione Sperimentale del Vetro (SSV), IT "Horizon Europe project H2GLASS: Outcomes of the first campaigns of industrial scale H2 combustion trials performed in a container glass melting furnace of Steklarna Hrastnik"
Elisa Gerali & Annick Lachance Nyiringango R&D Engineer & R&D Engineer, Stara Glass, IT "From Natural Gas to Hydrogen mixtures: Challenges and Opportunities in Combustion for Sustainable Glass Furnaces"
Bruno Malphettes Marketing and Sales Director, Fives, FR "Progress in Lower Carbon Float Glass Melting: From Oxyfuel to Hybrid"
Galen Kutlubay Global Account Manager, Clean Air, Topsoe, DK "Revolutionizing Glass Manufacturing with Green Hydrogen and Catalytic Filtration"
Sebastian Krogel R&D Engineer, Nikolaus SORG GmbH & Co. KG, DE "SORG’s Technology Portfolio to Support Glass Industry at Decarbonization"
Dr. Thomas Bewer Senior Director Forming Technology, Bucher Emhart Glass, CH "CO2 Reduction and Strengthening Techniques for Lightweight Container Glass"
Dr. Michel Gaubil Director Refractory Solution Engineering, SEFPRO, FR "Hybrid Melting Technology: A Challenge for Glass Furnace Lifetime"
Dr. İlkay Sökmen (Innovation Director, Şişecam, TR)
Prof. Dr. Ashutosh Goel Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University, US "Structural Design of a Scalable Glass with High Hardness and Crack Initiation Resistance"
Dr. Serena Panighello Senior Scientist, Stevanato Group, IT "Advanced Surface Analysis Meets Chemical Functional Techniques to Study Glass in Pharmaceutical Packaging"
Prof. Dr. Christian Roos Director of Institute, Glass and Glass Ceramic, RWTH Aachen University "Glass to Metal Interaction during Forming"
Prof. Dr. Massimo Guglielmi Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering at University of Padova, IT "On the Surface Hydrolytic Resistance of Borosilicate Glass Vials under Extreme Depyrogenation Conditions"
Dr. João Vitor Campos Researcher, Materials Engineering, Federal University of Sao Carlos, BR "Ultrafast and Energy-Efficient Crystallization of Glasses for All-Solid-State Battery Applications: A Case Study of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3"
Asst. Prof. Mattia Biesuz Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, IT "Structural characterization of the chemical tempering process of soda-lime silicate glasses"
Dr. Levent Karacasulu Researcher, Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, IT "Structural and Property Modifications in Soda-Lime Silicate Glass via Hydrothermal Treatment"
Tolga Uysal (Melting Technologies Director, Şişecam, TR)
Erik Muijsenberg Commercial Director, Glass Service, CZ "Decarbonization through AI Batch Monitoring for Electric and Gas fired furnaces coupled with Model-Based Predictive Furnace Control"
Dr. Daniel Backhouse Senior Glass Technologist, Glass Futures Ltd, UK "Glass Futures: A Research and Collaboration Platform for Glass Industry Decarbonisation"
Dr. Shrikar Chakravarti Global Glass Strategic Account and Business Development Director, Linde GmbH, DE "Step Change Reduction in Scope 1 CO2 Emissions by Converting Air-Regen Furnaces to Oxy-Fuel with OPTIMELT™ Heat Recovery Systems"
Dr. Daniela Messina Technical Marketing Manager, RHI Magnesita, IT "Regenerator Efficiency Optimization through new Checker Settings and Shape Design"
Philippe Kerbois Global Industry Manager, Ametek Land, FR "Revolutionizing Glass Furnace Operations with AI-Enhanced AMETEK LAND Image Pro Software combined with NIRB- 2K Thermal Imaging"
Neil Simpson Managing Director, Simpson Combustion & Energy Ltd, UK "Infra-Red does not Lie! We Have Just Never Seen It Before in Base of Regenerators"
Ozan Özer (Product Development Director, Şişecam, TR)
Prof. Dr. Xusheng Qiao School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, CN "Hollow Silica Nanosphere Based Anti-reflective Coatings on Photovoltaic Glasses"
Dr. Dermot Monaghan Managing Director, Gencoa Ltd, UK "Better ‘Understanding of the Vacuum’ to Improve Film Quality and Process Control"
Marcus Klein Managing Director, SURAGUS GmbH, DE "Insights into Future Glass-Coating Monitoring Solutions by Inductive Inspection Methods"
Dr. Wilmert De Bosscher Chief Technology Officer, Soleras, BE "Digitalization of Large Area Glass Coaters: Enabling Future Coating Expectations"
Dr. Paweł Kwaśnicki Head of R&D Department, ML System S.A., PL "Application of Atomic Layer Deposition Processes in Photovoltaic Systems"
"High-Performance Glass Ceramics, Synthesized Based on Basalt of Uzbekistan" Prof. Dr. Zebo Babakhanova Technology of Silicate Materials, Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology, UZ
"Thermal Diffusivity Measurement of Germanate-Based Glass-Ceramic System Using Photoacoustic Strategy" Dr. Hamid-Reza Bahari Founder & Director, CIGHTech, Center of Innovation for Green and High Technologies (CIGHTech), IR
"Securing Interoperability in Mechanical Engineering and Flat Glass Processing" Gesine Bergmann Head of Forum Glass Technology, VDMA e.V., DE
"Passing Down Cultural Design Heritage Through Craft Objects of Memoir" Rezzan Hasoglu Founder & Creative Director, IStudio Sahil, UK
"Development of a Series of Lithium-Containing Glass Calibration Standards" Dr. Hana Kaňková Researcher, FunGlass-A. Dubček University of Trenčín, SK
"Transformation of Organosilicon Polymer to SiOC Glass in Different Atmospheres" Dr. Levent Karacasulu Researcher, Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, IT
"Enhancing Float and Container Glass Production with the Ametek Land LSP-HD Line Scanning System for Lehr Applications" Philippe Kerbois Global Industry Manager, Ametek Land, FR
"On Energy Transfer Processes Between Glass Matrices and Rare-Earth Doped Ions in Various Glass Types" Dr. Petr Kostka Researcher, Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics (IRSM), CZ
"25 Years of AI Exploration: Pioneering Quality Control in Glass Manufacturing" Alessandro Liani Founder and CEO, Video Systems Sr, IT
"Raman Spectroscopy as a Method for Investigating Inclusions in Glass" Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yury Pauliukevich Head of Glass, Ceramics and Binding Materials Technology Dept., Belarusian State Technological University, BY
"Picvisa" Vasco Sousa International Sales Representative, Picvisa, SP
"Oxyfluoride Glass-Ceramics Doped with Ytterbium, Erbium and Thulium Ions as Efficient Up-Conversion Light Converters" Dr. Ekaterina Trusova Glass and Ceramics Technology Dept., Belarusian State Technological University, BY
"The Approaches to The Synthesis of Oxyfluoride Glass Ceramics" Dr. Ekaterina Trusova Glass and Ceramics Technology Dept., Belarusian State Technological University, BY
"Feeder Flowtech" Davide Zenere Head of Mechanical Engineering, BDF Industries, IT
"Check Detection in Container Glass with Intelligent Cloud Masking" Menander Scheider Head of Marketing and Product Management, Heye International GmbH, DE
April 11, 2025
PANEL on DECARBONIZATION: "Road for Decarbonization: Challenges and Urgencies" Dr. Bassam Fattouh, Director, OIES - Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, UK Gözde Morkoç,Sustainability Director, Şişecam, TR
PANEL on DECARBONIZATION: "Challenges Faced by Industry and the Scientific Solutions" Steve Whettingsteel, CEO & Managing Director, Krysteline Technologies Ltd, UK Dr. Malte Sander,Business Development Manager, Glass Service A.S, CZ
Seçil Erman (Res.&Tech. Strategies Dev. Director, Şişecam, TR)
Johan van der Dennen CTO, CelSian Glass & Solar B.V. "Celfos: Simulation-Assisted AI Modeling for Glass Quality Prediction"
Dr. Yakup Bayram CEO, PaneraTech, Inc., US "Co-Working with AI: Lessons Learned From Steel Industry"
Osman Burak Okan (Adv. Surf/Coat. Tech Manager., Şişecam, TR)
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Conradt Consultant, UniglassAC GmbH, DE "Properties of Pure Substances in Their Crystalline, Liquid and Glassy States Their Relevance for Industrial Glass Development"
Ateş Gösterişlioğlu Advanced Glass and Melting Technologies Specialist, Şişecam RT&D, TR "Thin Glass Composition Design Study for Float Furnaces"
Dr. Alexander Ruege VP Data Analysis and Reporting, PaneraTech, Inc., US "Transforming Glass Furnace Management with Continuous Refractory Wear Monitoring"
Andrea Codazzi MMM Segment Manager, Schneider Electric, NL "Digital Transformation in The Glass Industry"
Johannes Ertl Head of Tin Bath Technology, HORN Glass Industries AG, DE "HORN Tin Bath"
Joep Veenbergen Operational Intelligence Manager, Ardagh Group, NL "AGP Data Strategy and the Power of Unlocking Data Silos"
Paul Schreuders CEO, XPAR Vision, NL "Future-Proof Container Glass Forming: Actionable Data!"
Sonia Debets Area Sales Manager, IRIS Inspection Machines, FR "Advanced Digitalisation in Inspection for Predictive Defect Detection"
Asst. Prof. Dr. Jiri Schwarz Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Pardubice, CZ "Formation of Copper Nanoparticles in Oxide Glasses"
Dr. Richard Krumpolec Researcher, Plasma Physics and Technology, Masaryk University, CZ "Atmospheric DCSBD Plasma Technology for Surface Treatment, Activation and Adhesion Improvement of Glass"
Zeynep Hoşgör R&D Assistant Specialist, Akcoat Advanced Chemical Coating Materials Co. "Synthesis and Characterization of SiO2-B2O3-Na2O-K2O-ZnO Glass System: The Effect of SnO2 on the Structural and Radiation Shielding Properties"
Dr. Isabela Reis Lavagnini Materials Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, BR "Ultrafast and Energy-Efficient Crystallization of Glasses with Low Thermal Expansion"
Chris Holcroft Principal Technologist , Glass Technology Services, UK "Use of Controlled Dissolution Glasses for Marine Habitat Restoration"
Dr. Owen McGann Principal Technologist , Glass Technology Services, UK "Vanadate Glass as an Alternative for Radiation Hard Photonics and Optics"
Değer Demircan Acılıoğlu (Design Center Director, Şişecam, TR)
Jeremy Lindley Global Design Director, Diageo PLC, UK "How & Why We Developed The World’s Lightest 70cl Glass Scotch Whisky Bottle"
Stephen Whettingsteel CEO & Managing Director, Krysteline Technologies Ltd., UK "The Decarbonisation Pathway for Used Glass"
Niels Schreuder Director, Vlakglas Recycling Nederland, NL "Together We Make Glass Infinite"
Stuart Hakes Chief Executive, F.I.C.(UK)Limited, UK "The Reality of Decarbonisation in the Glass Industry"
Dr. Jozef Kraxner Head of Glass Processing Department, Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin-FunGlass, SK "Everglass – Innovative Glass Recycling Technology Process"
Hasan İsmail (Offline and Auxiliary Process Tech. Eng. Director, Şişecam, BG)
Prof. Dr. Alicia Duran Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio, CSIC ; Chair of the IYOG2023, SP "Smart Multilayer System Based on PEO and Sol-Gel Process for AZ31B Mg Alloy"
Dr. Jörg Neidhardt Head of S2S Technologies and Precision Coating, Fraunhofer FEP, DE "Novel Processing Technologies and Substrates for Large Area Coating"
Prof. Dr. Juris Purans Head of Laboratory, Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, LV "Chromogenic Thin Films for Smart Windows"
Dr. Robert Arndt Director R&D, CTF SOLAR GmbH, DE "Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV)"
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