SCANZ CONVENTION 2026

From Tradition to Tomorrow

Confirmed Programme

Wednesday

12.00pm – Registration Opens
1.00pm – Opening & Welcome
1.30pm – Colin Gooch – (Resene) Keynote Speaker

2.10pm - Alan Thorburn – Presentation of Tom Slinn’s paper from 1962 Convention ‘Acrylics in the Surface Coatings Industry’

2.50pm – Afternoon Tea

3.15pm – Adeline Alexander – (Vibrantz Technologies Australia Pty Ltd) ‘Cool Chemistry IRR pigments’

3.55pm - Bobby Kanji – (Molequal Solution Ltd) 'From Brushstrokes to Breakthroughs: Reimagining Waterborne Coatings for the next 75 Years'
4.15pm – Session Close

5.30pm – Bus departs the Scenic Hotel for evening function
6.00pm – Welcome Function
7.00pm – Brenntag Quiz Night

Thursday

9.00am – Shailendra Bhatkhande – (Cardolite Corporation) ‘Sustainable Solutions for Coatings Industry - CNSL Technology Introduction’

9.40am – Eric Cai - (Wanhua) 'Elevate High-End Facades with Long-Lasting Exterior Emulsion Technology'

10.20am - Morning Tea

10.40am – Ralf Kessel – (Concrete NZ) ‘Concrete & Coatings’

11.10am - Kevin Roden – (Arxada) ‘75 years of Evolution of Biocides for Paints and Coatings’

12.00pm – Lunch
1.15pm – Charnchai Dangchakorn – ‘Minimizing Viscosity Drop Post Tinting: Innovative Solutions for Consistent Paint Performance’

1.55pm - Susan Bartlett - SCAA - 'An overview of the new online eCourses available from SCAA'

2.15pm - Christine Despotopoulou – ICL ‘Corrosion Protection Strategies: From Proven Methods to Emerging Technologies’

2.45pm – Afternoon Tea
3.15pm – Steve Nicholls - 3R – ‘The (occasionally bumpy) road to product stewardship - an update on the national scheme for paint and its packaging’

4.15pm – Session Close

5.30pm - Bus departs the Scenic Hotel for evening function
6.00pm – Gala Dinner (Theme:1950s) at Omaka Heritage Centre

Friday

8.30am – AGM
9.30am – Josephine Mak - Synthomer 'New Acrylic Binder for Exterior Masonry Coatings with Very High Dirt Pick-up Resistance'

10.10am - Terence Yeo – Micro Powders Inc, USA 'PFAS-free nanocompposite waxes to replace PTFE additives'

10.50am – Close

11.00am – Morning Tea

11.30am Transport departs MEC for Jem Aviation Site Visit for those registered.

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