9.00 - 10.00 (CET) 
How to Optimise Corrosion Resistance of Coatings?
Dr. Jörg Schmitz, Technical Director EMEA, will present the different possible explanations for insufficient corrosion resistance of a paint film and introduce typical test methods and various practical routes to optimise coating formulations.
 
10.00 - 11.00 (CET)
How to Improve the Appearance and Surface Quality of Paints & Coatings?
Elodie Ollivier-Pallud Technical Manager Coatings and Construction France, will discuss the numerous defects that can be observed on the coating film and what solutions should be investigated to solve them.
 
11.00 - 12.00 (CET)
How to handle Labelling of your Coating formulations?
Dr. Jörg Schmitz, Technical Director EMEA, will show how the right choice of raw materials will allow a less severe type of labelling, what typical coating ingredients cause labelling and what the suitable alternatives are.  
 
13.00 - 14.00 (CET) 
How to Improve In-can & Storage Stability of Paints?
Dr. Christiane Orset, Technical Manager Coatings and Construction, will show some factors that lead to stability and storage issues and what parameters and
product groups to consider to benefit your formulation stability.
 
14.00 - 15.00 (CET) 
How to Manage Open Time for CTA?
Dr. Olaf Hetche, Global Technical Manager Construction, will introduce relevant standards and test methods for CTA and various options on tailoring CTA performance for improved open time and study the influence of different additives.

15.00 - 16.00 (CET)
How to Manage Shrinkage in Cementitious Materials?
Francesco Tacchini, International Product Manager Construction, will present how to manage the different types of shrinkage through various raw materials, the major reasons and how to reformulate to reduce that effect.

9.00 - 9.45 (CET) 
Invisible Protection of your Wood and Mineral Substrates
Alena Simunic, Lab Manager Construction IMCD Nordics, will show how to protect your substrate without changing its appearance through a water-borne invisible 2K formulation.

10.00 - 10.45 (CET) 
Silane Modified Polymers for 1K High-Quality Floor Coatings 
Roberta Pecchini, Technical Manager Construction IMCD Italy, will present a formulation for a cementitious flooring innovation that provides fast curing, easy to apply and easy to refurbish. 

11.00 - 11.45 (CET)
Solvent-Free Epoxy Floor Coatings Formulation
Emre Eryilmaz, Lab Manager IMCD Turkey, will show a 2K Solvent Free Epoxy Floor Coating formulations by using different Epoxy resins and curing agents paired with the right additives.
 
12.00 - 12.45 (CET) 
Improved Curing Speed of Cementitious Tile Adhesives 
Roberta Pecchini, Technical Manager Construction IMCD Italy, will present fast-curing cementitious tile adhesive that provides fast hardening, early strength development reducing complexity, and increasing robustness.
 
14.00 - 14.45 (CET) 
Improved Workability of Gypsum Plasters 
Dr. Olaf Hetche, Global Technical Manager Construction, will show how to improve the workability and setting time in a calcium sulfate based plaster.   
 
15.00 - 15.45 (CET) 
Improvement of a CTA Formulation towards C2
Dr. Olaf Hetche, Global Technical Manager Construction, will show how to improve a C1 CTA to a C2 classification, by using a tailored modified cellulose ether combined with a high-performance dispersion powder.  
 
16.00 - 16.45 (CET) 
Sustainable Solutions
Carola Duncan, Global Marketing Director Coatings & Construction, will present a new tool IMCD is developing to help manufacturers find the latest sustainable solutions for their formulations fast and easy.