2023 Congress Program
Day 1Wednesday June 21
Registration reception
In partnership with
SURCAR Presidents Welcome Speech
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Kenny WHITE - SURCAR
North American President
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Tim HAYES - SURCAR
International President
Guest of Honor Keynote Presentation – The EV Transition has Begun
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Alan AMICI - CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH
President & CEO
Smaller Plant Footprint
Session Chairs Welcome Note
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Chris HALL - HONDA
Strategy and Standards, Paint Group Leader
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Yuko GIDCUMB - TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA
Engineering Material Development Leader
EcoSealJet Pro – a new process for PVC Sealing
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Holger KONIG - VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Paint shop planning engineer
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Pavel SVEJDA - DÜRR SYSTEMS
Key Account Manager
Application Process Optimization through Ambient Flash Technology
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Sarah HODAPP - GENERAL MOTORS
Paint Materials, Strategy, and Planning Manager
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Stephen HALL - AXALTA
Product Manager - Light Vehicle
Networking and refreshment break
Paint Shop Baseload Reduction: Management Strategies for energy saving
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Speaker TBD - BMW SPARTANBURG
Panel discussion
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Jim PAKKALA - GALLAGHER-KAISER
Director of sales and estimating
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Holger KONIG - VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Paint shop planning engineer
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Marc BRILL - GIFFIN
Director of Sales
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Speaker TBD - BMW SPARTANBURG
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Speaker TBD - GENERAL MOTORS
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Pavel SVEJDA - DÜRR SYSTEMS
Key Account Manager
Elevator pitch
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Tim HAYES - SURCAR
International President
Networking and lunch break
In partnership with
Latest Automation and Processes for EVs
Session Chairs Welcome Note
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Ryan ODEGAARD - GENERAL MOTORS
Director, Global Paint Vehicle Systems Engineering
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Vernon COMEAUX - STELLANTIS
Manufacturing Engineering - Paint Operations Senior Manager
High TE version of ABB RB1000i atomizer
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Henry FULMER - BMW SPARTANBURG
Paint Shop Materials and Automation Steering Specialist
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Mike NELSON - ABB
Paint Process Manager
Optimal vehicle surface cleaning through
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Justin ELSEY - WANDRES CORPORATION
Vice President
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Matthew SIKOWSKI - FANUC
Director of Engineering
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Amanda NEER - GENERAL MOTORS
Paint Process Specialist
Kais-AIR Technical Presentation
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Jim HUFF - KAIS-AIR
Vice President
Networking and refreshment break
Tutone Ecojet Painting Development and Measurement Techniques
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Speaker TBD - DÜRR SYSTEMS
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Marcy ZIMMER - FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Topcoat Technical Specialist
Panel discussion
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Justin ELSEY - WANDRES CORPORATION
Vice President
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Henry FULMER - BMW SPARTANBURG
Paint Shop Materials and Automation Steering Specialist
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Matthew SIKOWSKI - FANUC
Director of Engineering
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Mike NELSON - ABB
Paint Process Manager
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Amanda NEER - GENERAL MOTORS
Paint Process Specialist
First Day conference Wrap up
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Kenny WHITE - SURCAR
North American President
Gala Dinner
In partnership with
Day 2Thursday June 22
Registration reception
In partnership with
SURCAR Presidents Welcome Speech
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Kenny WHITE - SURCAR
North American President
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Tim HAYES - SURCAR
International President
Tu-Tone & Custom Colors
Session Chairs Welcome Note
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Henry FULMER - BMW SPARTANBURG
Paint Shop Materials and Automation Steering Specialist
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Nadia BENHAMIDA - HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA
Senior Polymers and Coatings Engineer
Nitra Plant Contrast Painting line
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Frederic BRON - SAMES
World Account Manager
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Jan LILKO - JAGUAR LAND ROVER
Manufacturing Programme & Project Manager
Future Data Automation in the Paint Shop
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Gary FARQUHAR - FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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Ed PAGAC - PPG
General Manager, Americas Optima Solutions
3D printed parts for automotive exterior and associated painting process
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William BIERIE - BASF
North America Application Manager
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Speaker TBD - OEM -
Networking and refreshment break
Follow-up session of 2021 presentations “3M™ Robotic Paint Repair Systems”
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Gary FARQUHAR - FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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Scott BARNETT - 3M
Director – Application Engineering, Robotics and Automation
Automated Paint Inspection with Automated Repair on a HIGH-VOLUME moving production line
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Speaker TBD - GENERAL MOTORS
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Curtis TOWNE - THE FARMER GROUP
Senior Advisor
Precision Door waxing – automation/technology
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Speaker TBD - BMW SPARTANBURG
Panel discussion
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William BIERIE - BASF
North America Application Manager
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Jackie HARTMAN - FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Paint New Technology Implementation Engineer
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Ed PAGAC - PPG
General Manager, Americas Optima Solutions
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Scott BARNETT - 3M
Director – Application Engineering, Robotics and Automation
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Speaker TBD - BMW SPARTANBURG
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Curtis TOWNE - THE FARMER GROUP
Senior Advisor
Networking and lunch break
In partnership with
Corrosion Substrate & New Materials
Session Chairs
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Patrick MCKERNAN - FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Chief Engineer VOME - Global Paint Engineering
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Travis SMITH - NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION
Senior Manager Paint and Plastics Engineering
Comparison of Zinc Phosphate and Thin Film Pretreatments Using Life Cycle Analysis
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Bryan ARNOLD - TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA
Principal Engineer
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April TANG - HENKEL
Surface Treatment Technical Manager
Expanded Process Window for Ecoat
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Thor LINGENFELTER - PPG
Research chemist
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Tim WEINGARTZ - FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Group Manager, Materials Paint Engineering
Film Coating: New Generation Coating Method in Automotive Manufacturing
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Joel CAMPBELL - TKS INDUSTRIAL COMPANY
Account Manager
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Ayako IWAKOSHI - NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS
Deputy Division Director
Networking and refreshment break
Panel discussion
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Bryan ARNOLD - TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA
Principal Engineer
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Joel CAMPBELL - TKS INDUSTRIAL COMPANY
Account Manager
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Ayako IWAKOSHI - NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS
Deputy Division Director
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Thor LINGENFELTER - PPG
Research chemist
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April TANG - HENKEL
Surface Treatment Technical Manager
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Tim WEINGARTZ - FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Group Manager, Materials Paint Engineering
Awards Ceremony
In partnership with
