INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
SPEAKER INTERVIEWS
SPEAKER INTERVIEW
Mark Wolf - Executive Vice President, Kyocera International
Ahead of his industry shaping panel discussion at Ceramics Expo 2023, we caught up with Mark to find out his thoughts on where the industry finds itself in 2023 as well as the opportunities and challenges facing technical ceramics and glass professionals in the coming years.
SPEAKER INTERVIEW
Tony Finoli, Research and Development Manager, McDanel Advanced Ceramics Technologies
Tony Finoli will be joining us as a panel speaker for our conference session focussed on Evaluating New Advancements and Innovations in Ceramic Materials Wednesday May 3, 2023.
Discover his thoughts on the ceramics industry prior to his session at the show.
SPEAKER INTERVIEW
Johannes Homa, Co-founder & Managing Director, Lithoz GmbH
Johannes Homa will be joining us as a panel speaker for our conference session focused on Ceramic Additive Manufacturing Wednesday May 3.
Discover his thoughts on the ceramics industry prior to his session at the show.
SPEAKER INTERVIEW
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Jessica Elwell, Chief Operation Officer for OxEon Energy
Growing demands for clean energy solutions and energy storage which require the use of ceramic materials are creating an exciting area of growth for the ceramics industry. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) are one such technology, and we spoke with COO of OxEon Energy, Jessica Elwell, to find out a bit more about this.
SPEAKER INTERVIEW
Rakesh Kapoor, Operating Partner, Materials Outovation® Practice, Edgewater Capital Partners
Whilst innovation in the advanced ceramics industry continues to develop, the market dynamic has remained the same for many years. Rakesh Kapoor works for private equity firm, Edgewater Capital Partners, in their Materials Outovation® practice, is helping to shape the future of the market by focusing on the growth of smaller ceramic companies. Rakesh will be sharing his expert knowledge during the Conference at Ceramics Expo, and we caught up with him in the lead up to this to find out a bit more.
SPEAKER INTERVIEW
Wei Fan, Director Global Ceramics Technology, Momentive Technologies
As the head of the Ceramics Technology Department, I am overseeing the R&D activities in our US and Japan facilities. Our R&D organization focuses on delivering the necessary ceramic powder and coating technologies to secure Momentive Technologies’ leadership position and to support the growth of the Ceramics business.
SPEAKER INTERVIEW
Mike Hill, Technical Director at Skyworks
April 2021
Mike Hill, who’s company Skyworks is at the forefront of 5G innovation, spoke with us about how he foresees current and upcoming applications of ceramics developing in the near future.
SPEAKER INTERVIEW
Navin Shakthivel, Lead Engineer-Emerging Technologies, Additive Manufacturing Technology Development, Baker Hughes
April 2021
Navin will be sharing his additive manufacturing expertise as a panelist this year, and we caught up with him to see how this exciting area of the industry is sizing up.
SPEAKER INTERVIEW
Tom Scaria, Vice President at BassTech International
April 2021
In this interview, we speak with Tom Scaria, Senior Vice President at leading speciality raw materials supplier, BassTech International, about how his company has adjusted to the changes over the preceding months, and about his predictions for the future.
SPEAKER INTERVIEW
Kristopher Behler, Materials Scientist, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
In his spare time, he also Co-leads efforts in armor ceramic processing focusing on light weighting using current and novel ultra- to super-hard boride and carbides multiphase/multicomponent materials and architectures. Dr. Behler is also responsible in developing partnerships with academia, industry and other government organizations to collaborate, reduce risk and transition materials, scientific knowledge and products to support the Army and DoD’s Mission.
