The strategic oversight of a distinguished steering committee is essential to the success of any duplex stainless steel conference, bringing invaluable industry expertise, technical authority, and market intelligence to the planning process. This carefully selected group of professionals ensures conference content reflects current technological advancements, regulatory developments, and market trends while maintaining rigorous quality standards for all presentations and technical papers.
Steering committee
Alejandra Lopez
Tubacex
Alejandra Lopez
R&D Manager
Tubacex
Anna Negri
BUTTING
Anna Negri
Director of Sales, Purchasing and Project Management
BUTTING
Barinder Ghai
Alleima
Barinder Ghai
Director Technical Marketing and New Business Development EMEA
Alleima
Bruce Cowe
TotalEnergies
Bruce Cowe
Manager Offshore and New Energies Corrosion Team
TotalEnergies
David Farias
Neste
David Farias
Materials and Corrosion Engineer
Neste
Dr Dirk Engelberg
The University of Manchester
Dr Dirk Engelberg
Professor in Materials Performance & Corrosion
The University of Manchester
Dr Iris Rommerskirchen
Business Development Director
EBK
Dr Yassar Ghanimi
Andritz AG
Dr Yassar Ghanimi
Head of R&D Services, Group Quality and Safety Management
Andritz AG
Dr. Saman Hosseinpour
Outokumpu
Dr. Saman Hosseinpour
R&D Team Lead, Corrosion Department
Outokumpu
Dr. Thomas Ladwein
Steinbeis Transferzentrum Korrosion und Werkstoff
Dr. Thomas Ladwein
Consultant
Steinbeis Transferzentrum Korrosion und Werkstoff
Dr.-Ing. Evelyn Dayss
Dow Olefinverbund GmbH
Dr.-Ing. Evelyn Dayss
Discipline Lead Material Science / TES Support
Dow Olefinverbund GmbH
Hans Martin Jahren
Equinor ASA
Hans Martin Jahren
Advisor material technology, corrosion & materials selection
Equinor ASA
Jacko Aerts
dsm-firmenich
Jacko Aerts
Global Expert LTE/Materials & Corrosion
dsm-firmenich
Janardhan Saithala
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
Janardhan Saithala
Sr. Material Corrosion Engineer
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
Joelle Greenwood
Consultant
John Houben
ExxonMobil
John Houben
Principal Welding and Surface Modification Engineer
ExxonMobil
Kasra Sotoudeh
TWI Ltd
Kasra Sotoudeh
Technical Advisor and Manager, Materials Performance and Integrity Group
TWI Ltd
Mark van den Broek
Fluor
Mark van den Broek
Fellow – Materials and Welding
Fluor
Raymond Cordewener
R.Cordewener Manager & Consultancy B.V
Raymond Cordewener
Director
R.Cordewener Manager & Consultancy B.V
Rodney Rice
Langley Alloys
Rodney Rice
Director
Langley Alloys
Tim Collins
worldstainless
Tim Collins
Secretary-General
worldstainless
Yuhei Suzuki
NIPPON STEEL EUROPE GmbH
Yuhei Suzuki
General Manager Engineer, Pipe & Tube Products
NIPPON STEEL EUROPE GmbH