Professor Skarping is head of the division of Work Environment Chemistry, Stockholm University.
Professor Skarping has been consultant to manufacturer polyurethane made implants, companies that manufacture mass spectrometers regarding chemical ionisation and software for mass spectrometry, consultant to Sigma Aldrich, Division of Supelco regarding air sampling technology for isocyanates, several major petroleum companies regarding air sampling and biomonitoring among workers and international isocyanate institute (III) for air monitoring methodology. Professor Skarping is convener of ISO TC146/SC2/WG4 and has been a member of the scientific committee of IOHA. Professor Skarping has publicised more than 100 publications and several patents. Main areas of scientific work includes: methodology for air monitoring of isocyanates and amines in gas and size selective particle sampling, development of new dry samplers. The work has included generation of isocyanates and amines in specially designed climate chambers (-15 ºC - + 40 ºC) for up to 10 days. Analytical methods have been developed for low molecular weight isocyanates, diisocyanates, prepolymers and oligomers as well as aminoisocyanates and amines. The thermal degradation of polyurethanes and urea resins has been studied in some detail both in laboratory and in the industry. The efficiency of respiratory protective devices has been studied by the monitoring of biomarkers among workers and in controlled climate chamber studies of exposed respiratory filters. Methods for the determination of aromatic amines in PUR foam have been developed in professor Skarpings research group. The dermal uptake in humans of aromatic amines has been studied. Methods have been developed for the biomonitoring of isocyanates and amines in plasma, erythrocytes, urine and organs in the body. The methodology has been applied for controlled exposed human volunteers and workers. The presence of isocyanate and amine in the body has been studied among workers that have had isocyanate related symptoms. In addition, animal studies have been performed with radiolabelled TDI in isolated perfused lungs from guinea pigs. Isocyanate and amine studies have also been performed in other animals.

Dr. Mutsuhisa Furukawa is an emeritus professor of Nagasaki University, Japan since 2009. He joined to Idemitsu Petroleum Chemical Ind., Co. Ltd, and (1970-72) after receiving his master’s degree in 1970 from Kyushu University. He joined to Department of Materials Science & Engineering in the Nagasaki University in 1972. His research interests include molecular aggregation structure and rubber elasticity of polyurethanes since 1972. He received Dr. Eng., in applied chemistry from Kyusyu University in 1987. He was a visiting researcher in Polymer Institute of Detroit Marcy University and Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Republic Academy (1995). He received the Award of Oenslager from Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan in 2002. He was a president of the Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan (2007-2009).

Mr. Wada is Senior Technical Advisor at Japan Urethane Industry Institute (JUII) and Japan Urethane Raw Materials Association (JURA).
In 1971, he jointed Sumitomo Bayer Urethane Co. Ltd. (now Sumika Bayer Urethane Co. Ltd., SBU) after receiving Bachelor’s degree for chemistry at Osaka University. After he had managed various positions for R&D, raw materials production, application research, marketing and business development at SBU, Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd, Bayer AG in Germany and Bayer Singapore Pte., he assumed General Manager of HSEQ (Health, Safety, Environment and Quality) at SBU in 2006, and also worked as the company representative for PU related industrial associations in Japan and global. After retiring SBU in 2013, he moved to JUII and JURA as the Senior Technical Advisor to support advocacy.

Mr. Mitsuo Bono is Polyurethane technology Senior Technical Advisor. In 1966, he jointed Bridgestone tire Co., Ltd. (now Bridgestone Co.) he had managed for application research, marketing and business development at Bridgestone. Received a M.S. (Master of Engineering) from Graduate school of Nihon University in1956. After retiring Bridgestone in 1989, he worked as a technical advisor for Polyurethane. After completed the work in 2004, he has spent the time as a technology critic for Polyurethane.

Mr. Yasuhiro Matsuzaka works as a senior researcher in Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. He graduated department of chemistry graduate school of science, Tokyo Metropolitan University earning master degree in 1992.
He spent more than 23 years in polyurethane development in Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. He has been worked widely about polyurethane from the isocyanate and polyol synthesis which was raw materials of polyurethane to development to usage and sales activity. He is engaged in development of bio based polyurethane from 2007. He takes the present post from 2012

Dr. Wolfgang Friederichs, born 1956, he completed a PhD in Organic Chemistry with Prof. E. Vogel at the University of Cologne and started his career at Bayer in 1985. During his career at Bayer he gained about 30 years of experience in polyurethanes, including different positions in research, development and as assistant to the Board of Management. He worked about seven years in the rigid foam application development group for lamination boards and slabstock. During that time his main focus was on the development of polyisocyanurate based and halogen free flame retarded foams for lamination boards. In the field of rigid slabstock foams he was involved in the development of PU foams for special applications like cryogenic foams or high temperature stable foams. In 2002 he became head of the Global Product Research Group within the Business Unit Polyurethanes, which focusses on long-term projects. Worth mentioning projects in his group are, e.g. the development of nano-cellular PU foams for high efficient insulation, hybrid materials combining PU chemistry with other polymers, and developments of new raw materials like modified isocyanates, bio-based polyesters or polycarbonate polyols. After leaving Bayer MaterialScience AG at the end of 2013, he has undertaken lecturing, scientific consultancy and started to work as an editor for the PU Magazine, a publication of Dr. Gupta Verlag. Since August 2014 he has taken the role of Editor in Chief for this magazine.

Since 2014 Dr. Ulrich Liman has been assigned as Senior Vice President for Innovation at Bayer MaterialScience AG (BMS). He is responsible for Innovation in the Business Unit Polyurethanes and runs the Innovation Management at BMS.
Dr. Liman was born on March 5, 1959 in Guetersloh, Germany. He studied chemistry at Berlin Free University, Germany, and had a research assignment at the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
He began his career at Bayer in 1989, working as Innovation Manager for automotive applications in the Polyurethane Business Group at Bayer AG Leverkusen. In 1996, he became a board member for Application & Research Development at Sumika Bayer Urethane Ltd., Amagasaki, Japan. In 2001, he returned to Bayer AG at Leverkusen, as technical Product Manager MDI.
In 2004, he became Vice President for Business Development within BMS Business Unit Polycarbonates for Europe and in 2007 also responsible for the Polycarbonates compounding production.
2011 Dr. Liman became responsible for R&D in the region Asia Pacific for BMS with focus on the Polymer Research Development Center in Shanghai, China, previously to his present position.
Dr. Ulrich Liman is married and has one child.

Mr. Relan is Managing Director - Relan Group of Industries, Bharat Seats Ltd and Director - Sharda Motor Industries Ltd, Sharda INOAC Pvt. Ltd, Toyota Boshoku Relan India Pvt. Ltd, Toyo Sharda India Pvt. Ltd, Progressive Engineering Automation Pvt. Ltd, and Relan Industrial Finance Limited.
Mr. Relan is spearheading the growth strategy and diversification in Bharat Seats Ltd as well as the Group. Through his professional qualification, he plays an active role in financial services sector, which is an integral part of the family business. He is a Chartered Account (CPA) and has also undertaken Owner President Program - Harvard Business School and Management Development Program - INSEAD France.
Mr. Relan is an avid reader of books on Indian Philosophy and Management and is a keen golfer. He also practices Yoga.

Mr. Zhu Changchun, Senior Engineer, born in 1962 in Henan Province of China. In 1983, He received Undergraduate with Bachelor of Science from Chemistry Department of Zhengzhou University, and then he finished postgraduate course at Training Centre of Tsinghua University in 1990. During 1983-1998, he had been conducting PU study and research on adhesive and sealant in LiMing Research Institute of Chemistry Industry. From 1998 to 2010, he was the General Manager of JiMing Chemistry Co.Ltd, while he was also responsible for TPU production management. In October 2010, he was elected as General Secretary of China Polyurethane Industry Association（CPUIA）and is in his second term from September, 2014 until now.

Mr. Tatsuya Hattori joined Toyota Motor Corporation in 1989 after graduating from Waseda University. For most of his career With Toyota Motor Corporation, he has been involved in R&D for Interior Design Engineering field (Seat, Cockpit, Interior Trim, Air bag, Seat Belt, HVAC). He is currently General Manager of Interior Design Division.

Mr. Joungyun Ko is a deputy senior manager in the TS&D center of SKC Co. located at Ulsan in Korea. He received his B.S. degree in chemical Engineering at Busan national university in 1998, M.S in 2000 at POSTECH, and now he is having PH.D. course at POSTECH. Since he joined SKC Co. Ltd in 2000, he has been working in polyol developments and technical service in flexible PU area.

Mr. Kito is Managing Officer of Toyota Boshoku Corporation which is the global automobile interior supplier and filter powertrain system supplier. He was transferred from Toyota Motor Corporation in 2010. Nowadays he is also board member of Tokai Chemical Industry, the CEO of Technical Links Design, and Administration Officer of Society of Automotive Engineers Inc. in Central Japan. He spent more than 30 years for the automobile materials and has made efforts in the field of material development and quality.

Mr. Fuminori Horio is an assistant director of polyurethane foam technical department in INOAC Corporation. He joined INOAC Corporation in 1996. He graduated from Nagoya Institute of Technology with a B. S. degree in Applied Chemistry in 1996. Most of his career has been involved in research and development of flexible polyurethane foam specific for slab stock foam. He also has 6 years’ experience in INOAC USA.

Eisuke YAMADA Ph.D. (Doctor of Engineering) Professor (1999), Department of Applied Chemistry, Aichi Institute of Technology.
1247 Yachigusa, Yakusa-cho, Toyota, Aichi, 470-0392, Japan
e-yama@aitech.ac.jp
Received a M.S. (Master of Engineering) from Aichi Institute of Technology in1973.
Received　a Ph.D. (Doctor of Engineering) in February, 1995 from Nagasaki University.
Major subjects; Polymer Chemistry and Engineering.
Hobbies: Tennis.

Dr. Duanghathai Pentrakoon is currently Assistant Professor at Materials Science Department, Faculty of Science at Chulalongkorn University. Besides, she is a lecturer at Technopreneurship and Innovation Management Programme, Graduate School at Chulalongkorn University. She received her BSc, MSc and PhD from Manchester Materials Science Center, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), in England. She has co-authored the book in the title of “An Introduction to Plastic Foams”.

Bungo　OCHIAI Ph.D. (Doctor of Engineering) Professor (2013), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata, 992-8510, Japan
Received a M.S. (Master of Engineering) from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1998.
Received　a Ph.D. (Doctor of Engineering) from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2001.
Major subjects; Polymer Chemistry and Organic Chemistry

Dr. Masanori Hansaka graduated from the graduate school of the course of applied physics of WASEDA University and got employment in the Railway Technical Research Institute of Japanese Railway Group in 1990.
And obtained a doctor degree for a special study of machine for the production in the graduate school of Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2001. Since then, I have engaged in the research and development of new polymer materials and evaluation of their properties mainly focusing on the vibration and noise reduction.

Mr. Kohei Maeda joined Sanyo Chemical Industries in 1985 after receiving his M.S. in Science from University of Kyoto. He has involved in the chemical industry since that time. He was awarded a prize by Polymer Science, Japan for his work on Thermoplastic Polyurethane in 2005. He is currently a Director and Executive Officer and General Manager of Research and Application Division at Sanyo Chemical Industries.

Mr. YY Hung is the Chairman and Managing Director of Regina Miracle International (Group) Limited. Originally from Fujian province in China, Mr. YY Hung emigrated from Mainland China to Hong Kong at age 2. Driven by his entrepreneuring spirit, he started working full-time at 17, and started a small Velcro trading company in 1983.
In 1985, his business in Velcro evolved to shoulder pads, and finally, a manufacturing enterprise, Regina Miracle International Limited, in moulded bra cups in 1998. In 2003, the "One Piece Bra" seamless bra garment was invented; since then, the business has been focused on innovating more cutting-edge seamless intimate apparel and wearable products. In 2007, Mr. YY Hung was honored with the award of “Young Industrialist Award of Hong Kong”. Regina Miracle International (Group) Limited is at present the largest bra manufacturer in the world. Mr. YY Hung was the first bra manufacturer to invest in 3D scanning technology for bra manufacturing, pioneering precision in bra cup (moulding tools) measurements, which is a testament to how his business strongly values meticulous quality and innovation. Throughout the years, Regina Miracle has been a contributor to the advancement of foam moulded bra cups technology. The relentless pursuit of "innovation-first" has rewarded Regina Miracle with leading developments in the intimate apparel industry. The key philosophy behind Regina Miracle is: "Innovation will bring us more opportunities, and more opportunities will bring us growth together."

Dr. Karl-Rudolf Kurtz is currently Senior Vice President Research Polyurethanes & Composites, Research Representative Asia Pacific, Shanghai. Before he came to Shanghai in 2012, Dr. Karl-Rudolf Kurtz was Senior Vice President Research Polyurethanes & Composites in Germany since 2010.
From 2004 to 2010, Dr. Kurtz has held the post of Group Vice President Electronic Materials in Hong Kong.
Prior to these roles, Dr. Kurtz was successively Director Technical Marketing PVC, Senior Vice President R&D Specialty Polymers and Managing Director BASF Future Business / BASF Venture Capital in Germany from 1994.
Dr. Kurtz joined BASF as Research Chemist in 1985.

Ph.D. SiHo Lee is a Technical Service & Development (TS&D) manager for Polyurethane at Dow Pacific, and is located in Shanghai Dow Center, China. Having started his Dow career in 1990 as a Polyurethane TS&D in Seoul, Korea, SiHo held several technical and techno-commercial positions for Appliance, Constructions, Flex Molding applications, as well as system house director role in Korea. He has moved to Dow China at year 2007 to lead the technology and business growth of PU System House, and took a TS&D manager role at Year 2012.
SiHo holds a MS degree in Macromolecule from University of Detroit in U.S.A. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Chonbuk National University in Korea.

Ms. Mary Bogdan is a Sr. Principal Scientist for Honeywell.
She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry / Biochemistry and an MBA from Canisius College.
Since joining Honeywell in 1989, Mary has held numerous positions in research and development.
She currently supports the fluorine products blowing agent business leading application research projects and providing technical service to the global spray foam industry.
She is a Six Sigma Black belt.
She has more than 20 U.S. patents and has numerous published technical articles on the development and use of fluorocarbons as foam blowing agents.
She is currently a member of the SPFA Board of Directors.

Dr. Ernest B. Wysong is Technical Service Sr. Consultant for Formacel^®
Foaming Agents for DuPont Chemicals & Fluoroproducts and is located in Wilmington, Delaware.
He joined DuPont in 1990 and has held positions in catalysis, polymer synthesis, surface science, and now polyurethane foam technology.
Ernest holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Central Florida and a Ph.D. in Organometallic Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology with Professor Robert H. Grubbs.

Mr. Kouichi Shibata is an engineer of Nippon Steel & Sumikin Coated Sheet Corporation.
He received his bachelor degree in chemical engineering from Osaka University in 1994.
He started working at Nippon Steel & Sumikin Coated Sheet Corporation in 1994.
Working for sandwich panel works in Konan city, Shiga for four years, he has been engaged in the development of metal faced sandwich panel in Amagasaki city, Hyogo for eight years.

Mr. Kenji Ikuma is a Manager of rigid polyurethane technical department in BASF INOAC Polyurethanes Ltd..
His speciality is insulation and building spray foam polyurethane system.
He received a M.S. (Master of Engineering) from Aichi Institute of Technology in 1994. He started working at BASF INOAC Polyurethanes Ltd. in 1994.
He has been involved 20 years polyurethane development and technical service including 7 years flexible foam for automotive and 13 years rigid foam for spray insulation. He was delegated at BASF PU in Germany for 3 years.

Mr. Jens Winiarz is Head of Sales of the department Composite Spay Moulding and New Technologies. Together in a Team of Experts he is responsible for the worldwide Composite Technology. As a main focus of his job is the sale of CSM Plants and the customized development of new products.
After finalization of his study of electrical engineering he works for a successful American company. After this he started at Hennecke Germany as a Software Programmer and Start up Engineer. His previous job was the worldwide launch of Turn Key production systems. After that he changed to the department of project management and was responsible for the whole projects between Hennecke and their customers. Finally he took over the ownership of the Head of Sales in the department PUR CSM and is in charge of a worldwide team of experts.

Mr. Takayoshi Yamakawa is a Senior Managing Director in Polymer Engineering Co., Ltd.
He joined MTP Kasei (now INOAC Corporation ) after Graduated from Waseda University with a BS degree in Applied Chemistry in 1979.
In 1979, he has moved to Polyurethane Engineering Co. (Now Polymer Engineering).
Most of his career has been involved in mechanical design and control design of molding machines for not only Polyurethane but also other reactive liquid resin system.