INVITED SPEAKERS
 
Speaker/Affiliation Title
Dr. Susmita Bhattacharjee, DSM,
The Netherlands

New Keltan Products from DSM Elastomers Innovation Platform
Prof. Sati Nath Bhattacharya, RMIT, Australia Rheology of Polymeric Nanocomposites
Dr. Amit Biswas, Reliance Industries Ltd., India New Polymer Blends
Dr. Guy Buytaert, Bekaert, Belgium Study on Steel Tyre Cord / Rubber Adhesion
Dr. Paritosh M. Chakrabarti, PMC Group Inc.,
USA
New Rubber Chemicals & their Technology
Dr. S. K. Chakraborty, IRMRA, India Application of Electron Beam Technology in Rubber
Dr. Arup Kumar Chandra, Apollo Tyres Ltd., India Tyre Scenario in Asia
Dr. Surendra Chawla, The Goodyear Tire &Rubber Co., USA International Scenario in Tyre Industries
Dr. Colin Clarke, Schill + Seilacher Struktol AG, Germany Advanced Process Additive Technologies
Dr. Rabin Datta, Teijin, The Netherlands Novel Compounding Ingredients for Rubber
Prof. Sadhan De, Govt. College of Leather Technology, India In Deaths in Fire, Flame is not the only Killer
Mr. B. Dutta, Indian Rubber Institute, India Rubberised Fabric Flexible Composites & their Engineering Applications
Mr. Arnaud Favier, Metravib, France A Single Testing Instrument with Multiple Testing Capabilities for Rubbers and Elastomers
Prof. S. N. Ganguly, Central Footwear Training Institute, India Future of Rubber Footwear
Dr. F. L. Gopez (Jun), DuPont Advanced Fibers Systems,USA Application of Kelvan (R) in Tyres
Dr. Tetsunori Haraguchi, Toyota Motor Current Global Scenario in Automotive Industries with reference to
Corporation, Japan Rubber Items
Prof. Gert Heinrich, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung, Germany Filler Reinforcement - New Insights
Mr. Dan Hertz, Seals Eastern Inc, USA Rubber Products Scenario in USA
Prof. Takashi Inoue, Yamagata Univ., Japan Insight into TPEs/TPVs
Prof. Sadhan C. Jana, Univ. of Akron, USA Nanocomposites of Rubbery Polymers : An Engineer's View
Prof. Rani Joseph, CUSAT, India Surface modified Carbon Nanotube & Layered Clay for Improved Air Impermeability
Dr. Kamal K. Kar, IIT Kanpur, India Hysteresis of Rubbers
Dr. Ashoke Karmokar, Bridgestone, Japan Waste Tire Utilization
Mr. Tebjans Kohli, LORD Corporation, USA New Developments in Rubber to Substrate Bonding Technology
Dr.-Ing. A. Kropf-Eilers, PHOENIX Conveyor Belt Systems GmbH,Germany Advances in Conveyer Belt Technology
Dr. Surendra Kulkarni, GE India Technology Centre, India Challenges for Polymer Industries - A Paradigm Shift
Dr. Rikki Lamba, Excel Polymers LLC, USA Development of Explosive Decompression Resistant Rubber Compound for High-Temperature, High-Pressure, and Corrosive Environments of Oil-Wells
Mr. Hans-Georg Meyer, Berstorff GmbH, Germany Hightech Co-extrusion Systems for Tires and Profiles
Dr. M. Mori-san, DuPont Elastomers, USA Vamac Ethylene Acrylic Elastomers in Automotive Applications
Dr. Michael D. Morris, Cabot Corporation, USA Advances in Carbon Black Technology for Tyres
Dr. Partha Mukherjee, Excel Polymers LLC, USA Application of Interferometric Microscopy to Measure Filler Dispersion and the Quality of Rubber Mixing
Dr. R. Mukhopadhyay, J.K. Tyre & Industries Ltd., India Sustainable Development in Rubber Industry
Dr. S. Namhata, Dow Chemicals International Pvt. Ltd., India Polymer Blends and Morphology Development
Dr. Andrew New, University of Southampton, UK Polymers in Orthopaedic Applications
Dr. Gerard Nijman, Vredestein Banden BV, The Netherlands Advances in Tyre Technology
Prof. Toshio Nishi, Tohoku University, Japan Recent Advances in Elastomeric Isolators to Prevent Buildings and Bridges from Earthquakes
Dr. Padmanabha Pillai, M.T.I.Associates, USA Tyre Rolling Resistance (loss) & Fuel Consumption of Automobile
Dr. Sunil Sabharwal, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India Value Addition to Polymeric Materials through Radiation Processing
Dr. D.K. Setua, Defence R&D Organization, India Smart Polymer & Rubbers
Dr. Goran Spetz, Elastocon AB, Sweden The Importance of International ISO Standardisation for the Rubber Industry
Dr. V. K. Tikku, Cords Cable Industries Ltd., India Electron Beam Crosslinking in Rubbers and its Applications
Dr. P. Thavamani, Pix Transmissions Ltd., India Technological Advancement in Power Transmission Belts
Dr. Wilhelm Wolff, Evonik Degussa GmbH, Germany The Importance of Silica for the Future of the Rubber Industry