WFI 2022 ANNUAL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Sustainable Filtration Solutions for Healthy Living
December 6-7, 2022
Welcome Message from Chairs
On behalf of the WFI 2022 organizing committee, we invite you to join the Waterloo Filtration Institute 2022 Annual Conference (WFI 2022), December 6-7, 2022, 8:00 am -12:00 pm EST. The theme of this conference is “Sustainable Filtration Solutions for Healthy Living.” It will be an international online conference to address the increasingly critical roles of filtration and separation for healthy buildings and the surrounding living environment. The virtual conference will feature the following four sessions, and each session will have four speakers (20 min presentation plus 5 min Q&A for each speaker).
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Session 1: Filtration Markets and Emerging Opportunities
Session 2: Healthy Buildings with Novel Filtration Solutions
Session 3: Advanced Filter Media and Products
Session 4: Innovative Sustainable Developments
We will have 16 distinguished leading experts from different countries to address emerging opportunities, new developments, unmet needs, and trends in the filtration markets and applications directly related to healthy living, public safety, life quality, and sustainability.
WFI is dedicated to supporting the growth of the global filtration industry and the advancement of filtration and separation processes for a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable world. We are excited and look forward to meeting you at WFI 2022, December 6 -7, 2022.
Sincerely,
WFI 2022 Chairs
Dr. Bryan Haynes
Sr. Technical Director
Kimberly- Clark, US
Dr. Christine Sun
President
WFI, Canada
Mr. Richard Lydon
Secretary-General
The Filtration Society, UK
Dr. Gajanan Bhat
Professor
Univ. of Georgia, US
Contact Info:
Conference Coordinator: Mr. Mitch McCreary, mmccreary@wfinstitute.com
Conference Secretary: Ms. Camilla Gomes da Silva, csilva@wfinstitute.com
The Conference Program
Two Days of Powerful Talks by Globally Leading Experts on the Latest Clean Air and Water Solutions
December 06 - 08:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Session 1. Filtration Markets and Emerging Opportunities
1.1 Mr. Tyler Smith, Healthy and Sustainable Buildings: Past, Present and Future
1.2 Mr. Sean O’Reilly, Sustainable Filtration Solutions for Healthy Living and Environment
1.3 Mr. Val Hollingsworth, Advances in Filtration Technology for Health and Sustainability
1.4 Mr. Bob Mcilvaine, Acquisition: Complex Path to Filtration Success
Session 2: Healthy Buildings with Novel Filtration Solutions
Chaired by Dr. Ellie Amirnasr, Director of Digital Ventures, Mann & Hummel (Germany)
Chaired by Dr. Vijayakumar, R., Founder of AERFIL (USA)
2.1 Dr. Thomas Caesar, Sustainable Air Filtration for improved Indoor Air Quality
2.2 Ms. Kathleen Owen, Improving IAQ with Effective Air Filtration by In-Room Air Cleaners
2.3 Dr. Iyad Al-Attar, Sustainable air filtration and HVAC maintenance measures for healthier built environments
2.4 Mr. Joe Gorman, Improvements in particulate and gaseous filtration standards aim to improve indoor air quality
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2022 Product of Year Award Ceremony (Mr. Mitch McCreary)
December 07 - 08:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Session 3: Advanced Filter Media and Products
Chaired by Mr. Richard Lydon, Secretary-General, The Filtration Society (UK)
3.1 Dr. Mark Bissett, 2D Nanomaterials for use in water filtration applications
3.2 Dr. Klaus Vossenkaul, Leading wastewater treatment with MBR into an energy efficient and sustainable future
3.3 Dr. Richard Spontak, Ultraselective Polymer Membranes for Carbon Capture
3.4 Mr. Daniel Locke, Pioneering the solutions and technologies that care for today and shape tomorrow
Session 4: Sustainable Developments for Water Innovation
Chaired by Dr. Thomas Peters, Senior Technology Consultant (Germany)
4.1 Dr. Eric Hoek, Engineering the Next-Generation of Membrane Materials Needed to Achieve Global Water Sustainability Goals
4.2 Dr. Chia-Hung Hou, Membrane Capacitive Deionization for Desalination and Water Reuse
4.3 Mr. Scott Yaeger, Sustainable Beneficial Water – Our Planets Future
4.4 Dr. Peter Fiske, Pushing the Limit on Desalination: An Update from the NAWI Research Program
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CFSS 2022 Graduation Ceremony (Dr. Christine Sun, Dr. Gajanan Bhat, Mr. Richard Lydon, Dr. Bryan Haynes)
Speakers
Proud to bring inspirational and expert speakers from across the globe
Organizing Committee
​WFI Members: 50% discount
Email coupon@wfinstitute.com for coupon code
Free pass for students. Sponsored by Hollingsworth & Vose and AAF Flanders
