top of page
Green Indoors

 WFI 2024 Annual Virtual Conference 

 Sustainable Filtration Solutions for a Cleaner and Healthier World 

 December 3–4, 2024, 8:00AM–12:00PM ET 

Welcome from WFI 2024 Chairs

On behalf of the WFI 2024 organizing committee and all our distinguished speakers, we invite you to join us at the World Filtration Institute 2024 Annual Conference (WFI 2024), December 3–4, 2024, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST. The theme of this conference is "Sustainable Filtration Solutions for a Cleaner and Healthier World." It will be an internationally leading expert conference addressing the latest advances in filtration and separation technologies and their critical roles in healthy living, surrounding environments, and a clean, sustainable world for our current and future generations. The virtual conference will feature the following six sessions:

​​

1.    Sustainable Filtration for A Healthier Indoor Environment 
2.    Filtration Advances for Emerging Technologies
3.    Innovative Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Filtration 
4.    Circular Economy and Sustainable Water Solutions
5.    Regulatory Trends and Standards Updates
6.    Artificial Intelligence in Advanced Filtration Solutions

 

These sessions promise to delve into new developments, future trends, and emerging technologies in sustainable filtration solutions for a cleaner and healthier world, including new government regulations and standard updates, emerging market opportunities, AI filtration systems, advanced eco-friendly materials, healthy buildings, and living environments, decarbonization, innovative water filtration and separation solutions, water reuse and waste minimization, and innovative filtration solutions to address global clean and healthy air and water challenges.


The World Filtration Institute (WFI, currently known as the Waterloo Filtration Institute) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the growth of the global filtration industry and advancing the science and technologies of filtration and separation processes for a clean, healthy, and sustainable world. We welcome you to join us at WFI 2024, where you will gain insights from global industry experts, researchers and thought leaders who will share their knowledge, expertise, and vision. Together, we will explore innovative ideas, technologies, and strategies to address the challenges faced by the global filtration industry and promote a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable world.


We are excited and look forward to meeting you online at WFI 2024, December 3-4, 2024.
 

Sincerely,
WFI 2024 Chairs

Dr. Christine Sun

President

WFI, US

Mr. Richard Lydon

Secretary-General,

Filtration Society, UK

Mr. Paul Marold

CEO

Aeristus, Inc., US

Mr. Tyler Smith

Vice President

Johnson Control, US

Program Manager: Dr. Iyad Al-Attar

Conference Secretary: Ms. Camilla Gomes

Contact: info@wfius.com

Speakers

Dr. John McKeon

CEO
iAIR Group, US

Dr. P.Y. Pontalier

Professor and WFC14 Chair
INPT. FR

Dr. Thomas Caesar

Vice President
Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, DE

Dr. S. Ramkumar

Professor
Texas Tech University, US

Dr. Vishal Bansal

CTO and VP R&D
Glatfelter, US

Mr. F. Edelmeier

Vice President
Haver & Boecker, DE

Mr. Mike Clark

President, Filtration Division, H&V, US

Dr. Florian Keller

Director Engineering New Materials & Digitalization
MANN+HUMMEL, DE

Dr. Jatin Khanpara

Chief Technology Advisor
Research Products, US

Dr. B. Pourdeyhimi

Exec. Director & Distinguished Prof.
NC State Univ., US

Ms. Samia Moore

Global Market Manager
H&V, US

Dr. Chiho Kim

CTO
Matmerize, Inc., US

Dr. Whitney Gray

Sr. Vice President Research
IWBI, US

Dr. Thomas Peters

Sr. Director, Dr. Peters Consulting, DE

Dr. Iyad Al-Attar

Strategic Director
WFI, CA

Mr. Tobias Zimmer

Vice President
Camfil, DE

Dr. Ingo Mählmann

Director, Sales & Marketing Nonwoven
Oerlikon Neumag, DE

Dr. Cédric Vallet

Head of Business Development
Ahlstrom, FR

Dr. Qisheng Ou

Senior Research Scientist
Univ. of Minnesota, US

Dr. Bryan Haynes

Sr. Technical Director, Kimberly- Clark, US

Dr. Jenny Berens

Filter Engr. Director, Freudenberg, US

Dr. Mark Cree Jackson

IEQ Subject Matter Expert
Daikin Comfort Tech. NA, US

Dr. Paul Wiper

CTO
Molymem, UK

Dr. Qijun Zhang,

Distinguished Researcher
Chinese Academy of Sciences, CN

Mr. Scott Yeager

President
FAST, US

Mr. Sreenath Kariveti

Global Segment Manager – Wastewater
MANN+HUMMEL, DE

Dr. Stephanie Taylor

CEO and Founder.
Building4Health, US

Dr. Ellie Amirnasr

Vice President, MANN+HUMMEL, DE

Abstract Lines
Committee

Organizing Committee

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Dr. Christine Sun

President
WFI, US

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Dr. Thomas Peters

Sr. Director, Dr. Peters Consulting, DE

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Mr. Tobias Zimmer

Vice President,
Camfil, DE

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Dr. Swarna Agarwal

Sr. Scientist at PTI Technologies, US

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Dr. Gajanan Bhat

Chair Prof. & Dept. Head, UGA, US

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Mr. Richard Lydon

Secretary-General,
The Filtration Society, UK

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Mr. Mike Clark

President, Filtration Division, H&V, US

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Mr. Sean O'Reilly

Sr. Vice President,
AAF Intl, US

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Dr. Vincent Hu

Exec. Director, Taiwan Filtration Society, TW

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Dr. Yun Liang

Secretary-General, China Filtration Society, CN

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Mr. Paul Marold

CEO
Aeristus, Inc., US

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Dr. Bryan Haynes

Sr. Technical Director, Kimberly- Clark, US

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Dr. Iyad Al-Attar

Strategic Director
WFI, CA

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Dr. Jenny Berens

Filter Engr. Director, Freudenberg, US

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Mr. Vincent Edery

Managing Director,
IFTS, FR

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Mr. Tyler Smith

Vice President,
Johnson Controls, US

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Dr. Stephanie Taylor

CEO and Founder.
Building4Health, US

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Dr. Ellie Amirnasr

Vice President
MANN+HUMMEL, DE

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Mr. Scott Yeager

Presidet/CEO,
FAST, US

Swarna Agarwal_edited.jpg

Mr. Mike Malloy

Communications Director, WFI, US

Schedule at a Glance

Sustainable Filtration for A Healthier Indoor Environment

December 3, 2024

8:10 AM to 9:15 AM EST

Circular Economy and Sustainable Water Solutions

December 4, 2024

8:10 AM to 9:15 AM EST

Filtration Advances for Emerging Technologies

December 3, 2024

9:20 AM to 10:30 AM EST

Regulatory Trends and Standards Updates

December 4, 2024

9:20 AM to 10:30 AM EST

Innovative Materials & Technologies for Sustainable Filtration

December 3, 2024

10:35 AM to 12:00 PM EST

Artificial Intelligence in Advanced Filtration Solutions

December 4, 2024

10:35 AM to 12:00 PM EST

Program

The WFI 2024 Program 

Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 8:00AM–12:00PM ET

 

8:00–8:10  Welcome Introduction

8:10–9:15  Session 1: Sustainable Filtration for a Healthier Indoor Environment
Chaired by Dr. Stephanie Taylor, CEO and Founder, Building4Health, US

8:10–8:25  1.1.  Bridging Indoor Air Quality and Indoor Environmental Quality Metrics with Health Outcome Metrics

Presented by Dr. John McKeon, MD, CEO of the Indoor Air Innovation & Research (iAIR) Group, US

8:25–8:40  1.2. The Importance of Filtration Technologies in Governing IAQ: A Post-Pandemic Perspective

Presented by Dr. Iyad Al-Attar, Strategic Director and Instructor, World Filtration Institute (WFI), CA

8:40–9:05  1.3. Enhancing Health by Filtration of PM2.5 & Infectious Aerosols

Presented by Dr. Mark Cree Jackson, IEQ Subject Matter Expert, Daikin Comfort Technologies North America, Inc., US

9:05–9:15  Q&A and Panel Discussion
9:15–9:20  Coffee break

9:20–10:30  Session 2: Filtration Advances for Emerging Technologies

Chaired by Dr. Bryan Haynes, Sr. Technical Director, Kimberly- Clark, US

9:20–9:35  2.1. Novel Filters for Personnel Protection

Presented by Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Mirza Khyum, Texas Tech University, US

9:35–9:50  2.2. Hydrocharging Equipment for Economical Production of Single-Ply Meltblown Filter Media

Presented by Dr. Ingo Mählmann, Director Sales & Marketing Nonwoven, Oerlikon Neumag, DE

9:50–10:05  2.3. Advances in Unicellular Protein Purification by Novel Membrane

Presented by Dr. Pierre-Yves Pontalier, WFC14 Chair, Professor at the Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, FR​

10:05–10:20  2.4. Creating a More Sustainable, High-Efficiency Spunbond Filter Media

Presented by Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Executive Director and Distinguished Professor, NC State Univ., US

10:20–10:30  Q&A and Panel Discussion

10:30–10:35  Coffee break

​​

10:35–11:45  Session 3: Innovative Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Filtration

Chaired by Mr. Mike Clark, President, Filtration Division, H&V, US

10:35–10:50  3.1. Innovative HVAC Filtration Media for a More Sustainable Future

Presented by Dr. Cedric Vallet, Head of Business Development, Ahlstrom, FR

10:50–11:05  3.2. Nanofiber Structure Innovation at Different Scales for Improved Air Filter Performance

Presented by Dr. Qijun Zhang, Research Associate, Dr. Yu-Ming Zheng, Deputy Director,  Chinese Academy of Sciences, CN

11:05–11:20  3.3. ​A Novel and Universal Product Line for All Respiratory Protection Filter Needs

Presented by Ms. Samia Moore, Global Market Manager, H&V, US
11:20–11:35  3.4. Sustainability Advances in Single-Use Beverage Filtration Materials and Applications

Presented by Dr. Vishal Bansal,  CTO and VP of R&D and Sustainability, Glatfelter, US
11:35–11:45  Q&A and Panel Discussion

11:45–12:00  2024 Product of the Year Award Ceremony

Presented by Mr. Mike Malloy, Communications Director, WFI, US

Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 8:00AM–12:00PM ET

8:00–8:10  Welcome Introduction

8:10–9:15  Session 4: Circular Economy and Sustainable Water Solutions
Chaired by Dr. Thomas Peters, Sr. Director, Dr. Peters Consulting, DE

8:10–8:35  4.1. Investing in Health: The WELL Building Standard

Presented by  Dr. Whitney Gray, Senior Vice President Research at International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

8:35–8:50  4.2. Mission Zero – Disruptive & Sustainable Water Filtration Media

Presented by Mr. Friedrich Edelmeier, Vice President, HAVER & BOECKER, DE

8:50–9:05  4.3. Next-Generation, Sustainable Nanofiltration Membranes for NOM and Nutrient Removal from Drinking Water

Presented by Dr. Paul Wiper, CTO, Molymem, UK

9:05–9:15  Q&A and Panel Discussion
9:15–9:20  Coffee break