April 28 – 30, 2025
Omni William Penn
Pittsburgh, PA
Coatings and Technologies for a Resilient Future
Through a series of specialized lectures from notable industry experts and focused technical sessions, ACA’s 2025 CoatingsTech Conference will offer an unprecedented opportunity for all levels of coatings professionals to participate and learn from each other. Embracing the theme, “Coatings and Technologies for a Resilient Future,” reflects current challenges and trends, and the key role coatings play in providing protection to our most valued objects and our critical infrastructure. The 2025 conference will feature the industry’s latest science and technology developments, including advance notice on technology-forcing factors to help the industry set a sustainable trajectory for meeting future market challenges.
Concurrent Pre-Conference Short Courses
MONDAY, APRIL 28 | 8:00 am – 10:30 am
This series of four specially designed short courses will focus on the fundamentals and emerging developments in coatings technology, and will be held concurrently. NOTE: These short courses will be held prior to the conference opening, and are not included in the conference registration fee.
8:00 am – 10:30 am | Coatings “101”: An Introduction
Ray Fernando
Arthur C. Edward Chair in Coatings Technology and Ecology
California Polytechnic State University
Designed for new coatings technology professionals to provide an introduction to a broad range of practical coatings science for all product categories. Led by notable scientists from industry and academia, the short course will advance application of knowledge on research, development and innovation challenges.
8:00 am – 10:30 am | Smart & Multi-Functional Coatings
Jamil Baghdachi
Professor of Polymers and Coatings
Eastern Michigan University Coatings Research Institute
This short course will provide insight on bringing research to market, highlighting the tools and technology used to identify functional needs and apply coatings science to address them. From self-cleaning and dirt-resistant technology, to superhydrophobic and ice-phobic films, this course will explore the basic research and high throughput assessment tools that assist in breakthroughs.
8:00 am – 10:30 am | Scientific Approach to Formulating with Waterborne Additives
Ingrid Meier
Head of Applied Research & Technology, Decorative Coatings Americas Coating Additives
Evonik Corp.
John Rabasco
Principal Research Scientist
Dow Coating Materials
This short course will provide a broad overview of scientific principles and structure-property relationships that allow for effective formulating with additives for waterborne coatings. During the course, the following specific topics will be discussed:
Wetting Agents and Defoamers; Additives for Particle Stabilization; and Rheology Modifiers.
8:00 am – 10:30 am | Bio-based Materials & Sustainability
Hongying Zhou
Scientist, Polymer Synthesis
PPG
This short course will provide insight into how PPG establishes its sustainability goals and implements science-based, measurable targets to align with enterprise-wide priorities of growth and innovation. The short course will review the current market of recycled, renewable, and biobased raw materials and the impact to upstream emissions, as well as provide a few case studies on the development of both bio-based and recycled materials in coatings and adhesives applications.
Preliminary Program Schedule
(Subject to Change)
| MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025 | |
| 8:00 am – 10:30 am Pre-Conference Technology Short Courses |
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| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Welcome Address & Keynote Address |
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12:00 pm – 1:45 pm 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm |
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| 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Conference Technical Sessions |
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| 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Networking Reception & Poster Session |
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| TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2025 | |
| 8:30 am – 9:30 am Breakfast & Morning Address |
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| 9:30 am – 10:30 am Mattiello Award Lecture |
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| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Conference Technical Sessions |
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| 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Luncheon & Technical Focus Lecture |
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| 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Conference Technical Sessions |
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| 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Networking Reception & Poster Session |
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| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2025 | |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast Poster Session |
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| 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Service Life Prediction Session |
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| 11:45 am – 1:00 pm Luncheon and Awards Presentation |
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| 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Service Life Prediction Session |
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Keynote Address
Andrea Wagner Watts, building science education manager at GAF, will deliver the keynote address, “Future-proofing Buildings: Pushing the Envelope Toward a More Resilient Future,” on Monday, April 28.
Watts engages with industry professionals to provide guidance, technical support and education for roof and wall assemblies. With more than 15 years of industry experience, she works to improve the overall performance of the building enclosures through application innovation, product development and building science research.
Watts holds multiple patents and has published on building science, assembly interfaces, durability and resilience. She serves as the Air Barrier Association of America’s (ABAA) first vice chair; co-chairs ABBA’s Technical Committee; and chairs the ASTM International’s E06 Task Group on air barrier systems and the ASTM D08 Task Group on Roof Air Barriers.
Watts earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Cornell University.
Sponsorship
ACA’s 2025 CoatingsTech Conference offers myriad sponsorship opportunities for your company to maximize its exposure before industry’s leaders. If you are interested in learning more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact ACA’s Elizabeth Scuderi
Sponsorship Categories
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$2,500| BRONZE SPONSORSHIP includes:
- Company logo on main CoatingsTech Conference page
- Listing in onsite program materials
- Signage at event
$4,500 | SILVER SPONSORSHIP includes the above +
- one (1) complimentary registration to attend one (1) short course
$6,500 | GOLD SPONSORSHIP includes the above +
- Linked company logo on CoatingsTech Conference registration page and in mobile app
- one (1) complimentary registration to attend full conference
Sponsorship Opportunities
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$3,500 | Meeting Room WiFi
$6,500 | Conference App
MONDAY, APRIL 28
$3,500 | Short Course Continental Breakfast
$2,000 | Short Course Refreshment Break
$6,500 | Welcome Address/Opening Session Luncheon
$6,500 | Networking Reception & Student Poster Session
TUESDAY, APRIL 29
$6,500 | Continental Breakfast & Mattiello Award Lecture
$2,000 | AM Refreshment Break
$6,500 | Conference Luncheon
$2,000 | PM Refreshment Break
$3,500 | Networking Reception
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20: Service Life Prediction Symposium
$3,500 | Continental Breakfast
$2,000 | AM Refreshment Break
$6,500 | Symposium Luncheon
$2,000 | PM Refreshment Break
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