Date

28 - 30 September 2026
 

Venue

Sheikh Saeed Hall 1- 3 & Trade Centre Arena, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE

Conference Speakers 2025

mefpu 2025

Conference Speakers 2025

Audrey Silva Russo

R&D Manager
Purcom Química

Cahit Can Çanakçı

R&D Manager
Kimpur Global

Deepak Sawant

R&D Manager, Pearl Polyurethane Systems

Joseph Marcinko, Ph.D.

Founder, Principal Scientist, President of Polymer Synergies LLC

Irina Kuzina

Chief Supply Chain Officer, Pearl Polyurethane Systems

Jacopo Battistello

Sales Area Manager
Cannon Afros

Katie Tofts

Project Manager/Market Research Consultant, IAL Consultants

Leo Yang

Market Analyst
PUdaily

Marcel Hartmann

Senior Global Project Leader & Technical Key Account Manager | Slabstock Additives, Momentive Performance Materials GmbH

Mike Murray

Chief Innovation Officer
The Vita Group

M.A Naqi

President
LinQ Tech Inc

Steven Pacitti

Editor, Urethanes Technology International

Stefano Verga

Sales Manager - Thermal Insulation, Cannon Afros

Tobias Spyra

Executive Director - Aromatics and Polyurethanes EMEA, OPIS, A Dow Jones Company

Patrizia Elisabeth Wegner

VP Sales & Marketing
Covestro AG

Abdullatif N. Albitawi

CEO
Emirates Green Building Council

Amanullah AJ

Technical Manager – Foam, Honeywell International Middle East Ltd.

Dr. Devi Ramamoorthy

Founder
ThaalChemy Innovations

Khaled Saab

Director - MEP Department
NAGA Architects

Jean de BERNARDI

Technical Director EMEA
Honeywell

Johny John Kannanthara

Managing Director
Triton Middle East

Mary Bogdan

Research Fellow
Honeywell

Ankur Dana

CEO
Dana Group

Miro Donabedian

General Manager, IP Harwal Polymer (Interplast, Harwal Group) & TSSC Building Materials Division

Shrini Menon

Commercial & Specification Manager
Kingspan Insulated Panels Middle East

Ali Ihsan Cetiner

CEO
AlexForm

Ashutosh Joshi

Business Development Manager – Middle East & North Africa, Bostik

Dr. Ashok Ganapathy Iyer

Associate Professor & Program Leader (Interior Design), Amity University Dubai

Mohamed Yassar Nabeel

Business Development Manager – India & Middle East, FM Approvals

Mujtaba Shaikhani

Managing Director
Rubber World Industry LLC

Ashutosh Joshi

Business Development Manager – Middle East & North Africa, Bostik

Dr. Ashok Ganapathy Iyer

Associate Professor & Program Leader (Interior Design), Amity University Dubai

Miro Donabedian

General Manager, IP Harwal Polymer – Interplast (Harwal Group Companies)

Miro Donabedian is the General Manager at IP Harwal Polymer, a division of Interplast under the Harwal Group of Companies. He oversees Business Development, Operations, and Technical Services across the Polyurethane and Compounding divisions.

With a career spanning key international roles, Mr. Donabedian has previously worked with Technical Supplies and Services Company (TSSC) in Dubai, as well as the Woodbridge Group and Acklands-Grainger in Toronto, Canada. Notably, he served as General Manager at TSSC for over a decade, where he led sales, product development, certification processes, and operations for the Polyurethane System House, Cold Chain, and Prefabricated Divisions.

Mr. Donabedian holds an MBA in General Management from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario, and a Master’s degree in Engineering from the University of Toronto. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng), affiliated with Professional Engineers Ontario.

He also served in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve, within the Engineering Regiment at Fort York Armoury.

Nabil Shahin

Managing Director, AC, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute

Mr. Nabil Shahin brings over 25 years of experience in the HVAC industry, having held senior technical and commercial leadership roles with leading global HVAC companies. His expertise spans product R&D, design, testing, manufacturing, and marketing, with a strong focus on energy efficiency and regulatory compliance.

He possesses in-depth knowledge of international HVAC technologies, standards, and policies across the US, Europe, and the MENA region, and maintains direct engagement with key regulatory and government bodies. Mr. Shahin holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee State University, USA.

Steven Pacitti

Editor, Urethanes Technology International

Shubham Trivedi

Regional Commercial Leader, IMEA,SEA &ANZ Rigids, Molded & Specialties, Momentive

Shubham Trivedi is an accomplished business leader and seasoned chemical engineer with over 20 years of experience across the filtration and specialty chemical industries. He has also completed the Advanced Strategic Management Program from the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK).

In his current role as Regional Commercial Leader, Shubham is driving growth for the Polyurethane System House business across India, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Australia. He brings deep domain expertise in rigid, molded, and specialty PU applications and is known for building strategic commercial roadmaps across diverse markets.

Shubham is particularly passionate about silicone surfactants and is committed to delivering sustainable solutions to the polyurethane industry. Guided by his leadership mantra—“Challenge the Status Quo”—he consistently strives to innovate, transform business