• WPC 2024
  • March 18-22, 2024

Adam Bland

S&P Global Commodity Insights

Executive Director, Specialty Chemicals

Adam Stephen Bland joined IHS Markit in 2013, bringing with him more than 20 years of commercial experience in the global chemicals industry. As Executive Director, he is the global lead for the company’s area of Specialty Chemicals. He started his career working in intellectual property for Allied Colloids Ltd, UK before moving to Basel, Switzerland to join Ciba Specialty Chemicals and the Global Leadership Team for the Paper Division. He has held senior management positions as Head of Global Product Management, and Head of Strategic Marketing for Operating Divisions within Ciba and BASF, where he also served as a member of the Corporate Sales & Marketing Board. Adam has a Master of Arts in chemistry from Oxford University, Brasenose College and a MBA from Bradford University School of Management.

Sessions With Adam Bland

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 08:00am - 09:30am (CST) / 19/mar/2024 01:00 pm - 19/mar/2024 02:30 pm

    Specialty Chemicals for Energy Transition - Opening Keynote Panel

    Specialty Chemicals - Delivering More for Less

    Specialty chemicals are the key to enabling energy transition and decarbonisation, allowing industry and consumers to conserve resources and achieve more for less. This session will provide invaluable insights from pioneering organisations and industry experts, as specialty chemicals are used across the value chain through power generation, materials, mobility and digitalisation.

    Session 1: Rising to the Challenge of Energy Transition 

    8:00 AM: Welcome Remarks - Adam Bland, Executive Director, Specialty Chemicals, S&P Global Commodity Insights

    8:10 AM: The Interconnectedness of Things – Specialty Chemicals as the Ultimate Enabler - Rebecca Liebert, President and CEO, The Lubrizol Corporation
    8:25 AM: Building a sustainable future: How Evonik is driving energy transition - Dr. Harald Schwager, Deputy  Chairman of the Executive Board, Evonik
    8:40 AM: Product Development in Automotive Industry and New Trends for Technology - Juan Santillan, Global Chief Program Engineer, Ford Motor Company
    8:55 AM: Overview of Energy Transition - Roman Kramarchuk, Head of Future Energy Outlooks, S&P Global, Commodity Insights

    9:10 AM: Q&A - Moderator: Adam Bland, Executive Director, Specialty Chemicals, S&P Global Commodity Insights