• WPC 2024
  • March 18-22, 2024

Harald Schwager

Evonik

Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board

Harald Schwager was born 1960 in Speyer, Germany. In 1984 he graduated from the University of Karlsruhe with a degree in chemistry. He gained a doctoral degree in 1986 at the Max Planck Institute in Mülheim an der Ruhr, after which he moved to the University of California, Berkeley.

In 1988 Schwager joined BASF AG in Ludwigshafen, Germany. In 1998 he took over management of the business unit VC/PVC of BASF in Brussels, Belgium. A year later, in 1999, he was appointed as Managing Director of SolVin in Brussels.

In 2003 he returned to BASF AG in Ludwigshafen to manage the Operating Division Inorganics. This was followed by positions as Division Head Verbund Site Management Europe.

In 2008 Schwager was appointed to the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE there he served until May 2017.

Since September 1, 2017, Harald Schwager has served as member and deputy chairman of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG in Essen, Germany, where he is responsible for the areas of Chemistry and Innovation.

Sessions With Harald Schwager

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