UMT Congress
- Tuesday, April 21, 2026
09:00 Check-In/Exhibition opening 09:30 Opening Dipl.-Ing. Edwin Leber, General Management, UNITI-Services GmbH
Day Sponsor: PURAGLOBE Germany GmbH
Greetings: Immo Kosel, Speaker UNITI Lubricant Committee, SK Enmove Europe09:45 Plenary session: Shell Energy Scenarios Jens Mueller-Belau, Managing Director Energy Transistion Germany
10:30 Perspectives for the use of regenerative Fuels in the EU and worldwide Prof. Dr. Thomas Garbe, Senior Manager Fuels, Volkswagen AG
11:00 Networking Break Sponsor: FRIEDRICH SCHARR KG
11:30 Fuel Aspects of Heavy-Duty Powertrains in a Global Context Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Schweizer, Fuel Expert, Daimler Truck AG
12:00 Potentials and challenges of biocides for lubricants and fuels Pietro Rosato, Global Technical Manager Construction, Lanxess Deutschland GmbH
12:30 Elastomer Compatibility for Fuel and Lubricants - Challenges and Test Methods Dipl.-Ing. Timo Richter, CEO, OPR Group GmbH
13:00 Lunch Sponsor: Wolf Oil Corporation NV
14:15 Survey of Off Road Driveline Lubricants in Electric Vehicle Applications: Gaps and Challenges Bryan Rock, R&D Supervisor Off Road Driveline Formulator, Afton Chemical Corporation
14:45 Hybrid Vehicle Engine Conditions - Impact on Engine Oil James Newton-Savage, Engine Oil Testing & Claims Manager, Castrol
Dr. Hans-Joachim Weimar, Senior Coordinator Operative Projects, IAVF Antriebstechnik GmbH15:15 PFAS restriction and its impact on the lubricants industry Dr. Claus Enekes, Head of Global Industry Team Components, Klüber Lubrication München GmbH & Co. KG
Jun Harasaki, Head of Product Portfolio Management, Klüber Lubrication München GmbH & Co. KG15:45 Networking Break Sponsor: Zeller+Gmelin GmbH & Co. KG
16:15 Beyond Product Carbon Footprint: Leveraging LCA of Lubricants to Increase Customer Value Dr. Michael Rhein, Global Sustainability Manager (Life Cycle Assessment), FUCHS SE
16:45 Revolutionising industrial gear oils: high performance meets sustainability Dr. Joby Winn, Technology Development Manager, Lubrizol Ltd.
17:15 Efficient Lubricants Reduce Cost in Industry - A Global Technology Deployment Initiative Dr. Frank-Olaf Mähling, Global Market Segment Head - Pour Point Depressants, Evonik Operations GmbH
17:45 ´After-work´-Drink Sponsor: Castrol Germany GmbH
19:15 Get-together Sponsor: Lubrizol Deutschland GmbH
22:30 END - Wednesday April 22, 2026
09:00 Greetings 2nd day Dipl.-Ing. Edwin Leber, General Management, UNITI-Services GmbH
9:05 The European Base Oil and Lubricants market Sharbel Luzuriaga, Senior Project Manager, Kline + Company
09:35 Mercedes-Benz BEAM 2.0: Approvals for operating fluids in a new dimension Sebastian Hunder, Product manager engine oils, Mercedes-Benz AG
Angela Kucher, Administration of operating fluids, Mercedes-Benz AG10:05 Global Heavy-Duty Engine Oil Specifications- Overview and Challenges, Reorganization of CEC Peter Schick, Manager Fluid Release System und Motoröl, ACEA HD-Chair, CEC Vice-Chair, Daimler Truck AG
10:35 Networking Break Sponsor: OILTESCO GmbH
11:00 Latest Developments in Engine Oil and New Energy Vehicle Fluids Standards Bill O'Ryan, Director API Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System (EOLCS), American Petroleum Institute (API)
11:30 What is Fluid Aeration, and Why does it Matter? David Growney, Technology Deployment Manager, Lubrizol Ltd.
12:00 Requirements on Lubricants and Operating Fluids for Innovative Motion Technologies Dr. Thomas König, Vice President Chemical Technologies, Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
12:30 Lunch Sponsor: Oest Lubricants GmbH & Co. KG
13:30 Formulating Strategies to optimize the Efficiency of Industrial Lubricants and Greases Luka Jazbec, EAME Synthetics Customer Application Development, ExxonMobil Czech Republic s.r.o.
14:00 Lubricating Greases - Market Overview and Trends Mehdi Fathi-Najafi, Senior Advisor, Nynas AB
14:35 Networking Break Sponsor: FUCHS LUBRICANTS GERMANY
15:00 Innovating with Secondary Polyol Ester® Base Oils. A Path to Higher Efficiency and Reliability of Industrial Lubricants Dr. Martin Greaves, CTO, VBASE Oil Company
15:30 Food-Grade Lubricants: From Food Safety Validation to Emerging Compliance Challenges Fabrizia La Neve, Project Manager Chemical Evaluation, NSF (NSF Belgium - EU Headquarters)
16:00 Closing