UMT Congress
- Tuesday, April 08, 2025
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: Macro Trends impacting the Fuels and Lubricants Industry Maurizio Abbondanza, Sustainability & Business Executive Director, Infineum UK Ltd
Mourtaza Taheraly, Industry Liason Advisor, Infineum France SNC10:30 Propulsion technologies in the light of the energy mix of the future Prof. Dr. Uwe Dieter Grebe, Head of the Institute Technische Universität Wien
11:00 Networking Break Sponsor: FRIEDRICH SCHARR KG
11:30 Alternative Drive Concepts and Fuels for Liebherr Machines Jürgen Appel, Head of Technology Coordination, Liebherr-International
12:00 The Evolving Fuels Landscape & Shifting Dynamics of the EU Base Oil Markets Kevin Schäfer, CEO SVP, Germany & Central Europe, Argus Media Germany GmbH
Christian Hotten, Market Reporter, Base Oils, Argus Media Ltd.12:30 Potential of Low Carbon Fuels and their Impact on Engine Oil Dilution Dipl.-Ing. Anton Wächter, Senior Engineer - Sustainable engine - FIE & Fuels, Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH
13:00 Lunch Sponsor: Wolf Oil Corporation NV
14:15 Fuels and Lubricants - Challenges for Future Powertrains Dr. Marcus Gohl, Senior Manager Advanced Develpment, APL Automobil-Prüftechnik Landau GmbH
Peter Scholl, Team Manager - Light Vehicles Lubricants, TotalEnergies Lubrifiants SA14:45 Challenges regarding Elastomer compartibility for future fuels and lubricants Dr. Matthias Adler, Director Global Material Development Fluid Power, Freudenberg FST GmbH
15:15 Future Lubricating Oil Technical Requirements: A Caterpillar Viewpoint Sarah Bellingham, Engineering Specialist, Caterpillar
15:45 Networking Break Sponsor: Zeller + Gmelin GmbH & Co. KG
16:15 Methodology Landscape for PCF-calculations in the lubricant sector Markus Garb, Chairman of the ATIEL&UEIL Joint Sustainability Committee/VP Sustainability (CSO), FUCHS SE
16:45 Beyond the Battery - A Holistic View of Thermal Management Fluids in BEVs Dr. Gareth Brown, Strategic Technology Manager, Lubrizol Ltd.
17:15 Industrial Lubricants - Challenges and Opportunities Patrick Bell, Industrial Sales Director Central Europe, Castrol Germany GmbH
17:45 ´After-work´-Drink Sponsor: Castrol Germany GmbH
19:15 Get-together Sponsor: Lubrizol Deutschland GmbH
22:30 END - Wednesday April 09, 2025
09:00 Greetings 2nd day Dipl.-Ing. Edwin Leber, General Management, UNITI-Services GmbH
9:05 Novel sulfurized algae oil based extreme pressure agent for sustainable formulations of lubricants and metal working fluids Hironobu Matsueda, Technical Group Manager, DIC Corporation
Ryoya Ohkubo, Assistant Sales & Marketing Manager, DIC Corporation09:35 Landscape of Engine Oil Industry specifications in Europe, North America and Aisa for Passenger Cars Paul Decker-Brentano, ACEA LD-Chair, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe GmbH
10:05 Ready for maximizing CO₂ reduction - Three steps for engine oil efficiency Michael Seemann, OEM Relation Manager, Evonik Operations GmbH
10:35 Networking Break Sponsor: FUCHS LUBRICANTS GERMANY GmbH
11:00 EV Fluids: Future Prospects, Efficiency and Testing Ed Keighley, CTS Technologist - Driveline, Afton Chemical Limited
11:30 Formulating Gas Engine Oils to meet future requirements Christophe Rouet, Global Customer Technical Specialist Industry Engine Oils, Chevron Oronite
12:00 Advanced Synthetic Base Stocks for Industrial and Automotive Gear Oils Dr. Sven Meinhardt, Global Technology Advisor, ExxonMobil Chemical Central Europe GmbH
12:30 Lunch Sponsor: OEST LUBRICANTS GmbH & Co. KG
13:30 SEW-Eurodrive Lubricants to Increase Perfomance and Service Life Katrin Alt, Group Manager Technology department Tribology & Sealing Systems, SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG
14:00 Preparing for the future of Industrial Gear Oils Matthew Thom, Industrial Product Manager for Europe, Lubrizol Ltd.
14:35 Networking Break Sponsor: VSI Verband Schmierstoff-Industrie e.V.
15:00 A new framework to analyse the used oil and re-refined lubricants market Gabriel Tarle, Senior Consult, Project Lead Kline & Company
15:30 Novel Esters for the Formulation of High-Performance Industrial Lubricants Isobel Priest, Sales Manager, Patech Europe B.V.
16:00 Closing