BEN SAADA
- CEO
- FAIRMAT
Speakers
2027 edition will feature following speakers and experts:
Ben Saada is the founder and CEO of FAIRMAT, a deep-tech company leading circularity in the carbon fiber industry. Founded in 2020 on the belief that performance and sustainability are not a trade-off, FAIRMAT turns aerospace and wind energy waste into high-performance materials at no green premium. Prior to FAIRMAT, Ben co-founded Expliseat in 2011 (USD 60M orderbook, 250 employees), where he developed the world’s lightest aircraft seat, radically reducing fuel consumption in the aviation industry. A pioneer in industrial sustainability, Ben is committed to removing barriers to circularity until it becomes the new manufacturing standard. Ben holds an engineering degree from Mines ParisTech.
Brett SCHNEIDER
- President
- SHD and Cambium Composites
Brett Schneider is President of SHD and Cambium Composites and a Cambium Board Member, bringing three decades of advanced materials, process technology, and company-building leadership across aerospace, defence, energy, and industrial markets. Previously an Operating Partner at Arsenal Capital, Chairman and CEO of Carbon Conversions, and Executive Officer and President of Fibers and Industrials at Hexcel.
Clementine GALLET
- CEO
- Coriolis Group
Clementine Gallet is the co-founder and CEO of Coriolis Group, and a recognized specialist in automated composite manufacturing and robotic fiber placement. Since co-founding Coriolis Composites in 2000, she has played a key role in the development and industrialization of AFP technologies for aerospace, defense and advanced industrial applications. She continues to promote innovation and collaboration between research and industry to advance next-generation composite manufacturing solutions.
Frank HAUG
- CEO
- BODO MÖLLER CHEMIE GROUP
Frank Haug (born 21 December 1968 in Hechingen) holds a degree in chemical engineering and is Chairman of the Management Board and a shareholder of Bodo Möller Chemie GmbH, headquartered in Offenbach am Main. Since joining the company as Managing Director in 2000, he has been responsible for the strategic development and international expansion of the Group. Under his leadership, Bodo Möller Chemie has grown into a global specialty chemicals distributor with more than 40 locations worldwide. In 2023, he acquired a majority stake in the Group.
He studied chemical engineering with a focus on polymer chemistry at Reutlingen University, graduating in 1995 with a Diplom-Ingenieur degree. Before that, he studied Protestant theology, Jewish studies and philosophy at the University of Tübingen and the University of Haifa in Israel.
He began his professional career while still a student, working in quality assurance and color technology at AkzoNobel. He subsequently worked at Protex International before gaining international experience as an application engineer and development engineer for epoxy resin adhesives at Ciba Specialty Chemicals AG. He then joined Mercedes-Benz Group AG, where he headed the adhesives department within its Processes and Chemicals division.
Alongside his business activities, Frank Haug volunteers as a member of the General Assembly of the Offenbach am Main Chamber of Commerce and Industry and is active in the Lions Club Main-Kinzig Barbarossa.
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- Executive Vice President
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- President
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- Chief Executive Officer
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Tom Gentile
- Chairman, President & CEO
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Tom MERRELL
- President of IDI Composites International
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- President of IDI Composites International
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Hosts & Moderators
David Barroux
- Editor-in-Chief
- LES ECHOS
Elizabeth WAUTLET
- Master of Ceremony
- JEC Events Host
Eric PIERREJEAN
- President
- JEC
