DUPLEX WORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO 2026
Conference & Expo
2026
MEET THE DUPLEX WORLD STEERING COMMITTEE
The Duplex World Steering Committee represents some of the world’ s leading experts in duplex stainless steel and material science. These dedicated individuals have devoted their time and expertise to developing a high-quality, technical conference program.
Chairman: Dr Talal Al Nabhani, Materials and Integrity Manager, Petroleum Development Oman
Dr Ir. David Farias, Materials & Corrosion Engineer, Neste
Dr Thomas Ladwein, Consultant, Steinbeis Transferzentrum Korrosion und Werkstoff
Jacko Aerts, Global Expert LTE / Materials & Corrosion, dsm-firmenich
Dr Yassar Ghanimi, Consultant
Alejandra Lopez, R & D Manager, Tubacex
Mark van den Broek, Fellow – Materials and Welding, Fluor
Barinder Ghai, Director Technical Marketing and New Business Development EMEA, Alleima
Anna Negri, Director of Sales, Purchasing Director Raw Materials, BUTTING
Tim Collins, Secretary-General, worldstainless
Joelle Greenwood, Consultant
Rodney Rice, Director, Langley Alloys
Raymond Cordewener, Director, R Cordewener Management & Consultancy
Dr Saman Hosseinpour, R & D Team Lead, Corrosion, Outokumpu
Iris Rommerskirchen, Business Development Director, EBK
Bruce Cowe, Manager Offshore and New Energies Corrosion Team, TotalEnergies
John Houben, Principal Welding and Surface Modification Engineer, Exxon Mobil Technology & Engineering Company
Janardhan Saithala, Senior Engineering Advisor- Materials & Corrosion, Blade Energy Partners
Dr Dirk Engelberg, Professor in Materials Performance & Corrosion, The University of Manchester
Hans Martin Jahren, Leading Advisor Metallic Materials & Welding, Equinor ASA
Kasra Sotoudeh, Technical Advisor and Manager, Materials Performance and Integrity Group, TWI Ltd
Dr Ir. Evelyn Dayss, Senior Hardware Discipline Manager, Dow Oliefinverbund GmbH
Hayato Kayama, General Manager, Engineer, Pipe & Tube Products, NIPPON STEEL EUROPE GmbH
Rob Spelt, Managing Director, Spelt Engineering & Contracting b. v. www. stainless-steel-world-duplex. com
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