DUPLEX WORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO 2026
Conference & Expo
2026
INTERNATIONAL 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
David Farias, Neste, Materials & Corrosion Engineer, Neste
Alejandra Lopez, R & D Manager, Tubacex
Jacko Aerts, Global Expert LTE / Materials & Corrosion, dsm-firmenich
Dr Yassar Ghanimi, Consultant
Anna Negri, Director of Sales, Purchasing Director Raw Materials, BUTTING
Mark van den Broek, Fellow – Materials and Welding, Fluor
Barinder Ghai, Director Technical Marketing and New Business Development, EMEA Alleima
Rodney Rice, Director, Langley Alloys
Tim Collins, Secretary-General, worldstainless
Joelle Greenwood, Consultant
Iris Rommerskirchen, Business Development Director, EBK
Raymond Cordewener, Director, R Cordewener Management & Consultancy
Dr Saman Hosseinpour, R & D Team Lead, Corrosion, Outokumpu
Janardhan Saithala, Senior Engineering Advisor- Materials & Corrosion, Blade Energy Partners
Bruce Cowe, Manager Offshore and New Energies Corrosion Team, TotalEnergies
John Houben, Principal Welding and Surface Modification Engineer, Exxon Mobil Technology & Engineering Company
Kasra Sotoudeh, Technical Advisor and Manager, Materials Performance and Integrity Group, TWI Ltd
Dr Dirk Engelberg, Professor in Materials Performance & Corrosion, University of Manchester
Hans Martin Jahren, Leading Advisor Metallic Materials & Welding, Equinor ASA
Rob Spelt, Managing Director, Spelt Engineering & Contracting b. v.
Dr. Ir. Evelyn Dayss, Senior Hardware Discipline Manager, Dow Oliefinverbund GmbH
Dr Thomas Ladwein, Consultant, Steinbeis Transferzentrum Korrosion und Werkstoff
Yuhei Suzuki, General Manager Engineer, Pipe & Tube Products, Nippon Steel Europe GmbH
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