About the Organizer
Dr. Yash P. Khanna has decades of highly diversified industrial experience in the areas of Plastics and Analytical Sciences, His career is credited with over 120 research publications, 25 U.S. patents, Society of Plastics Engineer’s International “Engineering/Technology” Award (2001) and North American Thermal Analysis Society’s Fellowship (1988) and its highest honor, the Mettler Award (1997).
A highpoint of Dr. Khanna’s career has been to identify several new phenomena in common polymers, already in existence for 40-60 years. His industrial affiliations include Chief Technology Officer at Applied Minerals (2013-2015), Senior Technology Fellow / Director of Technology at Imerys (2005-2009), a $5B minerals company and Manager of Reinforced Engineering Thermoplastics Program at Rayonier (2001-2004), a $3B forest products company. The great majority of his career was at Honeywell (1975-2001) formerly AlliedSignal, a $40B conglomerate company at its Corporate Research & Technology Center as a Research Group Leader / Senior Principal Scientist. During 1990-2001, he also held positions as Business Unit Liaison to Specialty Films and key technologist for Packaging Resins, where scientific fundamentals formed the basis of new product / process development as well as technology marketing in North America and Europe. These significant business contributions were recognized through 5 Special Recognition awards and 3 business awards (“Growth,” “Sale of the Year,” and “Save of the Year”). Now at InnoPlast Solutions, Dr. Khanna’s technology driven business experience is playing a key role in offering “Value-Driven” conferences and courses.
Our Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor
Bunzl Distribution USA, LLC supplies a range of products including outsourced food packaging, disposable supplies, and cleaning and safety products to food processors, supermarkets, non-food retailers, convenience stores and other users. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Bunzl Distribution is the largest division of Bunzl plc, an international distribution and outsourcing group headquartered in London. Bunzl Distribution owns and operates more than 190 warehouses that serve all 50 states and Puerto Rico, as well as Canada, the Caribbean and parts of Mexico. With more than 8,000 employees and 400,000-plus supply items, Bunzl is regarded as a leading supplier in North America. Worldwide sales are in excess of $12 billion. bunzldistribution.com
Gold Sponsors
INNOPLAST Solutions-USA offers, via a network of Super-Specialists, an Un-Rivaled consultation & course along the theme “Polymer Failure & Defects: $MM Business Impact via Problem Solving & Patent Litigations” with attendance by 500+ scientists & engineers from companies such as Boeing / Coca-Cola / 3M / GE / Honeywell / BASF / Johnson & Johnson / Kimberly-Clark / DuPont / Becton Dickinson. Innoplast’s 29th conference and 11th on “Re-Invention of Plastics” will be held JUNE 28-30, 2022, New York City area; contact via phone 973-801-6212 or via email: yash.khanna@innoplastsolutions.com
Silver Sponsors
PINFA-North America, is a non-profit trade organization that brings together manufacturers of flame-retardants plastics, major end users and regulatory organizations for the advancement of green FR technologies. The organization supports fire safety through innovative, reliable and sustainable fire performance solutions, using products based on halogen free phosphorus (P), nitrogen (N) and inorganic compound (metal ions, hydroxides). Pinfa-NA is the North American sister group of Pinfa (www.pinfa.org), a Sector Group of Cefic (the European Chemical Industry Council). For more information, visit www.pinfa.org or email: dwagner@pinfa-na.org