Introduction to Global Filtration Market
Global Filtration Market Outlook, Opportunities, and Trends
March 7, 2023, Tuesday
8:00am-10:30am, ET Canada & US
$USD 350
$USD 175 (Member Only )
Course Objectives:
From the air we breathe to the water we drink, filtration has affected almost all aspects of our daily life and industrial processes, such as power generation, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, environmental protection, data centers, high-tech devices, and transportation, etc. This course aims to provide the audience with an overall understanding of the global filtration market, current increasing demands, challenges, opportunities, and trends.
Global Filtration Market Outlook, Opportunities, and Trends, Moderated by Mr. Paul Marold, CEO of Aeristus, Inc. (USA)
Introduction to Global Filtration Market, Mr. Paul Marold, Dr. Christine Sun, President of WFI (USA)
Global Filtration Market
Air and Liquid Applications
Drivers for Continuous Growth
Filtration Concepts and Value Proposition
New Market Updates and Statistics, Mr. Bob Mcilvane, President of the Mcilvane Company (USA)
Variables and Uncertainty
Latest Market Updates and Trends
Air Filtration Outlook, Opportunities and Trends, Mr. Sean O'Reilly, Global VP, AAF Flanders (USA)
Clean Air in Buildings: The Rapidly Expanding Value of Improved IAQ post-COVID, Mr. Tyler A. Smith, Vice President, Healthy Buildings, Johnson Controls (USA)
Filter Media Market and Trends, Mr. Mike Clark, President, Filtration Solution, Hollingsworth & Vose Co. (USA)
Contamination Control in the Process Industry, Market Opportunities and Trends, Dr. Matt Thundyil, President, Transcend (USA)
Clean Air Filtration Promises, Challenges and Opportunities, Dr. Iyad Al-Attar, WFI Strategic Director, Visiting Academic Fellow, Cranfield University (UK)
Filtration in Transportation, Market Opportunities and Trends, Dr. Cédric Vallet, Head of Product Management & Business Development – Filtration Division, Ahlstrom (France)
Filtration in Industry Applications, Opportunities and Trends, Mr. Gianni Basso Bin, Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, Regional Director Americas (USA)
Round-Table Discussion
Instructor Biography

Mr. Paul Marold
Mr. Marold has 30+ years of professional experience in specialty chemicals and materials businesses with the majority in filtration-related industries. He is a well-known strategic and innovative global leader who delivers sustainable value to shareholders, customers, and employees. He is a C-Level executive with year-after-year success achieving revenue and profit targets in Fortune 100, private-, and mid-tier specialty chemicals and engineered materials industries with demonstrated success in developing and executing winning strategies for business growth. With over 20 years of multi-site, global specialty business leadership with companies like Lydall, Jacob Holm, Clarcor, Buckman, and Ahlstrom, he has become one of the most influential leaders in the global filtration and nonwoven industry. He is a long-standing Board member of INDA (Chairman 2010-2012, 2020). Paul’s specialties include global business strategy, financial and operational leadership, innovation platform development and execution, strategic partnerships, turn-around initiatives, strategic deployment and team alignment, and driving profitable and sustainable growth. Paul is currently Chief Executive Officer, Aeristus, Inc., focusing on developing technology for the filtration, disinfection, and oil & gas industries. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from Penn State University and post-graduate work at INSEAD.

Dr. Christine Sun
Dr. Christine Sun, President of Waterloo Filtration Institute, is a renowned technical and market expert in the global filtration industry. With over 30 years of experience in both academia and the industry, she has an in-depth knowledge of filtration, and extensive hands-on expertise in product development, with over 100 technical publications and patents. She is also actively involved in many air/liquid filter standard test developments.
Dr. Sun received her Ph.D. from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and her Executive Certificate from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management. From 2004 to 2011, Dr. Sun worked for Freudenberg Filtration Technologies as the R&D manager and Technology Director for Donaldson 2011-2013. She was the AFS Chair from 2016 to 2017 and received the AFS Fellow Award in 2019, Sr. Scientist Award in 2012, and the best paper award from INDA in 2008. She is also an editorial board member for Textile Research Journal and Journal of Industrial Textiles.

Mr. Bob Mcilvaine
Mr. Mcilvaine is President of the Mcilvaine Company which he founded in 1974. Filtration has been their major focus from the beginning. Bob is a globally well-recognized market expert for the filtration industry. Over decades, he has led the company to provide market research and technical evaluations on liquid and air filtration technologies. He has been actively involved in various filtration applications and keeps updated with the latest developments. Recently, a great deal of effort has been devoted to the HVAC filters and face masks in the battle against COVID-19 to support public safety and health.
Panel Speakers
Mr. Sean O'Reilly, Global VP HP Sales & Innovation, AAF Flanders (USA)
Mr. Tyler Smith, Vice President, Healthy Buildings, Johnson Controls (USA)
Mr. Mike Clark, President, Filtration Solution, Hollingsworth & Vose Co. (USA)
Dr. Iyad Al-Attar, WFI Strategic Director, Visiting Academic Fellow, Cranfield University (UK)
Dr. Matt Thundyil, President, Transcend (USA)
Dr. Cédric Vallet, Head of Product Management & Business Development – Filtration Division, Ahlstrom (France)
Mr. Gianni Basso Bin, Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, Regional Director Americas (USA)
Introduction to Global Filtration Market
Introduction to Global Filtration Market
Global Filtration Market Outlook, Opportunities, and Trends
March 7, 2023, Tuesday
8:00am-10:30am, ET Canada & US
$USD 350
$USD 175 (Member Only )

Course Objectives:
From the air we breathe to the water we drink, filtration has affected almost all aspects of our daily life and industrial processes, such as power generation, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, environmental protection, data centers, high-tech devices, and transportation, etc. This course aims to provide the audience with an overall understanding of the global filtration market, current increasing demands, challenges, opportunities, and trends.
Course Outline:
Global Filtration Market Outlook, Opportunities, and Trends, Moderated by Mr. Paul Marold, CEO of Aeristus, Inc. (USA)
Introduction to Global Filtration Market, Mr. Paul Marold, Dr. Christine Sun, President of WFI (USA)
Global Filtration Market
Air and Liquid Applications
Drivers for Continuous Growth
Filtration Concepts and Value Proposition
New Market Updates and Statistics, Mr. Bob Mcilvane, President of the Mcilvane Company (USA)
Variables and Uncertainty
Latest Market Updates and Trends
Air Filtration Outlook, Opportunities and Trends, Mr. Sean O'Reilly, Global VP, AAF Flanders (USA)
Clean Air in Buildings: The Rapidly Expanding Value of Improved IAQ post-COVID, Mr. Tyler A. Smith, Vice President, Healthy Buildings, Johnson Controls (USA)
Filter Media Market and Trends, Mr. Mike Clark, President, Filtration Solution, Hollingsworth & Vose Co. (USA)
Contamination Control in the Process Industry, Market Opportunities and Trends, Dr. Matt Thundyil, President, Transcend (USA)
Clean Air Filtration Promises, Challenges and Opportunities, Dr. Iyad Al-Attar, WFI Strategic Director, Visiting Academic Fellow, Cranfield University (UK)
Filtration in Transportation, Market Opportunities and Trends, Dr. Cédric Vallet, Head of Product Management & Business Development – Filtration Division, Ahlstrom (France)
Filtration in Industry Applications, Opportunities and Trends, Mr. Gianni Basso Bin, Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, Regional Director Americas (USA)
Round-Table Discussion
Instructor Biography

Mr. Paul Marold
Mr. Marold has 30+ years of professional experience in specialty chemicals and materials businesses with the majority in filtration-related industries. He is a well-known strategic and innovative global leader who delivers sustainable value to shareholders, customers, and employees. He is a C-Level executive with year-after-year success achieving revenue and profit targets in Fortune 100, private-, and mid-tier specialty chemicals and engineered materials industries with demonstrated success in developing and executing winning strategies for business growth. With over 20 years of multi-site, global specialty business leadership with companies like Lydall, Jacob Holm, Clarcor, Buckman, and Ahlstrom, he has become one of the most influential leaders in the global filtration and nonwoven industry. He is a long-standing Board member of INDA (Chairman 2010-2012, 2020). Paul’s specialties include global business strategy, financial and operational leadership, innovation platform development and execution, strategic partnerships, turn-around initiatives, strategic deployment and team alignment, and driving profitable and sustainable growth. Paul is currently Chief Executive Officer, Aeristus, Inc., focusing on developing technology for the filtration, disinfection, and oil & gas industries. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from Penn State University and post-graduate work at INSEAD.

Dr. Christine Sun
Dr. Christine Sun, President of Waterloo Filtration Institute, is a renowned technical and market expert in the global filtration industry. With over 30 years of experience in both academia and the industry, she has an in-depth knowledge of filtration, and extensive hands-on expertise in product development, with over 100 technical publications and patents. She is also actively involved in many air/liquid filter standard test developments.
Dr. Sun received her Ph.D. from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and her Executive Certificate from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management. From 2004 to 2011, Dr. Sun worked for Freudenberg Filtration Technologies as the R&D manager and Technology Director for Donaldson 2011-2013. She was the AFS Chair from 2016 to 2017 and received the AFS Fellow Award in 2019, Sr. Scientist Award in 2012, and the best paper award from INDA in 2008. She is also an editorial board member for Textile Research Journal and Journal of Industrial Textiles.

Mr. Bob Mcilvaine
Mr. Mcilvaine is President of the Mcilvaine Company which he founded in 1974. Filtration has been their major focus from the beginning. Bob is a globally well-recognized market expert for the filtration industry. Over decades, he has led the company to provide market research and technical evaluations on liquid and air filtration technologies. He has been actively involved in various filtration applications and keeps updated with the latest developments. Recently, a great deal of effort has been devoted to the HVAC filters and face masks in the battle against COVID-19 to support public safety and health.
Panel Speakers
Mr. Sean O'Reilly, Global VP HP Sales & Innovation, AAF Flanders (USA)
Mr. Tyler Smith, Vice President, Healthy Buildings, Johnson Controls (USA)
Mr. Mike Clark, President, Filtration Solution, Hollingsworth & Vose Co. (USA)
Dr. Iyad Al-Attar, WFI Strategic Director, Visiting Academic Fellow, Cranfield University (UK)
Dr. Matt Thundyil, President, Transcend (USA)
Dr. Cédric Vallet, Head of Product Management & Business Development – Filtration Division, Ahlstrom (France)
Mr. Gianni Basso Bin, Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, Regional Director Americas (USA)