FSI2018Speakers

MagnusArvidsonMagnusisaFireProtectionEngineerwithadegreefromtheUniversityofLund.HehasbeenworkingatRISEResearchInstitutesofSwedensince1991,mainlyresponsibleforactivitiesrelatedtowatermistandsprinklersystemtestingandresearch.HeservedasamemberoftheNFPA750technicalcommitteeonwatermistfireprotectionsystemsfrom1993to2000,hasbeenactiveintheSub-CommitteeonFire-ProtectionattheInternationalMaritimeOrganization,andhasbeeninvolvedinatechnicalcommitteeatCENdevelopingastandardforwatermistsystems.HeiscurrentlyamemberoftheScientificCounciloftheInternationalWaterMistAssociation.

OlofAxelssonOlofistheCEOofthefireandriskconsultancyfirmOAXBrand-&RiskkonsultAB.Hehasextensiveexperienceoftheapplicationofperformance-basedengineeringforcomplexinfrastructure,assembly,citydevelopment,industrialandhigh-riseprojectsintheMiddleEast,Africa,UKandSweden.OlofhasworkedwithNFPAcodes,BritishStandardsandtheBBRsuiteofdocuments.HisprojectsincludetheDubaiTradeCentreDistrict,thePresidentialPalaceandNationalMuseumwithinAbuDhabi,NyaSlussen,Ostlänkenandmanyhigh-riseprojects.OlofholdsanB.Sc.inFireProtectionEngineeringandM.Sc.inRiskManagementEngineeringandisacertifiedFireProtectionEngineer.

StaffanBengtsonStaffanBengtsonhasanMScinstructuralengineeringandhasworkedwithdifferentfireprotectionmatterssincethen.Thesehaveincludedatria,tunnels,hotels,largearenasandculturalheritagebuildings.Recentlyhehasmostlybeenconcernedwiththeevacuationofdisabledpeople.

AndersBergqvistAndersBergqvististheSecretaryGeneraloftheFireProtectionAssociationSweden.Hehasmorethan25yearsofexperienceinthefieldofaccidentandcrisismanagementwithvariousseniorpositionsintheSwedishRescueServicesAgency,GreaterStockholmFireDepartment,RISEResearchInstituteofSwedenandtheSwedishFireProtectionAssociation.Andershasexperienceinoperationalfireandrescueservices,planningandconstructionissues,accidentandinjuryresearch,executivecorporatemanagementandexecutiveboardwork.Hehasalsostudiedandworkedininternationalcontexts.AndersisaFireProtectionEngineerfromLundUniversityofTechnology.

AnnBeusenAnnBeusenhasbeenaconsultantengineerattheDepartmentofWelfare,PublicHealthandFamilyoftheFlemishGovernmentsince2006.WithinthisdepartmentsheisalsochairmanofthefiresafetytechnicalcommitteethatisresponsibleforFlemishpolicyadviceonfiresafetyinhealthcareinfrastructure.

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MatildaBjälkefurMatildaisafireprotectionconsultantfromStockholm,Sweden.HermainworkconcernsthefireprotectionofbuildingswithafocusontheSwedishbuildingcodes.ShehasbeeninvolvedinseveralbuildingprojectsinSwedenwithmosttypesofoccupanciesandhasfouryearsofexperienceasafireprotectionconsultantalongwithprojectmanagementcompetence.MatildahasanM.Sc.inurbandevelopment,fireandsafety.

AlanBrinsonAlanistheExecutiveDirectoroftheEuropeanFireSprinklerNetwork.OngraduatingfromCambridgeUniversityheworkedforShellandProctor&Gambleasaresearchprocessengineer.HejoinedTycoin1992andheldaseriesofEuropeanfireprotectionbusinessandproductmanagementroles,culminatinginresponsibilityfortheEuropeansprinklercomponentsbusiness.In2003AlansetuptheEFSN,forwhichhehasledandparticipatedinsuccessfulsprinklercampaignsinmanyEuropeancountries,workingwithEFSNmembers,firechiefsandofficialstoensurethatnewbuildingsarefittedwithsprinklers.AlanisamemberofcommitteesforBSI,CENandNFPA.Heisacharteredchemicalengineer.

SteveBroadleyStevehasover40yearsofexperienceinthefireindustry,workingformanyyearswithaleadingglobalfire&securitycompany,initiallyfor20yearsinthecontracting/servicesbusiness,followedby20yearsintheproductsalesbusiness,culminatingasVicePresidentSales&BusinessDevelopmentDirectorEMEA.Hehasworkedwidelyinternationally,livinginCanada,HollandandASIA.SteveisnowresponsibleacrosstheEMEAregionforPottersprinklermonitoringproducts,includingthenewPottercorrosionproducts.

AntoonBuitenhuisAftergraduationfromSaxionUniversityofAppliedSciences,AntoonworkedinfireprotectionbeforeestablishingSIRONFireProtection12yearsago.DiscoveringthedisadvantagesintheusualwayoftestingoffshoredelugesystemsheinventedandpatentedSIRONDryDelugeTestingeightyearsago.HesubsequentlyworkedwithCanadianFireFlexSystemstoapplycompressedairfoamsystemsformanyonshoreandoffshoreprojectsthroughoutEurope.AntoonisinvolvedinNFPA,SFPEandmanyEuropeanorganizationspresentingandexplainingtheadvantagesofthesystemsmarketedbySIRON.

GaetanoCoppolaGaetano is the Managing Director of Jensen Hughes srl in Milan, responsible for JensenHughes’ business in continental Europe and North Africa. Gaetano is a member of theS.F.P.E. and of its Italian chapter, A.I.I.A. Within the Italian standardization body (UNI),Gaetanoisamemberofthecommitteesforactivefireprotectionsystemsandwater-basedfireprotection systems.He isalso their liaison to theUNIcommitteeonculturalheritage.Within CEN, Gaetano is amember of theworking group for sprinkler systems and is theliaison for CEN/TC 191 Fixed firefighting systems and extinguishingmedia to CEN/TC 346ConservationofCulturalHeritage

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AndreaDussoAndreaachievedamaster’sdegreeinEnvironmentalEngineeringandaPhDinEnvironmentalandEnergyEngineeringSciencesattheUniversityofUdine.CurrentlyheisaprofessionalengineerandworkswithSafexpertise–aspin-offoftheUniversityofUdine-operatinginthefieldofprotectionagainstnaturalandman-maderisksbyintegratedsafetysolutions.HisworkfocusesmainlyonseismicdesignofsprinklerandMEPsystemsandonfireengineering.

WitaliEngelhardtWitali is a Business Development Senior Engineer for FM Approvals in Europe. Based inFrankfurt he develops and enhances relationships with local manufacturers in Europe,TurkeyandRussia.Healsoauditsmanufacturer’squalityassurancesystems,witnessestestsand is involved in standards committee work.Witali has been with FM Approvals for 10years. Before joining theNewBusinessDevelopment teamat FMApprovals in Europe heheld various positions in the fire protection industry, including project management,business development and branch management. Witali is a mechanical engineeringgraduatefromtheUniversityofAppliedSciencesinDarmstadt,Germany.

AndréFiliatraultAndréisaProfessorintheDepartmentofCivil,StructuralandEnvironmentalEngineeringattheStateUniversityofNewYorkatBuffaloinBuffalo,NY,USAandaProfessorofStructuralEngineeringattheSchoolforAdvancedStudiesIUSSPavia,Italy.HewaspreviouslyaProfessorattheUniversitédeMontréalandUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.ProfessorFiliatraultisaformerDirectoroftheMultidisciplinaryCenterforEarthquakeEngineeringResearchandthepresidentoftheInternationalAssociationfortheSeismicPerformanceOfNon-Structural-Elements.Hehaspublishedtextbooksandover300peer-reviewedscientificarticles,winningawardsfromtheCanadianSocietyforCivilEngineering,theAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineersandtheResearchFoundationoftheStateUniversityofNewYork.

RussFlemingRuss istheManagingDirectoroftheInternationalFireSprinklerAssociationandaformertechnicaldirectorandheadoftheNationalFireSprinklerAssociationintheUnitedStates.Hehasover30yearsofserviceontheNFPA13SprinklerCommittee,isaformermemberoftheNFPABoardofDirectors,andpastchairmanoftheNFPA’sStandardsCouncil.AFellowandpastpresidentoftheSocietyofFireProtectionEngineers,hehasservedasanadjunctinthefireprotectionengineeringprogramatWorcesterPolytechnicInstitute,andhispublicationsincludehundredsofarticlesaboutautomaticsprinklersandotherwater-basedfireprotectionsystems,aswellaschaptersinNFPAandSFPEtechnicalhandbooks.

JimGlocklingJimistheTechnicalDirectoroftheFireProtectionAssociation.OriginallyaChemicalEngineer,hedidhisPhDinNuclearEngineeringattheUKAtomicEnergyAuthoritybeforeundertakingapostdoctorateinwatermistfireextinguishingtechnologies.HehasworkedasauniversitylecturerinChemicalEngineering&FireEngineeringandasaForensicFireInvestigator.PriortojoiningtheFPAhewastheAssociateDirectoroftheSpecialProjectsGroupatLPCandthenBRE.JimcontinuestoundertakeresearchintofireprotectionresponsibilityfortheannualUKinsurerresearchbudgetwhichisadministeredthroughtheRISCAuthorityscheme.

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StefanoGrimazStefanoisProfessorofEngineeringSeismologyandofSafetyandCivilProtectionandUNESCOChairinIntersectoralSafetyforDisasterriskreductionandResilienceattheUniversityofUdine.AftertheearthquakesinItalyin2009,2012and2016,heprovidedscientificsupporttotheItalianFireBrigadeonshorttermcountermeasuresfordamagedculturalheritageandindustrialsites.HealsoledtheItaliangovernmentworkgrouponguidelinestoreducetheseismicvulnerabilityoffireprotectionsystems.HeisaUNESCOconsultantfortheassessmentofseismicsafetyofschoolsindevelopingcountriesandtheauthorofmorethan140papersonindustrial,civilandterritorialsafetyandriskprevention.

LouisGritzoLouisvicepresidentandmanagerofresearchwithFMGlobal,responsibleforFMGlobal’steamofscientists,theResearchCampus,andparticipationincodesandstandards.HewaspreviouslymanageroffirescienceandtechnologyatSandiaNationalLaboratories.LouservesasChairoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheInnovationResearchInterchangeandonAdvisoryCommitteesforseveraluniversities.HehasservedaschairoftheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersHeatTransferDivisionExecutiveCommittee,ontheGoverningBoardoftheGlobalEarthquakeModel,andontheNFPAResearchAdvisoryCommittee.In2015hewasaninvitedpanellistattheUNWorldConferenceonDisasterRiskManagement.LouhasaPh.D.inmechanicalengineeringfromTexasTechUniversity.

RenéHagenRenéisProfessorofFireSafetyattheFireServiceAcademyoftheInstituteforSafety,ChairoftheadvisoryboardoftheNationalFirePreventionWeekAssociationandmemberofthegovernmentadvisoryboardonfiresafetyregulations.Afterstudyingcivilengineering,Renégraduatedasafire-officerandspent30yearsintheDutchfireservice.HestudiedlawattheOpenUniversityandhasaMaster’sdegreeinPublicAdministration.RenéworkedontheinvestigationsoftothefireworksdisasterinEnschede,thepubfireinVolendamandthefireinthedetentioncentreatSchiphol-Oost.Helecturesonfireprevention,enforcementandbuildingregulationsandinitiatedtheintroductionofhomesprinklersystemsinTheNetherlandsandnon-combustibleTVsetsinEurope.

JensHjortJensbeganworkingwithfire-fightingsystemsin1981andsince1997asatechnicalexpertattheSwedishFireProtectionAssociation.Thereismainlyworkswithnationalguidelinesforextinguishingsystems.HechairstheSwedishmirrorcommitteforCEN/TC191andhasparticipatedintheworkofCEN/TC191/WG6ongasextinguishingsystemsandCEN/TC72/WG11onfiredetectionsystems.HewassecretaryintheworkforproducingtheNordicstandardforresidentialsprinklersystems,INSTA900-1.

BoHjorthBoistheownerofAlbaConAB,whichoffersinspectionandsurveyservicesforfireprotectionsystems.HeisamemberoftheSwedishFireProtectionAssociation’sCommitteeforfiresuppressionsystemsandrepresentsSwedenintheEuropeancommitteesforsprinklerandwatermistsystems.Boisalsoamemberofthedischargecriteriasub-committeewithintheNFPA13sprinklersystemsstandardcommittee.HewastheChairmanofSprinklerfrämjandetfrom1998to2000andhasbeenontheEuropeanFireSprinklerNetworkcouncilsince2009.

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GöstaHolmstedtFor11yearsGöstawastheOperationsManagerforSprinklerfrämjandet.Inhislongcareerhespent10yearsasChiefFireOfficerofaMunicipalityFireBrigadeoutsideStockholm,threeyearsasafireprotectionengineerwiththeSwedishfireProtectionAssociationand14yearswithSkandiaInsuranceGroupinmanagementpositions.GöstaalsospenttwoyearsinKuwaitandsixinBahrainintopmanagementpositions.BackinSwedenheworkedforthreeyearsasasenioradvisorwiththeleadingSwedishfireengineeringconsultancygroup.GöstahashadmanyfireengineeringarticlespublishedinSwedishandinternationalmagazines.HewaspreviouslyinvolvedinCEAsprinklercommitteesandforanumberofyearshasbeenaninvitedspeakerforthefireengineeringstudentsatLundUniversity.

GaryHoweGaryHoweisaseniorfireprotectionengineerwithZurichRiskEngineering.Hisroleinvolvestheevaluation,analysis,assessmentandon-sitetestingoffixedfireprotectionsystems.Theseincludesprinklersystems,watermist,kitchenextinguishingsystems,gaseousfiresuppressionandautomaticfiredetectionsystemsinstalledacrossabroadrangeofindustrial,manufacturing,educationalandcommercialpremises.Hisworksupportscustomersandinsuranceunderwriters.

GeirJensenGeirJensenisaSeniorAdvisoronFireProtectionatCOWI,amulti-disciplinaryconsultinggroup.Heisfocusedonimprovingfireprotectiondesignsusingactive,passiveorsystematicmeasures.Hedoesapplicationresearchandoftenworksacrossmulti-disciplines.Heisalsoaninventor.

JanJohanssonJan is the Director of Business Development, Asia Pacific & Middle East for Tyco FireProtectionProducts.HejoinedTycoFire&SecurityServices in1991andheldanumberofsenior positions in Europe. Moving to Singapore in 2001 he became responsible for thedevelopmentandexpansionofTyco’sfirecontractingandservicesbusinessesinAsia.Priortohiscurrentrole,JanheadedaglobalteamresponsibleforthesuccessfulnegotiationandimplementationofanEnterpriseFrameAgreementforFireProtectionawardedtoTycobyShell Oil. Before joining Tyco, Jan spent ten years with RISE in Sweden working on firetesting, research & development. He also spent several years as a firefighter with theSwedishFireBrigade.

KarimKarzaziKarim is the head of the Technical Board at AXAMATRIX Risk Consultants. He has beeninvolvedinthedevelopmentofEuropeanstandardsforover15years.Heistheconvenorofthe CEN task group drafting changes to the European sprinkler installation standard EN12845 and of the supervisory CEN working group which sets priorities for all the CENsprinkler standards task groups. Karim has a degree in mechanical engineering and is agraduateoftheNationalInstituteofFireSafety,INSSI.BeforejoiningAXAheworkedforfiveyearsasalosscontrolmanagerandsprinklerexpertatALLIANZAGCS.Hebeganhiscareerat CNPP, rising to become head of the inspection department, where he was alsoresponsibleforupdatestotheFrenchAPSADR1sprinklerinstallationrule.

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RuedigerKoppRuedigerKoppcompletedhisstudiesofChemicalEngineeringandSafetyEngineeringattheUniversityofDortmundasDiploma-Engineer.Since22yearsheisinvolvedindevelopment,firetesting,approvalandmarketingofhighpressurewatermistsystems.AtpresentheisGeneralManagerforfixedwatermistsystemsatthecompanyFOGTECFireProtection based in Cologne,Germany. He ismember of various internationalwatermistguideline working groups (e.g. NFPA 750, APSAD D2, FIA/bafsa) as well as foundationmemberof the InternationalWaterMistAssociation (IWMA).Hehaspublishednumerousarticlesaboutwatermisttechnologyandhasheldpapersatmanyconferencesaroundtheworld.

JochenKrumbJochenbeganhiscareerfollowinghisdegreeincivilengineeringbycreatingfireprotectionconceptual designs and conducting fire safety inspections. In 2007 he joined VdS inDarmstadt.In2012hebecameastateapprovedexpertforfireprotectionsystems.

LorneLévesqueLornegraduatedwithaBachelor’sDegreefromBishop’sUniversityinCanadaandhasbeenworkingintheFireProtectionIndustryforover20years.HispreviousrolesasTechnical&SalesRepresentativeforaFireProtectionDistributorandManufacturerhaveinvolvedtravellingtovariousregionsthroughoutCanada,theUSandEurope.Today,asMajorAccountsManagerforFireFlexSystems,heisinvolvedwithpromotingthefeatures,benefitsandadvantagesofnewfireprotectiontechnologytoengineersandend-users,withamorerecentfocusonnewproduct/marketdevelopmentinEurope.HeisamemberofNFPAandisactivelyinvolvedwithSFPEandotherindustryassociations/events.

RyanMcCreadieRyanspecialisedinfireengineeringin1994.Sincethenhehasgainedexperienceacrossavarietyofsectorsincludingfiretesting,research,insuranceandconsultancy.RyanholdsaPhDinafireengineering-relatedtopicandisaCharteredmemberoftheEngineeringCouncil.DuringemploymentintheconsultancysectorRyanhasgainedextensiveexperienceofprovidingfiresafetyadvicetoclientsofdifferenttypesincludingdevelopers,designers,contractorsandestatemanagers.Hisrolecentresonensuringtheprojectiscompliantwithfiresafetylegislation,whilstbeingmindfulofarchitectural,commercial,operationalandconstructionobjectives.

MarkusMelinMarkus is a fireprotection consultant fromStockholm.Hehas adegree in fireprotectionengineering and amaster’s degree in riskmanagement from LundUniversity.Markushasbeen working in the field of fire protection engineering since 2013. He has worked onseveraldifferentbuildingprojectsinSweden,ensuringthattheSwedishbuildingregulationsare fulfilled. The projects include most types of occupancies, spanning small to largebuildings.

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MarkMiddletonMark is a Senior Risk Engineer with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.Initially qualifying as achemicalengineer,Markstartedhiscareerinindustry,thenfocusingontheassessmentandmanagementofmajoraccidenthazardswithinonshorechemicalplants.Followinga long-term secondment to the Major Hazards Division of WorkSafe Victoria in Melbourne,Australia, Mark has spent the last fifteen years within the insurance industry, providingproperty risk engineering services within the UK and overseas.This has included theassessment and review of customer facilities around the world, the development of riskinsightstohelpmanageriskandthetrainingofhundredsofriskengineersworkingaroundtheworld.

JohanNorénJohanhasanMScinFireProtectionEngineeringandRiskManagement.HeisapartneratBriabwithmorethan10yearsofexperienceworkingwithfiresafetydesignandengineeringapplications.JohanisheadoftheR&Ddepartmentwhereheandhiscoworkersfocusonfuturedigitalizedfireprotection,developmentofprocessesforNordiccooperationonfiresafetyissuesaswellasdesigncriteriaforhighrisetimberbuildings.

JohnOlavOttesenJohnOlav is theManagingDirectorandco-founderofDafoFomtecAB,amanufactureroffoamconcentrates,fire-fightingpowdersandhardwareformobileandfixedfoamsystems.Hehas26yearsofexperience inthefoamindustry.Hestartedhiscareerwith10yearsatTyco in Norway, where he gathered broad experience of fire protection products andsystemsinanumberofdifferentroles.HethenstartedupFomtecinSwedenin2001.JohnOlavwascaughtbythefoambugfromtheget-goandhasadeepinterestintheallaspectsofthefoamindustry.

JulianParsonsJulianjoinedWiltshireFireBrigadeasafirefighterin1994afteracareerintheRoyalAirForceasasonaroperatoronNimrodmaritimepatrolaircraft.Hehasqualificationsinfireengineeringandpost-graduatediplomas.AfteralsoservinginOxfordshireFireServicehereturnedtoWiltshire,headingseveralfunctions,beforejoiningBuckinghamshireFireandRescueServiceasHeadofServiceDevelopment.JulianontheExecutiveCommitteeoftheNationalFireSprinklerNetwork.HealsoadvisestheNationalFireChiefsCouncilonsprinklerpolicyandhasbeenitsleadonAcademicResearch.JulianisaFellowoftheInstitutionofFireEngineersandtheInstituteofLeadershipandManagement.

PatrikPerbeckPatrik is headof Fire Protection at the SwedishCivil ContingenciesAgency (MSB).He is amemberofTheSwedishFireResearchBoard(Brandforsk)andanadvisortothecommitteeofModernBuildingRegulationsthatworksonbehalfoftheSwedishGovernment.Patrikisalso the chairman of the national coordination group for enhancing the fire safety ofindividuals.InhisearliercareerPatrikworkedatKarlstadFireandRescueserviceswithfireprotection,planningandconstructionissuesaswellasoperationalfireandrescueservices.Patrik holds an B.Sc. in Fire Protection Engineering and M.Sc. in Risk Management andSafetyEngineeringfromtheUniversityofLund.

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WillRobinsonWillisRegionalMarketSegmentManagerEMEAforLubrizol,workingtoboostthedemandforCPVCFireProtectionSystemsacrosstheregion.Hehasabackgroundintheconstructionindustrybutisrelativelynewtoactivefireprotection.Williscurrentlyheavilyinvolvedinin-bound marketing campaigns, utilising his recent Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)qualification.HeisactiveintheMiddleEastregionandintheUKsupportsLocalAuthoritiesand Housing Associations to ensure they have all the required information to plan andimplement schemes to retrospectively install fire sprinklers in their high-riseaccommodationfollowingtheGrenfellTowerdisaster.

TomRocheTomisAssistantVicePresident,SeniorConsultantwithintheInternationalCodesandStandardsGroupforFMGlobal.HeworkstoshareFMGlobal’sknowledgeandexpertisetoinfluencebuildingcodesandlosspreventionstandards.TompreviouslyservedinavarietyofUKengineeringandengineeringmanagementroles.Hehastravelledextensivelytosupportclientsacrosstheworldtoestablishlosspreventionpoliciesandimplementriskstrategies,allaimedatimprovingtheresilienceoftheirbusinessestopropertyrisk.HejoinedFMGlobalin1993asafieldengineerbasedinManchester.Tomholdsbothabachelor’sandmaster’sdegreeinmechanicalandelectronicsengineeringfromLancasterUniversity.

ErikSävmarkErik is a fire protection consultant from Stockholm. He has a degree in fire protectionengineering and amaster’s degree in riskmanagement from LundUniversity. Erik’smainactivityisthefireprotectionofbuildingswithafocusontheSwedishbuildingcodes.ErikhasbeeninvolvedinseveralbuildingprojectsinSwedenwithmosttypesofoccupancies.

IngridStaurheimIngridhasworkedforKA,theNorwegianAssociationofChurches, fortenyears.ShehasadegreefromtheUniversityofOsloandwillsooncompleteherPhDonchurchfires.

JensStubenrauchJens has worked for Dr. Sthamer since 2011 and is its Technical Adviser for foamconcentrates in fixed extinguishing systems. Jens is a mechanic with a deep practicalexperience.Hehasbeenatrafficplannerandfrom1992to2007wasaspecialistconsultantfor automotive technology. During this period he followed a distance learning course inwebmaster and visual communications. Since 1979 Jens has been active in his local firebrigade in Jena,wherehe isaGroupLeader.Hehasbeenon theboardof theThüringianCompanyFireBrigadesAssociation since1999and isactive in theGermanFireProtectionAssociation(vfdb).

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MarkusThomaMarkus joinedthe JomosGroup in1993and in2007becameManagingDirectorof JomosEurosprinkler AG. Markus is a board member of the German fire protection tradeassociationbvfa.Healsoworks indifferentCENcommitteesofTC191and in theworkinggroupwritingstandardsforCEA(InsuranceEurope).

EricTrznadelEricwasanOfficerintheParisFireBrigadefor18.5years,wherehespecialisedinfiresafety,fire prevention and control. Since 2007 he has been Fire Safety Director and InsuranceCoordinatoratUnibail-Rodamco,theEuropeanleadingretailrealestatedeveloper.ErichasadegreefromtheConservatoirenationaldesartsetmetiersinParis.

MaaritTuomisaariMaarithasaPhDandabackgroundintechnicalphysics.Shehas27yearsofexperienceinactivefireprotection,beginningatVTTTechnicalResearchCentreofFinland.Shehasbeenclosely involved in the development of high pressurewatermist technology and inwatermiststandardization,bothformarineandlandapplications.ShejoinedMarioffCorporation20yearsagoandisitsSeniorManagerforResearch,TestingandApprovals.

KoenvanHerpeKoenVanHerpemanagestheadvancedfiresafetyengineeringservicesofVKEngineering;aBelgiummultidisciplinaryengineeringconsultancyactiveinhighrisebuildings,industrialfacilities,infrastructure,leisureandhealthcareprojects.HewasamongthefirsttoreceivethefiresafetyengineerdiplomaatGhentUniversityand,togetherwithotherenthusiasts,hefoundedtheBeneluxchapteroftheSFPE.Hewaspreviouslyactiveinfireprotectioncontracting.HispassionforsprinklertechnologyledhimtocontributetothedevelopmentandtheFMapprovalprocessofvacuumsprinklertechnology.KoenalsorepresentsthesprinklerdesignsoftwareAutosprink(MEPCAD)outsidetheUSA.

RuudvanHerpenRuudvanHerpenisProfessorofbuildingfiresafetyatSaxionUniversityofAppliedSciences,Fellow in Fire Safety Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology and TechnicalDirectorofNiemanConsultingEngineers.Hehasledfiresafetydesignandresearchprojectsfor Shell Pernis refinery, Schiphol airport, hospitals, football stadiums, museums,entertainment and retail centres. His research for the Dutch government and Dutchstandards body, NEN, has supported the development of Dutch fire safety regulations,building codes and fire engineering standards, including for the Dutch application of theEurocodes.Heisamemberofmanynationalandinternationalstandardscommittees.

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KennethVerlindenKenneth isVirtualDesignandContentManageratVictaulic,amanufacturerofmechanicalpipe joining and fire protection systems. He joined Victaulic in 2001 and leads the teamsresponsibleforsoftwareandcontentdevelopment,estimating,BIMandtraining,anddrivesthedevelopmentofnewofferings thatenhanceservice toVictauliccustomers throughoutthe project life cycle. Kenneth’s specialities include CAD design, MEP and fire protectionpiping, standardisation and pre-fabrication. Prior to joining Victaulic, he worked at achemical plant as a design engineer.Heholds adegree in electro-mechanical engineeringandisanAutodeskRevitMEP-certifiedprofessional.

BoWahlströmBoWahlströmisafireprotectionengineerandDeputyCEOofBrandskyddslaget.Hehasbeenworkinginfiresafetyfor30years.HisbroadexperienceincludesbeingHeadofFirePreventionforStockholmCityFireBrigadeaswellasthedesignofsprinklersystems.TunnelfiresafetyhasbeenthemaininterestforBothroughtheyearsandhebeeninvolvedinmosttunnelprojectsinSweden,includingtrain,metro,roadandutilitytunnels.Hehasbeeninvolvedinseveralfireresearchprojectsaswellasthedevelopmentofregulationsandhandbooksinthefieldoffiresafety.BoisoneofthefoundersofBRA,theSwedishfireconsultantsorganisation.

GuyWatsonGuy isDirectorofTechnicalServices forEurope,MiddleEastandNorthAfrica forReliableFireSprinkler.PriortojoiningReliable,heworkedforamajor insurancebrokerasaseniorriskengineeringconsultant,advisingglobalclientsonthefireprotectionofhighlyprotectedpropertyandbusinessrisks.HehasalsoworkedasasprinklersysteminspectorforamajorUK insurer, and before that was a sprinkler system designer. Guy is a member of theInstituteofRiskManagersandaGraduateMemberoftheInstitutionofFireEngineers.

MichaelWengerMichael works in quality assurance for Wuppermann Austria. Following his degree inenvironmentalandplastic technologyat theFederalHigherTechnical InstituteKapfenberghecompletedanM.Sc. inMetallographyatMontanUniversity inLeoben.Hisspecialism isthe corrosion behaviour of high frequency welded pipes. He has worked in a chemicallaboratory at Zellstoff Pöls, in quality assurance and metallography at FrauenthalAutomotiveandsince2014atWuppermannAustria.