Tuesday February 4, 2025

08:15
Welcoming participants

08:45
Welcome speech & introduction to the congress
• Dr. Frank Karg, SFSE & ARET, Court Expert, Scientific Director - HPC International (France & Germany)
• Dr. Edoardo Slavik, Research & Development Manager - Erica Srl

09:00
Legal Disputes over PFAS in Italy: The Need for Regulatory Framework
Angelo Merlin, Lawyer, Ateneo School at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, President of Assoreca (Italy)

09:30
Identification and Differentiation of PFAS Contamination Sources in Groundwater and Surface Water for identification of technico-financial Responsibilities
• Carlo Monti, General Manager - ET&EC SAGL (Switzerland)
• Dr. Frank Karg, SFSE & ARET, Court Expert, Scientific Director - HPC International (France & Germany)

10:00
Environmental and human health risk assessment for PFAS management
Beatrice Cantoni, Junior-Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Section - Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

10:30
Coffee & Tea break

11:00
Toxicological Health Risk Assessment in Case of oral, dermal and Inhalation Exposure of PFAS (TERQ: Toxicological Exposure Risk Quantification and definition of site use specific Remediation Goals – International State-of-the-Art
Dr. Frank Karg, SFSE & ARET, Court Expert, Scientific Director - HPC International (France & Germany)

11:30
PFAS: A constantly evolving analytical challenge
Dr. Chem. Francesco Stante, Chief of Chemists, CEO and Co-Founder - Assoreca PFAS Observatory, Laboratori Chimici Stante Srl (Italy)

12:00
Never say forever: unlocking the potential of activated carbon for PFAS removal and destruction
Dr. Annemie Houben, PhD, R&D Manager - Desotec (Belgium)

12:30
Lunch

13:45
Advanced oxidation and biological processes for PFAS removal in landfill leachates
• Claudio Di Iaconi, Research Director, National Research Council, CNR - Water Research Institute, IRSA (Italy)
• Silvia Franz, PhD, Associate Professor - Politecnico di Milano Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta" (Italy)

14:15
Accelerating transformation for a sustainable future - How TDK leverages technology expertise to tackle the global PFAS pollution challenge
Nebojsa Ilic, Head of technology - SUIKI, TDK Group (Germany)

14:45
Photoelectrocatalytic advanced oxidation of PFAS in contaminated groundwater of Veneto Region, Italy
• Silvia Franz, PhD, Associate Professor - Politecnico di Milano Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta" (Italy)
• Paolo Ronco, PhD,  Research & Innovation Manager - Viacqua SpA (Italy)

15:15
The LIFE CASCADE project: treatment technologies for the removal of PFAS and Microplastics from wastewater in textile companies and in centralized wastewater treatment plants
Cristian Carboni, Business Development Manager - De Nora Water Technologies Italy Srl (Italy)

15:45
Coffee & Tea break

16:15
Risk assessment of PFAS findings in groundwater: An approach based on data trends from 1500 small industrial sites
Katerina Tsitonaki, Senior Principal Environmental Engineer - WSP (Denmark)

16:45
Strategy and environmental solution for the effective and sustainable PFAS removal from wastewater. The case of the GEA S.r.l. landfill leachate treatment plant in Sant’Urbano
Massimo Pezzini, R&D, Engineering Office - Greenhesis SpA (Italy)

17:15
Industrial experiences of removing PFAS directly from landfill leachate
Julik Zanellato, Business Development Manager - Depura, Tea Group (Italy)

17:45
Discussion & Conclusions

18:15
End of the Congress