Vorläufiges Programm der 14. Freiberger Ledertage
Tag 1 | 01. Juli 2026
| Startzeit | Thema | Autor und Firma |
| Registrierung | 09:00 | ||
| Begrüßung | 10:00 | ||
| Keynote | 10:10 | Global and regional nitrogen cycles and their influence on livestock farming | Prof. Dr. Thomas Scholten (Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Department of Geosciences, Tübingen, Germany) |
| Diskussion | 10:55 | Podiumsdiskussion | |
| Pause | 11:05 | ||
| Session 1 | 11:20 | Sustainability through a new lens: resetting how we view impacts | Deborah Taylor (Sustainable Leather Foundation, Welton, United Kingdom) |
| 11:35 | Patented Sustainable Leather Processing | Michele Zanconato (Lucter LTD, S.A.F.E., London, United Kingdom) | |
| 11:50 | Isotope analysis of cowhide leather: New approaches to origin analysis | Stefan Dittrich, Dr. Andreas Rossmann (FILK Freiberg Institute gGmbH, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany; Isolab GmbH, Schweitenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany ) | |
| Mittagspause | 12:00 | ||
| Preisverleihung | 13:00 | Preisverleihung | |
| Session 2 | 13:15 | Overview on EU regulatory aspects relevant for leather | Andreas Bayer (Verband TEGEWA e.V., 60329 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany) |
| 13:30 | Hazard, Risk, and Compliance: The Changing Landscape of Leather Biocides | Andreas Weckmann (LANXESS Deutschland GmbH, Material Protection Products, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) | |
| 13:45 | Beyond the Obvious: Unmasking Contaminants in Commodity Chemicals |
(Eurofins Sustainability Services, Northampton, United Kingdom; Hồ Chí Minh, Viet Nam) | |
| 14:00 | Bisphenols in Footwear Leather. Evaluation of Alternative Retanning Systems and Decontamination Strategies for Safer and More Circular Leather Materials | Maria Isabel Maestre, L. Peinado-Medrano, Alberto Vico, Irene Lifante, Marcelo Bertazzo, Elena Orgilés (INESCOP, Elda, Spain) | |
| 14:15 | Bisphenols in Leather | Dr. Volker Rabe (TFL Group, Cologne/Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) | |
| Kaffe & Kuchen (To Go) | 14:30 | ||
| VGCT-Mitgliederversammlung | 14:45 | nur für Mitglieder | |
| Rahmenprogramm, Tretboot Rallye | 16:30 | Nach Anmeldung | |
| Abendessen, A2 am See | 18:30 | Nach Anmeldung |
Tag 2 | 02. Juli 2026
| Startzeit | Thema | Autor und Firma | |
| Registrierung | 08:00 | ||
| Session 3 | 09:00 | PFAS in the leather industry – Regulatory framework, analytical challenges and technical solutions | |
| Polyfluorinated chemicals: Overview of regulatory requirements | Dr. Martin Kleban (VDL, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany) | ||
| PFAS Analysis – An Overview in the Jungle of Methods and Terminology | Nadja Dittrich (FILK Freiberg Institute gGmbH, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany) | ||
| N.N. | N.N. | ||
| Diskussion | |||
Pause | 10:00 | ||
| Session 4 | 10:15 | Bio-dry: Lyophilization-Based Stabilization of Collagen Matrices as an Innovative Intermediate for Leather Tanning | Sara Cuadros, Silvia Sorolla, Rosa Cuadros, Anna Bacardit (Universitat de Lleida, A3 Leather Innovation Center, Igualada, Spain) |
| 10:30 | High-Intensity Light Pulses as a Sustainable Method for Bovine Hide Unhairing | Anna Bacardit (Universitat de Lleida, A3 Leather Innovation Center, Igualada, Spain) | |
| 10:45 | Polymeric fatliquors for tailored performance | Olga Ballús, Ricardo Micó (CROMOGENIA UNITS, BARCELONA, Spain) | |
| 11:00 | Influence of Crosslinker Chemistry on the Performance of Automotive Leather Finishes | Dr. Francesco Serafini, Dr. Tommaso Gandini, Dr. TomasoPellegrini (Gsc Group spa, MONTEBELLO VICENTINO, Italy) | |
| 11:15 | CHALLENGES IN ASIAN LEATHER SECTOR ANDRECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN LEATHER PROCESS AND WASTE TREATMENT | Dr. Sengoda Gounder Rajamani, (Asian International Union of Environment Commission, Leather and Environment, CHENNAI, India) | |
| Mittagspause | 11:30 | ||
| Session 4 | 12:30 | Closer to the Process: Wireless Sensors for Flexible In-Situ Monitoring in Tanning | Dr. Ulrike Straßburger (FILK Freiberg Institute gGmbH, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany) |
| 12:45 | Traceability: beyond leather measurement | Roberto Mastrotto (Wega srl, Arzignano, Italy) | |
| 13:00 | Verified hide data, end to end: closing the intelligence loop from wet-blue to finished leather | Dion Bettjeman, Laura Caccia, Christelle Blanchet (Mindhive Global, Auckland, New Zealand) | |
| 13:15 | Beyond the Grain: The Role of flesh-side Inspection in Leather Defects Detection | Corrado Capolupi; (Brevetti CEA S.p.A., CORIUM DIVISION, Sovizzo, Italy) | |
| 13:30 | Standardized grading by AI vs. customer-specific AI (dataset) as a strategic asset | Johannes Lukas Höhne, (Dr. Schenk GmbH, Structured Surfaces, Gräfelfing, Bavaria, Germany)
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| Verabschiedung | 13:45 | ||
Rahmenprogramm
Zum Abendessen am 01.07.2026 ins A2
Bevor es am Abend zu einem gemeinsamen Dinner geht, stehen 90 Minuten voller Tretbootspaß im Programm. Bei einer abenteurlichen Tretboot-Rallye wird ein Bojenparcours absolviert, auf welchem zahlreiche Fragen darauf warten beantwortet zu werden. Danach geht es in das benachbarte A2 am Aasee, welches für sein exklusives Ambiente und gutes Essen bekannt ist. Auf zwei Ebenen steht uns die Location zur Verfügung. Wenn es trocken bleibt können wir von der Dachterrasse auf den See und Münster blicken. Wir treffen uns hier zum gemeinsamen Abendessen am ersten Konferenztag, 1. Juli 2026.
