Sonja Herres-Pawlis

Sonja Herres-Pawlis
Professor, Chair of Bioinorganic Chemistry at RWTH Aachen University
Dr Herres-Pawlis is on the faculty at Aachen University. Her research interests include Oxidation and Polymerisation Catalysis, Bioinorganic Chem, Green Chem and general Inorganic Chem. She also is leading the Molecular Inorganics group.
Professor, Chair of Bioinorganic Chemistry at RWTH Aachen University
Jeremy Frey

Jeremy Frey
Head Computational Systems Chemistry, University of Southampton
Physical and Digital Chemist. Jeremy is an enthusiastic supporter of interdisciplinary research, combining theory, computation and experiment within chemistry, and though the e-Science programme growing this to the wider computational and computing community together with industrial research. Most recently his role in the Digital Economy programme through the IT as a Utility Network challenge area, addressed the full breadth of interdisciplinary research connecting social, physical, and life sciences in a trans-sectorial context bridging academic, commercial, and governmental areas.
Head Computational Systems Chemistry, University of Southampton
Steffen Pauly

Steffen Pauly
Editorial Director at Springer Nature
With my team, I am managing a portfolio of journals in the fields of chemistry and materials science under Springer and BMC imprints. I continue to represent Springer Nature as a Director of the InChI Trust.
Editorial Director at Springer Nature
Adam Sanford

Adam Sanford
Director – Product Management at CAS
At CAS, I am responsible for developing solutions to address critical challenges in R&D productivity, scientific data management and scientific strategy development. My teams are developing transformational solutions to further the CAS mission “to improve people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry”.
Director – Product Management at CAS
Gerd Blanke

Gerd Blanke
Principal Consultant and Managing Director, StructurePendium Technologies GmbH
Demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry in the research area of life science and chemical industry. Strong business development professional experience, skilled in chemical and bio informatics, databases, data analytics, business Intelligence, project management, and management.
Principal Consultant and Managing Director, StructurePendium Technologies GmbH
Ian Bruno

Ian Bruno
Director of Data Initiatives at CCDC – The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
Around 30 years working in the area of data publishing, informatics and structural chemistry with experiences in developing software, wrangling data, cultivating partnerships, and engaging in global research data initiatives. Occasional Stage Manager, infrequent actor, formerly Chair of the Junction CDC Board of Trustees (www.junction.co.uk).
Director of Data Initiatives at CCDC – The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
Steve Heller

Steve Heller
Scientific Information Consultant
As a long time expert in chemical and scientific information, Dr. Heller has created a number of successful projects and programs both within the government (NIH/EPA Chemical Information System) and outside (InChI code and the InChI Trust).
Scientific Information Consultant
Rudy Potenzone

Rudy Potenzone
Marketing, i2b2 tranSMART Foundation
Accomplished executive with a proven track record of developing product roadmaps and corporate strategies, and delivering quality, profitable and customer-focused products. Rudy led the creation 0f SciFinder and supported a number of other successful projects including ISIS, Isentris, Quanta/Charmm) and was awarded the Mike Lynch Award in 2018 by the Chemical Trust Association.
Marketing, i2b2 tranSMART Foundation