Now in its 19th year, Cleaning Products US has been the industry's annual go-to conference in the United States, bringing together trusted experts and decision makers from across the supply chain to discuss recent trends, shared challenges, emerging growth opportunities, and new ideas that spur industry innovation and continued advancement in the marketplace. This event is a must-attend for anyone working within the cleaning products industry designed to faciliate collaboration, idea sharing anf groundbreaking solutions.
In the 2024 installment, attendees networked, connected, and explored the future of cleaning products with the ultimate goal of moving the industry forward.
What was covered in 2024?
With the beauty of art and the precision of science, we are an international collective of thinkers who partner with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products the world craves.
As a global leader in food, beverage, scent, home and personal care, and health, we do a lot and continually innovate to do it better.
For more than 130 years we’ve been focused on finding the most innovative solutions to help bring “better for you” products to market. While we have grown over the years, we remain agile in our approach and put our customers’ needs at the forefront of our thinking.
We offer end-to-end service that few can deliver on. Our unparalleled product portfolio is the most robust in the industry and we have leadership positions across key taste, texture, scent, nutrition, enzymes, cultures, soy proteins and probiotics categories.
Doug Gatlin is CEO of Green Seal, a global nonprofit organization with a mission to accelerate the adoption of safer, more sustainable products. For most of his career, Doug has developed and led programs that leverage the power of markets to solve human health and environmental challenges. Doug has been part of the environmental labeling movement almost since its inception. Working at US EPA in the late-90s and early 2000s, Doug was one of the founding members of the ENERGY STAR team. Later, during a 12-year tenure at the US Green Building Council (USGBC), Doug led standard development for the LEED green building program, and later ran the Building Certification and Personnel Credentialing services teams. Doug holds a B.S. in Political Science from Duke University and an M.S. in Energy and Environmental Policy from Georgetown University.
Kris Bosma is the Global Marketing Director for Home and Personal Care (HPC) at IFF. The HPC business is part of the Health & Biosciences organization at IFF that focuses on Biotech solutions that future proof the industry and expand the applications were biotechnology can be used. As the Global Marketing Director, Kris is responsible for setting and developing the marketing strategy of HPC. Kris joined the company in 2009 in a financial role, was the global segment leader for powder detergents and acted the regional director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for HPC, prior to starting as the Global Marketing director. Before joining IFF, Kris worked at Shell Global Solutions in Amsterdam. He obtained his MSc in Business Economics from the University of Amsterdam and currently lives in the city of Leiden in the Netherlands.
Kevin Goodall, Senior Director, Procter and Gamble R&D
Graduate Oxford University 1988, Chemistry
35 years experience in Global and regional FMCG Product Development R&D with P&G.
Now based in P&G in Brussels at one of P&Gs largest R&D facilities outside US, but managing teams and lived in US, Japan, UK during my professional life.
Annemarieke van Heeswijk is Strategic Marketing & Communications Manager at the IFF Home & Personal Care division. She is responsible for giving strategic direction to the marketing and communication plans of the business and the global execution of these plans.
Annemarieke is working in the enzyme business for 15 years now. Prior to joining IFF she worked for DuPont and DSM in diverse marketing and sales positions.
A native from the Netherlands, Annemarieke holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Maastricht University with a specialization in Marketing & Innovation Management. She moved to the USA in 2013 and currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Bio to come!
Sriram Gopal serves as the policy lead at AHAM for matters related to the Internet of Things and the environment, helping develop policy positions for the home appliance industry in the U.S. and Canada. His current portfolio includes regulatory issues related to the circular economy, chemicals of concern, plastics, energy efficiency standards, and cybersecurity. Prior experience includes working for a government consulting firm, a clerkship at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and three years at a small environmental NGO. Sriram holds a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and a law degree, both from the University of Maryland. In his spare time, Sriram enjoys spending time outdoors with his family, playing drums, writing, and rooting for his favorite baseball and basketball teams.
