HeiQ webinars 2021

WEBINAR: “Activated Cooling – Intelligent thermoregulation for textiles”

Watch our webinar and learn how textiles can be made to react dynamically to temperature change!

HeiQ Smart Temp activates when the skin temperature rises and deactivates once cooling is complete. Lee Howarth, Vice President Strategic Marketing Textiles at HeiQ, explains how HeiQ’s popular dynamic cooling technology works.

Assoc. Prof. Paul Collins from the Centre of Sport Research at Deakin University presents his teams research into athletic apparel focusing on trisuits powered by HeiQ Smart Temp and their impact on the performance of professional triathletes.

In the heat of competition, staying cool can be the difference between winning and losing for top athletes!

WEBINAR: “Embrace freshness – Sustainable metal-free odor control for textiles”

Are you looking for a sustainable alternative to metal-based odor control technologies for textiles? Join our webinar and discover HeiQ Fresh FFL, a fresh, durable and highly effective textile technology.  HeiQ Fresh FFL is metal-free, non-antimicrobial, sustainable and highly effective odor control that uses bio-based Amino Sugar Polymers (ASP) to neutralize odors by binding odor compounds. Applicable to all fiber types, HeiQ Fresh FFL neutralizes odor compounds in fabrics and the odor control function is regenerated after every wash.

PANEL DISCUSSION: “Sustainability in textiles. Do or die.”

Really? Will a company in the textile or apparel industry “die” if it doesn’t engage in sustainability? How will our high-profile speakers answer this question? What experiences have they made and how has their commitment to sustainability worked out for them and their companies?

Philip Ghekiere, Sustainability Officer at HeiQ

Phillip is a textile industry veteran with 34 years’ experience in the industry. As a life-long learner, he gained deep insight from holding various roles in sales, marketing, design and innovation. His passion for sustainability lead him to HeiQ where he is acting Sustainability Officer, responsible for sustainability integration, reporting and communication since January 2021.

Rob Naughter, Director Material Innovation and Impact at Patagonia

With the desire of working on material development with finished goods brands, Rob Naughter came knocking on Patagonia’s door after spending six years as a development engineer with PrimaLoft, a premium insulation for outdoor and home furnishings products. In 2007, Rob landed at Patagonia’s Ventura headquarters as Materials Developer. In 2013 he became R&D Manager and then moved up the ranks in 2018 to take on the role of Director of Material Innovation and Impact to focus on critical performance and sustainable innovation. Rob has pioneered several of the company’s most notable sustainable/tracible material developments such as its 100% Traceable Down Standard and the launch of its down-like PlumaFill, which took ten years to come to market.

Prof. Nico Bruns, Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde 

Nico Bruns is Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry at the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry of the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. His research interests are bio-inspired polymer materials, biocatalysis in polymer chemistry and amphiphilic polymer self-assembly. He studied Chemistry at the Universities of Freiburg (Germany) and Edinburgh (UK) and graduated with a PhD in Macromolecular Chemistry from the University of Freiburg in 2007. After a postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley, he joined the University of Basel in Switzerland where he received the Venia Docendi for Chemistry in 2014. From 2013 to 2018 he was Associate Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry at the Adolphe Merkle Institute of the University of Fribourg, funded by a prestigious Swiss National Science Foundation Professorship.

Sheri McGuire, Vice President, Innovation Concepts at Serta Simmons Bedding

Sheri McGuire is the Vice President, Innovation Concepts at Serta Simmons Bedding Company, one of North America’s largest bedding manufacturers and the company behind the Serta®, Beautyrest®, Simmons®, and Tuft & Needle® brands.  Serta® and Beautyrest® are among America’s best-selling mattress brands- iconic names that stand for authentic quality, innovation, and integrity.  Sheri leads the “front-end” Innovation Process for technology development with inputs from SSB Marketing, Consumer Insights and strategic partners.  Sustainability is an SSB strategic innovation pillar and a key focus for Sheri and the Innovation Team as they seek to deliver Sustainable Sleep Solutions. Sheri has a degree in Textile Engineering and has been with Serta Simmons for 14 years.

WEBINAR: “London Capital markets: In conversation with recently-listed Swiss company HeiQ”

WEBINAR: “Satisfy consumers’ rising need for functionality and sustainability”

The meaning of the word “sustainability” designates activities that can be maintained and continued for generations to come. The textile and apparel world is not (yet) dealing well with this paradigm. We take a look at the facts and figures of the textile industry’s environmental impact now and, if left unchecked, in 30 years. We look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the apparel market and its connected industries, as well as at the power that end-consumer are starting to wield in their choice of products. Sustainability is becoming a key purchase requirement.

WEBINAR: “Sustainable silver-free freshness“

Fresh and sustainable as the Alpine air is what HeiQ Fresh delivers as you will discover by joining our webinar presented by Tim Skedzuhn, President HeiQ Brandforce on May 18th at 4pm CET. HeiQ Fresh is silver-free, non-antimicrobial sustainable and highly effective odor control that uses bio-based Amino Sugar Polymers (ASP) to neutralize odors by binding odor compounds, Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) permanently or renewable! Applicable to all fiber types, HeiQ Fresh neutralizes odor compounds in fabrics and the odor control function is regenerated after every wash.

Speaker: Tim Skedzuhn, President HeiQ Brandforce

WEBINAR: “Upgrading HeiQ Eco Dry: Next-level PFC-free water repellency for textiles and leather”

Learn about our next generation of fluorocarbon-free durable water repellency (DWR) for textiles and leather. Innovation is the name of our game and we’ve done just that with HeiQ Eco Dry, our PFC-free DWR family. This new generation of eco-friendly DWR demonstrates dramatically improved performance and delivers a number of side benefits that textile and leather manufacturers have always wished for but never got.

Innovation

“The path of textile innovations from the conception phase through testing and implementation to end-use in sports apparel”
Dr. Murray Height, co-founder of HeiQ and CEO of HeiQ Australia, interviewed by Rahel Kaegi Romero, HeiQ Brand Activation Manager

Innovation

“Inside HeiQ’s development laboratories”
Walk through the HeiQ laboratory HeiQ headquarters in Switzerland, guided by Dr. Renzo Raso, Director of Research, and Martin Meyer, Head of Testing Services

HeiQ Smart Temp

“Activated cooling for your sports apparel – Third generation of the revolutionary HeiQ Smart Temp textile technology”
Presented by Tim Skedzuhn, HeiQ President of Global Brandforce

HeiQ XReflex

“HeiQ XReflex breathable radiant barrier technology – Reduce insulation bulk by up to 50%”
Presented by Kate Maiava, VP Brandforce Australasia & Product Manager HeiQ XReflex, and Tom Hussey, CEO of Xefco

Sustainability

“How MAS Holdings of Sri Lanka are leading the push to make the textile industry more sustainable, Janith Dushyantha of Femtech team at MAS Holdings”
Interviewed by Musa Raibin, HeiQ VP of South Asian Brandforce

Sustainability

“How functional finishes can help make the sports apparel industry more sustainable”
Presented by Musa Raibin, HeiQ VP of South Asian Brandforce

“The power of ingredient branding – How to market an innovation”
Presented by Hoi Kwan Lam, HeiQ Chief Marketing Officer