Thursday 27 November 2025
08:30
Welcoming participants
Presidents:
∙ Jacques Martelain, Director of GESDEC, Department of Geology, Soil and Waste - State of Geneva, Switzerland
∙ Dr. Frank Karg, Scientific Director and Court Expert - HPC International, France & Germany
09:00
Assessment and management of PFAS pollution: regulatory developments in Switzerland: FOEN & Republic and Canton of Geneva
∙ Christiane Wermeille, Head of Waste and Resources Division - Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Switzerland
∙ Philippe Royer, General Manager of the Cantonal Environment Office - State of Geneva, Switzerland
09:30
Legal responsibilities in relation to PFAS
Prof. Dr. Isabelle Romy, Lawyer, Partner - Kellerhals Carrard, Switzerland
10:00
PFAS Chemometrics - Forensic Case Studies and Real-World Applications
Zachary Neigh, Senior Chemist & PFAS Chemistry Lead - Aecom, United States
10:30
Coffee & Tea break
11:00
Identification and Differentiation of PFAS Pollution Sources in Groundwater and Surface Water by Application of MVA Artificial Intelligence for the Identification of Technical and Financial Responsibilities. Case Study in Switzerland
∙ Carlo Monti, General Manager - ET&EC SAGL, Switzerland
∙ Dr. Frank Karg, Scientific Director and Court Expert - HPC International, France & Germany
11:30
Natural chromatography of various substances related to PFAS
Markus Ackermann, Partner - ERM, Switzerland
12:00
PFAS contamination of a water catchment near a highway: A case study in Lavaux (Canton of Vaud)
∙ Frédéric Rondeau, Project Manager - Office Fédéral des Routes (OFROU), Switzerland
∙ Sébastien Fracheboud, Head of the Sanitation Division - Direction Générale de l'Environnement (DGE) du Canton de Vaud, Switzerland
12:30
Lunch
14:00
Toxicological health risk assessment for oral, dermal and inhalation exposure to PFAS (TERQ): Quantification of toxicological exposure risks and definition of remediation objectives specific to site use - International state of the art & case study in Switzerland
Dr. Frank Karg, Scientific Director and Court Expert - HPC International, France & Germany
14:30
Background concentrations and PFAS hotspots in soil and groundwater
Dr. Bettina Hitzfeld, Head of Division Soil and Biotechnology - Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Switzerland
15:00
Biopolymer based remediation of PFAS contaminated soils - In situ treatment of an AFFF contaminated airport site
Stephan Hüttmann, Managing director - Sensatec, Germany
15:30
Monitoring PFAS pollution plumes and the effects of hydraulic containment barriers
Murielle Voutaz, Head of Polluted Sites Group Valais romand, Environment Department (SEN) - Canton of Valais, Switzerland
16:00
Coffee & Tea break
16:30
Current technical solutions for treating materials contaminated with PFAS
Dr Michael Evangelou, Laboratory Team Leader - Eberhard Recycling AG, Switzerland
17:00
PFAS analysis results and trends following measurement campaigns on fire-fighting foams and miscellaneous objects in Switzerland
Christophe Bleuler, Chemist, Air, Noise and Non-Ionizing Radiation Department - Office cantonal de l'Environnement - Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
17:30
Modular solutions to eliminate short and ultra-short chain PFAS from industrial wastewater
Eleonore Morlas, Chief Commercial Officer - Oxyle, Switzerland
18:00
Conclusions - End of the Congress