Stijn Gillissen is the global head for printed electronics at Henkel. Among many others, Henkel is a market leader for material solutions in printed electronics and aims to build partnership networks to make any application using printed electronics a success. After completing his PhD in polymer and organic chemistry Stijn started his professional career at Henkel 18 years ago as a chemist designing new material solutions (adhesives, coatings and inks) used in the assembly of electronic devices. Since than he held positions in global technology management, strategic marketing and business development in the electronic adhesive division of Henkel.