Eva Kathrin Schillinger is the Secretary General of the Innovative Advanced Materials Initiative (IAM-I) in Belgium, which leads the co-programmed public-private partnership IAM4EU. She is an organic chemist with a PhD in materials chemistry from the University of Ulm, Germany. Previously, Eva worked as Senior Innovation Manager at Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, and as secretary for SusChem, the European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry. Her industry experience includes roles in research, development, and innovation management at BASF Coatings.