CarbonZero: Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials Global Conference and Exhibition 2025
When: October 15–16, 2025
Where: InterContinental Athénée Palace Hotel Bucharest, Romania (str. Episcopiei no.1-3)
Preliminary Program – Subject to Change
Day 1 – October 15, 2025
Registration and Welcome
08:00 – 09:00 | Registration
SESSION 1
09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome Address – Beatrice Ene, Managing Director & Head of Events, Industry Link
09:15 – 09:25 | Welcome Keynote – Grant Quasha, Chairman & CEO, Eco Material Technologies
09:25 – 09:55 | Coal Ash and SCMs in the New Administration – Grant Quasha, Chairman & CEO, Eco Material Technologies
09:55 – 10:25 | Keynote Speech
10:25 – 10:45 | The Role of Decarbonization in Circular Economy – Mahendra Singhi, Member of the Board of Directors & Strategic Advisor, Dalmia Bharat; Board Member, GCCA
SESSION 2
10:45 – 11:25 | Coffee Break & Networking
11:25 – 11:45 | Wastes management : Alternative Fuels and Raw materials opportunities for Cement & Construction industries in D.R. Congo– Patrick Kahasha, Managing Director, PPC DR Congo
11:45 – 12:05 | Presentation, Adriano Greco, CEO FCT Combustion
12:05 – 12:25| Towards Carbon-Neutral Concrete: Fine-Tuning Overdesign and Variability – Frank Mruk, Senior Director of Building Innovations, NRMCA
12:25– 12:45| Competitive Energy for EU Industry: Harnessing Renewables, Electrification and Flexibility – Mihai Tomescu, Expert, Energy & Environment, European Environment Agency
12:50 – 13:50 | Lunch Break
SESSION 3
13:50 – 14:40 | Panel Discussion: Innovating Towards Net-Zero Cement – Technologies and Material Breakthroughs
Moderator: Aaron Neuville – Climate & Decarbonization Leader, EY Germany
Panelists:
- Marcin Skowron, Strategy Director, Air Liquide NCE Cluster
- Andreea Ionita, Digital Director CEE Region CRH
14:40 – 15:00 |Bridging the Gap: Accelerating Carbon Capture Deployment for Net-Zero – Chris Davies, ex-Director of CCS Europe
15:00 – 15:20 | AI driven fuel quality optimization for cement kilns – Mahmoud Mohsen, Sustainability General Manager, Misr Cement Group Egypt
15:20 – 15:50 | Coffee Break
SESSION 4
16:10– 16:55 Panel Discussion: CBAM and the EU ETS
Marta Diez, Country Manager (Portugal & Spain), CFP Energy
Nicolas Endress, CEO, Climease
Luyue Tan, Carbon Market Specialist, LSEG
15:50 – 16:10| 18.30 – 19:00 | walk to VIP Dinner (available for VIP ticket holders and sponsors)
19:00 – 21.30 | VIP Dinner (available for VIP ticket holders and sponsors)
Day 2 – October 16, 2025
09:00 – 09:10 | Welcome Address – Beatrice Ene, Managing Director & Head of Events, Industry Link
09:10 – 09:20 | Welcome Keynote – Firefly
SESION 1
09:20 – 09:50 | How to Avoid Large and Costly CO2 Emissions Caused by Fires – Matej Kvapil, Area Sales Manager Czech, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Firefly AB
09:50 – 10:10 | From Research to Reality: Limak Cement’s Path to Decarbonization Through Technology– Ebru Sipahioğlu, CTO, Limak Cement
10:10 – 10:30 | Complete energy efficiency solutions for buildings– Andrei Bejan, Energy Efficiency Project Manager, Veolia Romania
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break
SESION 2
11:00 – 12:00 | Panel Discussion: C-Suite Perspectives on Decarbonizing the Cement Value Chain
Moderator: To be confirmed
Panelists (Tentative):
- Frederic Aubet – Country Managing Director, CRH Romania
- Mahendra Singhi – Managing Director, Dalmia Bharat Ltd
- Maged Moustafa – Chief Operating Officer, Arabian Cement Company
- Ahsan Anis – Chief Operating Officer, Power Cement Limited
12:00 – 12:20 | Setting Limits on Concrete’s Carbon Footprint – US Case Study – Tien Peng, Co-founder, GreenPlum Street LLC
12:20 – 13:30 | Lunch Break
SESSION 3
13:30 – 13:50 | How Human-Machine Collaboration Enhances Efficiency while Reducing Emissions – Mohammed Fouad, Business Excellence Director, Riyad Cement, Saudi Arabia
13:50 – 14:20| How Sustainable Procurement Successfully Influences Scope 3 Targets (Case Study) – Ana-Maria Velica, Global Sustainable Procurement Expert & Vlad Gradinariu, Director of Operations, Green Apples
14:20 – 15:05 |Decarbonising Cement in Romania: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities Toward a Net-Zero Economy – Sabina Strîmbovschi, Senior Researcher, Energy Policy Group
Panel Discussion: Green Financing and Investment Strategies for Sustainable Cement
Presentation: Transition Finance and the Role of Science-Based Criteria – Gabriela Constantin, Transitions Program Manager, Climate Bonds Initiative
Moderator: To be confirmed
Panelists (Tentative):
- Gabriela Constantin – Transitions Program Manager, Climate Bonds Initiative
- Theodora Elena Preoteasa – European Funds Administration Director, Investment & Development Bank
- Alexandra Bocse – Institutional and International Relations Director, Romanian Investment & Development Bank (RIDB)
15:05 – 15:35 | Coffee Break
SESSION 4
15:35 – 15:55| Renewables as the Cornerstone of Sustainable Economic Models: Europe, China, and the Hydrogen Transition under the Additionality Principle – Vlad Stoicescu, President, Romanian Association for Sustainable Fuels
15:55 – 16:05 | The Future of the CCUS Market in the Cement Industry – Dr. Joe Harder, Managing Director, OneStone Consulting Ltd
16:05 – 16:50 | Panel Discussion: Navigating the Path to Carbon Neutrality – Policy, Standards, and Market Dynamics
Moderator: Joe Harder, Managing Director, OneStone Consulting Ltd
Panelists (Tentative):
- Kim Schoppink – Europe Regional Lead at the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
- Josilene Ticianelli Vannuzini Ferrer – PhD Researcher, PROCAM/USP
- Roxana Suciu – Director, Energy, Sustainability & Climate Change, KPMG Romania
- Mihai Tomescu – Expert, Energy & Environment, European Environment Agency
16:50– 17:00 | Closing Remarks – Beatrice Ene, Managing Director & Head of Events, Industry Link
Conference End
