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), Le Diplomate Ballroom
Preliminary Program – Subject to Change
Day 1 – October 15, 2025
Registration and Welcome
08:15 – 09:00 | Registration
SESSION 1
09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome Address – Beatrice Ene, Managing Director & Head of Events, Industry Link
09:20– 09:25 | Welcome Keynote – Firefly
09:25 – 09:55 | How to Avoid Large and Costly CO2 Emissions Caused by Fires – Matej Kvapil, Area Sales Manager
Czech, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Firefly AB
09:55 – 10:15 | NetZero Pathways for European Cement, Marco Sirotti, Embodied Carbon Advisor, Bellona Europe
10:15 – 11:20 | Panel Discussion: CBAM and the EU ETS
Moderator: Marta Diez, Country Manager (Portugal & Spain), CFP Energy
Panelists:
Nicolas Endress, CEO, Climease
Luyue Tan, Carbon Market Specialist, LSEG
SESSION 2
11:20 – 11:50 | Coffee Break & Networking
11:50 – 12:10 | Color optimization and performance enhancement in calcined clays , Paulo Mazzei, Chief Business Development Officer FCT Combustion
12:10 – 12:30 |Wastes management : Alternative Fuels and Raw materials opportunities for Cement & Construction industries in D.R. Congo – Patrick Kahasha, Managing Director, PPC DR Congo
12:30 – 12:50 | Competitive Energy for EU Industry: Harnessing Renewables, Electrification and Flexibility – Mihai Tomescu, Expert, Energy & Environment, European Environment Agency
13:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break
SESSION 3
14:10– 14:45| Panel Discussion: Innovating Towards Net-Zero Cement – Technologies and Material Breakthroughs
Moderator: Aaron Neuville – Climate & Decarbonization Leader, EY GmbH & Co. (Germany)
Panelists (Tentative):
– Marcin Skowron, Strategy Director, Air Liquide NCE Cluster
– Andreea Ionita, Digital Director CEE Region CRH
– Marco Sirotti, Embodied Carbon Advisor, Bellona Europa
14:45 – 15:05 | Bridging the Gap: Accelerating Carbon Capture Deployment for Net-Zero –Bergur Rasmussen, Director of CCS Europe
15:10 – 15:30 | AI driven fuel quality optimization for cement kilns – Mahmoud Mohsen, Sustainability General Manager, Misr Cement Group Egypt
15:45– 16:15 | Coffee Break
SESSION 4
16:15– 16:35 | Renewables as the Cornerstone of Sustainable Economic Models: Europe, China, and the Hydrogenb Transition under the Additionality Principle – Vlad Stoicescu, President, Romanian Association for Sustainable Fuels
16:35 – 16:55 | Decarbonising Cement in Romania: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities Toward a Net-Zero Economy – Sabina Strîmbovschi, Senior Researcher, Energy Policy Group
End of Day 1
18.30 – 19:00 | walk to VIP Dinner from Intercontinental Athenee Palace Hotel to Restaurant (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 – Grant Quasha, Chairman & CEO, Eco Material Technologies
SESION 1
09:20 – 10:10 | Eco Material Becomes a CRH Company – Driving Cement to Cementitious – Grant Quasha, Chairman & CEO, Eco Material Technologies
10:10 – 10:30 | From Research to Reality: Limak Cement’s Path to Decarbonization Through Technology– Ebru Sipahioğlu, CTO, Limak Cement
10:55 – 11:20 | Complete energy efficiency solutions for buildings– Andrei Bejan, Energy Efficiency Project Manager, Veolia Romania
11:20 – 11:40 | Coffee Break
SESION 2
11:40 – 12:20 | Panel Discussion: C-Suite Perspectives on Decarbonizing the Cement Value Chain
Moderator: Beatrice Bildea-Ene, Managing Director, Industry Link
Panelists :
- Frederic Aubet – Country Managing Director, CRH Romania
- Maged Moustafa – Chief Operating Officer, Arabian Cement Company (tbc)
- Ahsan Anis – Chief Operating Officer, Power Cement Limited
12:20 – 12:40 | Setting Limits on Concrete’s Carbon Footprint – US Case Study – Tien Peng, Co-founder, GreenPlum Street LLC
13:00 – 13:45 | Lunch Break
SESSION 3
14:05 – 14:35 | How Human-Machine Collaboration Enhances Efficiency while Reducing Emissions – Mohammed Fouad, Business Excellence Director, Riyad Cement, Saudi Arabia
14:40 – 15:10| Masterclass: How Sustainable Procurement Successfully Influences Scope 3 Targets (Case Study) – Vlad Gradinariu, Director of Operations, Green Apples
15:15 – 15:35 | Transition Finance and the Role of Science-Based Criteria – Gabriela Constantin, Transitions Program Manager, Climate Bonds Initiative
15:35 – 15:00 | Coffee Break
SESSION 4
16:00 – 16:15 | The Future of the CCUS Market in the Cement Industry – Dr. Joe Harder, Managing Director, OneStone Consulting Ltd
16:15 – 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, 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
*Towards Carbon-Neutral Concrete: Fine-Tuning Overdesign and Variability – Frank Mruk, Senior Director of Building Innovations, NRMCA (prerecorded, will be sent to all event delegates)
