Cementitious Materials International Technical and Trade Congress
Honorary Patronage
When: June 3–4, 2025
Where: Sheraton Cairo Hotel
*PROGRAM DRAFT – Subject to change*
Day 1 – June 3, 2025
11:30–12:00 | Delegate Registration & Welcome Coffee
12:00 – 12:30 | Opening Remarks and Welcome Speech, Beatrice Ene, Managing Director and Head of Events, Industry Link
12:30 – 13:40 | SESSION 1
- Coal ash and SCMs in the New Administration by Grant Quasha, Chairman & CEO, Eco Material Technologies
- Decarbonization Technologies and Solutions by Dr. Thomas Schmitz, Director, Thyssenkrupp Polysius
13:40 – 14:50 | LUNCH and NETWORKING
14:50 – 16:10| SESSION 2
- Sustainability as a core business driver
Mahmoud Abo Elenien – Chief Sustainability Officer, Royal El Minya Cement Co.
- SCMs as Game Changers: Unlocking Decarbonization and Market Competitiveness
Amr Nader, CEO, A³&Co.
- Research in Helwan University: Low-Carbon Cement, Low-Carbon Concrete by Hanaa Y. Ghorab, Professor, Helwan University, Cairo
16:10 – 16:40| Networking Session
Day 2 – June 4, 2025
SESSION 3| 09:00–10:45
- Keynote Welcome by Lafarge Egypt – Ahmed Assem, External Communications and CSR Manager at Lafarge Egypt
- Keynote Presentation by Lafarge Egypt- The New Era of Cementitious Materials by Amr Nagy, Quality & Quarry Director, Lafarge Cement Egypt.
- A net-zero built environment in the EMEA region by 2050 by Dr. Hisham Hafez, University of Leeds
- ACI Standards for Sustainable Concrete: An International Update and the ACI 318-25 Sustainability Appendix, by Ahmad Mhanna, Regional Director, ACI MENA
10:45–11:30 | Coffee Break & Networking Session
SESSION 4 | 11:30–13:30
- Presentation by FCT Combustion
- Navigating the Net Zero Transition and the Impact of CBAM: Financial Implications for the Cement Industry, by Marta Diez – Country Manager, CFP Energy
- EU ETS – role of carbon pricing, by Luyue Tan, Carbon Market Specialist, LSEG
13:30–14:30 | LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 5 | 14:30–16:10
- Keynote Presentation by Amr Reda, CEO, Titan Cement
- Depending on Local Resources to Avoid Sea Freight and Reduce CO2 Footprint by Sayed Dessouki, Procurement Director
Panel Discussion
Cementitious Futures: Navigating Regional Barriers and Breakthroughs
Moderator: Mostafa Elrakhawy, Business Growth & Project Management Director, A³&Co
Panelists (Tentative):
- Amr Reda, CEO, Titan Cement
- Saeed AbouHussein, Technical Director, Heidelberg Materials Egypt
- Amr Nagy, Quality & Quarry Director, Lafarge Cement Egypt
- Mohamed Mostafa El Sayed, Head of Quality & Quarries, Arabian Cement Company
- HBRC (TBC)
16:20 CONGRESS END
