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 by Mahmoud Abo Elenien – Chief Sustainability Officer, Royal El Minya Cement Co.

• SCMs as Game Changers: Unlocking Decarbonization and Market Competitiveness by 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| 09:20–11:10 

• 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 

 

11:15–11:45 | Coffee Break & Networking Session 

SESSION 4 | 11:45–13:30 

• FCT  Combustion’s decarbonization roadmap – Atila Soares, Sales Manager for Europe and Africa, 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 

Panel Discussion
Cementitious Futures: Navigating Regional Barriers and Breakthroughs
Moderator:  Mostafa Elrakhawy, Business Growth & Project Management Director, A³&Co 

Panelists (Tentative): 

• 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 

• Ankur Bansal, Partner at EY-Parthenon 

 

16:20  CONGRESS END