Decarbonization is reshaping the economics of cement. As emissions targets drive up costs, they are also sparking a wave of innovation—pushing companies to deploy capital in a sector historically hesitant to do so, and fueling a new global trade in low-carbon materials. Success will require firms to fundamentally rethink how they compete, invest, and source. From Innovation to Deployment: The Future of Cement & Construction, presented on October 29 at the CarbonZero Global Conference and Exhibition (October 27-29, Tangla Hotel, Brussels, Belgium)by Jacob Moos, Asociate Partner at McKinsey & Company explores what that shift means, and how companies can position themselves to lead it.
Based in Stockholm, Jacob drives innovation in the materials sectors (cement, mining and metals etc.), and is particularly focused on how how technology and industry can lower cost and carbon by deploying new technology, from R&D to in field.
This is your last chance to vote for the Leadership Award and the Decarbonization Project of the Year Award, voting ends October 21, at 23:59 GMT.
Set yourself up for dynamic panels :
Conference Day 1, October 28
Scaling Alternative Fuels in Cement Kilns
• Nikos Nikolakakos, Environment & Resources Manager, Cement Europe – presenter and moderator
“Use of Alternative Fuels in the EU Cement Industry”
• Adriana Fernandez, Industrial Decarbonization Analyst, UNIDO
• Herve Camerlynck, Managing Director, FEBELCEM, Managing Director, European Concrete Paving Association
Circular Economy, Waste Valorization & Critical Mineral Recovery
• Isabela Stefoni, Environmental Manager, and Diana Cornea, Lead Buyer Cement, Steel, and Precast, PORR Construct Romania
• Martina Bassan, Corporate Affairs Director, European Metals
Standards, Policy & Market Readiness
• Kerry Sutton, Executive Director, NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete
“The State of Low-Carbon Concrete in the Built Environment – NEU’s Perspective”
• Maria del Mar Rojas, Engagement Manager Europe, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
“Operationalizing the Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 for Cement: A Call to Action for the Sector”
• Leon de Graaf, President, Business Advisors for CBAM Coalition
“Positioning Low-Carbon Cement for commercialization under CBAM and the ETS1 Revision”
Rebecca Gualandi, European Climate and Energy Correspondent, Carbon Pulse – moderator
Conference Day 2, October 29
Cementitious Materials Innovation & Raw Material Strategy
• Cobi Busst, Principal, Building Materials & Industrial manufacturing, Beaumont Bailey presenter and moderator
“Building SCM Teams at Scale: Why Cement Needs a New Leadership Model”
• Quentin Philippe, CEO, Alithic
• Loren Burnett, President & CEO, Prometheus Materials Inc.
• Jean-Philippe Benard, Chief Executive Cementitious Business & Energy, TITAN Group
Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS)
• Vincent Michel CEO at Iscal Sugar | Former GO4ZERO Programme Director
“Lessons learned in developing and executing large-scale CCS project in the cement and sugar industry”
• Irene Dominguez Perez, Policy Manager, Embodied Carbon & Lead Markets, Bellona Europa
“Concrete Carbonation: Climate Solution or Accounting Illusion?
• Elena Rubio Portillo, Project Management Advisor CCUS EMEA, CEMEX
“From Ambition to Execution: Leading Carbon Capture Projects in the Cement Industry”
• Georg Locher, Schwenk Cement
“Strategic approaches to CCS versus CCU prioritization, considering infrastructure readiness and renewable energy constraints
• Duncan McLachlan, VP Growth & Enterprise, io Consulting
Salman Muhammad, Technology and Policy Analyst, Carbon Management Europe – moderator
Financing & Commercialization of Low-Carbon Cement :
• Dr. Josilene Ferrer
“Carbon Markets and the Decarbonisation of the Cement Industry: From Compliance to Strategic Transformation — Insights from China and Challenges for Brazil”
• Marta Diez, Country Manager Spain, CFP Energy
• Luyue Tan, Carbon Analyst, London Stock Exchange Group
“Carbon as the New Currency”
Victoria Hatherick, Editor – Emmissions, Argus Media – moderator
CEO & Executive Roundtable — Leading the Transition to a Competitive, Climate-Resilient Cement Industry :
• Claudia Albertini, CEO, Holcim Belgium
• Mahendra Singhi, Member of Board of Directors & Strategic Advisor, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, Board of Governors, National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCCBM); Member, Governing Council, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI);
• Jean-Philippe Benard, Executive Board Member, TITAN Group
Beatrice Ene, MD, Industry Link – moderator
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