Women in CemCo: International Congress EMEA 2025
October 16-17, 2025
Congress Program – Draft (Subject to Change)
### Day 1: October 16, 2025 – The InterContinental Athénée Palace, Bucharest
16:30 – 17:00| Registration
17:00– 17:30| Kick-off, Beatrice Ene, Managing Director and Head of Events, Industry Link
### End of Day 1
### Day 2: October 17, 2025 – Evenimento 5 Conference Space (Ctin Mille Street no.18, 5th floor), Bucharest
09:20 – 09:35 | Welcome Speech, Beatrice Ene, Managing Director and Head of Events, Industry Link
09:35 – 11:45 | SESSION 1
09:15 – 10:15 | Negotiation Skills Training, by Beatrice Ene, Managing Director and Head of Events, Industry Link – Romania
10:15 – 10:45 | Empowering Leadership – Women in Heavy Industries (Emerging India Scenario), by Malini Chatterjee, VP & Head – Human Resources, VICAT Group India
10:45 – 11:15 | From Site Risks to Strategic Resilience: A Journey in Cement Industry Risk Management, by Fatima Tekin, Corporate Risk and Business Continuity Manager, CIMPOR – Turkey
11:15 – 11:45 | Mindful Leadership in Tough Environments: Empowering Women to Lead with Clarity, Resilience, and Purpose, by Diana Ghosn, Group Health and Safety Manager – SECIL Portugal
12:30– 13:00 | COFFEE BREAK
13:00 – 14:30 | SESSION 2
1|Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: The Ladies in Construction Network in Brussels, Magdalena Herbik, BIBM – Federation of the European Precast Concrete Industry
2 | Driving Sustainability in Concrete: The Strategic Role of Women in Innovation and Policy, by Grazia Bertagnoli, The European Ready Mixed Concrete Organization (ERMCO) Secretary General – Belgium
3 | What is truly sustainable? Challenges from the UK construction industry, by Athina Papakosta, Sustainability & Carbon Lead at Skanska Costain STRABAG JV – HS2 London Tunnels – UK
4 Key note Hildegard Brandl– Managing Director UNITH2B, Board Member CONAF
14:30 – 15:30 | LUNCH
15:30 – 17:00 | SESSION 3
15:30 – 16:00 | Resilience and Vision: Women Redefining Leadership in Heavy Industries, by Ela Falca, Founder & Lead Architect, Pro Architectura – Romania
16:00– 16:30 | Innovation in Construction: A Woman’s Perspective on Paradoxes, by Rodica Lupu, CEO of Loop Operations and Director of TEC Cluster – Romania
16:30 – 17:00 | From Challenges to Change: Women Leaders Driving Organizational Transformation, by Luciane Mello, HR, Communication & Sustainability Executive Manage, Cimento Apodi – Brazil – prerecorded
17:00 | Conference Wrap Up and Key Take-Aways
### End of Day 2 and Congress
