CarbonZero: Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials Global Conference and Exhibition 2022
November 10-11, Lisbon, Portugal
Conference Programme
Subject to change
all times are local
Thursday, 10 November – DAY 1
8.00 – 9.00 Delegate registration
9.00 –9.30 Speed-networking and opening remarks
9.30 –11:00 SESSION 1
Net-zero emissions and a carbon-neutral global economy – wishful thinking or global priority?
Dr. Yanni Spannos, Keo International Consultants, UAE
Road to net zero: Achieving quantity and quality of alternative fuels in developing economies,
Dr. Mauricio Giraldo, Cementos Argos Colombia
Decarbonizing Cement: Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials,
Matthias Mersmann, KHD Germany (also broadcasted online for the CarbonZero online conference)
11.00 – 11.40 Coffee Break
11.45 –13.15 SESSION 2
Fire prevention solutions in the production, handling, and storage of Alternative Fuels
Raul Moreno, Firefly, Sweden (also broadcasted online for the CarbonZero online conference)
Industry 4.0 for a better, greener tomorrow – Sensing solutions for measuring different fuel types
Petra Muehlen, SpectraFlow Analytics, Switzerland (also broadcasted online for the CarbonZero online conference)
Carbons Zero: new challenges in handling material
Fabio Chignoli, Bedeschi, Italy (also broadcasted online for the CarbonZero online conference)
13.15 –14.30 Lunch
14.30 –15.30 SESSION 3
Circular economy of concrete, cement and CO2
Dr. Jan Skocek, Heidelberg Materials, Germany
Boosting cement Decarbonization with Digital Transformation
Fokion Tasoulas, Titan Cement Greece
15.30 – 16.10– Coffee Break
16.15 –17.15 SESSION 4
Building a green pathway for the cement industry
Dr. Rita Prates, ZERO, Portugal (also broadcasted online for the CarbonZero online conference)
CO2 emission reduction through the utilization of RDF in Brazil. Evolution and future
Francisco Leme, ABREN, Brazil (also broadcasted online for the CarbonZero online conference)
17.20- 18.00 Cocktail reception
Friday, 11 November – DAY 2
8.50-9.00 Welcome back and recap
9.00 –10:30 SESSION 1
25% decrease of CO2 emission over night with no investment is possible
Abut Özsezikli, MedCem Global, Turkey
Environmental friendly disposal of waste: Coprocessing Services by Cement Industry
Saurabh Palsania, Dalmia Cement, India
A journey to carbon neutrality
Dr. Edgar Martinez, Cementos Argos, Colombia
10.30 – 11.00 FADO Concert
11.00-11.30 – Coffee Break
11.30 –13.00 SESSION 2
Leveraging circular solutions for cement and concrete industries in Europe
Helen Burmeister, Project Manager, Agora Industry, Germany
Holcim Strategy to Decarbonize Cement Industry
Dr. Edelio Bermejo, Holcim, France
Enhancing a just transition to a greener economy by increasing the utilisation of AFRs in the cement sector
Dr. Dhiraj Rama, Cement and Concrete South Africa
13.00 -14.10– Lunch
14.10 –15.20 SESSION 3
Critical minerals (rare earth metals – aluminum, copper) decarbonizing the industry
Andrei Covatariu, Energy Expert, ECERA Romania
Cimpor – Decarbonization Road Map
Sandro Conceicao, Cimpor, Portugal
Panel Discussion – Where to next?
15.20-15.20 Closing remarks
Speaker Biographies and information are HERE.
