Women in CemCo: International Congress Americas
April 3-4, 2025
Conference Program
### Day 1: April 3, 2025 – Kimpton Sylvan Hotel, Atlanta
14:30 – 15:00 | Registration and Welcome
15:00 – 15:15 | Opening Remarks and Welcome Speech, Beatrice Ene, Managing Director and Head of Events, Industry Link
15:15 – 16:15 | SESSION 1
- Marta Diez, Country manager, Spain & Portugal, CFP Energy.
- Standing on the shoulders of giants – a WorldGBC Perspective by Dr. Carolina Montano-Owen, Technical Lead for Sustainable Buildings, World Green Building Council.
- Building Equality: Empowering Women in Construction to Drive Innovation and Sustainability by Carolina Prieto-Gómez, R&D Construction materials, Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC).
16:15 – 16:55 | SESSION 2
- Championing Women in Cement and Concrete: Building Support and Unity Through ERGs by Kimmons Kisia, Roanoke Cement Company – Titan North America, Technical Services Manager
- Blueprints for Change: A Woman’s Role in Shaping Cement’s Future by Sofía Cintrón, Technical Advisor, Cementos Progreso.
End of Day 1
### Day 2: April 4, 2025 – Virtual
10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome Speech, Beatrice Ene, Managing Director and Head of Events, Industry Link
10:15 – 11:15 | SESSION 3
- Role of Women in building a Sustainable and inclusive cement industry by Monika Shrivastava, Head of Sustainability, JSW Cement.
- Building a better future together by Dr. Christine Lemaitre, Chief Executive Officer of the German Sustainable Building Council – DGNB.
- Deciding to go for it by Janet Greenwood, Global Lead for Sustainable Infrastructure, Infrastructure Advisory Group KPMG UK.
11:15 – 12:15 | SESSION 4
- Empowering Women at ECAN Lafarge: WILL’s Journey by Lilian Pachon, Environmental and Optimisation Manager, Lafarge Canada
- Driving Innovation: Women Leading in Technology and Sustainability by Verónica Climent Vicedo, Industrial Performance Expert, Holcim Spain.
- Work-Life Integration: Strategies for Professional and Personal Fulfillment in the Cement Industry by Claudia Bustamante, Sustainability and Investor Relations Manager, Cementos Pacasmayo SAA.
12:15 – 12:30 | Conference Wrap Up and Key Take-Aways
### End of Day 2 and Conference