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