Virtual Middle Eastern Cement Conference
Tuesday 8 December 2020*, 10:00 - 17:00 EEST (Cairo time)
www.MiddleEasternCement.com
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The Virtual Middle Eastern Cement Conference - from Global Cement Magazine and co-organised by the Arab Union for Cement and Building Materials, the AUCBM - will cover the latest developments in the region's cement markets, as well as looking at the latest technology and case studies from around the Middle East.
Note that the Conference will be run on EEST (Eastern European Standard Time, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus) - UTC+02:00.
For commercial enquiries, including sponsored presentations, please contact Paul Brown, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or +44 776 7475 998.
Registration for the conference is free, and includes attendance at the virtual conference, live Q&As and access to the post-event Zoom discussion.
The full programme will be posted here closer to the event date.
Conference Proceedings including delegate list, presentation PDFs and video access are available for purchase at the time of the event.
The organisers retain the right to rescind any registration at any time, for any reason, and to vary the programme and/or offering, with no recompense or recourse.
Programme - subject to change
09.00 onwards - Exhibition time
Session 1
10.00 Introduction and welcome, Dr Robert McCaffrey event moderator
10.05 Paper 1: 'The Gulf, East-Med, and North Africa cement markets – a data driven view of market and industry structures including five-year forecasts,’ Claudia Stefanoiu, Cement Business Research
10.30 Q&A
10.40 Paper 2: ‘Cement industry in the Middle East: A new road map,' Osama Aly Ahmed, Scientific Business Solution
11.05 Q&A
11.15 Paper 3:‘Reduction of energy consumption by exchanging pneumatic screw pumps for KREISEL-highly wear-resistant rotary feeders,’ Christian Wienberg, KREISEL GmbH & Co. KG
11.40 Q&A
11.50 Break and exhibition time
Session 2
12.10 Paper 4: ‘Cement industry 4.0 in the GCC,’ Amr Nader, Yanbu Cement
12.35 Q&A
12.45 Paper 5: ‘100% Maintenance-free - for years - the dust-free transfer chute,’ Thorsten Koth, ScrapeTec GmbH
13.10 Q&A
13.20 Paper 6: 'Operations at JSW Cement in Fujairah, and wider status of the cement industry in the Middle East,’ Manoj Kumar Rustagi, JSW Cement Ltd (presentation title to be confirmed)
13.45 Q&A
13.55 Break and Exhibition time
Session 3
14.30 Paper 7: ’Saving money at cement plants by using effective dust vacuum systems,’ Andrea Bondono, Delfin Vacuum Solutions
14.55 Q&A
15.05 Paper 8: '2021 is the time for new Instrumentation for process optimisation and digitalisation in cement plants,’ Dirk Schmidt, Kima Process Control
15.30 Q&A
15.40 Paper 9: Closing keynote: 'Effects of Covid on the Middle Eastern cement industry, and long-term prospects for the industry,' Speakers from the IFC, Washington (TBC)
16.05 Q&A
16.15 Final remarks and farewell, Dr Robert McCaffrey
