This Year's WCA Global All-Virtual Conference Is All About Net Zero

With the theme "Accelerating the Cement & Concrete Industry’s Path to Net Zero", the World Cement Association's virtual conference will take place on October 20-21, online. Attendance is free for WCA Members.

The World Cement Association announced that its 4th annual conference will take place on 20-21 October, bringing together global leaders and experts from the cement and wider hard to abate sector, to showcase and discuss the work and progress the industry has made towards decarbonization, and what is needed in the years ahead.

Attendance is free for WCA Members, and all tickets can be purchased at World Cement Association Annual Conference (hubilo.com).     

  • Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transition Commission, will deliver a keynote speech
  • There will be a presentation on WCA’s Toolkit for Net Zero by KHD CTO, Matthias Mersmann
  • The event will include panel interviews and networking opportunities with industry professionals about the sector’s most pressing issues

This year’s theme acknowledges the rapidly growing awareness of climate change risk in society and the need for the cement and concrete industry to accelerate progress to net zero. The conference will be held virtually and will kick off with WCA CEO Ian Riley welcoming guests and introducing the Association, followed by an address from Song Zhiping, WCA President. 

Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transition Commission, will deliver a keynote speech, followed by a panel discussion on the key challenges in decarbonizing hard to abate industry, Chaired by Nik Gowing, Founder of Thinking the Unthinkable, as well as a presentation on WCA’s Toolkit for Net Zero by KHD CTO, Matthias Mersmann. Other speakers include Nikky Grady-Smith, BP, Seth Baruch, Carbonomics, Maria Mendiluce, We Mean Business, and Guloren Turan, Global CCS Institute.

“This year’s conference will be an important opportunity to discuss the next steps in progressing the cement and concrete industry's path to net-zero’’ said Ian Riley, WCA CEO. “Climate change is going to be the defining issue for our industry over the next decade, and this challenge is one we can’t tackle alone, that’s why I am looking forward to welcoming some of the most internationally renowned industry experts to this two-day event.’’

The event will include panel interviews, presentations, and networking opportunities with industry professionals about the sector’s most pressing issues, with the general program covering the outlook for the cement and concrete industry as well as looking at some of the most promising and innovative technologies being developed today. There will also be presentations and Q&As on CCUS and hydrogen, CO2 reduction through innovation, green finance opportunities, and digitalization and the model plant. All content will be available on-demand for one month after the event.


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