Global CemFinance

Global Cement Finance Conference - Industry trends, finance and project management

14-15 June 2012
City of London, UK

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - Early bird delegate fee is only £395 until 29 February 2012. Registration fee is £495 from 1 March to 31 May and then the late registration fee is £695 after 31 May 2012

Main themes

Global cement industry trends
Company finance and strategy
Project finance and management

The Global CemFinance Conference is the unique and vitally important event for the financial and project needs of the global cement industry. The global cement industry represents around $460bn of invested capital, which annually records approximately $100bn of revenue. Annually projects are announced for around 60 million tonnes of new cement capacity (with a capital investment of around US$12bn) - even excluding China, the world's largest cement producer.

The Global CemFinance Conference will examine global cement industry trends, will address the finance needs of cement companies world-wide in these tough economic times, as well as focusing on the vital factors that can make the difference between project calamity and triumph.

Harnessing Global Cement's unparalleled cement and financial-industry contacts, the event will bring cement companies, service firms and equipment producers together for two days of information exchange, networking and contact-building, in the heart of the City of London. The event is organised by Global Cement and includes a networking social evening by the River Thames at the end of the first day's conference.

Ask yourself….

Do you want to gain financial backing for your cement company or cement plant project?

Do you want to meet cement company finance officers and project developers?

Do you want your cement plant project to be successful?

Do you want a piece of the pie?

If the answer to any of these questions is 'Yes,' then you should attend Global CemFinance!

Who should attend?

Cement company CFOs
Cement company finance officers
Cement company strategic planners
Banks and financiers
Export credit organisations
Venture capitalists
Insurance companies
Lawyers
Equipment suppliers
Cement industry project managers
Analysts
Consultants

Topics to be covered:

Global economic trends
Cement industry trends
Cement industry consolidation: Mergers and acquisitions
Cement industry vertical integration
Competition issues in the global cement industry
Refinancing for building materials producers
Timing investment to take advantage of economic supercycles
Global cement trade and export markets
Contract and export law for cement projects
Securing project finance in tough times
Dealing with credit agencies
Export lines of credit
International trade finance
Islamic finance options for cement plant projects
Insurance issues for plant construction projects
Cement plant project risk assessment
Financing projects in 'frontier' states
Project management in the cement industry
Expansion versus modernisation
Partnering with engineering companies
How to avoid project cost over-runs
Cement industry project case studies

Early confirmed presentations

'Global mega-trends and the future of finance,' Gill Ringland, SAMI Consulting
‘Cement industry trends in the Middle East and North Africa,’ Khaled Hegazy, HEGAZY Co.
'Cement industry consolidation - global mergers and acquisitions,' Giorgio Bodo, chairman & CEO, ASEC Cement
'Global cement & clinker trade : prospects to 2025,' Steve Hanrahan, Ocean Shipping Consultants-Royal Haskoning
'Financial consequences of competition issues in the cement industry,' Dr. iur. Ulrich Classen, Cartel Damage Claims SA
'Current status and future trends in vertical integration in the global cement industry,' Terry Pavlopoulos, Construction Knowledge Ltd
'Chinese or European? Capital and operating cost implications for new cement plant projects,' Mark Mutter, JamCem Consulting
'Project contract law in the cement industry,’ Richard Dyton, construction partner, Simmons & Simmons (14 June)
'Can you avoid cement plant project overruns?' Soumen Karkun, Holtec Consulting
'Rating companies in the global cement industry,' Lorenzo Re, Fitch Ratings

Enquiries

For programme enquiries, please contact Dr Robert McCaffrey, conference convenor, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For commercial enquiries, please contact Paul Brown, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ,
Tel +44 (0) 1372 840950 or Mob: +44 (0) 776 74 75 998