2nd Virtual African Cement Conference
6 September 2022
10:00 - 17:00 West Africa Time (Lagos, Nigeria)
www.AfricanCement.com
#africancement
The 2nd Virtual African Cement Conference - from Global Cement Magazine - will cover the latest developments in continental, regional and national cement markets, as well as looking at the latest technology and case studies from Africa. Note that the Conference will be run on West Africa Time (for example in Lagos). The conference language is English.
Free registration includes attendance at the webinar, live Q&A, a download of the programme and basic delegate list, attendance at the post-event Zoom meet-up and access to the post-event video.
The Premium Delegate Pack is available for purchase (use the link below) for GBP£49.95 (includes on-the-day downloads of the presenter slides and full delegate list with opted-in emails). After purchase, you will be emailed a link to download the Premium Delegate Pack on the day of the event.
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Seminar participants are automatically enrolled as registered users of Global Cement - including free news updates, magazine notifications and more.
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.
The organisers retain the right to rescind any registration at any time, and to vary the programme and/or offering.
1st Virtual African Cement Conference - 7 September 2021
Over 550 delegates registered for the 1st Virtual African Cement Conference, from 81 different countries: Algeria, Angola, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Congo, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Republic of, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
What the delegates said:
- It was a great conference that brought a lot of people together and the timing for African Cement couldn't be better.
- Q&A sessions interesting and revealing. Sneaky questions by moderator! Thanks for the insight.
- It is very interesting and making world very close to each other and share idea within a short time clearly. Additionally it is a way of solution for cement industry and customers. New technology, new idea with new way of thinking. Thank you all.
- Good presenter line up
- At this pandemic situation, the arrangement of presentation was excellent & well explained
- The poll after every presentations is quite interesting, and keep audiences focusing on the conference.
- Very good for those who even can't think of joining such physical events... covid has given this opportunity... good to increase knowledge about cement manufacturing and usage and challenges being faced by the industry.
- The virtual cement conference was insightful and very knowledgeable. All the presentations are very good. The organisation of the program was very good.
- Very good leading and interaction by the moderator.
- TQ for the job well done. A very interesting conference from Africa.
- Once again a professional and well organised presentation, well done.
Programme - 1st Virtual African Cement Conference 7 September 2021
Programme is run on West Africa Time (Lagos) UTS+1 and is subject to change
09.00: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations
Session 1
10.00: Welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, moderator
10.05 Paper 1: 'Sub Saharan Africa cement markets – trends and projections,’ Claudia Stefanoiu, CemBR
10.30: Q&A
10.40 Paper 2: ‘Forced longitudinal kiln guiding / hydraulic thrust device,’ Silvio Rohm, Frank Henning, VDZ Technology gGmbH
11.05 Q&A
11.15 Paper 3: 'Sustainable cement; pyro upgrades and modernisation,' Aleksandra Novakovic-Andric, FLSmidth A/S
11.40 Q&A
11.50 Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations
Session 2
13.00 Paper 4: ‘Minimise refractory challenges when using alternative fuels in cement production process,’ Pankaj Gupta, Hasle Refractories
13.25 Q&A
13.35 Paper 5: 'Reduction of energy consumption by exchanging pneumatic screw pumps for KREISEL-highly wear-resistant rotary feeders,’ Dirk Schwerter, KREISEL GmbH & Co. KG
14.00 Q&A
14.10 Paper 6: 'An organo-silicon way to more durable and reliable construction materials,’ Wei Cai, Wacker Chemie AG
14.35 Q&A
14.45 Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations
Session 3
15.10 Paper 7: 'Sustainable cement grinding with the OK™ Mill,' John Terembula, FLSmidth
15.35 Q&A
15.45 Paper 8: Closing keynote: 'Operational excellence serving industrial growth in African cement industry,' Amr Nader, A3 & Co.
16.10 Q&A
16.15 Discussion and final comments
16.20 Sponsored Video Presentations, Programme end & Zoom informal discussion session
