MONDAY 18 MAY

16:00 Registration
18:00 Welcome Reception sponsored by

TUESDAY 19 MAY

INTRODUCTION | KEYNOTE OVERVIEWS
08:30 Opening Remarks & Introduction
Mike O’Driscoll, Director, IMFORMED, UK
09:00 2035 RHI Magnesita raw material strategy: magnesia in the heart
Nicolas Gangutia, Head of Minerals BU, RHI Magnesita, Austria
09:30 The new world order: strategic developments impacting the magnesia market
Alex Medendorp, Director, Magnesium Trade & Consultancy, Netherlands

10:00 COFFEE sponsored by

STEEL & METAL MARKETS | REFRACTORY CARBON FOOTPRINT
11:00 The outlook for magnesia in steel & metals production
Alison Saxby, Research Director, Project Blue, UK
11:30 The WRA and its assessment of raw material impact on the Product Carbon Footprint of refractories
Dr Rainer Gaebel, President, World Refractories Association, Belgium
12:00 KEYNOTE DISCUSSION PANEL
“Weathering the Storm” – Geopolitical impact & Magnesia’s “criticality”

• Moderator: Mike O’Driscoll, Director, IMFORMED, UK

Panellists:

• Guillaume Bonnet, Director, Terresis MAGNA, Spain
• Alvaro Lopes, Managing Director, Industrial Raw Materials, RHI Magnesita, USA
• Sven Rosemann, Managing Director, IMagine, Germany
• Andy Smet, Product Manager, Traxys Europe SA, Luxembourg
• Prof. Dr. Franz X. Spachtholz, Managing Director, Refratechnik Group, Germany

12:30 LUNCH sponsored by

MAGNESIA SUPPLY DEVELOPMENTS
14:00 Dead burned magnesia: From natural resource to industrial performance
Mustafa Çavaç Sales and Marketing Manager Raw Materials, Kümaş Manyezit Sanayi AŞ, Turkey
14:30 Protecting what matters: Terresis’ new identity & sustainable commitment
François Mazaré, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Terresis, France
15:00 Industrial development of white fused magnesia & fused magnesia in China
Dr Perry Zhang, President, Beijing Allied Rongda Engineering Material Co. Ltd, China

15:30 COFFEE sponsored by 

DECARBONISATON INNOVATION
16:00 Decarbonisation for the magnesia industry
Sophia Hamblin Wang, Co-Founder & COO, MCi Carbon, Australia
16:30 The new market opportunity: converting magnesium byproducts into carbon removal credits
Vince Willis, VP Project Development & Alex Stocek, Operations Manager, Planetary Technologies, Canada

17:00 ROUNDTABLE NETWORKING SESSION

Opportunity for attendees to relax, network & discuss informally at themed & hosted roundtables

Supply/Alternative Sources
Host: Alexandru Rosu, CEO, Verde Magnesium, Romania
Processing
Host: Jens-Michael Bergmann, Area Sales Manager, TOMRA, Germany
Decarbonisation
Host: Vince Willis, VP Project Development & Alex Stocek, Operations Manager, Planetary Technologies, Canada
Refractories/Metallurgy
Host: Alison Saxby, Research Director, Project Blue, UK
Speciality markets
Host: Adnan Essa, CEO, PAK-MAGNESIA, UAE

18:00 Networking Drinks Reception & CLOSE OF DAY 1

*subject to change