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| Day 1 - Wednesday 11th May 2011 |
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08.00 |
Registration
Exhibition & Morning Reception |
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09.00 |
Welcome by HE Minister John Michuki
TBC: H.E.Minister of Environment and Mineral Resources, Kenya |
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Session 1 |
Carbon Trading and CDM: Beneficial to Africa’s Cement Industry?
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09.10 |
Policy Updates and General Developments
Ms Merlyn van Voore, Senior Policy Advisor,
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), Kenya |
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09.30 |
Clean Development Mechanism in Africa’s Cement Industry: A Practical Perspective
Mr Tom Owino, Vice President, Environmental Markets, JP Morgan Climate Change |
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| 09.50 |
Cement Sector Programme in Sub-Saharan Africa
TBC: World Bank CF Assist |
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10.10 |
Questions, Answers & Comments
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10.20 |
Morning Coffee Break
Exhibition & Networking
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Session 2 |
Enhancing Mechanisms for an Environmentally Sustainable and Financially Viable Cement Production in Africa |
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| 11.00 |
Growth Strategies for Africa’s Cement Industry
Vice President, Development Bank of Southern Africa |
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11.20 |
Environmental Awareness and Management – Two Essential Conditions for Improving Environmental Performance in Africa
Mr Rob Huydts, Senior Environmental Manager Team
W-Europe, Mediterranean and Africa, Heidelberg Cement |
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11.40 |
Financing of Infrastructure Projects: Enhancing the Development of Cement Industries
Mr George Makajuma, Infrastructure Department, African Development Bank, Kenya |
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12.00 |
Spearhead Network for Innovative, Clean and Safe Cement and Concrete Technologies (SPIN) in East, Central and Southern Africa
Ms Nsesheye Msinjili, Project Manager, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany |
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| 12.15 |
Questions, Answers & Comments |
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12.25 |
Lunch |
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Session 3 |
Waste Treatment: Challenges and the Way Forward for a Productive and Sustainable Cement Industry |
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14.00 |
Municipal Waste in Sub-Saharan Africa: Problems and Opportunities
Mr Pierre Delcroix, Industrial Ecology Regional Vice President Africa Middle East, Lafarge France/Egypt
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14.20 |
Waste Management in Kenya’s Cement Sector
Ms Magdalene Mwende, Bamburi Cement, Kenya |
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14.40 |
The Principle of RDF Production from Solid Waste
Mr Boris Sasserath, Sales Manager, Vecoplan, Germany |
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15.00 |
Generation of Power by Waste Heat Recovery in Cement Industry
Mr Mandar Erande, Head of International Business Middle East and South Africa, Thermax India |
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15.20 |
Questions, Answers & Comments |
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15.30 |
Afternoon Tea Break
Exhibition & Networking
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| Session 4 |
Environmental Performance in Africa’s Cement Sector: Case Studies and Initiatives |
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16.00 |
The Cement Industry and The Environment: A Symbiosis or a Conflict?
Mr Kananga Mnchebere, Head of Operations, East African Portland Cement Company, Kenya |
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16.20 |
Experiences from the North African Cement Sector (title to be conirmed)
Mr Roberto Callieri, Managing Director, Suez Cement , Egypt |
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16.40 |
The Status of the Cement Industry in Ghana: the Legal and Regulatory Framework, Initiatives, Challenges and the Way Forward
Mr Joseph Mensah, Environmental, Health, Safety & Quality Manager, Ghacem Ltd., Ghana |
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| 17.00 |
Managing Air Quality Issues in the African Cement Companies:
Tools, Approaches and Stories
Mr Quentin Hurt, Business Development (Africa), SGS South Africa Pty, SA |
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17.20 |
Questions, Answers & Comments |
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17.30 |
End of Day 1 |
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18.30 - 20.30 |
Gala Dinner at the Hotel |
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Day 2 - Thursday 12th May 2011 |
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08.00 |
Exhibition & Networking Morning Reception
TBC: Welcome Speech HE Minister of Labour, Kenya |
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Session 5 |
Restoration of Quarries |
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08.30 |
Biodiversity Promotion and Stakeholder Dialogue – Two Key Pillars for a Sustainable Quarry Rehabilitation
Dr. Michael Rademacher, Manager Biodiversity and Natural Resources, Global Environmental Sustainability Department, Heidelberg Cement
Questions & Answers |
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Session 6 |
Environmental Applications, Handling and Conveying Options – An Exhibition Special |
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08.50 |
Successful Applications in Africa and Asia
Mr Luc Rieffel, CEO, Walter Materials Handling, France |
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09.10 |
Best Practice of Bag House Operation
Mr Georg Rathwallner, Sales Manager Middle East & Asia, Evonik, Austria |
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09.30 |
Alternative Fuel Utilization and its Impact on Operation and Environment
Mr Wilfried Zieri, Sales Manager, ATec, Austria |
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09.45 |
(Title to be confirmed)
Mr Jan Lombard, Hamon J &C Engineering Pty, South Africa |
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09.55 |
TBC: Chryso South Africa |
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10.05 |
Special Exhibition Break
Refreshments & Networking
(ask your questions for session 6 here) |
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Session 7 |
Enforcement Policies, Health & Safety, and Other Developments in Africa’s Cement Industry |
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11.00 |
Implications of the Current Environmental Regulatory Framework in South Africa to the Cement Industry
Dr. Dhiraj Rama, Executive Director, Association of Cementitous Material Producers (ACMP), South Africa |
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11.20 |
Experiences with the Kenyan Cement Sector
Dr Ayub Macharia, Director General, National Environmental Management Authority, Kenya |
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11.40 |
Cleaner Production in the Cement Industry
Ms. Jane Nyakang’o, Director, Kenya National Cleaner Production Centre, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Kenya |
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12.00 |
Questions, Answers & Comments |
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12.10 |
Closing of Conference |
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12.20 -13.30 |
Lunch |
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14.00 |
Assembling in Hotel Lobby for Cement Plant Visit
(only limited number of participants possible) |
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14.15 |
Cement Plant Visit Sponsored by Bamburi Cement |
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| 18.00 |
Return to Hotel |
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