Welcome to Environmental Cement Africa.

 This event comes at a time when cement investment across the African continent is increasing significantly and the need to comply with environmental regulations and increase in the CSR program is taking presidency in most cement producers across the continent. Holding the world’s biggest mineral reserves, untapped agricultural capacity along with infrastructure development potential it is foreseen that the African cement industry will have the highest growth rates in the next few decades. On the 28th and 29th of August 2013 in Nairobi Kenya, the long awaited biannual ‘Environmental Cement Conference (ECA)’ will bring together environmental specialist from the cement industry and cement manufacturers from Africa in a high level conference designed to highlight attractions and examine these challenges. The concept of ECA conferences was to bring together industry players, NGOs and governmental organizations and individual companies taking action as well as collaborative efforts to advance sustainable development in the African cement sector. This year program of presentations is designed to cover key subjects that affect the cement industry in the African cement sector issues such as emissions reductions, alternative fuel use, reduction of impacts on local communities and a special session on carbon trading will be expansively covered. We hope to see you at this years’ 3rd ECA conference in Nairobi Kenya.

~ Demsas Faloppa - CEO Prescon ltd

3rd Environmental Cement Africa 2013

Nairobi, Kenya

DAY 1:

08.00  

- Registration
- Exhibition & Morning Reception

09.00  

- Opening and Welcoming Remarks
 Minister of Environment and Mineral
Resources of Kenya

Session 1

Durban Cop 17: Relevance
of Outcomes for Africa

09.15  

- Kyoto Protokoll 2012 and Beyond:
How does Africa come in?

09.35  

- The World Bank’s new “Carbon Initiative for Development”

09.55  

- Questions, Answers & Comments

10.05

- Morning Coffee Break
- Exhibition & Networking

Session 2 

Africa’ s Cement Industry
& Environmental Development Latest

11.30

- East Africa Cement Manufacturers Association Chairman

11.00

- Bamburi Cement (Lafarge Kenya)

11.15

- Simba Cement

11.30

- Dangote

11.45 

12.00 

12.15 

12.30 

12.05 

- Questions, Answers & Comments

12.20

- Lunch Prescon UK Office: N 18 Ashwin Street London E8 3DL
- Prescon Kenya Office: N. 7
Jackaranda Avenue, off Gitanga Rd. Nairobi - Email:
Elaine@prescon-int.com   ECA

Session 3

Success Stories: Environmental Cement
 Case Studies in: Africa
 Studies in Africa

14.00

- Waste Management in Sub-Saharan
 Africa Mr Pierre Del Croix, Industrial
 Ecology Regional Vice President
 Africa, Middle East, Lafarge, France /
 Egypt.

14.20

- Using Key Performance Indicators
to Meet Environmental Targets Mr
 Hussein Aly,  Director, Sustainable
 Development, ASEC Cement, Egypt

14.40

- Nova Cimangola, Angola

15.00

- Cement Company

15.20

- Questions, Answers & Comment

15.35

- Afternoon Tea Break
- Exhibition & Networking

Session 4

Recent Policy Developments in Africa’s Cement Sector

16.20

- Multilateral Industry Policy Developments for Africa’s Cement
 Sector Mr. Patrick Kormawa,
 Country Director, UNIDO, Nigeria

16.40

- The Status of the Cement Industry in
Ghana: The Legal and Regulatory
Framework, Initiatives, Challenges,
 and the Way Forward Mr Jospeh
 Mensah, Environmental, Health &
Safety & Quality Manager, Ghacem Ltd, Ghana

17.00

- Government, - Institution

17.20

- Questions, Answers & Comments

17.30

- Closing Day 1

18.30 - 20.30

- Gala DinnerPrescon UK Office:
N 18 Ashwin Street London E8 3DL
 Prescon Kenya Office: N. 7 Jackaranda
Avenue, off Gitanga Rd. Nairobi
 Email: Elaine@prescon-int.com ECA

DAY 2:

08.30

- Morning Reception with Refreshments

Session 5

Carbon Trading: a Strategy for Successful
Business in the 21st Century (with added Q & A)

09.00

- Carbon Finance: Projects & Opportunities in Africa Mr Arnold
 Ekpe, Group Chief Executive
Director, Ecobank, Ghana

09.20

- Analysis of the Carbon Market and
its Impact on Cement Companies Dr
 Trevor Sikorski, Director and Head of
 European Energy and Environmental Markets Research, Barclays
Capital, UK

09.40

- An African Success Story of Carbon Trading (Company?)

10.00

- Panel Discussion: Is Africa Ready for Carbon Trading?

• What are the regional challenges to start carbon/CDM Projects

• Which stakeholders should drive such initiatives?

• What support does the cement industry need to start carbon projects?

10.30

- Morning Tea Break
- Exhibition & Networking

Session 6

The Path Towards Environmental Cement

11.00

- Environmental Awareness and
 Management – Two Essential Conditions for Improving 
 Environmental Performance in Africa
 Mr Rob Huydts, Senior Environmental Manager, Team W-Europe,
 Mediterranean,  Africa, Heidelberg

11.20

- A Vision of Low Carbon Cement
Dr Pal Chana, Executive Director, 
 Mineral Products Association Cement,UK

11.40

Pozzolana !! (Alex W.)

12.00

Question & Answer

12.15

- Lunch BreakPrescon UK Office:
N 18 Ashwin Street London E8 3DL Prescon Kenya Office:
 N. 7 Jackaranda Avenue, off Gitanga Rd. Nairobi
Email: Elaine@prescon-int.com ECA

Session 7

Best Environmental Practices &
Application – Our Exhibition
Special

13.45

- Alternative Fuel Technology Cement
 Plant Mr. Wilfried Zieri, Sales, A TEC, Austria

14.00

- Latest Developments in CO2 Savings
by Using Cement Additives Mr Davide
 Padovani, Divison Director, MAOEI S.p.A., Italy

14.15

- Saving Energy at Reduced
 Emmissions  Dr. Georg Rathwallner,
 Sales & Applications, Evonic Fibres, Austria

14.30

- Environmental Handling Solutions
 for the Modern Cement Plant Mr
 Emial Catalina, Group Representative,
 Aumund Foerdertechnik  GmbH, Germany

14.45

- SGS, South Africa

15.00

- Special Exhibition Break (please ask your questions here)

Session 8

Financing and Consulting Your
Environmental Cement

16.00

- Financing Environmental Innovation
in the Cement Sector Dr. Ini J. Urua, Head, Heavy Industries,
African Finance Corporation, Nigeria

16.20

- High Quality Finance Solutions Mr Jørgen
Huno Rasmussen, CEO, FLSmidth

16.40

- Project Finance & Risk Management
Mr Alikhan, Partner, Helios LLP, UK

16.45

- Question & Answer

16.55

- Closing of Conference

17.00 - 18.00

- Sponsored Cocktail Reception