MENA
GREEN STEEL SUMMIT 2024
IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL | SEPTEMBER 25TH-26TH, DUBAI, UAE
08:45-08:50 Opening Remarks by Event Chairman
Stanislav Zinchenko, CEO, GMK Center
08:50 - 09:20 The decarbonisation of EU steel industry
Dr. Klaus Peters, Secretary General, European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP)
09:20 - 09:50 MENA Steel Industry within the Context of the Sustainability Triple Bottom Line
Ramy Saleh, Chief Business Development & Sustainability Officer, El Marakby Steel
09:50 - 10: 20 Unlocking green steel - how the MENA can reinvigorate, decarbonize and futureproof the steel industry
Soroush Basirat, Energy Finance Analyst, IEEFA Asia Pacific
10:20 - 10:40 Tea Break & Networking
10:40 - 11:10 Decarbonization of Steel – ESA’s Achievements & Ambitions
Dr. Dimitrios Dimitriou, Vice President, ESG & Sustainability, Emirates Steel Arkan
11:10 - 11:40 Hard-to-Abate is Hard-to-Accelerate. How the Carbon Neutral Steel Plant is accelerating the decarbonization
of the steel industry and commitment to carbon neutrality
Anna Griffin, Chief People & Sustainability Officer, Arabian Gulf Steel Industries LLC
11:40 - 12:20 Panel Discussion: Advancing Sustainable Metal Production Infrastructure Worldwide
Moderator: Session Chairman
Panelists: Vahid Fouladkar, CEO, Metal Park
Ravi Ram Kashyap, GM, Steinweg Sharaf FZCO
Julian Skyrme, Vice President Commerical, AD Ports
12:20 - 13:20 Luncheon, Networking & Booth Visiting
13:20 - 13:50 The Role of AI and Blockchain in Green Steel
Harsh Choudhry, Co-founder & CEO, Sentra. World
13:50 - 14:20 Power4Steel: The decarbonization project of SAARSTAHL & DILLINGER
Dr. Michael Bott, Head of Decarbonization, SHS – Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH & Co. KGaA
14:20 - 14:50 Green Microgrid — New Approach for Steel industry
Dr. Hany Hamed, Manager - Research & Development, Emirates Steel Arkan
14:50 - 15:30 Panel: Upstream Supply Chains Under Green and Decarbonization Pressure - Optimization of the iron and steel
value chain towards a low-carbon industry
Moderator: Isha Chaudhary, Global Head of Steel & Raw Materials,
Wood Mackenzie
Panelists:
Abhijit Sarkar, Executive Vice President, Dastur Energy
Vikas Bankar, Technical Manager for GHG and Climate Change Services, DNV
Leandro Dijon, Global Technical Manager – Direct Reduction, Vale
Roman Kurashev, Managing Director, Ussuri Capital, etc.
15:30 - 15:50 Tea Break & Networking
15:50 - 16:20 Clean Energy for Steel Decarbonization
Joachim von Scheele, Global Director Commercialization, LINDE
16:20 - 16:50 The Cost Competitiveness of Green Steel Production
Lloyd Hain, Research Chairman, AME Research
16:50 - 17:30 Decarbonization in Metal and Steel: Shaping a Sustainable Tomorrow
Fabio SILVA, Global Market Manager – Steel Industries,
TotalEnergies Lubrifiants SA
Rushdhan Nizar, Regional Industrial Manager, TotalEnergies
Marketing Middle East
17:30 - 17:50 How to Finance the Multi-trillion Steel Decarbonisation Challenge
William Husband, Global Head of Metals & Mining, Citi
08:55-09:00 Opening Remarks by Event Chairman
Stanislav Zinchenko, CEO, GMK Center
09:00 - 09:30 Climate Change and the Production of Iron and Steel: an Industry in transition
Andrew Purvis, Director, Sustainable Manufacturing, World Steel Association
09:30 - 10:00 Carbon-Free Energy Sources for the European Steel Industry
Karim Badr, Technical Director, MENA Region, RHI MAGNESITA
10:00 - 10:30 Era of Green Transformation- can the sustainable future of steel be GCC
Tanmoy Mandal, Director & Global Head- Metals & Mining, Research & Consulting (Deutschland) GmbH
10:30 - 10:50 Tea Break & Networking
10:50 - 11:20 Shaping the future of sustainable steel: Lessons from Europe's steel Industry
Chris Lilholm, Head of Global Key Account Management, DNV
11:20 - 12:00 Implementation of New Technologies in Steel Industry — Decarbonization Challenges and Solutions —
From the Perspectives of both Steel Producers and Solution Providers
Moderator: Igor Hulak, Global Lead, Metals and Mining, Kearney
Panelists:
Andrea Diasparro, Executive Vice President, Danieli
Andrea Bombardi, Executive Vice President, RINA
Shashi Prakash, Head, Regulation, Policy and Certification, Masdar
(Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company)
Narottam Behera, Steel Making Plant Expert, Emirates Steel Arkan
12:00 - 12:20 Green steel supply 2035 in Europe
Stanislav Zinchenko, CEO, GMK Center
12:20 - 13:20 Luncheon & Networking
13:20 - 14:00 Driving Sustainability in Flat Steel Manufacturing: Strategies for Achieving Carbon Neutrality
Ankur Dana, Chief Executive Officer, Dana Steel
14:00 - 14:30 Transition to Commercial Scale H2 based Green Steel Production - A Technological and Economic Trajectory
Atanu Mukherjee, CEO, Dastur Energy
14:30 - 15:00 Technologies to support CAPEX/OPEX reduction in gH2 production for Green Steel
Ronan Tregouet, VP Energies & Chemicals Schneider Electric
15:00 - 15:20 Tea Break & Networking
15:20 - 16:00 Panel Discussion: Global scrap and metallics markets dynamics- How Big a Role Scraps and Metallics Play
in Decarbonizing the Steel Industry
Moderator: Stanislav Zinchenko, CEO, GMK Center
Panelists:
Deepak Bhandari, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Arabian Gulf Steel
Industries LLC
Roman Kurashev, Managing Director, Ussuri Capital, etc.
16:00 - 16:30 Evaluating the Turkish Steel Industry's Decarbonisation Performance and its implications for MENA Region
Dursun Bas, Researcher and Coordinator, Istanbul Policy Center
16:30 - 16:50 Leading the Change to Green Steel Future
Naveen Ahlawat, Head Power-to-X, Green Hydrogen, Green Steel & CCUS, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.
16:50 Closing Remarks by Event Chairman
Stanislav Zinchenko, CEO, GMK Center
16:55 End of Conference
There are tremendous international eminent speakers coming from all cross the global steel industry value chain collaborating to drive value for you, partners and our planet.
P.O. Box 61871 DUBAI – UAE