Conference Agenda
Monday evening |
Registration 16:00-19:00, Welcome Reception 18:30-20:00 |
Tuesday morning |
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9.00-9.10 |
VIP Welcome - Lang Dazhan, Previous Vice Director, China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association's Aluminium Department |
9.10 – 9.30 |
Official opening of Conference – Ron Knapp, International Aluminium Institute "The global aluminium industry - where are we headed?" |
9.30-10.15 |
Key Note Speaker – "What will China look like in the year 2020?" Dr Geoff Raby, former Australian Ambassador to China |
10.15-10.45 |
Morning coffee |
10.45-11.30 |
Key note speakers – Tom Orlik, Bloomberg "Economic reform is not a dinner party" Andrew Polk, The Conference Board "An ongoing transition" |
11.30-12.30 |
Expert Panel "Deciphering China to understand its future" Dr. Geoff Raby Andrew Polk Tom Orlik |
| 12.30-2 |
Lunch - Ballroom 2 |
2.00-3.00 |
"The Aluminium industry in 2020" Jim Lennon, Macquarie Securities "The Aluminium Market Outlook" Wan Ling, CRU Expert Panel |
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3.00 - 3:30 |
Afternoon break |
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3:30 - 5.00 |
"Bridging the gap between east and west" Mark Dorreen, Light Metals Research Institute "Aluminium Industry: Status and Outlook" Dong Chunming, Sunlight Metals "The difficulties of China’s Aluminium industry" Lang Dazhan Expert Panel with Ma Shaoxian |
| 5.00-5.20 |
"Dry bulk freight outlook" Dong Zhou, Drewry Maritime Advisors |
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Gala Dinner 17:40-21:00 |
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Wednesday Morning |
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9.00 – 9.30 |
Key Coke Paper "Shale oil and its impact on the aluminium industry" Stuart Ehrenreich, Cascade Resources |
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9.30 - 10.00 |
Carbon Key Paper “Environmental regulations and consequences for carbon supply” Gerry Sweeney, CEO, Rain CII |
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10.00-10.30 |
"How calcining technology is overcoming coke problems" Ma ShaoXian, NEUI |
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10.30 – 11.00 |
Morning break |
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11.00 - 11.30 |
"Calcined Coke Price Reporting" Benedikt Machens, BHP Billiton |
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1130 – 12.30 |
"India Aspect" Tony Botelho, Sinoway Carbon Expert Panel “Where will the coke come from, and will we have a problem?” Gerry Sweeney, Rain CII Ma ShaoXian, NEUI Benedikt Machens, BHP Billiton Tony Botelho, Sinoway Carbon |
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12.30 – 2 |
Lunch - Ballroom 2 |
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Wednesday Afternoon |
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2.00-2.30 |
Improving Chinese anode performance without major process changes Dr. Barry Sadler, Net Carbon Solutions |
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2.30 – 3.30 |
Lang Guanghui, Sunstone "The future for Chinese anodes" Michael Wrotniak, Aminco Resources "Chinese Anode Market" Bob Wombles, Koppers "Chinese Pitch - Future Considerations" |
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3.30 – 4 |
Afternoon Break |
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4-5:30 |
Zhang Yahong, Hunan Nonferrous Group "Where will Chinese ALF3 go to from here?" Expert Panel “Future trends for the bottom and inside of the pot” (cathodes, anodes ALF3) Zhang Yahong, Hunan Nonferrous Group Lang Guanghui, Sunstone Liu Jianping, Qingxin Carbon Michael Wrotniak, Aminco Resources Bob Wombles, Koppers Dr. Barry Sadler, Net Carbon Solutions |
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Close of Conference |
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