The Decarb Connect Global Festival brings together global leaders tasked with decarbonisation in energy-intensive industries such as steel, chemicals, power, cement and oil & gas for three days of open and engaging discussions.

Kick off with two days’ of in-person discussions in central London, with the additional option of site visits* to the South Wales Industrial Cluster and Drax Power Station on January 27. For those looking to attend as virtual guests, there’s a full day of digital content on January 27th plus key sessions from the whole event will be live streamed. Ideal for those attendees logging in from around the world.

The seniority of participants necessitates an event structure focused around peer-to-peer discussions. Over 50 industry leaders are ready to share experiences and insights through panel discussions and a series of private discussion roundtables. We keep discussion at the forefront and ensure a noticeable absence of powerpoint presentations and sales pitches.

Key highlights:

• Take your seat alongside 50+ senior industry speakers and 200+ in-person participants: Enough to make valuable new connections, not so many that induces post-Covid social anxiety
• Take an active role in driving discussions relevant to you: With 11 interactive panel discussions and 20 private discussion roundtables, discussions are spontaneous and inclusive of audience, not preset and formulaic
• Benchmark strategies with industry at the centre of the decarbonisation challenge: Our conferences are largely comprised of those leaders tasked with decarbonisation in the heavy manufacturing and energy intensive industries
• Enjoy additional networking opportunities such as the evening networking reception and use the virtual event platform to arrange meetings with new contacts

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Join a fireside chat with Blair Sturm, Process Sustainability and Energy Sr. Manager at Saint-Gobain, to learn how one of the world’s largest building materials and applications companies is decarbonizing both their facilities and operational processes. Hosted by Energy-as-a-Service provider, Redaptive.

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2nd Annual Decarb Connect North America 

29 – 31 March, 2022

In-person, New Orleans, USA

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2nd Annual Decarb Connect EU

21 – 23 June, 2022

In-person, Amsterdam

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Decarb Connect Europe brought together 350+ heads of corporate strategy, innovation, carbon management and technical strategy. The presenters and live attendees are all from hard-to-abate sectors including cement, steel, oil & gas, ceramics & glass, power, utilities.

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• Find out how to access the types of capital mobilising to help projects initiate industry pilots and scalable projects

• Get the inside story from 30+ industrials, each implementing zero or low-carbon projects to tackle emissions; learn about how they are overcoming technical and systemic issues

• Learn about the progress of projects in CCUS, green and blue hydrogen, & advanced energy efficiency.

• Get the inside story on those companies pivoting to pursue carbon as a business model vs problem: what is the opportunity that they see, and how could it apply to y our sector?

The event showcased projects between major industrials and tech disruptors forging pathways to long-term decarbonisation, as well as the latest results of European projects in carbon capture, carbon reuse, industrial fuel transition, hydrogen-power industrial heat, tech and analytics. Attendees had the opportunity to find out how early stage tech is being scaled to meet the needs of industries in transition.

Cement manufacturers face regular production losses due to inefficiencies in their production process – like kiln throughput, cement or clinker quality, ammonia cost optimization and energy inefficiencies to name just a few. At the same time they also grapple with another, related challenge: reducing their carbon footprint, specifically regarding NOx and CO2 emissions. Stabilizing and optimizing the kiln is often key to reducing these inefficiencies, but with so many variables it’s a constant juggling act.

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Decarb Connect North America brought together hundreds of heads of corporate strategy, innovation, carbon management and technical strategy responsible for decarbonization in North America. The issues facing hard-to-abate sectors are unique, and by convening sectors including cement, steel, oil & gas, ceramics & glass, power and utilities delegates were able to meet peers and potential collaborators all tasked with the same set of issues.

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40+ speakers took part including: 

• Dr. Robert Zeller, Vice President Technology, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures
• Cate Hight, COO, Mission Possible Platform
• Lisa Lambert, Founder & President, National Grid Partners
• Moji Karimi, Co-Founder & CEO, Cemvita Factory Inc.
• Jonathon Counsell, Group Head of Sustainability, International Airlines Group (IAG)
• Luke Mahoney, Head of Geology, Mine Engineering, Geotechnical, Tailings Dams and Technology, Vale Base Metals
• Dr Faye Gerard, VP Low Carbon & Sustainability, bpx Energy
• Richard Adams, Director, NREL
• Cindi Choi, Managing Director, Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures
• Liliana Gonzalez Gaitan, Energy Project Advisor, CEMEX

Decarb Connect’s inaugural festival connected over 380 senior execs from international hard-to-abate industries to intel, innovations and cross-industry partners that will help them accelerate industrial decarbonisation.

50+ speakers and 30+ cross-sector project reviews delivered the latest intel on CCUS, H2, energy efficiency, carbon reuse, circular economy and electrification. If you missed it, watched the free taster pack now to get a feel for the discussions and quality of participants:

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Spread over 4 days, the event convened a cross-industry audience to take part in live panels and keynotes, Q&As with senior decarbonisation leaders, project updates from around the world, 1-2-1 meetings, closed-door roundtable groups…and much of this is now available in the On-Demand library.

60+ speakers shared insights and experience including: 

• Jamie Gentoso, CEO, US Cement, LafargeHolcim
• Dr. Dominic Emery, Chief of Staff, BP
• Catherine Barber, Deputy Director, Industrial Energy Transformation, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
• Per Brevik, Director of Alternative Fuels Europe & Head of Norcem Project, HeidelbergCement
• Dr. Palma González García, Innovation Programme Manager, Glass Futures
• Rob West, Founder & Lead Analyst, Thunder Said Energy
• Damian Beauchamp, Chief Development Officer, 8 Rivers

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