Dates: 23-24 April 2008

Venue: Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore

Asia’s Role in the Evolving Global Cement Trade Dynamics

Highlights:

• Focus on China, India, Pakistan, Middle East, etc.

• Managing the escalating freight rate

• Global efforts on capping CO2: Impact on the cement sector

• Green technology: A case study

• High performance concrete & cementitious options

Confirmed Speakers

• Sanghi Industries Limited

• Elkem Materials SEA

• Maple Leaf Cement

• Institute of Technology Information for Building Materials, China

• Grasim Industries Limited

• Zag International, USA

• Wak Technology

• Eurasia Group of Companies

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Day - 1 [23 Apr, Wednesday]

08:00 Registration & Coffee

09:00 Chairman’s Welcome & Introduction

Mr. Martin Wilkes, Consultant

Satterward Group

09:10 ASIA’S CEMENT MARKETS: BRACING THE GLOBAL WHIRLPOOL

• Challenges for trade – freight factors

• Cement industry outlook and prospects

Mr. IMRAN AKRAM, ANALYST, BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION

DEUTSCHE BANK

09:40 DRY BULK CARGO TRADE

• Which sector will continue to drive its growth?

• Trade pattern evolvement & freight rates movement

• Future prospects of the industry

• Trends in bulk ship design

Capt. Firoze Mirza, Assistant Vice President

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (HK) Ltd

10:10 SINGAPORE’S BUILDING PROJECTS FOR 2008 & BEYOND

• Other project updates

• Cement & building materials demand

10:30 Discussion followed by Refreshment Break

11:00 CHINA CEMENT OUTLOOK

• Update on consolidation progress

• Cancelation of cement export rebates – Impact on trading

Prof. CUI YUAN SHENG, VICE PRESIDENT

INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR BUILDING MATERIALS INDUSTRY OF CHINA

11:30 INDIA – WHEN WILL IT BECOME A NET IMPORTER?

• Economic progress and foreign investments updates

• Demand/supply balance

12:00 PAKISTAN’S CEMENT IN FOCUS

• Post privatization capacity expansion and A&M

• Growth of regional markets

• Major challenges – Increasing fuel price, freight costs, political situation & globalization

• Export challenges & achievements

• Technological advancements in cement industry – manufacturing, environmental issues and waste heat recovery

Mr. S.M. IMRAN, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

MAPLE LEAF CEMENT FACTORY LIMITED

12:30 Discussion followed by Networking Lunch

14:00 Chairman’s Remarks

Mr. Willy Kay, Managing Director

WAK Technologies Pte Ltd

14:10 READY-MIXED CONCRETE MARKETS UPDATE IN SOUTH EAST ASIA

• Raw materials and quality of RMC

• Growth prospects for the sector

• Challenges: Concrete vs. other building material, building costs

Dr. Lee Yee Loon, Deputy President

Concrete Society of Malaysia

14:40 SUPPORTING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE WITH MICROSILICA CONCRETE

• Sources and availability

• Properties of microsilica in achieving high strength concrete

• Sustainable applications and environmental benefits

Mr. Desmond King, Technical/Marketing Manager - SEA

Elkem Materials SEA

15:10 DURABILITY OF UNDERGROUND CONCRETE STRUCTURE

• Advances in concrete repair technology

Mr. Willy Kay, Managing Director

WAK Technologies Pte Ltd

15:40 Discussion followed by Refreshment Break

16:10 LATEST GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS ON CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS

• Growth in applications & usage

• Regulatory trends– Emissions & tax credits

• Availability – Strategic supply & demand

• Logistics impact

Mr. Charles M Zeynel, President

ZAG INTERNATIONAL

16:40 ROLE OF CEMENT ADDITIVES IN:

• Reduction of CO2 emission

• Reduction of material cost in cement

• Increasing availability of cement

• Increasing use of secondary materials

Mr. Ibsen Barlongay, Regional Technical Manager

Grace Construction Products

17:10 Discussion followed by end of Day 1

17:20 Networking Reception for Speakers & Delegates

Day - 2 [24 Apr, Thursday]

09:00 Chairman’s Remark

Mr. Charles M Zeynel, President

ZAG INTERNATIONAL

09:10 ASIA: DECOUPLING OR RECOUPLING

• US slowdown & depreciating currency – What has been the impact?

• Where are the growth spots in Asia?

• Subprime meltdown - Real-estate/construction sectors review

Ms. Prakriti Sofat, Economist

HSBC

09:40 CDM AND CARBON TRADING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CEMENT PRODUCERS

Mr. Oivind Hoidalen, Technical Director

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk

10:10 MAKING CEMENT INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE

• Clean Fuel and Raw Materials for Cement Industry

• Emergence of eco-friendly cement

• Technology updates

Mr. S.K.MAHESHWARI, GROUP EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT

GRASIM INDUSTRIES LTD

10:40 Discussion followed by Refreshment Break

11:10 SOUTH EAST ASIA CEMENT OUTLOOK

• Regional trade and consumption

• Trends and challenges

Mr. Martin Wilkes, Consultant

Satterward Group

11:40 INDONESIA: CHALLENGES FOR THE DOMESTIC AND EXPORT MARKET

Mr. IRWAN SUARLY, MARKETING DIRECTOR

PT SEMEN GRESIK PERSERO TBK

12:10 VIETNAM/AUSTRALIA MARKET UPDATES

12:40 Final Discussion followed by Closing Lunch

14:00 End of conference ■