Virtual Global Concrete Seminar

The event will look at global concrete trends and technology. If your business is concrete, make it your business to attend the Virtual Global Concrete Seminar!

The conference is live and 'global,' and will take place on Central European Time (Berlin, Paris, Rome), as a compromise for the global audience.

Free registration includes attendance at the webinar, live Q&A, a download of the programme and basic delegate list, attendance at the post-event Zoom meet-up and access to the post-event video. 

Seminar participants are automatically enrolled as registered users of Global Cement - including free news updates, magazine notifications and more.

For commercial enquiries, including sponsored presentations, please contact Paul Brown, paul.brown@propubs.com, or +44 776 7475 998.

The organisers retain the right to rescind any registration at any time, for any reason, and to vary the programme and/or offering.

7th Virtual Global Concrete Seminar - Concrete trends & technology

6 February 2024

10.00 - 16:00 Central European Time (Berlin, Paris, Rome)

Programme

9.00: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

10.00: Welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, moderator

10.10 Paper 1: ‘In-transit concrete monitoring with novel AI-based system,’ JM Pereira, Concrete Watcher
10.35 Q&A

10.45 Paper 2: 'Carbon reduction in concrete tunnel linings,’ Chris Peaston, Peaston Concrete Consultancy
11.05: Q&A

11.15 Paper 3: 'How instant EPDs offer strategic value and insight for concrete and cement producers,' Chris Erickson, Fabian Diaz (presenter), Climate Earth Inc.
11.35: Q&A

11.45 Paper 4: 'A novel low carb concrete based on 85% slag and its applications,’ Dr. Jagabandhu Kole, JSW Cement
12.05: Q&A

12.15 Final remarks, Zoom session

6th Virtual Global Concrete Seminar 2023

12 September 2023

09.00: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 1

10.00: Welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, moderator

10.10 Paper 1: 'Cost and carbon reduction in concrete supply chains,’ Karsten Horn, INFORM GmbH
10.35 Q&A

10.45 Paper 2: 'Instant digital EPDs for concrete have arrived in Europe: Will this technology become the norm for measurement of greenhouse gas reductions?' Chris Erickson, Climate Earth, Inc.
11.05: Q&A

11.15 Paper 3: 'Beyond maintenance: Crafting resilient futures for concrete plants through repair excellence,’ Przemyslaw Dziewa, Castolin Eutectic GmbH
11.35: Q&A

11.45 Paper 4: 'Role of rheology in case of concretes with low water/binder ratio,’ Prakki Jaya Raghu Lakshmi Pavani Susmitha, Mahindra University, Hyderabad
12.05: Q&A

12.15 Lunch break - Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 2

13.00 Welcome back

13.05 Paper 5: 'A study on concrete using cement with only 5% clinker (‘durable low carb cement’ - DLCC ),’ Jagabandhu Kole, JSW Cement Limited
13.25 Q&A

13.35 Paper 6: 'Progress in recycling concrete,' John Kline, Kline Consulting
13.55 Q&A

14.05 Paper 7: 'How SeaMix has delivered a graphene-based solution for concrete,' Rey Rubio, Seamix/MEP World Group
14.25 Q&A

14.35 Paper 8: 'Carbon Nanotubes to accelerate decarbonisation of Concrete,' Hari Harikumar, Chasm Advanced Materials, Inc.
14.55 Q&A

15.05 Programme end: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Zoom meeting for all participants

5th Virtual Global Concrete Seminar 2023

24 January 2023

Programme is run on Central European Time (Paris, Berlin, Rome) and is subject to change

09.00: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 1

10.00: Welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, moderator

10.10 Paper 1: 'Exploring the potential of data-driven techniques in enhancing sustainability and optimising quality of ready-mix concrete production in EU and China,' Aku Wilenius, Caidio Ltd
09.35 Q&A

10.45 Paper 2: 'CDM: system for concrete durability real-time monitoring with embedded sensors,’ J.M. Pereira, Concrete Quality
11.05: Q&A

11.15 Paper 3: 'How to develop CO2 neutral concrete within 3 months,’ Erwin Platzer, Mixteresting GmbH
11.35: Q&A

11.45 Paper 4: 'The mechanical properties of green CO2ncrete containing high proportion of RCA,' Ayten Caputçu, Çimsa
12.05: Q&A

12.15 Lunch time: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 2

12.55 Welcome back

13.00 Paper 5: 'Is concrete the answer?’ John Kline, Kline Consulting
13.20 Q&A

13.30 Paper 6: 'How to be more profitable in concrete,’ Bob Capasso, Concrete Financial Insights
13.50 Q&A

14.00 Paper 7: 'On-demand digital EPDs - the key to low-carbon concrete design and delivery,' Chris Erickson, Climate Earth
14.20 Q&A

14.30 Coffee break: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 3

15.00 Paper 8: ‘An update on graphene in concrete,’ Terrance Barkan, The Graphene Council
15.20 Q&A

15.30 Paper 9: 'Reducing the cement factor in concrete" by John Guynn, Roman Cement (USA)
15.50 Q&A

16.00 Discussion and final comments

16.05 Programme end & Zoom informal discussion session

4th Virtual Global Concrete Seminar 2022

11 October 2022

Programme

Programme is run on Central European Time (Paris, Berlin, Rome) and is subject to change

08.00: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 1

09.00: Welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, moderator

09.10 Paper 1: 'The future of GGBFS in concrete,’ Joe Harder, OneStone Consulting
09.35 Q&A

09.45 Paper 2: 'Cost and carbon reduction in concrete supply chains,’ Karsten Horn, INFORM GmbH
10.05: Q&A

10.15 Paper 3: 'Pioneering industrial sustainability: Castolin Eutectic maintenance & repair solutions for the concrete industry,’ Yannick Sesemann, Castolin Eutectic GmbH
11.35: Q&A

10.45 Paper 4: 'polysius® booster mill – boosting concrete composition to a new level,’ Xenia Schulze-Bernd, thyssenkrupp
11.05: Q&A

11.15 Coffee time: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 2

11.45 Paper 5: ’Self-healing concrete with MgO and CSA, no bacteria needed!’ Denis Bézard, NEWCHEM GmbH
12.05 Q&A

12.15 Paper 6: ‘Digital transformation of the concrete industry,’ J. M. Pereira, Concrete Quality
12.35 Q&A

12.45 Paper 7: 'Curbing CO2 at the source: VERIFI® In-transit Concrete Management Systems,' Riccardo Stoppa, GCP Applied Technologies
13.05 Q&A

13.15 Lunch: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 3

14.00 Paper 8: 'Use of gravel from the regions around the Araz river, Azerbaijan, as concrete aggregates,' Fuad Mammadov, Norm Cement
14.20 Q&A

14.30 Paper 9: 'Update on developments in cement and concrete in North America,' John Kline, Kline Associates
14.50 Q&A

15.00 Paper 10: 'Sustainable infrastructure: Design and specification for low-impact and resilience,' Peter Calcetas, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
15.45 Q&A

15.55 Discussion and final comments

16.00 Programme end & Zoom informal discussion session

3rd Virtual Global Concrete Seminar 2022

1 February 2022

The 3rd virtual Global Concrete Seminar welcomed delegates from the following 95 countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Republic of, Kuwait, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia

Programme

Programme is run on Central European Time (Paris, Berlin, Rome) and is subject to change

09.00: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 1

10.00: Welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, moderator

10.10 Paper 1: ‘Be ready for the ’new normal’,’ Sabine Maier, Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH
10.35: Q&A

10.40 Paper 2: 'CO2 reduction in ready-mix concrete Logistics,' Karsten Horn, Inform
11.05: Q&A

11.15 Paper 3: 'Internal Cured Concrete,’ Yatin Joshi, Holcim Innovation Center
11.40: Q&A

11.50 Coffee time: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 2

12.15 Paper 4: ‘Micro-encapsulated integral water repellent for cementitious materials,’ Jean-Paul Lecomte, Dow Performance Silicone; Sakae Ushijima, Taro Minato, Ryusei Oka, Katsuhiko Taniguchi, Asunaro Aoki Construction Co., Ltd; Hideyuki Mori, Dow Toray Co., Ltd.
12.40 Q&A

12.50 Paper 5: ‘How to improve concrete properties with reactive or active mineral additives,' Denis Bézard, NEWCHEM GmbH
13.15 Q&A

13.25 Lunch: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 3

14.00 Paper 6: ‘What’s new in the world of concrete construction?’ Rick Yelton, Editor at large, World of Concrete
14.25 Q&A

14.35 Paper 7: 'Future houses built with 'KandCrete' future concrete, employing nano-technology,' Ibrahim Monir Kandil, consultant
15.00 Q&A

15.10 Discussion and final comments

15.15 Sponsored Video Presentations, Programme end & Zoom informal discussion session

2nd Virtual Global Concrete Seminar 2021 - Future Concrete

14 September 2021

Around 500 delegates registered for the 2nd Virtual Global Concrete Seminar, from the following 81 countries: 

Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Yemen

Programme

Programme is run on Central European Time (Paris, Berlin, Rome) and is subject to change

08.00: Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 1

09.00: Welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, moderator

09.05 Paper 1: 'Decarbonising concrete: a whole-systems perspective,’ Zhi Cao, University of Antwerp
09.30: Q&A

09.35 Paper 2: 'Sika solutions for efficient and sustainable concrete production,’ Markus Mueller, Sika Services AG
10.00: Q&A

10.05 Paper 3: 'Sustainability on the move in CH's RMC Business,' Philippe Frenay, Marie-Sophie Foucart,CCB Belgium; Jan Søndergaard Hansen, Unicon Denmark (Cementir Holdings companies)
10.30: Q&A

10.40 Paper 4: 'AI-powered aggregates sourcing for the ready-mix industry,’ Karsten Horn, Inform
11.05 Q&A

11.15 Paper 5: ‘A new admixture generation to enhance early and late strength development of sustainable concrete,’ Raphael Breiner, Oliver Mazanec, Master Builders Solutions Deutschland GmbH
11.40 Q&A

11.50 Paper 6: ‘Low-carbon concrete - The Carbon Prize story,’ John Kline, Kline Consulting
12.15 Q&A

12.25 Exhibition Time Slides, Sponsored Video Presentations

Session 2

13.00 Paper 7: 'Benefit of using UHPC Desert Concrete,’ Bernd Riediger, Bjarne Roursgaard, hhbc-consulting
13.25 Q&A

13.35 Paper 8: 'The use of AI and sensor data for concrete embodied carbon reduction,’ Andrew Fahim, Giatec Scientific Inc.
14.00 Q&A

14.10 Paper 9: 'Autonomic self-healing concrete: A resilient material for life,’ Kevin Paine, BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials, University of Bath
14.35 Q&A

14.45 Paper 10: Closing keynote: 'Graphene-enhanced concrete - A resilient low-carbon solution for the built environment,' Dexter Johnson, The Graphene Council

15.10 Q&A

15.20 Discussion and final comments

15.25 Sponsored Video Presentations, Programme end & Zoom informal discussion session

1st Virtual Global Concrete Seminar 2021

2 February 2021

In total, 498 delegates from 77 countries registered for the 1st Virtual Global Concrete Seminar on 2 February 2021 (see the programme below).

What did the delegates say about the 1st Virtual Global Concrete Seminar?

• The conference is of good quality. Its presenters are carefully selected top-notch professionals. The timing and clarity of the slides is excellent. Keep up the work!
• Very good interaction , Very informative & Time saving
• The conference gave me more information &knowledge about concrete industry & monitoring of the quality of concrete .
• Very good depth and breadth.
• Run perfectly to time, without hitch, well done.
• Excellent organisation.
• Very good content - lot of new ideas.
• Robust platform, good speakers, interesting topics, timing kept immaculately Loved the surveys
• An interesting conference and very well conducted
• Great conference. Number and quality of attendees was very good. Program had a good variety of topics. Please turn Global Concrete into an annual event!
• Very nice. Please keep it up.
• Please do keep organising such wonderful, excellent and insightful events.
• I think you all did a superb job!
• The Moderator was good in managing time.
• Very well organised in terms of timing, documentation and mailings!!! Well done!

Programme

Programme is run on Central European Time (Berlin, Paris, Rome)

09.00: Exhibition Time Slides

Session 1

10.00: Welcome and house-keeping, Robert McCaffrey, moderator

10.05 Paper 1: Keynote: 'GCCA's 2050 climate ambition: Concrete’s role in carbon reduction,' Andrew Minson, GCCA
10.30: Q&A

10.40 Paper 2: 'Development of a robust 3D concrete printing system: from R&D to successful projects' Bruno Lobo, Saint-Gobain Weber Beamix B.V.
11.05 Q&A

11.15 Paper 3: 'Machine learning in ready-mix logistics, Karsten Horn, Inform
11.40 Q&A

11.50 Paper 4: 'Digitalisation in the concrete industry: Real-time monitoring of the quality of concrete in the truck mixer from load to placement’ Rob Piosik, Command Alkon
12.15 Q&A

12.25 Exhibition Time Coffee Break

Session 2
13.00 Paper 5: 'How safe are your production buildings? - a different perspective,' Tarek Nasr, vnplan
13.25 Q&A

13.35 Paper 6: 'Investigation of C3S early hydration by Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM) and TEM,’ Yilmaz Sakalli, Christian Pritzel and Reinhard Trettin
14.00 Q&A

14.10 Paper 7: 'Influence of the SO3 content of cement on the strength and durability of concrete,’ Manish Kumar, Fosroc
14.35 Q&A

14.45 Paper 8: 'CeramycShield: Silicon carbide fibre reinforced concrete surface enhancement,’ Matt Thornton, Haydale
15.10 Q&A

15.20 Exhibition Time Coffee Break

Session 3
15.45 Paper 9: 'How nonlinear modelling helps reduce raw material costs, CO2 emissions and improves quality,' Abhay Bulsari, Nonlinear Solutions Oy
16.10 Q&A

16.20 Paper 10: ‘The path to low-carbon concrete,’ John Kline, Kline Consulting
16.45 Q&A

16.55 Closing keynote, Paper 11: ‘Game-changer: An update on the use of graphene in cement and concrete applications,’ Terrance Barkan, the Graphene Council
17.20 Q&A

17.30 Programme end & Zoom informal discussion session