Bringing together leaders from the most energy intensive sectors to get the latest updates on policy, projects, technology and investments from across the decarbonisation ecosystem in Europe.

Our commitment to creating a uniquely a collaborative environment that facilitates meaningful connections means you get more than just another business card exchange. You’ll have the opportunity to join site visits (including to ArcelorMittal’s Steelanol Plant), hear from policy makers, industry leaders and tech as well as join interactive round table discussions and workshops.

2023 Speakers include:

Join 200+ attendees from across the decarbonisation landscape, including:

• Head of Renewable Energy, ArcelorMittal
• Carbon Reduction Strategy Manager, Tata Steel
• Head of Public Affairs, Heidelberg Materials
• Head of Strategic Innovation, Cementos Molins
• Vice President of CO2 and Process Innovation, Lhoist
• Director, Salzgitter
• Head of Public Affairs, Carmeuse
• Net Zero Priorities and Opportunities Director, BASF
• Engineering Director, CRH
• Head of Greensand Project and DK Assets, INEOS
• Group Head of Decarbonisation, Holcim
• Venture Architect, CEMEX
• Head of Decarbonisation, Thyssenkrupp Steel
• Industrial Director, Solvay
• Sustainability & Climate Change Technical Manager, Nippon Sheet Glass
• Global Hydrogen and CCUS platform Leader, Saint-Gobain
• VP Global Sustainability, OCI

Key reasons to attend for 2023

Take-away practical and implementable ideas from insights shared on stage as well as with your peers and solution providers during the networking activities

Share insights and learn from the experiences of 200+ leaders in decarbonisation from across all heavy industries as they tackle the biggest challenges in meeting their net zero targets

Visit ArcelorMittal’s Steelanol Plant – your chance to get up close to a live project to understand how they’ve implemented carbon recycling technology as part of their 2030 climate action roadmap

Through a series of panels, round table discussions and case studies gain cross-sector insights to apply in your own decarb road maps featuring Holcim, NSG, INEOS, Tata Steel, Ceramie Unie and Carmeuse

Deeper and more meaningful networking – plenty of time for informal dialogue and shared learning during speed networking, drinks receptions, breaks and round table discussions

Policy and project updates – get the latest insights on how policy and project developments could impact your decarbonisation strategy

Key challenges for 2023

We base all our agendas on feedback gained from our industrial members and attendees. Here are some of the challenges and questions that will be put under the spotlight:

 

• How can industrials plan ahead, when the policy frameworks lack clarity? What can policy makers tell us about the evolution of regulations and impact on different sectors?

• In light of the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the U.S how is Europe going to be competitive?

• CCUS and H2 are going to be critical to get to net zero by 2050, but will the infrastructure be in place to meet the demands of decarbonising industries? What is the status of projects for transportation storage and how will policy support their development?

• Souring energy costs and energy security are front of mind, what are the alternatives to natural gas in the short term?


If these are important to your plans, then Decarb Connect Europe is an ideal meeting place to address them in a collaborative space with peers and experts from across the value chain sharing their experience and expertise.  

Site Visits for 2023

Option 1

Site Visit 1 – ArcelorMittal’s Steelanol Project and Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant in Ghent

Attendees will have the opportunity to see:

• ArcelorMittal’s Steelanol pilot project, capable of recycling carbon-rich industrial gases and transform into advanced sustainable ethanol to further reduce their carbon emissions. The process will allow for the capture and reuse of a portion of carbon emitted by the steel industry without need to rebuild the BAT (Best Available Technologies) steel plant while supplying the transport sector with high grade biofuel.

• Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant – a multi-purpose state-of-the-art facility that supports the process development, scale-up and custom manufacturing of biobased products and processes.Places are limited!

Option 2

Site Visit 2 – Smulders Projects Belgium and D-CRBNa CCUS tech disruptor in Antwerp

Attendees will get an in-depth view of decarbonisation tech and plans with this two part tour:

• An interactive site visit to Smulders Projects Belgium. Join us to see how one of Europe’s leading steel construction companies (serving industry, civil infra projects and offshore wind construction) is decarbonising their operations. You’ll tour the production facility of steel foundations for offshore windmills, substations and other large constructions followed by an interactive discussion about their CO2 reduction plans.

• Part two of the tour sees you visiting D-CRBN whose CCUS climate tech takes industrial co2 emissions and converts it for use in biofuels, chemicals and polymers. Explore how their plasma-based technology recycles captured CO2 and splits it into carbon monoxide (CO). This can then be converted in feedstocks for various value-added products. Attendees will visit the lab and see the unique prototype and learn about the application and scale up of the technology.

Lunch, refreshments and transport will be provided.

Partnership Opportunities

At Decarb Connect, we offer a plethora of opportunities across our global platform to meet your objectives, whether you want to find new leads, evaluate new partnership opportunities, amplify your leadership position or enhance your brand positioning, our packages are completely bespoke to meet your objectives. We combine our events, reports, webinars, podcast and leadership network opportunities to create a package that compliments your wider marketing strategy and surpasses your expectations.

Take a look at our partnership prospectus to see how you could get involved.

Download the 2022 Sample Attendee list below

2022 Decarb Connect EU – Sample Attendee List

About the Organiser

 

Decarb Connect supports senior leaders in decarbonisation to accelerate strategy and decision making to reduce carbon emissions and reach net zero targets.

Our mission is to accelerate decarbonisation by working with decarbonisation leaders in the most energy-intensive sectors. We focus on those with complex challenges to solve. Our global platform combines a unique industry-only membership network with open-access events and webinars, industry reports, podcast and more.

We broker access to hard-to-reach information and facilitate collaborations – all with the goal of accelerating decarbonisation in the hardest-to-abate sectors.

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