Cement Strategy, Finance and Trade Summit Americas 2020
The 2020 edition of CW Group's Cement Strategy, Finance & Trade Summit Americas executive meeting brings a unique interactive discussion format for senior executives in the cement sector, covering key topics on cement strategy, finance and trade in a multi-client consulting setting.
Who should attend?
- Leaders of cement companies that need real business information and data for their annual planning
- CFOs and financial teams that plan and analyse their companies' direction, cost competitivness and investment priorities
- Procurement specialists from cement manufacturers who are interested in meeting with suppliers and striking new deals
- Raw materials managers from cement groups that are actively involved in coal ming and / or fuel buying
- Cement traders and exporters that need to understand the latest trends in the region
- Shippers and cargo carriers that move cement, clinker, slag and fuels in and out of the region
- Technologists and solution providers that enable the trade, operation and strategies of cement companies
Why attend?
- Interact with industry specialists: Gain first hand access to senior CW consultants and analysts
- Receive data: Leave with actual, systematic information
- Obtain insights: Obtain the latest industry data and statistics from the CW Research team
- Discuss, not just listen: Discuss not only presentations, but review actual data in a multi-client consulting setting
- Personal discussions: Meet in a small group with key decision makers in the cement industry
- Relevant topics: Address topics that will tackle the most pressing issues affecting your day-to-day operations
Program topics:
- Global macro-economic perspective - America focus
- Risk and crisis in Central and South America
- Innovative business models
- Trade - challenges and opportunities
- Regulatory challenges and trade barriers
- Cement trade flows
- Adapting pricing strategies to fluctuant markets
- Finance and investment
- Financial performance: margins, operations excellence
- Regional opportunities for savings
- Accessing new forms of long-term capital
- Shipping and logistics
- Overview of bulk shipping in the region
- Price dynamics for ocean freight rates
- Supply Chain Management - optimizing delivery
- Business and government
- Impact of taxation, import, export and other regulations
- Framework for cementitious materials: options for slag and fly ash
- Energy management
- Petcoke and coal - perspectives for the future
- CO2 lower emissions: regulations and opportunities
- Alternative fuels from waste materials
Find here the agenda page of the event.