Programme
Aluminium: the Future, from Mine to Space
ARABAL 2023 conference brings together the foremost aluminium companies and manufacturers from around the world. This prestigious gathering serves as a platform for industry leaders to connect, collaborate, and drive innovation in the aluminium sector.
Pre-conference Day
Tue, 21st Nov 2023
Tue, 21st Nov 2023
Conference Day 1
Wed, 22nd Nov 2023
Wed, 22nd Nov 2023
Conference Day 2
Thu, 23rd Nov 2023
Thu, 23rd Nov 2023
Pre-conference Day
Tue, 21st Nov 2023
Tue, 21st Nov 2023
15:00
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16:30
Workshop 1
Renewables for aluminium production - powering the move to net zero
- Reducing energy intensity of aluminium production through decarbonising power supply
- Renewable power generation options: solar, wind energy, hydro, tidal, geothermal, biomass
- Hydrogen
- Storage
- Role of PPAs with renewable supplies
- What policies accelerate the deployment of renewables and encourage the decarbonisation of
heavy industry
16:30
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17:00
Coffee Break
17:00
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18:30
Workshop 2
Aluminium ESG
- Drivers for stronger ESG performance
- Incorporating ESG monitoring, reporting and strategy execution
- How important is it that the aluminium industry commits to transparent and accurate reporting on their ESG practices to retain investors and other stakeholders’ trust?
- How important is it that ESG reporting capabilities are built on?
- How can the industry report on their ESG strategy execution and show tangible progress?
- Where can innovative technologies such as AI and Blockchain be deployed to improve the accuracy of
ESG reporting?
19:00
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20:00
Arabal Welcome Cocktail reception
Conference Day 1
Wed, 22nd Nov 2023
Wed, 22nd Nov 2023
08:00
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09:30
Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:30
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10:00
Opening Session
- National Anthem
- Reading of the Holy Quran
- Opening Remarks
- Exchanging of gifts
10:00
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10:30
Official Exhibition Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
10:30
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11:15
Session 1
Arab CEO Smelter Panel – Current challenges and future opportunities
11:15
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11:30
Special Intervention
11:30
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12:00
Coffee Break
12:00
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12:45
Session 2
Aluminium marketing outlook
- What is the combined expected demand for aluminium from end users (e.g. construction, transport, electrical, consumer goods) and which factors are shaping the supply?
- How is supply disruption matching demand? What is the forecast for global demand and specifically China and the US?
- Can we assess the threats from inflation brought by supply chain issues and high energy costs?
12:45
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13:30
Session 3
Getting on track with the Net Zero scenario – decarbonising the aluminium industry
- How can the ambitious growth be met whilst decarbonising?
- What are the policy incentives to accelerate the deployment of renewables, encourage decarbonisation, eliminate direct greenhouse gas emissions from smelting, and recycle scrap metal?
- What global standards and regulations are needed for decarbonising the aluminium industry?
15:00
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15:30
Session 4
Aluminium competitive analysis – landscape, driving factors, technology and challenges
- What primary factors are driving the MENA region’s aluminium market growth and what is the competitive landscape for the major players?
- Can we assess the biggest threats and future growth opportunities? How can we mitigate the challenges?
- What strategic options are available for key industry players in terms of extending/optimising the value chain, M&A and partnerships? What technologies can be deployed to drive change?
14:30
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15:00
Fireside chat
Race for sustainability: standards, challenges, incentives, transparency, ESG, financing and R&D
15:30
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16:00
Fireside chat
Aluminium: the critical mineral that could support the energy transition
16:00
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16:30
Fireside chat
Gaining competitiveness in aluminium rolled products
16:30
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17:15
Session 5
Green aluminium – the new “gold rush” opportunity?
- What are the prospects for green low-CO2 and secondary- aluminium? What are the required technology changes for Ultralow-CO2 aluminium?
- Can we grasp the size of the fast-growing green aluminium market? Can we reap social benefits of green products on carbon reduction, resource usage and local communities? What role does CBAM have?
- How can smelters fully capture the economic benefits? What processes need to change?
Conference Day 2
Thu, 23rd Nov 2023
Thu, 23rd Nov 2023
08:30
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09:30
Welcome Coffee
09:30
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10:15
Session 6
Recycling: improving global recycling to promote a circular economy
10:15
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10:45
Women in Aluminium Panel
10:45
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11:15
Session 7
Investing in Saudi Arabia’s aluminium industry
11:15
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11:45
Session 8
Working together for dynamic aluminium industry clusters
- What are the benefits of co-locating supply and demand? Enabling JIT delivery, breaking cost and technical barriers and reducing carbon footprint
- How to build upstream-downstream partnerships and risk-sharing business models for robust industry clusters?
- How to upgrade from a competitive primary aluminium segment to a booming and value-added downstream segment?
11:45
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12:15
Coffee Break
12:15
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12:30
Spotlight on new developments
Aluminium and smart cities: Creating sustainable products to build eco-friendly cities
12:30
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13:45
Fireside chat
Innovative investment in EVs, vertical integration and collaboration/competition models
13:00
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13:45
Session 9
ESG and Industry 5.0 - beyond efficiency and productivity, reinforcing the role and the contribution of industry to society
- ESG methodology and standardisation: progress on measurement methodology, emissions benchmark, data and reporting framework
- How can smelters lead on Governance?
- Role of blockchain to enable new standards on transparency, traceability and responsible production
13:45
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14:30
Session 10
The Future is now - Technology game-changers in the aluminium industry
- What are the impacts from cutting-edge industry applications: Aluminium-air batteries, Carbon Capture and Storage, Inert-anode technology, Mechanical Vapour Recompression (MVR)?
- What are success stories of Industry 4.0 – Automation and data captured based on real-time
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance/optimise process control?
- How to use in-house-smelter technologies for productivity gain, cost saving and emission reduction
