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SUMMIT AGENDA 2026
Day 2 Morning - Deployment & Innovation: Scaling the Core CCUS Value Chain
08:00 - 09:00
(60 mins)
Registration & Morning Coffee
09:00 - 09:10
(10 mins)
Opening Welcome by Conference Chair
09:10 - 09:20 (10 mins)
[Keynote] Industrial Symbiosis in Practice: How Steel Can Catalyze Cross-Industry CCUS
Stefan Erdmann
Chief Technology Officer
Outokumpu
09:20 - 10:10 (50 mins)
[Panel] Industrial Symbiosis in Hard-to-Abate Sectors: The Next Wave of CCUS Deployment
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Connecting the sectors: Mapping the synergies between hard-to-abate emitters (steel, cement, WtE, chemicals) to maximize capture readiness and shared decarbonization pathways
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The business of synergies: How cross-industry integration improves overall project economics — shared utilities, heat integration, COâ‚‚ purity alignment, and co-location benefits
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​Policy for scaling industrial decarbonization ecosystems: Standards, permitting, and coordinated planning that enable heavy industry to deploy CCUS at pace and scale
Moderator:
Rouha Hussaina
​​Senior Vice President, Low Carbon Solutions
Sproule ERCE
Panelists:
Dr. Chris Manson-Whitton
Chief Executive Officer
Progressive Energy Ltd
Hiroshi Matsuda
Senior Vice President, CEO EMEA
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Stefan Erdmann
Chief Technology Officer
Outokumpu
Aris Tsikouras
Director of Decarbonization Strategy
TITAN Group
Michael Lundgaard Thomsen
Executive Director
Aalborg Portland A/S
10:10 - 10:30 (20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for Holcim
Rozemarijn Wesby
VP CCUS Head of Business Development
Holcim
10:30 - 11:20
(50 mins)
[Panel] Next-Gen Capture: Commercial Pathways for Modular Innovation and Cost Reduction
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The Race to Commercial Viability: Which next-generation capture technologies are best positioned to deliver meaningful reductions in capture cost, energy consumption, and project payback timelines?
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From Pilot to Project Deployment: What technical and commercial milestones must emerging capture solutions achieve to move from demonstration stage to large-scale industrial adoption?
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Unlocking Market Adoption: What partnerships, offtake structures, and financing models are needed to bridge the gap between innovation and widespread commercial rollout?
Moderator:
Jackie Rothwell
Senior Decarbonization Engineer
Carbon Direct
Panelists:
Jon Christopher
Chief Commercial Officer
SLB Capturi
Paul Davis
Vice President of Commercial Strategy
novoMOF
Senior Representative
Yinson Production
Coffee Break (30 mins)
11:50 - 12:10
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for Vallourec
12:10 - 12:40 (30 mins)
[Fireside Discussion] Drivers for Carbon Capture Demand: Industrial requirements for pre and post combustion capture technologies
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Defining the financial structures, risk-sharing mechanisms, and offtake models that can move blue hydrogen and CCU projects from pilots to financed, at-scale commercial ventures
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Analyzing the project and infrastructure requirements to establish reliable global supply chains for blue hydrogen and ammonia as internationally traded commodities
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​Highlighting cutting-edge technologies and business models that are turning captured CO₂ into profitable products, enhancing the overall economics of carbon management
Mark Clune
Executive Director Business Development
Air Products
Luncheon & Networking
Day 2 Afternoon - Architecting the Future: Capital, Governance & Global Systems
14:00 - 14:50 (50 mins)
​[Panel] Capital at Scale: How CCUS Is Actually Being Financed
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From Grants to Gearing: Blended Finance as the New Normal
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Bankability 101: What Makes a CCUS Project Financeable Today
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Pricing Carbon: Revenue Certainty, Offtake & Market Signals
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​Who Holds the Tail Risk? Liability, Guarantees & Capital Protection
Chloe Evans
Director Investments and Advisory
National Wealth Fund
Pierre Jeremie
Investment Director
Hy24
Marie Reiter
Head of Global Broking Strategy, Natural Resources
Willis Group Limited
14:50 - 15:10 (20 mins)
​[Keynote] Reserved for Sponsor
15:10 - 15:30 (20 mins)
[Case Workshop – World's Best Practices]
15:30 - 16:20 (50 mins)
[Panel] Globalizing Carbon Management: How Emerging Markets Navigate Replication, Acceleration, or Innovation
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How can emerging economies leverage carbon management to attract industrial investment, maintain export competitiveness, and participate in low-carbon supply chains?
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What role do technology transfer, cross-border investment, multilateral funding, and public-private partnerships play in speeding up CCS deployment?
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Should emerging markets prioritize shared transport and storage infrastructure, industrial hubs, or individual capture projects to kickstart deployment?
16:20 - 17:00 (40 mins)
Closing and Networking
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