The proposed list of the opening and keynote lectures

Opening Speech

Themes

1. Process Technology and Clinker Chemistry

• The Cement Industry on the way to a low carbon industry
  Mr. Martin Schneider
• Alternative Fuels to Clinker Properties
  Mr. Anjan Chatterjee

2. Hydration, Structure and Thermodynamics of Portland Cements

• Overview
  Mrs. Karen Scrivener
• Thermodynamics
  Mrs. Barbara Lothenbach
• Microstructure and its characterization
  Mr. Paulo Monteiro

3. Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs)

• Overview
  Mrs. Maria Juenger
• Characterization of SCMs reaction
  Mr. Jørgen Skibsted
• Fly ashes and granulated blast furnace slag
  Mr. Zbigniew Giergiczny

4. Other Binders and their Application

• Overwiev
  Mr. Caijun Shi, Mr. John Provis
• Hybrid Cements
  Mr. Angel Palomo
• Yeelimite – Belite binders
  Mr. Mohsen Ben Haha

5. Chemical Admixtures and Fresh Concrete (Fresh and Hardened Concrete)

• Overview
  Mr. Liu Jiaping
• Concrete in 3D printing would allow
  Mr. Robert Flatt
• Early age concrete properties
  Mr. Ippei Maruyama
• Rheology and modelling
  Mr. Nicolas Roussel

6. Concrete Durability

• Overview
  Mr. Mike Thomas
• Modelling and service life prediction
  Mr. Mark Alexander
• Cracking and chloride migration
  Mr. Kefei Li
• Concrete as a sink of carbon dioxide
  Mr. Ronny Andersson
• Durability of concrete in infrastructure
  Mr. Jason Weiss

7. Testing Methods – Standardization and New Approach

• Cement standardization
  Mr. Doug Hooton
• Concrete Performance in Concrete Standards
  Mr. Vanderley John