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Join WCS for a discussion around solutions in industrial decarbonization, with a focus on sustainability in the cement, concrete, and steel.

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While excitement and momentum build behind the clean energy transition and new net-zero targets emerge, the question of how to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors remains. The material economy (manufacturing, construction, mining, and waste) is responsible for nearly 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The production of concrete, steel, and cement, account for more than half of these emissions. They also continue to be in high demand as the global population grows, emerging economies develop, and infrastructure investment accelerates. decarbonizing these verticals is paramount in the path to net-zero emissions by 2050.

As energy and transportation sectors accelerate their zero-emission activities, there is growing concern that the industrial sector will be much more difficult to decarbonize. As an example, steel production along accounts for around 10 percent emissions. Bill Gates stated in his book How to Prevent a Climate Disaster, “Making steel “The question, ‘What’s your plan for cement?’ is just a shorthand reminder that if you’re trying to come up with a comprehensive plan for climate change, you have to account for much more than electricity and cars.”

Women in Cleantech & Sustainability brings together a team of experts and thought-leaders to discuss solutions in industrial decarbonization, with a focus on sustainability in the cement, concrete, and steel sectors. We will discuss existing solutions, breakthroughs on the horizon, challenges to deployment, and reasons to get excited about industrial sustainability.

Event Agenda (PT) :

11:00 – 11:05 AM – Arrival & Housekeeping

11:05 – 11:30 AM – Panel / Moderator Q&A

11:30 – 11:50 PM – Audience Q&A

11:50 – 12:00 PM – Thank You’s & Wrap-Up

ANNE-CLAIRE HOWARD

SPEAKER

CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT RESPONSIBLESTEEL

Anne-Claire Howard was appointed as ResponsibleSteel’s first CEO in March 2021 joining from her previous role as Executive Director of Bettercoal. She leads the steel industry’s first global multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative aimed at maximising steel’s contribution to a sustainable society.

She has over 15 years of experience in raw materials (mining, oil, and gas) sustainability, good governance, and responsible supply chains having held positions with Royal Dutch Shell, Eurasia Group, and the International Finance Corporation, Adam Smith International & Doctors Without Borders. Throughout her career, Anne-Claire has focused on the commercially sustainable development of oil, gas & mining projects and extractive sector governance. She has successfully delivered projects touching on sustainable supply chain, local economic development, political, social, and environmental risk assessment, governance capacity building, and non-technical risk management in developing countries. She has been involved in oil, gas and mining projects and businesses in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas. Anne-Claire is a graduate of Johns Hopkins’ School of Advanced International Studies and Science Po Paris. She is a member of the first cohort of the Franco-British Young Leaders Network and sits on the Coal Industry Advisory Board.

CHRISTIE GAMBLE

SPEAKER

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY AT OF CARBONCURE TECHNOLOGIES

As Senior Director of Sustainability for CarbonCure Technologies, Christie Gamble drives CarbonCure’s mission to reduce 500 megatons of annual carbon emissions from the cement and concrete industry. CarbonCure manufactures a technology that enables concrete providers to utilize post-industrial carbon dioxide in their manufacturing processes in order to achieve significant embodied carbon reductions without compromising concrete quality. In her role, Christie collaborates closely with designers and builders who seek to reduce the carbon impact of their building and infrastructure projects. Christie holds a B.A. from McGill University as well as an MBA from Dalhousie University and is a Board Member of the Carbon Leadership Forum. She lives in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada with her husband and two young children, and is a top-ranked competitor on the World Curling Tour.

DINAH MCLEOD

SPEAKER

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF GLOBAL CONCRETE & CEMENT ASSOCIATION (GCCA)

Dinah is a social and environmental sustainability professional with over 20 years experience in both the public and private sectors. She leads the GCCA’s efforts to drive sustainable practices across the industry and to position cement and concrete as key contributors to solving today’s global challenges.

Dinah joined the GCCA from The B Team, a non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage greater sustainability in the private sector. Before this, she served as Deputy Director of the Business and Sustainable Development Commission. She has also held senior roles with the Overseas Development Institute, BT, and Novartis, and began her career as a social protection specialist at the World Bank.

JANICE TRAN

SPEAKER

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF KANIN ENERGY

Janice provides the leadership and financing strategy for Kanin Energy. Prior to Kanin, Janice was an early employee and Director at Generate Capital, a project finance investment firm that focused on investing in renewable energy projects. There she built North America’s largest portfolio of anaerobic digestions assets. Her role spanned across deal execution, origination, market development and asset management. Prior to Generate Capital, Janice worked at NRG, one of America’s largest power producers, to start their renewable microgrids business line. Janice also co-founded Student Energy, a nonprofit which is today’s largest global charity dedicated to educating and uniting post-secondary students on energy issues.

Janice is a licensed Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) in Canada. She also has a Masters of Science in Sustainability Management from Columbia University in New York, where she received an Earth Institute Fellowship. Janice also has a Masters in Accounting from the University of Saskatchewan, and double majored with a BA in Philosophy and BComm in Accounting from the University of Calgary.

LISA ANN PINKERTON

MODERATOR

FOUNDER & PRESIDENT AT TECHNICA COMMUNICATIONS & FOUNDER OF WOMEN IN CLEANTECH & SUSTAINABILITY

Lisa Ann Pinkerton is founder of Women In Cleantech & Sustainability, a San Francisco Bay Area group dedicated to the advancement of women in various environmental and technology sectors. She is also Founder and President of Technica Communications, where she handles marketing, social media, content production and public relations for cleantech and biotech startups. Additionally, Lisa Ann is Co-Founder and Marketing Chair for the Global Cleantech Cluster Association, an international speaker and moderator and documentary filmmaker. Lisa Ann is a former award-winning broadcast journalist who reported for National Public Radio, PBS Television, WPXI-NBC, American Public Media, and Free Speech TV.

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