Distinguished Guests

Shri Amardeep Singh Bhatia, IAS

Secretary-DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India

Ms Arti Bhatnagar

Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

Shri Sanjiv

Joint Secretary, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India

Plenary Speakers

Prof. Surendra P Shah

Presidential Distinguished Professor, University of Texas at Arlington, USA , Walter P. Murphy, Professor(Emeritus) Northwestern University, USA

Dr Anjan K Chatterjee

Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering Chairman, Conmat Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Prof. Karen Scrivener

Prof. & Head, Laboratory of Construction Materials, Department of Materials, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland

Mr. Christophe Levy

Scientific Director, Holcim Innovation Center Lyon, France

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Matschei

Chair of Building Materials, Institute of Building Materials Research, RWTH Aachen University

Dr L P Singh

Director General NCB

Distinguished Panellists

Shri Neeraj Akhoury

Chairman - NCB & MD, Shree Cement Ltd.

Shri Mahendra Singhi

Member, Board of Directors & Strategic Advisor, Dalmia Cement (B) Ltd

Shri M S Gilotra

Managing Director, Saurashtra Cement Ltd

Shri S Ramarao

CEO, Sanghi Cement

Dr Raju Goyal

Chief Technical and Sustainability Officer, UltraTech Cement Ltd

Dr Katarina Malaga

Vice President, RISE, Sweden

Prof. Shashank Bishnoi

Deptt. of Civil Engg., IIT Delhi

Dr Shailesh Kr Agrawal

Executive Director, BMTPC

Shri Shailendra Sharma

Ex-DG, CPWD

Prof. S K Singh

Professor & Chief Scientist, CSIR-CBRI

Dr V Ramachandra

President, ICI

Prof. KVL Subramaniam

Deptt. of Civil Engg., IIT Hyderabad

About NCB Conference

National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB), an apex Research and Innovation organization, under the administrative control of Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry and dedicated to research, technology development & transfer, education & industrial services for cement, allied building materials & construction industries, is organizing the 18th NCB International Conference & Exhibition on Cement, Concrete and Building Materials from 27 – 29 November 2024 at Yashobhoomi, IICC Dwarka, New Delhi, India, as a follow-up of the Seventeen NCB International Conferences/Seminars organized earlier.

The theme of this year's conference is "Cementing the Net Zero Future".

This biennial event is one of its kind in this part of the globe where Captains of Cement and Concrete sector, Policy makers, Academicians, Professionals, Engineers and Scientists come under one roof and discuss future action plans aimed towards clean and green production and responsible consumption of the resources utilized in cement sector to ensure long term sustainability.

The forthcoming conference is expected to receive an overwhelming response from various Industrial sectors, Government, Academia, machinery manufacturers & Consultants from India and across the globe

Programme

registration

Delegate: Rates are Exclusive of all Taxes/GST, as applicable.

Registration Fee per Participant and Payment Schedule

Category / Sub Category Date of Payment
Upto 31 October 2024 From 01 November 2024
National
(₹)
Overseas
(US$)
National
(₹)
Overseas
(US$)
Delegate Fee (Industry sponsored) 20,000 1,700 25,000 2,000 Register
Delegate Fee (Academic, R&D, StartUps) 17,000 1,600 20,000 1,900 Register
Students 8,000 1,000 8,000 1,000 Register
Accompanying Persons (Spouse only) 10,000 500 10,000 2,000 Register

Technical Papers and Posters

The technical deliberations at the Conference will cover the whole spectrum, from geological exploration/extraction of limestone to manufacture and utilisation of cement & building materials and concrete & it`s durability with focus on latest innovations in technology. The areas needing special attention in the present context have been identified as follows:

  • Advances in cement chemistry
  • Optimization of raw mix design
  • Use of mineralisers, fluxes and activators
  • Low energy and special cements
  • Hydration studies of cementitious systems
  • Mineral admixtures
  • Binary and ternary blended cements
  • Composite and Portland limestone cements
  • Calcined clay based cements
  • Green cement / Eco-cement

  • Optimum plant design
  • Advances in cement plant machinery
  • Packaging, handling and transportation of cement including bulk systems
  • Technology upgradation / modernization /debottlenecking / re-engineering
  • Financial restructuring and plant rejuvenation
  • Ultra-high capacity cement kiln and mill systems

  • Carbon Capture techniques
  • Mineral carbonisation of industrial products
  • Co2 utilization in fresh concrete
  • Transportation and storage of Co2

  • Total productivity enhancement and cost reduction techniques
  • Optimization of plant operations and trouble shooting
  • Refractory engineering practices and recent advances
  • Condition monitoring techniques
  • Technical audit, plant maintenance and benchmarking
  • Advances in instrumentation and process automation
  • Supply chain management

Technical Exhibition

A Technical Exhibition bearing on the themes of the Conference will be an added opportunity for the delegates to have an exposure of the state-of-the-art developments around the world. Exhibits would be components, scale models, literature & books, charts, photographs, etc.

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Category of Exhibitor Service Charges per sqm Service Charges per sqm
Service Charges per sqm Category of Delegate
(3x3)
National Rs. 25,000/- 02 Indian Nationals only Apply
Overseas US$750 02 Overseas or Indian Nationals Apply

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Keynote Speakers

Prof Shashank Bishnoi

Professor, IIT Delhi

Prof KVL Subramaniam

Professor, IIT Hyderabad

Prof S K Singh

CSIR-CBRI

Shri Manoj Rustagi

Chief Sustainability Officer, JSW Cement Ltd.

Prof Piyush Chaunsali

IIT Madras

Ms Katarina Malaga

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Sweden

André Sybon

KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG, Germany

Mr. Robert Krist

FLSmidth - Germany

Dr Abhishek Kumar Rai

Shree Cement Ltd.

Prof Biranchi Panda

IIT Guwahati

Shri Avnish Kumar

LivNSense GreenOps Pvt. Ltd.

Dr K Suresh

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

Shri Rajpal Singh Shekhawat

JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd.

Speaker

Shri Awadhesh Singh

Head-QA & Product Assurance, UltraTech Cement Ltd.

Prof. Manu Santhanam

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras

Dr S K Bhattacharya

VC, Shiv Nadar University

Shri S Ramarao

COO, Adani Cement

Prof Manoranjan Parida

Director, CSIR-CRRI

Shri Ashok Dembla

MD, KHD Humboldt Wedag India

sponsorship and partner

venue information

Nearest Landmarks from Yashobhoomi, IICC Dwarka, New Delhi are mentioned below:
  • From Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 Metro Station 0 Km
  • From IGI Airport 11 Kms
  • From New Delhi Railway Station 24 Km
  • From Delhi Cantt Railway Station 14 Km
  • From Gurugram Railway Station 12 Km