Technical Program

We look forward to seeing and meeting colleagues, friends, partners and experts at the European Mortar Summit 2025.

To the registration

Thursday, June 26

  • 9:00 – 16:30     Registration
  • 9:30 – 18:00     Exhibition
  • 9:30 – 11:00     EMO General Assembly

Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:15    Welcome Session

  • Welcome by EMO President
    Bas Huysmans – President, European Industry Organisation (EMO)
  • Highlights of the new CPR for mortar manufacturers
    Oscar Nieto Sanz – European Commission

Lunch & Coffee + Exhibition

14:00 – 15:30

  • Sustainability
    From EPD to DOP
    Jakob Rørbech – DI Danish Construction
  • Digitalisation
    From PDF to DPP
    Aitor Aragón – Spanish Association for Standardization (AENOR/UNE)

Coffee Break

 

16:00 – 17:30      Environmental impact of mortar components

  • Cement
    Decarbonizing the cement industry: the business case
    Koen Coppenholle – CEO, European Cement Association (CEMBUREAU)
  • Lime
    Challenges and roadmap
    Rodolphe Nicolle – European Lime Association (EuLA)
    Pascal Di Croce – European Lime Association (EuLA)
  • Construction chemicals
    Challenges and roadmap
    Andrea Nam – European Federation for Construction Chemicals (EFCC)

Friday, 27 June

  • 8:30 – 11:00     Registration
  • 9:00 – 14:00     Exhibition

Coffee Break

 

9:00 – 10:30     Prospects for the European construction sector

  • Europe’s sustainable prosperity & competitiveness
    What the construction sector can expect
    EU Commission Expert (tbc)
  • Market perspectives
    An outlook for the EU mortar sector
    Market Analyst
    International research insitute — construction, housing, real estate
  • Digitalisation in the EU construction industry
    Needs, trends and opportunities
    Lars Christian Fredenlund – Cobuilder

Coffee Break & Exhibition

 

11:00 – 14:00     Sustainable Housing and renovation in Europe

  • Affordable housing
    Ensuring affordability for tenants
    EU social housing expert
  • Renovating the building stock
    Best practices
    Expert for energy efficient renovation in Europe

 

12:00 – 12:45     Podium Discussion & Outlook

Speaker & industry representatives

  • 12:45 – 13:00     Closing Words
  • 12:45 – 13:45     Farewell lunch
  • 14:00                 End of Exhibition
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Innovation Workshop

Supplying Industries' Top Solutions

Innovative cements and binders for sustainable mortars

Dyckerhoff GmbH

Fulvio Canonico – Head of Wilhelm-Dyckerhoff-Institute and R&D Manager Buzzi SpA

A new generation of eco-friendly white cement for dry-mix mortar applications

OYAK Çimento

Metehan Severoğlu – Customer Technical Support Manager

How to reduce emissions and increase efficiency of your dry mortar plant by choosing the right equipment

WAM GmbH

Marcus Winkenbach – Sales & Customer Service Manager

Innovations by Saint-Gobain

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain

Pascal Lessertois – International marketing director mortars & construction chemicals

Luis Silva – R&D Portfolio Manager-Tiling Activity, Saint-Gobain Group

Monitoring of setting processes with ultrasound

UltraTest GmbH

Dr. Tobias Dorn – Research and Sales Consultant

Carbon reduction with PCE in cementitious mortars

Sika Services AG

Dr. Markus Müller – Corporate Market Development Manager

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