program at a glance

The 2014 CIAC target audience

The Canadian International Aluminium Conference will cover best practices, innovations and sustainability, and will examine the aluminium industry's strategic issues, topics that will be of particular interest to decision makers, contractors, operators and suppliers as well as industrial users.

Monday june 2, 2014

18h00 - 20h00

Welcome Cocktail

Tuesday june 3, 2014

8h30 - 8h35

Plenary Session

Opening Remarks

Jean Simard
President and General Manager
Aluminium Association of Canada

8h35 - 9h30

Plenary Session

The World of Demographics and the Demographics of the World

David K. Foot
Canadian Economist and Demographer
University of Toronto

9h30 - 10h15

Plenary Session

The Aluminium Story

Chris Bayliss
Deputy Secretary General
International Aluminium Institute

10h30 - 11h45

Panel of experts (3 options)

1. Primary
INNOVATION: BEST PRACTICES

2. BEST PRACTICES
THROUGH 2014 AND BEYOND: LICENSE TO GROW

3. CONSTRUCTION
ARCHITECTURE: SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND BUILDING DESIGN

12h00 - 13h45

Lunch with keynote speaker

Canada-European Union Free Trade Agreement

Pierre Marc Johnson
Former Premier of Quebec and Québec's Chief Negotiator in the Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union
Lavery

14h00 - 15h15

Panel of experts (3 options)

1. Primary
PRIMARY PRODUCTION

2. BEST PRACTICES
SUSTAINABLE ALUMINIUM

3. CONSTRUCTION
BRIDGES AND FOOTBRIDGES

15h15 - 15h45

Break, CIAC Connect

15h45 - 17h00

Plenary Session

Round Table: Market Dynamics

Matthew Chamberlain
Head of Business Development
London Metal Exchange (LME)

Jesús Villegas
Vice President
HARBOR Intelligence

Wednesday June 4, 2014

8h30 - 9h30

Plenary Session

The Impact of Light Vehicle CO₂ Regulations on Future Aluminium Demand

Richard A. Schultz
Project Consultant (Former Managing Director)
Ducker Worldwide

9h45 - 11h30

Panel of experts (3 options)

1. REGIONAL TRENDS

2. TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

3. TECHNIQUE
RECYCLING

11h30 - 12h00

Break, CIAC Connect

12h00 - 13h45

Lunch with keynote speaker

ALUMINUM AND LIGHTWEIGHT METALS IN SPORTS CARS AND THEIR FUTURE IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY

13h45 - 15h00

Panel of experts (3 options)

1. TRANSPORT
GROUND TRANSPORTATION

2. TRANSPORT
AEROSPACE

3. TECHNIQUE
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

15h00 - 15h30

Break, CIAC Connect

15h30 - 16h30

Plenary Session

UPCOMING ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Marco Georgiou
Head, Aluminium Primary & Products
CRU

Jean Simard
President and General Manager
Aluminium Association of Canada

16h30 - 16h45

Plenary Session

Closing Remarks

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