27th Coal Conference of the Americas
April 16-18, 2024 | Cartagena, Colombia
27th Coal Conference of the Americas
April 16-18, 2024 | Cartagena, Colombia
(Available for sponsorship)
(Available for sponsorship)
Keynote Chair: Dr. James Stevenson, Executive Director, Research and Analysis – McCloskey by OPIS
Keynote Speaker: Jose Zapata, Partner – Holland & Knight Colombia SAS
The Colombian coal industry finds itself in uncertain times, with the prospect of nationalisation of the coal industry, among other regulations, creating significant uncertainty. Our keynote speaker Mr. Jose Zapata, Partner at law firm Holland & Knight Colombia SAS, will discuss the possible pathways forward for the Colombian industry.
Chair: Dr. James Stevenson, Executive Director, Research and Analysis – McCloskey by OPIS
Presentation – “Challenges in Colombian Coal Mining” (Taking a view on the Challenges and opportunities for Colombian coal and coke)
Carlos Andres Cante Puentes, Executive Chairman – Fenalcarbon
Speakers:
Francisco Garcia, Vice President of the Americas – Drummond Coal Sales Inc.
Carlos Andres Cante Puentes, Executive Chairman – Fenalcarbon
James Stevenson, Executive Director, Research and Analysis – McCloskey by OPIS
Paul Baruya, Director of Strategy and Sustainability – FutureCoal
Juan Camilo Nariño, President – Colombian Mining Association
Latin American coal leaders share their experiences and discuss changing market conditions and wider opportunities in their market sectors, including how the Energy Transition is shaping their medium- to long-term strategies and their place in the global coal market.
Sponsored by Flame Colombia SAS
Sareena Patel, Associate Director, Global Thermal Coal Research – McCloskey by OPIS
Global thermal coal markets have been through a period of stark change since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. Not only are flows of coal vastly different since then, but China’s recent import boom has greatly increased the size of global thermal coal trade – and appears set to stay. This places extra pressure on supply countries like Colombia to bring coal to market. How will Colombian thermal coal fare in this new era of global coal trade?
James Stevenson, Executive Director, Research and Analysis – McCloskey by OPIS
$300/t prices for prime low-vol hard coking coal used to require cyclones or flooding in Queensland. Now they appear almost normal. Has the global met coal market moved into structural tightness, where prices well above cost levels are the new norm? Or will new supply bring prices back to earth? And how will the market look 10 years from now as major mines start depleting and the impact of a decade of underinvestment starts to truly bite?
Sponsored by Drummond Ltd.
Chair: Sareena Patel, Associate Director, Global Thermal Coal Research – McCloskey by OPIS
Speakers:
Sirri Uyanik, Board Member & Chief Executive Officer – Isken
Eduardo Cervantes, Sales Advisor – Coeclerici
Matthew Boyle, Head of Analytics – Ashon
Francisco Garcia, Vice President of the Americas – Drummond Coal Sales Inc.
Bruno Luycx, Head of Physical Coal Trading – EnBW (Energie Baden-Württemberg AG)
Kelsie Clarke, Purchasing Team – Asst. Manager – CH Energy Co. Ltd
This past year has seen unprecedented changes in coal markets, with prices soaring to new levels, trade flows significantly altered and a chaotic energy transition clouding the industry’s future. Prominent suppliers and buyers comprising this panel will discuss key supply and demand issues and opportunities, including:
Sponsored by Flame Colombia SAS
Chair: Ranjana von Wendland, Principal Markets Analyst – McCloskey by OPIS
Speakers:
Gabriel Gonzalez Oñate, Chief Commercial Officer – Coquecol
Mauricio Cárdenas, Chief Executive Officer – Carbones Andinos SAS
Leon Hendrikz, Manager-Technical Marketing – Vulcan International
Jiao Yong, Executive Deputy of General Manager of Sales – China Risun Group Company
Colombia, the Atlantic Basin’s largest met coke supplier is charting new territories while keeping a stronghold in its traditional markets such as Brazil and Europe. Can Colombian suppliers rise to the challenge and meet growing market needs for met coke and how will they handle competition from other met coke producing countries such as Indonesia and Poland?
Chair: Ranjana von Wendland, Principal Markets Analyst – McCloskey by OPIS
Speaker: Byron Falla, Founder – Conexus Minerals
Liquidity in the Colombian seaborne blast furnace met coke and nut coke market has risen significantly in the last few years with trades concluded on spot, mid and long-term basis. McCloskey’s Barranquilla met coke pricing index CSR 65/63 tracks every trade and provides transparency to the market. We are also adding nut coke price assessments to help buyers and sellers in ferroalloys markets.
Sponsored by Drummond Ltd., Incolab Colombia S.A.S, & Sampling Associates International
(Available for sponsorship)
Chair: James Stevenson, Executive Director, Research and Analysis – McCloskey by OPIS
Presentation: Expectations of the Energy Transition in the Coming Decades
Speakers:
Juan Carlos Salazar Torrente, Business Intelligence Officer – Goba Capital
Cheryl Watemberg, Strategy & Marketing Manager – Relianz Mining Solutions
Join this panel of industry luminaries as they analyze and provide key context around specific issues related to domestic coal production, including:
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Chair: Ranjana von Wendland, Principal Markets Analyst – McCloskey by OPIS
Speakers:
Monica Y. Marin, Independent Energy Specialist & Project Manager
Pablo Cuevas, Vice President, Commercial – Deep Blue
Daf Davies, Director – Deus AI
The introduction of new rules, policies, regulations and practices drive the need for technology to create solutions and systems for solving these new issues. In addition, commercial factors drive ever higher practical efficiencies and the need for automated monitoring. This session will look at emerging technologies in the coal mining sector around environmental improvements, cost saving and revenue protection.
Dr. James Stevenson, Executive Director, Research and Analysis – McCloskey by OPIS