Please see below the agenda for the last World Aluminium Conference. The 13th World Aluminium Conference will take place in Chongqing, China from 8-11 June 2008.

12th World Aluminium Conference
13-16 May 2007, Kingdom of Bahrain

Sunday 13 May 2007 

19.30-21.00
Cocktail Reception at The Ritz-Carlton hosted by Alba
 
Welcome address by Ahmed Saleh Al Noaimi,
Chief Executive, Aluminium Bahrain BSC

Monday 14 May 2007

07.30 Registration in Pre-Function Area of the Al-Noor Ballroom

INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE
Lynette Northey, Chief Executive Officer, CRU Events

INTRODUCTION FROM THE CONFERENCE CHAIR
Mahmood M Daylami, Deputy Chief Executive, Plant Operations, Aluminium Bahrain BSC

WELCOME ADDRESS
Dr Hassan Abdulla Fakhroo, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Kingdom of Bahrain

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Dr Esam bin Abdulla Fakhroo, Chairman Alba Board of Directors, Aluminium Bahrain BSC

Session 1:
FOCUS ON STRATEGY – Restructuring for growth

THE FUTURE FOR HYDRO
Torstein Dale Sjøtveit, President, Hydro Aluminium Metal

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES FOR UC RUSAL
Artem Volynets, Deputy General Director Business Development , United Company RUSAL
 
Coffee Break in the Pre-Function Area hosted by ABB
 

Session 2:
FOCUS ON DEMAND – Growth and substitution opportunities

THE AP EDGE - UNSURPASSED TECHNOLOGY KEY TO CAPITALIZING ON GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
Jean-Philippe Puig, President, Primary Metal Europe, Alcan

INDIAN CONSUMPTION DRIVERS INCLUDING KEY EXPORT MARKETS
Gunjan Gupta, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Vedanta Resources

PRESENTATION
Adel Hamad, Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Co. (GARMCO)

THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE OF INTERNATIONAL CABLE-MAKING
Hamid Rashid Al Zayani, Managing Director, Midal Cables Ltd.
 
Luncheon in the Al Ghazal Ballroom hosted by Dubai Aluminium
 

Session 3:
NEW PROJECTS: Finance, Management and Risk Control

 INTRODUCTION FROM PANEL CHAIRMAN
Colin Pratt, Managing Consultant, CRU Strategies

PRESENTATION
Dr. Abdullah Dabbagh, President & CEO, Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden)

ANALYSING PROJECT RISK - RECENT CASE STUDIES FROM CRU STRATEGIES
Colin Pratt, Managing Consultant, CRU Strategies

OPERATION READINESS IN A GREENFIELD SMELTER
Michel Huot, General Manager Operations, Sohar Aluminium

FINANCING MIDDLE EAST SMELTER PROJECTS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Romain Talagrand, Project Finance - Energy, BNP Paribas

PANEL DISCUSSION

Close of Day 1 and Afternoon Tea in the Pre-Function Area
sponsored by ABB 
 
Visit and Dinner at the Bahrain National Museum
hosted by Alba

 
Tuesday 15 May 2007

08.30 Registration in Pre-Function Area of the Al-Noor Ballroom

INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME FROM THE CONFERENCE CHAIR
Bjarni Bjarnason, Executive Vice President, Landsvirkjun

Session 4:
FOCUS ON STRATEGY – Discovering wealth in aluminium

THE ALUMINIUM VALUE CHAIN
Bernt Reitan, Executive Vice President and President Global Primary Products, Alcoa

CONSOLIDATION IN THE CHINESE ALUMINIUM MARKET
Ding Haiyan, Vice President, Aluminium Corporation of China, Limited

Session 5:
FOCUS ON RAW MATERIALS - Alumina, Bauxite and Carbon Products

TRADED BAUXITE - THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE
Satyarat Singh, Deputy General Manager - International Marketing, Ashapura Minechem Limited

Coffee Break in the Pre-Function Area of the Al-Noor Ballroom sponsored by ABB

CARBON EMISSIONS - SHORT AND LONG TERM IMPACT ON OUR INDUSTRY
Andreas Arvanitakis,Senior Analyst, Point Carbon AS

EXPERT FORUM: WILL CARBON PRODUCT AVAILABILITY CREATE THE NEXT PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK?
CHAIRMAN OF SESSION: Dr Kelly Driscoll, Section Head: Aluminium Costs, CRU Analysis
Ron Garbarino, Chief Commercial Officer, CII Carbon LLC
Henry Jiang, Representative, Sinoway International
Walter W Turner, President and CEO, Koppers
Michael J Wrotniak, President, Aminco Resources LLC
 
Luncheon in the Al Ghazal Ballroom hosted by Midal Cables

Session 6:
FOCUS ON MARKET DEVELOPMENTS – The outlook for aluminium

THE MARKET OUTLOOK FOR ALUMINIUM
Paul Robinson, Group Manager, Aluminium Business Unit, CRU Analysis

COMMODITY INVESTOR FLOWS AND BASE METALS MARKETS: NO BUBBLE
Kevin Norrish, Director, Barclays Capital

ALUMINIUM PRICES - A FUND DRIVEN EVENT?
James Gutman PhD, Executive Director and Senior Economist, Goldman Sachs International

LME DEVELOPMENTS: DELIVERING RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR THE GLOBAL ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY
Emma Davey, Non-Ferrous Business Manager, London Metal Exchange

MARKET RISK ASSESMENT
Jim Southwood, President, CRU Price Risk Management
 
Afternoon Tea the Pre-Function Area of the Al-Noor Ballroom sponsored by ABB
 
Close of Day 2

Wednesday 16 May 2007

Option A:
SMELTER VISIT – Hosted by Aluminium Bahrain 
SITE VISIT TO THE ALBA SMELTER

Coaches will leave the hotel at 09.30 After the site visit lunch will be at the Bahrain International F1 Circuit. This will finish at 15.00

Option B:
CRU PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT  
ALUMINIUM PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT: PRICE RISK IS A CHOICE NOT A FATE

Overview: The workshop will address the four basic building blocks of CRU’s Price Risk Management Process as created by CMMC. It is a ‘must’ for anyone who has functional responsibility for pricing, including sales and purchasing, or accountability for margin. All aspects of price risk management will be discussed, from identifying the type of price risk and what to do about it, to how to measure and report results.

Presented by:
Jim Southwood, President, CRU Price Risk Management
Mary Lou Southwood, Director, Financial Risk Assessment, CRU Price Risk Management

Commodity Metals Management Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of CRU Group, created CRU Price Risk Management and is responsible for its content.

For further information on the comprehensive risk management services they provide please visit www.commoditymetals.com