Program
| Tuesday, May 5th | “Welcome to Coal Networking” |
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| 10:00 am – 06:00 pm |
Registration desk open to pick up name badge Hotel Lobby, Radisson Blu Hotel |
| 04:00 pm – 07:00 pm |
Registration and Welcome to network at Rooftop Bar Hotel Le Méridien, by Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. KG |
| thereafter | “Enjoy Nice” - time for individual networking |
| Wednesday, May 6th | Conference Day at Hotel Radisson Blu duration and order of appearance is subject to change |
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| from 09:00 am | Registration desk open at conference room “Mistral”, ground floor |
| 10:00 am | Alex Bethe, Chairman of the VDKi Board: German Coal Market – Challenges and Perspectives |
| 10:30 am | Sareena Patel, Associate Director, McCloskey: European Coal Market – Challenges and Perspectives |
| 11:00 am | Firat Ergene, Senior Dry Bulk Analyst, Kpler: Asian Coal Market – Challenges and Perspectives |
| 11:30 am | Alex Thackrah, Senior Manager, Analytics & Consulting, Argus Media: Outlook for metallurgical coal with focus on Australian/ US Supply and European demand |
| 12:00 pm | Dr. Sirri Uyanik, General Manager, Iskenderun: The Importance of Coal in securing power supply of Turkey. |
| 12:30 pm | Tomasz Manka, Director Trading, Weglokoks S.A: Challenges and Perspectives of Coal Market in Poland |
| 01:00 – 03:00 pm | Business LUNCH Meeting at Regents Beach Restaurant, Radisson Blu Hotel with Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lars Schernikau, Energy Economist, HMS Bergbau AG: 2026 – The year of geopolitical turmoil…Start of a new renaissance of coal? How realistic is a turnaround for the industry? A macro-economic and competitive overview. |
| 03:00 pm | end of conference with concluding words by Alex Bethe |
| 04:00 - 07:00 pm | “Review and farewell” Lounge Meeting at Ruhl Plage by HMS Bergbau AG Ruhl Plage, 1 Promenade des Anglais |
| thereafter | “Enjoy Nice” on your own - individual networking |