Two days,
five dimensions

Wednesday, 10 June

By topic:
By day:
09:45 h Strategy

7th Edition Panel Discussion: The Globalization of Ceramic Tile Quality

Strategy

Julio Pascual (General Manager Lamosa Group Spain) | Rogelio Vila (CEO Equipe Ceramicas) | James Durbin (TBC) (VP Portobello USA) | Héctor Morales (Industrial Engineer)

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11:15 h Strategy

Tile Valley: Building the First Ceramic Cluster of the 21st Century

Strategy

Michael Kephart (Tennessee Workforce Development Manager designated by the TCNA) | Luciano Galassini (Key figure, formerly with Ceramics of Italy) | Isaac Nebot (Director of the l’Alcora Higher School of Ceramics (ESCAL))

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12:15 h Strategy

Global Competitiveness in Ceramic Clusters: A Comparison between Spain and China

Strategy

Dra. Beatriz Irún Molina (ESIC Business & Marketing School Valencia) | Alberto Enrique Sáez Serrano (Universidad a Distancia de Madrid) | Paloma Moya Arranz (Universidad a Distancia de Madrid)

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12:45 h Sustainability

Sustainable and Efficient Energy Management

Sustainability

Pedro Sánchez Esteve (Technical Director PAMESA/TAU)

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13:15 h Sustainability

How far can electrification go in the ceramics industry?

Sustainability

Samuel Pérez Ramírez (Electrification & demand Technologies (Heat & e-fuels) leader at Iberdrola)

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15:15 h Strategy

AI

Strategy

Enrique Manso (EY Transforma – IA & Analytics) | Aitor Rodríguez (Manager of the Industrial Sector Transformation practice)

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16:00 h Construction

Opportunity for large outdoor spaces. Pedestal installation

Construction

Woody Sanders (NTCA Vice President and President of Sanders Tile & Stone (USA))

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16:45 h Construction

Systemic Misapplication: The Reputational Consequences of Incorrect Product Use and Design Failures in the Ceramics Industry

Construction

Tim Christopher (Quality Manager, Construction Projects at Lendlease)

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17:40 h Construction

Off-site construction and advancement of 3D modules. The future is promising!

Construction

Dale Kempster (Director of the North American International Technical Network, Schluter Systems (Canada))

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18:25 h Construction

Panel discussion: The future of installation

Construction

Jeremy C. Sax (Associate Director, NTCA (USA)) | Woody Sanders (NTCA Vice President and President of Sanders Tile & Stone (USA)) | Dale Kempster (Director of the North American International Technical Network, Schluter Systems (Canada)) | Colegio de Arquitectos de Castellón | Tim Christopher (Quality Manager, Construction Projects at Lendlease)

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Thursday, 11 June

09:30 h Sustainability

The Electric Kiln in Numbers: Energy Efficiency and New Opportunities

Sustainability

Júnior Desenzi (Equipe Ceramicas)

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10:15 h Sustainability

A Realistic CCU Approach to Reducing CO₂ Emissions in the Ceramics Industry

Sustainability

Elisa Rambaldi (Italcer Group and Isidoro Giorgio Lesci, IGL Innovation Foundry (Italy)) | Isidoro Giorgio Lesci (IGL Innovation Foundry (Italy))

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11:30 h Sustainability

Mineralization of Residual Lime from Ceramic Industry Filters: The CCS4CER Project

Sustainability

Elisa Franzoni (Ceramic Center (Italy))

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12:15 h Sustainability

Microwave Heating in the Electrification of Industrial Thermal Processes

Sustainability

Vicente Sanz Solana (Institute of Ceramic Technology, Universitat Jaume I) | E. Sánchez Vilches (Instituto Tecnología Cerámica Universitat Jaume I) | A. Valencia Isaza (Instituto Tecnología Cerámica Universitat Jaume I) | K. Kayaci (Kaleseramik) | U. Taskiran (Kaleseramik) | B. Yazirli (Kaleseramik) | Barış Can Engin (Kaleseramik) | Ulaş Ülkü (Kaleseramik) | R. De los Reyes Cánovas (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia)

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13:00 h Sustainability

Development and Characterization of Structural Construction Materials through the Reuse of Recycled Demolition Waste and Automotive Waste Glass for Sustainable Building

Sustainability

Juan J. Ruiz Valdés (Laboratory of Testing and Research in Ceramics (México)) | Edson A. Martínez Cardona (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (México)) | Juan M. Hernández López (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (México)) | Astrid I. Sánchez Vázquez (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (México)) | Fernando Lozano Assad (Laboratory of Testing and Research in Ceramics (México))

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15:15 h Sustainability

Electric Kiln – Capacity of 12,000 m²/day – Design and Electrical Power Consumption

Sustainability

Vicent Aparici (CEO at Systemfoc) | Marc Calvo (Electrical Engineer, Systemfoc)

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16:00 h Sustainability

Manufacturing of 2 mm ceramic tiles

Sustainability

Süleyman Soysal (Deputy General Manager responsible for Operations at Kaleseramik. Kale Group (Türkiye))

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16:45 h Sustainability

Leaders in Innovation and Technology

Sustainability
17:30 h Sustainability

Coexistence of Technologies. Future Options: Decarbonized Factories

Sustainability

Elisa Franzoni (Ceramic Center (Italy)) | Vicente Sanz Solana (Institute of Ceramic Technology, Universitat Jaume I) | Vicent Aparici (CEO at Systemfoc) | Javier Bon (Iberdrola (i-DE Eastern Planning)) | D.G. Industria C.V. / D.G. Energía C.V. (TBC)

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Friday, 12 June

09:00 h Workshop

Workshop. Slip resistance

Workshop

Stephen Charles Thorpe (Health and Safety Consultant) | Carl Strautins (Epidemiologist, Safe Environments Pty Ltd) | Richard Bowman (Principal, Intertile Research) | Tim Christopher (Quality Manager, Construction Projects at Lendlease)

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Location: Colegio Ingenieros Industriales Comunitat Valenciana — Avda. del Mar 46, 12003 Castellón
Entry: Free entry
June 10 — 11 2026
Auditorium and Congress Centre Castellón, Spain

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