The Assembly 2026 conference programme will explore key topics for the batch galvanizing industry - through a combination of presentations and panel discussions covering both commercial and technical areas. Conference sessions are held in the Fuji Ballroom on Tuesday 9 June and Wednesday 10 June.
The order and timings below are subject to change.
| Tuesday 9 June | ||
| 08.00 -09.30 | Registration and Coffee | |
| SESSION 1 – OPENING SESSION | ||
| 09.30 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Norbert Beljaars, President, EGGA Mustafa Cihan Yıldırım, Chairman, Genel Galvanizciler Derneği (GALDER) |
| 09.40 | The galvanizing industry in Turkey | S. Burcu Akyüz, Secretary General, GALDER |
| 10.00 | Perspectives on steel construction in Turkey | Halil Kulluk, Chairman, TUCSA |
| 10.25 | Environmental regulations for the galvanizing industry in Turkey | Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change / Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı, Turkish Government |
| 10.50 | Strengthening the European galvanizing industry | Murray Cook, EGGA-Galvanizing Europe |
| 11.10 -11.35 | Networking Break | |
| SESSION 2 – A WIDER PERSPECTIVE | ||
| 11.35 | Growth of the galvanizing industry in Egypt | Omar Elgebaly, Elsewedy Industrial (Egypt) |
| 12.00 | The galvanizing industry in the Arabian Gulf region | Mohammed Mohsin, Metaenterprices Ltd |
| 12.20 | The galvanizing industry in Iran | Mitra Aghazadeh, Galvanizers Association of Iran |
| 12.35 | Zinc supply and market outlook - effect of the conflict in the Middle East | Speaker to be confirmed |
| 13.00 | LUNCH | |
| SESSION 3 – TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETS | ||
| 14.00 | Steel reactivity and bath alloy composition – The challenges of new low carbon steels | Annikki Hirn, Nordic Galvanizers |
| 14.25 | Galvanizing of high strength steel components | Stefan Kimpeler, RWTH Aachen University (Germany) |
| 14.50 | Materials selection and design considerations in solar PV steel mounting structures | Ekin Akbulut, Vergo Enerji Sistemleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş (Turkey) |
| 15.15 | Galvanized Steel Mounting Structures – EU policy actions and collaboration with the EU Solar PV sector | Valerio Mazzone, EGGA-Galvanizing Europe |
| 15.40 | EGGA Annual General Meeting & Inauguration of new EGGA President | |
| 16.00 -16.30 | Networking Break | |
| 16.30 | Close | |
| Bus departures from Swissotel to Gala Dinner (check announcements for exact departure times) | ||
| Wednesday 10 June | |||
| 08.30 - 09.30 | Coffee and Networking | ||
| SESSION 4 – PROCESS TECHNOLOGY | |||
| 09.30 | Real-time Intelligence for galvanizing plants | Ömer Yolal, ANI METAL (Turkey) | |
| 09.55 | From nanotechnology to practice: New frontiers in the passivation of galvanized steel | Jaume Grau, ProCoat Tecnologías S.L.U (Spain) | |
| 10.20 | The role of process chemicals in carbon footprint | Murat Bingol, Atun Kimya (Turkey) | |
| 10.45 -11.10 | Networking Break | ||
| SESSION 5 – THE DECARBONISATION CHALLENGE | |||
| 11.10 | European policy developments in decarbonisation – Electrification and beyond | Joana Canas, EGGA-Galvanizing Europe | |
| 11.25 | Reduction of CO2 emissions through electrification of our plants: French examples | Arnaud Zedet, Prestia Group (France) | |
| 11.50 | Transition to a state-of-the-art, decarbonised galvanizing plant from an existing open production line | Norbert Beljaars, Verzinkereij Weert (Netherlands) | |
| 12.15 | Roadmap 2045: The path to carbon neutral hot dip galvanizing in Germany | Oliver Pickartz, Bundesverband Feuerverkinken (Germany) | |
| 12.40 | PANEL DEBATE – Energy and decarbonisation challenges for the galvanizing industry | ||
| 13.00 -14.15 | LUNCH | ||
| SESSION 6 – LOOKING FORWARD | |||
| 14.15 | Zinc – A Regulatory Outlook | Howard Winbow, International Zinc Association | |
| 14.40 | CBAM – what extension to downstream products could mean for the galvanizing industry | Murray Cook & Valerio Mazzone, EGGA-Galvanizing Europe | |
| 15.05 | Circularity in galvanizing: Introducing Zicero | Martin Kopf, ZINKPOWER (Austria) | |
| 15.20 | Marketing initiatives at EGGA - Brand positioning for batch galvanizing | Iqbal Johal, Galvanizers Association & Chair EGGA Market Development & Product Sustainability Committee | |
| 15.45 | Invitation to Intergalva 2027 Malaga | ||
| 15.55 | Closing Remarks Information for visits to galvanizing plants on 11 & 12 June | ||
| 16.00 -16.30 | Networking Break Close of Assembly 2026 | ||
