Online Webinar | 21 April 2026 | 10:00am – 11:30am CEST | 06:00pm – 07:30pm AEST
Join us for our upcoming NIM Industry Insights Series webinar “Beyond Capture: CO₂ Mineralisation and Carbon Circularity for a Net-Zero Industry”, organised jointly by the Net-Zero Industries Mission and the Carbon Dioxide Removal Mission on 21 April 2026.
As industries intensify efforts to reach net-zero emissions, innovative approaches for managing captured CO₂ are gaining increasing importance. CO₂ mineralisation and carbon circularity offer promising pathways to permanently store carbon and integrate it into industrial value chains.
During this session, we will explore how captured CO₂ can be stored through mineralisation and reused to produce low-carbon materials and fuels. Experts will discuss the scientific foundations of mineral storage, the potential of circular carbon pathways, and the opportunities and challenges of scaling these solutions.
Participants will gain insights into how these approaches can support industrial transformation, climate strategies, and the development of new low-carbon value chains.
Secure your spot and join us for this exciting event!
Agenda
- Welcome Note NIM, Urban Peyker, NIM Mission Director
- Welcome Note CDR, Juho Lipponen, CDR Mission Director
- Keynote – Closing the Carbon Loop: Mineral carbonation as the missing link between capture and circularity, Sophia Hamblin-Wang, MCi Carbon
- The Jizan Carbon Mineralization Pilot, Professor Hussein Hoteit, KAUST
- Carbfix: Turning CO₂ into stone since 2012, Angeliki Kapatza, Carbfix
- Riding the Flux: CO₂ Utilisation in Diverse Operating Environments – From Seaside to Inland, Dr Kun Viviana Tian, MEH Italy
- Research Progress on Carbon Dioxide Mineralization Utilization Technology, Professor Tao Wang, Zhejiang University
- Panel Discussion, moderated by Dr Alan Monaghan, NIM Mission Coordinator
- Wrap-up, Urban Peyker, NIM Mission Director
Speakers
Urban Peyker, NIM Mission Director, Head of Industry, Enterprise and Financing, Climate and Energy Fund, Austria
Urban Peyker is the Head of the Industry, Enterprise, and Financing department at the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund. He leads initiatives to promote sustainable industrial practices and drive Austria’s transition to clean energy. Previously, he managed programs on Smart Grids, Hydrogen and Industrial Decarbonisation at the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). He has also worked as an energy efficiency consultant and as an energy market analyst. Peyker plays a key role in funding and supporting projects that enhance energy efficiency, sustainability, and climate innovation. His leadership contributes significantly to Austria’s climate goals and the advancement of green technologies.
Juho Lipponen, CDR Mission Director
Juho is Coordinator and Acting Director of the Mission Innovation CDR Mission, working with the Mission member countries to advance innovation and policy development of technological carbon dioxide removals. Juho works closely with the three Mission country Co-Leads and all eleven Mission Member governments, and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Mission. Prior to this, Juho was Head of Carbon Capture and Storage Unit at the International Energy Agency, and acting Head of Energy Technology Policy Division. Before joining the IEA, Juho held several positions at Eurelectric in Brussels.
Sophia Hamblin-Wang, COO and co-founder of MCi Carbon
Recognised as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and Member of the Asia Society, Sophia is a graduate from Harvard University’s Executive Education program. Sophia showcased MCi’s groundbreaking technology at COP26, securing 1st place in the Net Zero Technology Centre Pitch Battle. Committed to global climate action, she co-founded CO₂ Value Australia, is a member of the Australian Capital Territory Climate Change Council, and serves on the board of the Climate Ready Initiative. Sophia’s insights have been featured in major outlets such as Forbes, The New York Times, Time Magazine, TEDx, and the Australian Financial Review.
Hussein Hoteit, Professor Earth Systems Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Dr. Hussein Hoteit is professor of the Earth Systems Science and Engineering (ESSE) Program at KAUST. His work spans reservoir engineering, multiphase fluid flow and reactive transport, with a present focus on energy-transition applications. Before joining KAUST in 2016, he spent about 15 years in the oil and gas industry at Reservoir Engineering Research Institute (RERI), ConocoPhillips and Chevron. He currently serves as a lead author for Chapter 15, “Potentials, Limits, and Risks of Carbon Dioxide Removal,” in the IPCC Working Group III, in the Seventh Assessment Report (AR7).
Angeliki Kapatza, Carbfix, Iceland
Angeliki Kapatza is a Geologist at Carbfix. She leads geological screening and subsurface evaluation for safe, permanent CO₂ storage and carbon mineralisation at sites worldwide. Her work spans geological modelling, reservoir characterisation and subsurface risk assessment to underpin successful carbon mineralisation projects.
Kun Viviana Tian, CEO and co-founder of Mesoscale Engineering Halcyon (MEH Italy)
Originally a clinical and practicing dentist, Dr. K. V. Tian (KVT) has expertise in (bio)materials, alloys and (bio)cementation. In 2009, KVT shifted foci to cementitious materials, structural alloys and ancient Roman + Chinese cements, via mechanical testing, non-destructive neutron scattering + THz spectroscopy, and advanced simulations. Work in these areas contributed to novel approaches in the Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) sector. Through her companies, she has advanced evolution of innovative CCU-technologies in operating environments.
Professor Tao Wang，Zhejiang University, China
Professor Tao Wang holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Thermophysics from Zhejiang University and completed postdoctoral research at Columbia University, USA. He is currently a Ph.D. Supervisor at the College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, and serves as Deputy Director of the Collaborative Innovation Center for Clean Coal Power Generation with Staged Conversion. His research focuses on post-combustion CO₂ capture and mineralization for co-producing bulk concrete materials from multi-source solid waste.
Moderator
Dr Alan Monaghan, NIM Mission Coordinator
Dr Alan Monaghan, Global Mission Coordinator of the Net-Zero Industries Mission, is a physicist, specialising in developing and delivering executive level strategy and change programs, from organisational restructures and project delivery capability establishment, through to the special risk management needed for technology development, implementation and commercialisation. He is currently the Senior Vice President of the global Technology & Expert Solutions team for Worley’s Resources sector, where Worley’s global SME pool is engaged to provide high priority customer solutions, across innovation and solution validation, through to project delivery, including leading their First of a Kind technology delivery and external technology partnership programs.