World Cement Podcast

This episode of the World Cement Podcast returns to the AI-focused Panel discussion from EnviroTech 2026. Join us once again for the second half of a wide-ranging discussion on the exciting frontier technologies shaping the future of the cement industry.
 
Listen in once more as Senior Editor, David Bizley, put questions to three AI experts: Vivek Juneja, Head of Engineering – Cement, alcemy; Noah Miller, COO, Gigaton, and Scott Ziegler, CEO, CemAI.
 
So settle in and enjoy the episode as our expert panel explores the role of AI in transforming the cement industry.

With World Cement’s Optimisation 2026 virtual conference on the horizon, it seemed like a good opportunity for this episode of the World Cement Podcast to takes a look back at the AI panel discussion from EnviroTech 2026. This wide-ranging discussion sees Senior Editor, David Bizley, put questions to three AI experts: Vivek Juneja, Head of Engineering – Cement, alcemy; Noah Miller, COO, Gigaton, and Scott Ziegler, CEO, CemAI.
 
So settle in and enjoy the episode as our expert panel explores the role of AI in transforming the cement industry.

In this episode of the World Cement Podcast, David Bizley is joined by Ryan Gilliam, CEO and Co-Founder of Fortera to explore the technical and commercial challenges involved in building a successful low-carbon cement company.
 
Topics covered include:
The importance of standards and the challenge of meeting them
Dispelling negative assumptions around low-carbon products
The hardest part about building a low-carbon cement company
Who is driving demand for low-carbon products
And more!
 
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In this episode of the World Cement Podcast, David Bizley is joined by Justin Dickey of Cemex and Randy Kirchain of the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub to explore the emerging era of hyperscale infrastructure as the demand for AI (and the vast datacentres that power it) continues to grow.
 
Topics covered in this issue include:
The unprecedented demand for hyperscale infrastructure
Achieving precision at scale
Balancing strict environmental demands with tight deadlines
Collaboration between owners, designers, contractors, and suppliers.
 
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In this episode of the World Cement Podcast, Senior Editor David Bizley is joined by Robert Christinger, Head of Automation at Vigier Ciment and Thierry Obédé, Chief Revenue Officer ANYbotics to explore the role of autonomous robots in cement plant operations.
 
Topics covered in this issue:
Origins of the collaboration
The roles for robots in cement
Man vs. Machine – keeping personnel invested and engaged with new technologies
Data management and making effective use of gathered data
Advice to other cement producers still on the fence about adopting new technologies
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