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Agenda 2026
Pre-Conference Networking and Registration
Main Conference Day 1
- 08:30 - 09:30
Registration
- 09:00 - 09:05
Argus Welcome and Chairperson’s opening remarks
- 09:05 - 09:25
Keynote address: Houston’s role in advancing the ammonia landscape
- 09:25 - 09:55
Unlocking the future: How Latin America is shaping its green ammonia and hydrogen economy
- Insights into the national strategies, policies, and regulations to support green hydrogen and ammonia development.
- The current market status and future growth trajectories
- Challenges, regional dynamics, and opportunities for investment
- 09:55 - 10:30
Global regulatory outlook: Stimulating clean ammonia demand
- Taking stock of the recent policy changes and mandates in key clean ammonia demand centres such as Japan, Korea, and Europe
- What are the future regulatory timelines, what do the policies entail, and as a result how and when will this stimulate demand for clean ammonia
- How do these regulations stack up with production incentives?
- Taking stock of the recent policy changes and mandates in key clean ammonia demand centres such as Japan, Korea, and Europe
- 10:30 - 11:00
Networking break
- 11:00 - 11:45
Driving blue ammonia market momentum in North America
- Current blue ammonia project landscape: Which projects have recently paused operations, and which are powering ahead
- Hear from leading project developers and producers of blue ammonia as they demonstrate how they tackled uncertainty and overcame obstacles to start production or reach financial close
- Current blue ammonia project landscape: Which projects have recently paused operations, and which are powering ahead
- 11:45 - 12:30
Emerging green ammonia production hubs in Latam and Canada: Ones to watch
- Project Pipeline and FID Outlook: Which are likely to gain FID, what challenges remain, and what strategies can overcome them?
- Which end-use sectors and regions are these hubs aiming to serve?
- Can green ammonia production compete with blue ammonia production on cost, scalability, and market acceptance?
- Project Pipeline and FID Outlook: Which are likely to gain FID, what challenges remain, and what strategies can overcome them?
- 12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
- 13:00 - 13:30
Women in clean ammonia networking lunch
- 14:00 - 14:05
Chairperson’s opening remarks
- 14:05 - 14:50
Argus analysis: The future of the ammonia market pricing
- Pricing outlook and forecasts: regional competitiveness and price trends
- Revised supply and demand dynamics for the clean ammonia market
- Pricing outlook and forecasts: regional competitiveness and price trends
- 14:50 - 15:35
CBAM 101: Four months in – what’s changed?
- Decoding CBAM: What is it, disruptions, price changes, and knock on effects and what the future holds
- Are we seeing CBAM drive premiums for clean ammonia?
- What are the opportunities and challenge for American ammonia exporters to Europe?
- Decoding CBAM: What is it, disruptions, price changes, and knock on effects and what the future holds
- 15:35 - 15:55
Networking Break
- 15:55 - 16:25
Scaling critical infrastructure to enable the clean ammonia economy
- Which regions are building out their ammonia capacity and infrastructure, case studies from the US and Brazil
- How will ammonia infrastructure shape trade flows and global competitiveness in the clean ammonia market?
- What infrastructure developments are needed to drive forwards the clean ammonia industry in Latin America
- Which regions are building out their ammonia capacity and infrastructure, case studies from the US and Brazil
- 16:25 - 16:55
Retrofit vs new build: Cost comparisons and the most effective path to a clean ammonia future
- Cost analysis of retrofit vs new build projects and how do they compare in terms of CAPEX, OPEX, and lifecycle economics?
- What are the technical challenges of each approach, and how do investors and lenders view either one?
- Lessons from producers who have successfully executed retrofits or greenfield projects, highlighting CCS deployment strategies.
- Cost analysis of retrofit vs new build projects and how do they compare in terms of CAPEX, OPEX, and lifecycle economics?
- 16:55 - 17:25
Innovation sessions
In this 30-minute session, innovative start-up technology providers will showcase breakthrough developments in the clean ammonia and hydrogen sectors.- 17:25
Day 1 closing remarks
Main Conference Day 2
- 08:30 - 09:15
Roundtable discussion: Financing the future
- 09:30 - 09:35
Chairperson’s opening remarks
- 09:35 - 10:20
Taking FID in this challenging environment
- How to best organise and structure project financing. Strategies for structuring deals that attract investment, ensure long-term viability and overcome policy uncertainty.
- What are the main barriers preventing projects from achieving financial close, and what assurances do financiers require to support clean ammonia initiatives?
- What are the key expectations from all parties
- How to best organise and structure project financing. Strategies for structuring deals that attract investment, ensure long-term viability and overcome policy uncertainty.
- 10:20 - 10:50
Offtaker Update: Ammonia as a maritime fuel after the IMO decision
- How has the IMO Net-zero Framework delay influenced strategy on the uptake of clean fuels and what is the current trajectory of future maritime fuels?
- Is clean ammonia still seen as the standard future fuel, or are other alternative fuels now viewed as more promising?
- Examining ammonia-fueled vessels: Will current orders be delivered, what new technologies are emerging, will demand grow?
- How has the IMO Net-zero Framework delay influenced strategy on the uptake of clean fuels and what is the current trajectory of future maritime fuels?
- 10:50 - 11:10
Will the food and beverage industry unlock clean ammonia investment?
- A look at how foodstuff buyers are key to unlocking decarbonisation pathways for ammonia by driving investment in low carbon ammonia to decarbonise supply chains
- How are FMCGs looking at decarbonising their supply chain and where does clean ammonia fit into this
- Will the LEAF initiative support clean ammonia adoption?
- A look at how foodstuff buyers are key to unlocking decarbonisation pathways for ammonia by driving investment in low carbon ammonia to decarbonise supply chains
- 11:10 - 11:30
Networking Break
- 11:30 - 12:00
Can the fertilizer industry lead the near-term adoption of clean ammonia?
- What role can the fertilizer industry play in accelerating clean ammonia adoption and production?
- Should distributed production of green ammonia be seen as a new alternative for the low carbon ammonia for the fertilizer industry?
- How to unlock end user demand from the agricultural industry for low carbon fertilizer?
- What role can the fertilizer industry play in accelerating clean ammonia adoption and production?
- 12:00 - 12:20
Will utilities unlock end use opportunities for clean ammonia?
- Assessing the emerging and future energy needs across the Americas.
- Can clean ammonia play a part in decarbonising the grid in the Americas?
- Case studies: Lessons from early adopters and first movers
- Assessing the emerging and future energy needs across the Americas.
- 12:20 - 12:50
From barriers to breakthrough: Aligning offtaker expectations in a changing global landscape
- How have recent global changes reshaped the offtaker landscape?
- How can producers, offtakers, and financiers best collaborate to overcome barriers to entry and ensure successful offtake agreements in the clean ammonia industry?
- Who will ultimately bear the cost of premiums, and how can risk be shared a cross the value chain?
- How have recent global changes reshaped the offtaker landscape?
- 12:50
Chairperson's closing remarks