Dancing to a New TuneWith the petcoke industry buffeted by falling crude oil prices,

shifting product qualities and supply, tentative demands, increasingly restrictive environmental policies, political agendas, and volatile freight costs...like dancers on the dance fl oor, maybe

it’s time to learn a few new steps. Join Jacobs Consultancy February 12-13, 2016, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in

Nashville, Tennessee, USA, as we explore each of these issues and provide the information needed to develop a strategy to

“dance to a new tune.”

The Conference

Friday, February 12 (6:30 pm)

Join us at the Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theatre, where we’ll dine and listen to artists perform songs from some of country music’s greatest stars of yesteryear and beloved superstars of today. Whether you want to get up and dance or just sit back and enjoy the show, the Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theatre is the perfect environment for an unforgettable night out on the town.

This event is free for Conference registrants. For an additional $100, conference registrants may register one guest to attend the event with them.

Dinner & Variety Show

Renaissance Nashville Hotel

Morning: Registration & Light Buff et Breakfast, Presentation of Conference Papers

Noon: Conference Luncheon

Afternoon: Presentation of Conference Papers

There will be refreshment breaks during the morning and afternoon sessions, which will provide opportunities for attendees to network.

Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theatre

Evening: Dinner & Variety Show (see sidebar for registration information)

Friday, February 12

Renaissance Nashville Hotel

Morning: Registration & Light Buff et Breakfast, Presentation of Conference Papers

Saturday, February 13

Renaissance Nashville Hotel

Evening: 33rd Annual Petcoke Industry Reception (see sidebar for registration information)

Sunday, February 14

Conference Itinerary

33rd Annual Petcoke Industry Reception(By Invitation)

Sunday, February 14 (6:00 - 8:00 pm)

Jacobs Consultancy will host its 33rd Annual Petcoke Industry Reception. Conference attendees are invited to enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while networking in an elegant setting. There is no fee to attend this event; however, only invited guests and Conference registrants can attend. See our website for more details.

Benefi ts of Attending

This premier petroleum coke conference is a powerful 2-day event where attendees will:

• receive cutting-edge petcoke market intelligence from top industry experts;

• hear strategies to meet challenges facing the industry; and

• network with nearly 300+ industry participants - refi ners, petcoke traders, and calciners, as well as producers of cement, power, glass, aluminum, TiO2, and coal tar pitch - from over 40 countries.

Thanks to Our Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Conference App Sponsor

Morning Session (8:30 am - Noon)

Friday, February 12

Afternoon Split Sessions

Carbon (1:30 pm - 5:00 pm)

I. Supply & Demand Fundamentals

Global CPC Supply and Demand

(Vashdev Arthur, Jacobs Consultancy)

Winning in the Midst of Crazy Eights:

CPC Fundamentals & Game-changers

(Yasmin Brown, Jacobs Consultancy)

Coke Quality Management Strategy to Improve Anode Quality [Saleh Ahmed Rabbaa, EGA Jebel Ali (DUBAL)]

Coff ee Break (3:00 pm)

II. Unfolding Technology: What’s on the Horizon

China’s Refi ning Industry: History & Technological Evolution (Robert Tufts, Black Resource Services International)

Merchant Anodes: How Quality Can Save Millions

(Michael Wrotniak, Aminco Resources)

Development of Carbon Raw Materials for Anode Production (Les Edwards, Rain CII)

Fuel (1:30 pm - 5:00 pm)

Fuel-Grade Petcoke Supply & Demand: The Beat Goes On

(Frank Wilson, Jacobs Consultancy)

Changing Indian Landscape for Petcoke: Vision Beyond 2016 (S. Mohanty, Reliance Industries)

The Outlook for Solid Fuels Use in Egypt

(Waleed Abouraya, Middle East Business Promotion Center)

Coff ee Break (3:00 pm)

Will Turkey Continue to Be a Rising Star?

(Askin Soyer, Solid Fuels Trader)

Sleuthing the Shipping Market (Thomas Springer, Biehl & Co.)

Petcoke Markets - Hitting the High Notes

(Ben Ziesmer, Jacobs Consultancy)

Continental Breakfast

Keynote Presentation: Dancing to a New Tune

(Gerard Sweeney, Rain CII)

Equity Strategy Outlook

(Scott Wren, Wells Fargo Investment Institute)

Coff ee Break (10:00 am)

The Future of North American Energy

(Dawn Constantin, BP Energy)

Refi ning & Petcoke Production Outlook

(Charles “Mickey” Reeves, Jacobs Consultancy)

Petcoke Pricing: The Market Playbook

(Mike Stewart, Jacobs Consultancy)

Lunch (Noon - 1:30 pm)

Program

Friday Night Event:

Dinner & Variety Show at the Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theatre

Buses will leave the hotel at 5:30

Program

Saturday, February 13

Continental Breakfast

China, China, China (Mike Chinoy, University of Southern California)

The Future of US Transportation Fuels (John Gieseman, Jacobs Consultancy)

Coff ee Break (10:00 am)

A Wallfl ower at the Regulatory Dance: How Politics & Regulations Will Shape the Industry

(Ben Ziesmer, Jacobs Consultancy)

Dry Sorbent Injection Technology for Acid Gas Control for Tile, Brick, and Cement Regulatory Compliance

(Marty Dillon, Lhoist North America)

So...What Do We Think? (Mike Stewart, Yasmin Brown, Ben Ziesmer, Jacobs Consultancy)

Morning Session (8:30 am - Noon)

Sunday Night Event (6:00 pm - 8:00 pm)

33rd Annual Petcoke Industry Reception (By Invitation)

Jacobs Consultancy will host its 33rd Annual Petcoke Industry Reception. Conference attendees are invited to enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while networking in an elegant setting. There is no

fee to attend this event; however, only invited guests and Conference registrants can attend. See our website for more details.

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Waleed Abouraya (Middle East Business Promotion Center)

Waleed is President and CEO of MEBPC Cairo, a supplier of solid fuels to the Egyptian market. Since 1986 he has been actively involved in project development, mainly related to coal and petcoke supply. Waleed is also President and CEO of RGS Egypt Ltd. (anthracite coal screening plant) and a member of the Federation of Egyptian Industries. His new venture with Garcia Munte Energia to supply the Egyptian market was the fi rst to supply a steam coal cargo in Egypt in May 2014, and today is one of the largest suppliers of solid fuels to cement plants in Egypt.

Vashdev Arthur (Jacobs Consultancy)

Vashdev is a contributing author of the Pace Petroleum Coke Quarterly© and the Calcined Petroleum Coke Report. His other responsibilities include developing and maintaining petroleum coke and coal tar pitch databases, and contributing articles to our Petroleum Coke News Update. Additionally, he provides support for petroleum-coke–related single-client assignments.

Yasmin Brown (Jacobs Consultancy)

As a Group Manager in Jacobs Consultancy’s Carbon Group, Yasmin leads the non-fuel carbon practice. Her 20+-year career with Jacobs has included roles of increasing responsibility in Process Engineering, Project Management, and Quality Management for major lines of business including Pharmaceuticals, Foods, and Specialty Chemicals.

For the past 12 years, Yasmin has attained expertise in green and calcined petroleum coke, coal tar pitch, and other specialty carbon markets. She has broadened her knowledge-base in refi ning, bunker fuels, biofuels, and other aspects of the Petroleum and Chemicals sectors.

Meet the Speakers

Mike Chinoy (University of Southern California)

Mike is a Senior Fellow at the US–China Institute at the University of Southern California. Previously, Mike spent three years as a Senior Fellow at the Los Angeles-based Pacifi c Council on International Policy, focusing on security issues in North Korea, China, and Northeast Asia. Before joining the Pacifi c Council and USC in 2006, he spent 24 years as a foreign correspondent for CNN.

Mike is the author of the acclaimed book China Live: People Power and the Television Revolution, and has received numerous awards for his journalism, including the Emmy, Peabody and DuPont awards for his coverage of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crisis, and a DuPont Award for his coverage of the tsunami.

Dawn Constantin (BP Energy Company)

Dawn is the VP of Marketing & Fundamentals at BP Energy Company, and has 20 years’ experience in the energy industry, primarily focused on analytics and infl uencing corporate planning and strategy. Her marketing team is responsible for the planning and execution of programs that position BP Energy Company as a dynamic and trusted counterparty while also promoting customer excellence. Her Analytics team is responsible for generating long-term views on North American energy markets.

John Gieseman (Jacobs Consultancy)

John has led a number of studies in the refi ning, petrochemical, power, midstream, and upstream oil and gas areas. He has over 30 years’ experience in the refi ning and petrochemicals industries, with a strong background in management and business development. Before joining Jacobs Consultancy in 2008, John was the Director of Lummus Technology’s Refi ning Business Group, where he was responsible for the research and development, engineering, and sales of Lummus’ refi ning technologies. For 14 years he worked in various research and development, technical service, and consulting positions for UOP in many locations throughout the world.

S. Mohanty (Reliance Industries)

Mr. Mohanty is the Sr. Vice President & Business Head for Petcoke, Sulfur, Bulk HSD, Furnace Oil & Carbon Black Feed Stock (CBFS) at Reliance Industries, Mumbai, India. His key responsibilities include driving P&L for the SBU, having a traded volume of over 8 million tpa and with a sales turnover of about US$1 billion per annum. He has over 25 years of multi-functional experience in the areas of Sales, Marketing, Project Management, and heading Global businesses across industries (i.e., FMCG, Petro-Retail, Aviation Fuel & B2B products).

Meet the Speakers

Les Edwards (Rain CII Carbon)

Les Edwards is Chief Technology Offi cer at Rain CII Carbon, one of the world’s leading producers of calcined petroleum coke. He has been with Rain CII since 1998 but has worked in the carbon and aluminum industries now for over 25 years.

He is an active contributor to industry conferences and has published over 20 technical papers related to calcined petroleum coke use in the aluminum industry.

Saleh Ahmed Rabbaa (EGA Jebel Ali, DUBAL)

Saleh is the Vice President of Carbon & Port for Jebel Ali Operations of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA). He has 21 years of expertise in anode technology, the management of Anode Manufacturing Plant and Port Operations, as well as expansion projects. Continual productivity improvement without sacrifi cing quality has been his key driver and contributed to the successful journey of EGA Jebel Ali’s Carbon Plant. He has demonstrated his leadership through a signifi cant increase in plant productivity over the last decade and successful upgrades and operation excellence at Carbon & Port to support expansions and capacity creep in the smelter. He has co-authored more than ten technical papers.

Marty Dillon (Lhoist North America)

Martin (Marty) is a Flue Gas Treatment Specialist at Lhoist North America. He brings over 10 years of experience in the air pollution control industry, and has worked in a number of areas including: project management, product development, and multi-pollutant mitigation for electric utility and industrial processes. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Colorado and a Master’s in Engineering from Old Dominion University, and is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado.

Meet the Speakers

Thomas Springer (Biehl & Co.)

Thomas is CEO and Managing Director of Biehl & Co., a full-service steamship agency offering dry bulk, tanker, and additional cargo services to customers worldwide. In addition to chartering and vessel operations experience with a shipping owner in Hamburg, Germany, Thomas also held a position as a Sales and Purchase broker prior to moving to Panama to gain experience with the agency business. Upon his return to Hamburg, he worked in ship fi nance, assisting the needs of a German vessel owner. Since moving back to Texas, Thomas has continued the family tradition of Biehl by becoming the fourth generation to take control of the company.

Askin Soyer (Solid Fuels Trader)

Askin graduated from Istanbul Technical University and continued to earn his MBA through the Istanbul University Industrial Management programme. Askin has been dealing with solid fuels for 15 years. His experience includes purchasing of solid fuels for cement plants and sourcing for distribution and trading of solid fuels. He worked for multinational cement companies such as Lafarge and Cimpor in Turkey. He joined Capex Group in 2010, and was responsible for all trading activities of Capex between 2014 and January 2016.

Charles (“Mickey”) Reeves (Jacobs Consultancy)

Mickey is a Vice President of Jacobs and the Managing Director of Jacobs Consultancy. He has more than 30 years’ experience in all facets of process engineering, project management, refi ning, economic analysis, operations planning, process units technology and selection, and product handling. He has provided consulting and management services to domestic and international refi ners; had led the process efforts for multiple projects; and possesses Middle East experience in Saudi Arabia and UAE. He was the lead process engineer for two projects that won the Joseph J. Jacobs Master Builder Award.

Mike Stewart (Jacobs Consultancy)

As Director of Jacobs Consultancy’s Carbon Group, Mike is responsible for managing all aspects of the company’s petroleum coke work. This includes the fi rm’s ongoing publications—the Pace Petroleum Coke Quarterly and Calcined Petroleum Coke Report—as well as single-client fuel-grade and calcined petroleum coke studies. He joined Jacobs Consultancy in 2004.

Mike has nearly 40 years’ domestic and international experience in plant operations, strategic and operational planning, market planning and analysis, economic evaluations, and management of domestic and international projects in the oil, refi ning, and petrochemical industries. His positions have included manager for planning activities and studies associated with refi nery and petrochemical process plants.

Gerard Sweeney (Rain CII Carbon)

Gerard is President and Chief Executive Offi cer of Rain CII Carbon, a leading global producer of calcined petroleum coke. He has more than 25 years of experience with leaders in the industrial carbon industry, and over the last 15 years he has been instrumental in the global expansion of CPC production throughout Asia, especially China, India, and Kuwait. He sits on the board of Rain Commodities USA, Rain CII Carbon, and Rain Global Services.

Meet the Speakers

Frank Wilson (Jacobs Consultancy)

Frank brings years of experience and in-depth knowledge of the petroleum, chemicals, and energy industries to Jacobs Consultancy’s Carbon Group. He is a contributing author of the Pace Petroleum Coke Quarterly and is involved with single-client studies of the global fuel-grade and anode-grade petroleum coke markets. Prior to joining Jacobs, he was a Petroleum Coke Marketing Manager for ExxonMobil.

Robert Tufts (Black Resource Services International)

Robert is a chemical engineer with over 30 years of experience in the refi ning industry. His strong operations focus is derived from the experience gained by supporting refi ning operations with both Suncor Energy at the Fort McMurray Upgrader and Sarnia Refi nery, and Husky Energy at the Lloydminster Upgrader. Prior to joining Black Resource Services International, Robert provided 27 years of consulting services to the upstream and downstream refi ning sectors, fi rst with KBC Advanced Technologies and then with I Cubed Energy Consulting. He is an industry-recognized expert in Delayed Coking.

Scott L. Wren (Wells Fargo Investment Institute)

Scott is the Managing Director and Senior Global Equity Strategist for Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII), an organization that provides global research and investment strategy advice to Wells Fargo’s Wealth, Brokerage, and Retirement (WBR) division. WBR has more than $1.6 trillion in assets under administration. With his knowledge of the fi nancial markets, he is often quoted in national media outlets including Reuters, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Associated Press, and The Wall Street Journal. He has appeared in interviews on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Fox Business News, and Nightly Business Report.

Bernard Ziesmer (Jacobs Consultancy)

Ben is a Senior Consultant in the Carbon Group and leads Jacobs Consultancy’s fuel carbon practice. He specializes in providing technical and market consulting services to the refi ning, petrochemical, natural gas, and power industries. Ben is a key contributor to the Pace Petroleum Coke Quarterly, which has been published on a monthly basis since 1985.

Before joining Jacobs Consultancy, Ben was employed for 14 years by Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), where he was responsible for the technical evaluations and purchasing of fuels for NIPSCO’s power plants. He previously held various engineering and marketing positions at Nalco Chemical Company, Wisconsin Power & Light Company, and Babcock & Wilcox (B&W).

Michael J. Wrotniak (Aminco Resources)

Mike is CEO of Aminco Resources and is responsible for Aminco’s carbon manufacturing and trading activities. Since 1990 he has focused on expanding manufacturing opportunities in emerging markets.

Established in 1986, Aminco’s core focus is on supplying carbon materials as well as complementary products to the global primary aluminum and steel industries, and to technically support production of carbon products as well as to assist customers with optimizing product consumption. Aminco’s headquarters are in New York with offi ces in Zurich and Beijing.

Registration Information

DateSubscribers

(US$)

Non-Subscribers

(US$)

September 10 - December 31 1750 1900

January 1 - February 7 1850 2000

Onsite 2100 2100

Registration Terms & Conditions

The fee includes lunch, refreshments, and Conference proceedings. Payment is required no later than January 31, 2016. All registration fees must be paid in full, unless cancellation has been received under the cancellation terms stated herein.

For an additional US$100, Conference attendees may register one guest to attend the Friday dinner event.

Group registrations of 5 or more will receive a 10% discount. To register your group, email jeannette.stone@jacobs.com or call 1.832.351.7828.

The Conference organizers reserve the right to refuse the registration of any individual or company for any reason, at the Conference organizer’s sole discretion. The Conference organizers reserve the right to impose conditions of entry for walk-in delegates, including refusal of entry.

The Conference organizer may disclose the delegate’s contact information (full name, title, company name, and/or country of residence) to other delegates, sponsors, speakers, and/or Conference partners.

Delegates are responsible for their hotel, travel, and visa arrangements. Event room rates are available on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis.

The Conference organizers will not accept liability for non-approval of visas, individual transport delays, and transport disruption. In such circumstances, our normal cancellation rules and penalties apply.

Where matters beyond the reasonable control of the Conference organizers impair or prevent the Conference organizers from being able to perform any activities relating to this event, each delegate releases the Conference organizers from any liability relating to such events.

To register for the Conference, please visit www.petcokes.com and

click on the “Register Now” link under the Conference logo.

Registration Information

By Credit Card:

American Express, Mastercard, Discover, and Visa

By Bank Wire Transfer:

NOTE: Must include $15 wire feeBank of AmericaABA No. 111000012ABA No. (Wires) 026009593Account No. 375 049 0763Swift Code: BOFAUS3NJacobs Engineering

Wires must be received by January 31, 2016.

By Check:

Make check payable to Jacobs Consultancy Inc., and mail to:

Petcoke Conference Jacobs Consultancy Inc.5995 Rogerdale RoadHouston, TX 77072

Checks must be received by January 31, 2016.

Please contact Jeannette Stone at 1.832.351.7828 to confi rm receipt of checks and wire transfers.

Cancellations

Reservations are fully refundable less processing fees only if cancellation is made prior to January 15, 2016.

Substitutions

Registrant substitutions may be made no later than February 1, 2016, at no charge.

Payment Methods Hotel Accommodations

Our 15th Annual Petcoke Conference and 33rd Annual Industry Reception will be held at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel: Renaissance Nashville Hotel611 Commerce StreetNashville, Tennessee 37203

Reserving Hotel Accommodations for the

Conference

For the convenience of Conference attendees, Jacobs Consultancy has arranged a discounted Conference rate of $235.00/night (USD) + tax for hotel accommodations at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. This rate is only available for

the nights of February 11 - 14, 2016, and

space is limited.

To ensure accommodations at the Jacobs Consultancy rate, please make your reservations as soon as possible. You will receive the hotel registration link upon completion of the event registration.

For Additional Information

Contact Jeannette Stone (jeannette.stone@jacobs.com; 1.832.351.7828) for inquiries regarding the 15th Annual Petcoke Conference.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Contact Pradeep Pandya (pradeep.pandya@jacobs.com, 1.832.351.7847) for information regarding sponsorship opportunities.

The Organizer

Jacobs Consultancy Inc., founded in 1957 as The Pace Consultants, has over 57 years of experience in providing consulting and engineering services to industries throughout the world. Specializing in areas such as refi ning & production, chemicals & petrochemicals, natural gas, energy & utilities, transportation & infrastructure, and pulp & paper, Jacobs Consultancy is a multi-

division, multi-national consulting fi rm that can utilize the resources of its parent company, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.,as necessary.

Jacobs Consultancy’s Carbon Group has been widely recognized for over 30 years as the world’s leading authority on petcoke and other carbon products. The Carbon Group focuses primarily on studies and research involving petcoke, coal tar pitch, and other carbon products that address key issues that are important to clients in the cement, power, paper, aluminium, chemical, calcining, refi ning, lime, steel, trading, banking, and terminaling industries. The Carbon Group has conducted numerous assignments both in North America and internationally, involving feasibility and due diligence review of petroleum coke calcining facilities, market studies and price forecasts, and project fi nance support as independent technical and market consultant for various petcoke-sourced projects. Individual companies, the fi nancial community, and government agencies

seek our expertise and industry knowledge.

The Carbon Group serves the global petcoke industry through its fl agship multi-client publications (Pace Petroleum Coke Quarterly and Calcined Petroleum Coke Report), implementation of independent market and technical studies, and hosting major

annual petcoke conferences.

Phone: +1 832 351 7828 Fax: +1 832 351 7887www.petcokes.com

email: petcokes@jacobs.com

Jeannette Stone (Conference Coordinator)

Mike Stewart (Director, Carbon)