Distinguished Guest Speakers 2006-2024

2024

Mr. John G Thuestad, Excecutive Vise President, Hydro Bauxite & Alumina & member of Corporate Management, Norsk Hydro ASA, Norway.
Mr. Bibhu Prasad Mishra, Advicor to Hindalco Industries Limited, India

2023

Mr. Paul Warton, Excecutive Vise President, Head of Hydro Extrusion.
Mr. Ludovic Piquier , Senior Vise President, CTO - Chief Technical Officer, Constellium Europe

2022

Prof. Dr. Mark White, Executive Director, Alumobility, UK
Mr. Benjamin Kahrs , Exectutive Vise President, Chief Innovation Officer, Alcoa, USA (Virtual)
Mr. Einar Glomnes, CEO, Speira GmbH, Germany.

2021

Dr.Ing. Andreas Lützerath, Board Director, Trimet Aluminium SE, Germany
Mr Tim Murray, Cardinal Virtues Consulting, Inc., USA (former CEO Alba-Aluminium Bahrain)
Mr Rob C. J. van Gils, CEO & Managing Partner HAI GROUP, Austria

2020

Cancelled due to Coruna

2019

Dr.Ing Hans Erik Vatne, SVP & CTO – Chief Technology Officer, Hydro ASA, Oslo, Norway
Mr Emilio Braghi, SVP & President, Novelis Europe, Switzerland.

2018

Mr Jack Clark, Senior Vice President & CTO - Chief Technical Officer, Manufacturing Excellence, Constellium, USA
Mr Jean-Baptiste Lucas, CMO - Chief Marketing Officer, Vedanta Limited, India
Mr Tom Petter Johansen, Senior Vice President, Hydro Aluminium AS, Plant Manager, Hydro Karmøy (and former CEO, Qatalum, Qatar)

2017

Mr Egil Hogna, President & CEO, Sapa AS, Oslo, Norway
Mr Timothy D. Reyes, President, Alcoa Aluminium, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

2016

No NorCast Conference was held in 2016

2015

Ms Hilde Merete Aasheim, Executive Vice President, Primary Metal, Norsk Hydro ASA, Oslo, Norway
Mr Nik Winjum, Director Center of Excellence, Alcoa, USA
(in lieu of Mr Timothy Reyes, President, Alcoa Casting, Alcoa Global Primary Products, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA)
Dr Ing. Martin Iffert, CEO & Chairman of Board, Trimet Aluminium AG, Germany

2014

Mr Tim Murray, CEO, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), Kingdom of Bahrain
Mr Vidar Bruland, Finance Director Global Primary Products Europe and Middle East
(in lieu of Mr Tómas Mar Sigurdsson, President, Alcoa European Region and Alcoa Global Primary Products Europe and
Middle East, Geneva, Switzerland)

2013

Ms Hilde Merete Aasheim, Executive Vice President, Primary Metal - Norsk Hydro ASA, Norway
Mr Svein Tore Holsether, President & CEO, Sapa, Sweden
Mr Alexey Arnautov, Director, Head of Aluminium Division West, Rusal, Russia

2012

Mr Malcolm McHale, Special Advisor to Dubal & EMAL, UAE
(in lieu of Mr Walid Al Attar, Executive Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Dubal & Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Emal, UAE)

2011

Mr Svein Richard Brandtzæg, President & CEO Norsk Hydro ASA, Norway
Mr Øystein Djupedal, County Governor Aust-Agder, Norway

2010

Mr Jan Arve Haugan, President & CEO, Qatalum, Qatar

2009

Mr John G. Thuestad, President, Alcoa Global Primary Products, USA
Mr Tom Petter Johansen, Senior Vice President, Hydro Norwegian Smelters, Primary Metal, Norway

2008

Mr Torstein Dale Sjøtveit, Executive Vice President, Hydro Aluminium Metal, Norway
Mr Kurt Ehrke, Managing Director & Member of Board, Trimet AG, Germany

2007

Mr Bernt Reitan, Executive Vice President, Alcoa, Global Primary Products, New York, USA
Mr Malcolm McHale, Director & Senior Adviser, Dubal & Abu Dhabi Aluminium Project, UAE

2006

Mr Tom Petter Johansen, President, Hydro Aluminium Metal - Primary Sector, Norway