The 2026 World Coal Science and Technology Innovation Conference will be grandly held from June 10 to 12 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. All preparatory work has now entered a full sprint phase.

Under the guidance of the China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy, the China National Coal Machinery Industry Association, and the Coal Industry Branch of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and hosted by the Energy Industry Committee of the China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy, this conference thoroughly implements General Secretary Xi Jinping’s new energy security strategy of “Four Revolutions and One Cooperation”, bears in mind the important instruction to “do a good job in the coal industry”, and strives to build a highly influential international exchange and cooperation platform in the global coal sector. It contributes industry solutions with China’s responsibility and leads the global coal industry toward high-quality development with coordinated progress in intelligent mining and clean and efficient utilization.

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一、Opening Ceremony

Time: 9:00–9:30, June 10, 2026

Venue: Hall E7, Shanghai New International Expo Centre

Session I: Remarks by Leaders

Item 1：Su Chuanrong, Vice President of the Coal Industry Branch of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, will preside over and deliver remarks.

Item 2：A representative leader of the China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy will deliver remarks.

Item 3：Wen Jianke, Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the Mining Professional Committee of the China Asia Economic Development Association, will deliver remarks on behalf of the co-organizers of the conference.

Item 4：Dorjderem BOLD, Consul General of Mongolia, will deliver remarks.

Item 5：Timothy Sill, Energy Counselor of the Australian Embassy in China, will deliver remarks.

Item 6：Dr. Andrzej Juchniewicz, Chief Representative of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency in China, will deliver remarks.

Item 7：Sulaymanov Djamshid, Chief Representative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan in China, will deliver remarks.

Item 8：Distinguished leaders and guests will jointly inaugurate the opening ceremony.

Session II: Major Release

Joint Release by 10 Global Coal-Producing Countries’ Associations: Shanghai Declaration on Advancing Global Coal Science and Technology Innovation (China, Australia, Mongolia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Pakistan, South Africa, Germany, Poland)

二、Plenary Session

Time: 9:30–17:30, June 10, 2026

Venue: Hall E7, Shanghai New International Expo Centre

Session I: Keynote Speeches (09:30-12:00)

Item 1：Liu Zhiqiang, Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Engineering, First-Class Chief Scientist of China Coal Technology & Engineering Group, Director, Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor of the National Engineering Research Center for Deep Mine Construction Technology, will deliver a keynote speech.

Item 2：Yang Shuyong, Chairman of the China National Coal Machinery Industry Association, will deliver a keynote speech titled China’s Coal Machinery Empowers High-Quality Development of the Global Coal Industry.

Item 3：KAPIL DHAGAT, Chairman of the Coal Producers Association of India (CPA), will deliver a keynote speech titled Transforming India’s Coal Sector: Reform, Resilience and Responsible Growth.

Item 4：Dr. Dallas L. Wilkinson (PhD), Chairman of Austmine, will deliver a keynote speech titled Powering Tomorrow: The Future of METS and Coal Mining.

Item 5：MUHAMMAD SAQLAIN ABBAS, Chairman of the Pakistan Coal Association, will deliver a keynote speech titled Modern Coal Mining Technologies and Sustainable Coal Development in Pakistan.

Item 6：Elvin Harris, President of CILT South Africa, will deliver a keynote speech titled South Africa perspective: An Analysis of Coal Logistics Landscape.

Item 7：Fursa Andrey Nikolaevich, Technical Director of Russia MDU Plant Research and Production Enterprise LLC, will deliver a keynote speech titled Modular Gas Drainage.

Item 8：A representative leader of a leading Chinese coal machinery enterprise will deliver a keynote speech titled The Inevitable Trend of Chinese Coal Machinery Equipment Going Global.

Session II: Keynote Speeches (14:00-17:00)

Item 1：A relevant expert will deliver a keynote speech.

Item 2：A representative leader of the China Coal Processing and Utilization Association will deliver a keynote speech.

Item 3：Dr. Byambadagva Bayaraa, President of the Mongolian Coal Association, will deliver a keynote speech titled Reflections on the Development of Mongolia’s Coal Industry.

Item 4：A representative leader of the China Coal Society will deliver a keynote speech.

Item 5：HORII, Nobuhiro, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Economics, Kyushu University, Japan, will deliver a keynote speech titled Japan's Coal Strategy: Reassessing the Role of Coal Amid a Changing Geopolitical Landscape and Growing Demand for Data Centers, and Initiatives for Decarbonization.

Item 6：Moipone Masalesa, Executive Chairperson of WiLATSA, will deliver a keynote speech titled From Pit to Port, to Global Markets: Women-Led Coal Logistics in South Africa.

Item 7：A representative leader of the Indonesian Coal Producers Association will deliver a keynote speech.

Session III: Roundtable Discussion (17:00-18:00)

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