Save up to 40 percent on your participation
UNITECR 2025 has announced that its Early Bird pricing has been extended to 31 July 2025. This means an immediate saving of 20 percent for full conference registration (40 percent discount on the on-site tariff). The full delegate package comprises conference participation, exhibition admission, welcome event, coffee breaks, lunches and a place at the conference dinner.

The President of UNITECR 2025, Daniel Llaguno, said, “We have had a great response so far to our registration programme, launched only a short while ago, and I’m delighted that we have been able to extend the window for Early Bird pricing. We want to welcome interested delegates from all around the world for this year’s unmissable refractories event, where knowledge exchange, networking and novel technologies all come together under one roof in Cancun.”
The Early Bird scheme is also extended to Student Registrations, where there will be a saving of 25 percent up until that new deadline of 31 July 2025.
Details on how to access these significant discounts can be found here.
Hit the hotspot
Meanwhile, there is still some limited availability for preferential delegate rates at the UNITECR 2025 venue, the JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa. This exclusive deal applies for the main conference nights of 27-30 October, with regular rates being significantly higher.
This is a limited block of rooms, so participants are advised to confirm room registration as early as possible to lock in the best rate. All details are available here
First keynote speaker announced
As the UNITECR 2025 program takes shape, with a total of around 180 presentations planned, the first Keynote Speaker has been announced.

Dr. Yakup Bayram is CEO of PaneraTech Inc. (headquartered Chantilly, VA, USA), that, among other roles, helps digitally transform the management of refractory-based assets with its proprietary program for data-driven decision-making. PaneraTech has been granted over 14 patents on proprietary technology, such as radar and laser-based sensors.
A recognised expert in his field, Yakup will lead off his presentation with “AI in Refractories” and he is also slated to moderate a panel on “Sustainability With Intelligence in the Refractories Industry.”