3rd Annual Aerospace Metals Conference

Registration and Networking Reception

Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast Open

Opening Remarks

Keynote Panel - An Aerospace Overview

The conference will kickoff with an in-depth view of the aerospace market with updates and outlooks on aircraft manufacturers and their fleet.

As the credit crunch tightens, earning projections lower and demand declines, many major expansion projects begin to collect dust on the drawing board. What can we expect from the major primes as they roll out new production schedules? Will orders continue to be canceled? What impact will this have on the metals sector?

Topics for Discussion:

• Update and outlook for Airbus and Boeing, a changing atmosphere

• Is the demand softening for business jets and will it spread to regional and commercial jets?

• Mergers, acquisitions and the credit crisis.

Coffee Break

Market Outlook: Raw Materials

Poor demand, low metal prices and oversupply in the market are forcing producers to cut costs through layoffs, plant closures and consolidations. It has become a matter of survival on a large scale. This session will give an impact, outlook and overview of the metals that are destined for aerospace including steel alloys, superalloys, stainless steel and molybdenum.

Lunch - Obama and His First 100 Days In Office

Highlight Presentation - Future of the Aerospace Industry, Trade Issues and Growing Your Business through DOC Programs

Coffee Break

The Composites Challenge – What does it means for Metals?

With the advent of the Boeing Co.’s Dreamliner 787 dubbed the “Plastic Dream Machine,” composites are playing a bigger role in the make up of an airplane. Speakers will tackle questions about its durability, environmental impact and what real threat it has to the metals market.

Market Outlook - Aluminum

With the automotive market at a standstill, aluminum producers are looking to the aerospace market for a much needed boost but with expectations of lower demand – what is next for this metal? This session will examine the ins and outs of aluminum from outlook on pricing to mill price cuts to increased aluminum use in aerospace and engine technology.

Exhibits & Continental Breakfast Open

Market Outlook - Titanium

Where does the supply/demand balance remain for titanium and what is ahead for this metal? While titanium remains the most impacted by the moves of the aerospace market, industry experts will lay out the path that titanium is on for the rest of 2009 and beyond and its travels from producer to consumer.

Coffee Break

Going Green, Lean and other Technology Trends

Green and lean are the new industry buzz words. The weakened economy will demand improved efficiencies in aircraft, both in design and performance. Manufacturing processes will change. Recapturing materials and revert solutions will become a business initiative. Supply chain management strategies will play a critical role in cost control. Emissions will be reduced. Speakers will delve into airplane fuel efficiency, improved processes and what that means for the environment and its impact to the bottom line.

Conference Close & Box Lunch