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Steel Success Strategies XXV
Success to the Fittest
June 21 - 23, 2010
, FREE Workshop Added to the Agenda Monday, June 21
, Sheraton NY Hotel & Towers
, New York, NY
Monday, June 21, 2010
3:30
Registration Opens
4:30
Sustainability and Climate Change - How to better assess the risks and opportunities for your business
Join PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the FREE Sustainability and Climate Change workshop where we will explore the strategic risks and opportunities associated with climate change and sustainability initiatives and how to better prepare to manage in a carbon constrained environment.
We will cover strategy development, reporting, and assurance as well as the various tax credits, incentives and even grant opportunities available at the federal state and local levels.
Bob McCutcheon, U.S. Metals and Sustainability Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
6:00
Welcome Reception & Exhibits Open
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
7:30
Breakfast & Exhibits Open
8:30
Opening Remarks
David Brooks, Senior Vice President, American Metal Market
8:45
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Synchronization: Steel’s Salvation
Peter F. Marcus , Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics
Karlis M. Kirsis, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics
9:15
HIGHLIGHT SPEAKER
Lakshmi N. Mittal, Chairman & CEO, ArcelorMittal, U.K.
9:50
Coffee Break
10:20
PANEL I: International Steel - Reaping the Rewards of Consolidation
Yuki Iriyama, Executive Advisor, Nippon Steel, Japan
Alexei A. Mordashov, CEO, Severstal, Russia
Malay Mukherjee, CEO, Essar Steel Business Group
Wim Plaizier, Vice President, A.T. Kearney, Netherlands
Moderator: Ian Christmas, Secretary General, World Steel Association, Belgium
11:50
HIGHLIGHT SPEAKER
John P. Surma, Chairman & CEO, US Steel
12:20
LUNCHEON & AWARDS
World Steel Dynamics and America Metal Market are proud to announce the 2010 recipient of the “Willy Korf/Ken Iverson Steel Vision Award” is Ahmed Ezz, Chairman & Managing Director of Ezz Steel, Egypt.
In its twentieth year, the Willy Korf/Ken Iverson Steel Vision Award is presented to individuals who have made a major contribution to the steel industry in terms of advancing technology and change while, at the same time, promoting the goodwill and integrity of the industry.
Ahmed Ezz, Chairman & Managing Director, Ezz Steel, Egypt
2:00
PANEL II: Steel in the Americas - Managing a Smooth Recovery
Keith Busse, President & CEO, Steel Dynamics Inc.
John E. Lichtenstein, Metals Industry Group, Managing Director, Accenture
Mario Longhi, President & CEO, Gerdau Ameristeel
Juergen Schachler, President & CEO, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Canada
Madhu Vuppuluri, President & CEO, Essar Americas Inc.
Moderator: Raju Daswani, President & Global Publisher, American Metal Market
3:30
Coffee Break
4:00
PANEL III: Steel Market Outlook - Is the Upturn Real?
Bob Holt, Vice President - Sales & Marketing, ThyssenKrupp USA
Ben H. Laaper, Vice President – Global Sourcing, Accuride Corp.
Daniel N. Sharkey, Partner, Brooks Wilkins Sharkey & Turco PLLC
Nick Sowar, Global Steel Industry Leader, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Jim Tumulty, Managing Director, Raymond James and Associates
Moderator: Peter F. Marcus, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics
5:30
NETWORKING RECEPTION
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
7:30
Breakfast & Exhibits Open
8:30
PANEL IV: Steelmakers’ Metallics - Return of a Shortage?
Michelle Applebaum, Managing Partner, Steel Market Intelligence
Neil J. Bristow, Managing Director, TZ Ferrous Commodities
Pedro Gutemberg, Global Director for Marketing of Bulk Materials, Vale, Brazil
John Kopfle, Director of Corp. Development, Midrex Technologies
Ernie Thrasher, CEO & Chief Marketing Officer, Xcoal Energy & Resources
Moderator: Michael Marley, Chief Correspondent, Secondary Material, American Metal Market
10:00
HIGHLIGHT SPEAKER
Daniel R. DiMicco, Chairman, President & CEO, Nucor Corp.
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
PANEL V: Far & Middle Eastern Steel - Trend Setters for Global Steel
S. Bhattacharya, Chairman & Director of Finance, SAIL, India
Gilles Calis, Managing Director, SteelConsult, Netherlands
Ali Hosseini, Managing Director, ADPICO, UAE
George Matta, Marketing Director, Ezz Steel, Egypt
Wu Wenzhang, President, Shanghai Steelhome, China
Moderator: Becky E. Hites, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics
12:15
HIGHLIGHT LUNCH SPEAKER
Tao Wang, Head of China Economic Research, UBS Securities, China
2:00
PANEL VI: Global Steel Finance/Futures - When will the Credit Squeeze End?
Martin Abbott, CEO, London Metal Exchange, U.K.
Rob Edwards, Managing Director, Metals & Mining, Renaissance Capital, Russia
Mike Frawley, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Metals, Newedge Group
Robert M. Miller, CEO, Miller Mathis & Co.
Ralph Oppenheimer, Chairman, Stemcor, U.K
Spiro Youakim, Managing Director, Lazard & Co Ltd, U.K.
Moderator: Patrick A. McCormick, President, WSEM Group
3:15
PANEL VII : Steel’s Technological Revolution - New Tools for Steelmakers’ Profitability
Gianpietro Benedetti, Chairman, Danieli & C. SpA, Italy
Dr. Kay Mayland, President & CEO, SMS Siemag AG, Germany
Bill Swartz, CPIM, Senior Solutions Engineer, AXIS, a Consona ERP Solution
Yasukuni Yamasaki, President, Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Japan
Moderator: Ronald E. Ashburn, Executive Director, Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST)
4:30
Conference Close
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