Steel Success Strategies: Europe IX 2011

Monday, October 17, 2011

Welcome: Luke Gibson, Managing Director, Metal Bulletin Events, UK

Keynote Presentation: Fear of the Unknown
Peter F. Marcus and Karlis M. Kirsis, Managing Partners, World Steel Dynamics, USA

Highlight Speaker: Antonio Marcegaglia, Chief Executive Officer, Marcegaglia, Italy

Panel I: European and CIS Steel: Nonlinear Strategies and Warfare Logistics
Moderator: Edwin Basson, Director General Designate, World Steel Association, Belgium
Panelists: Christopher Beauman, Senior Advisor, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), UK
Wim Plazier, Vice President, A.T. Kearney, The Netherlands
Louis Redshaw, Managing Director, Barclays Capital, UK

Panel II: Steel Marketplace: Developing Effective Supply Lines
Moderator: Becky E. Hites,, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics, USA
Panelists: Nasser Alaghband, Chief Executive Officer, Balli Steel, UK
George Kirps, Executive Vice President,, EUROMETAL, Luxembourg
Ralph Oppenheimer, Chairman, Stemcor, UK
Jouke Schaap, General Manager, Breakbulk Department, Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Panel III: Metallics: Fuel to Keep the Furnace Pigging Moderator: Raju Daswani, Managing Director, Metal Bulletin, UK
Panelists: Philipp Englin, Manager-Special Projects,World Steel Dynamics, USA
Derek Langston, Researcher, SSY, UK
Jeremy Makepeace, Vice President, Global Solutions (Non Ferrous), Harsco Metals, UK
Olle Ӧstensson, Founder, Caromb Consulting, France

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Panel IV: Financials & Futures: Securing the War Chest
Moderator: Patrick A. McCormick, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics
Panelists: Martin Abbott, CEO, London Metals Exchange, UK
John Banaszkiewicz, Managing Director, Freight Investor, UK
Geoff Boyd, Head of Automotive and Steel Research, CLSA Asia Pacific, Singapore
James Oliver, Director, Client Development of Sales, CME Group, UK
Jim Tumulty, Managing Director, Raymond James and Associates, USA
Michael T. Zeitler, Head of Metals Brokerage, BNP Paribas Commodity Futures Ltd., UK

Highlight Speaker: Toni Hemminki, Vice President of Energy and Environment, Rautaruukki Oyj, Finland

Highlight Speaker: Jan Weijberg, Owner, TRANS-FER, The Netherlands

Panel V: The Far and Middle East: Building for Tomorrow
Moderator: Ali Hosseini, Marketing Director, ADPICO, UAE
Panelists:Abu Bucker Husain, Chief Executive Officer, Al Ghurair Iron & Steel, UAE
Gilles Calis, Managing Director, SteelConsult, The Netherlands

Panel VI: Technology: Stealth, Accuracy and Superiority to Tip the Scales of Success
Moderator: Peter F. Marcus, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics, USA
Panelists:Dr. Carlo Piemonte, Executive Vice President, Danieli Davy, Italy
Henry Gaines, Director of Plant Sales, Midrex Technologies, USA