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Steel Success Strategies XXVII is the must-attend steel event of the year, as it once again delivers all the key steel leaders and figures from around the globe.

With attendance from every major company, corporation and association, Steel Success Strategies delegates form a who’s-who list of the global steel industry. Delegates benefit from the highest level program on the market and expanded networking opportunities, emerging with a renewed outlook on the industry.

In 2012, the program will focus on what the industry has learned and how it has reshaped itself during the economic slowdown, recession and recovery. Looking forward, the event and its speakers will offer insight and information following the 2012 theme on how companies can begin to Prepare for the Take-off…Bad Times to Good Times.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Lakshmi N. Mittal, Chairman & CEO, ArcelorMittal
Daniel R. DiMicco, Chairman & CEO, Nucor Corporation
John P. Surma, Chairman & CEO, U.S. Steel

HIGHLIGHT SPEAKERS
Naveen Jindal, Chairman & Managing Director, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., India
Nicholas R. Lardy, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Dr. Zhang Xiaogang, President, Ansteel Group Corporation, China

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Peter F. Marcus, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics
Karlis M. Kirsis, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics

PANELISTS
Martin Abbott, CEO, London Metal Exchange. U.K.
David Brooks, Senior Vice President, American Metal Market
Joseph A. Carrabba, CEO, Cliffs Natural Resources
Dong Chaobin, President, CBMX, China
Ian Christmas, Managing Director, Christmas Steel Consulting Ltd.
Philipp Englin, Manager – Special Projects, World Steel Dynamics
Mike Frawley, Global Head of Metals, Newedge Group
Andre Gerdau Johannpeter, CEO, Gerdau,
Fritz Henderson, Chairman & CEO, SunCoke Energy, Inc.
Ali Hosseini, Managing Director, ADPICO, UAE
John Lichtenstein, Managing Director, Global Metals Industry Practice, Accenture
Pierre Mangers, Executive Director, Performance Improvement, Ernst & Young
Antonio Marcegaglia, CEO, Marcegaglia, Italy
Michael Marley, Vice President, World Steel Exchange Marketing
Robert W. McCutcheon, US Metals Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Richard McLaughlin, Director, Hatch Beddows
Mark Millet, President and CEO, Steel Dynamics
Alexei A. Mordashov, CEO, Severstal, Russia
Jonathan C. Putman, President & CEO, Standard Steel Trading Company
Mike Rippey, CEO, Flat Products, ArcelorMittal USA
Nicholas J. Sowar, Partner, Global Steel Leader, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Fatih Tar, President & Managing Director, Erdemir, Turkey
Ernie Thrasher, CEO & Chief Marketing Officer, Xcoal Energy & Resources
Dr. Jo-Chi Tsou, Chairman, China Steel, Taiwan
Jim Tumulty, Senior Managing Director, The Seaport Group LLC
Win Viriyaprapaikit, President, Sahaviriya Steel Industries, Thailand
James L. Wainscott, Chairman, President & CEO, AK Steel
Spencer Wicks, Publisher, Metal Bulletin, U.K.
Wu Wenzhang, President, Shanghai Steelhome, China
Li Xinchuang, President & Chief Engineer, China Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute, China

WORKSHOP PRESENTERS
Ronald E. Ashburn, Executive Director, Association for Iron & Steel Technology
Gianpietro Benedetti, Chairman, Danieli & C. SpA
Josh Cole, Principal, Manufacturing & Distribution Performance Consulting, Crowe Horwath LLP
Pablo Duarte, Commercial Director, Tenova HYL
Andreas Flick, Chief Technology Officer, Siemens VAI Metals Technologies GmbH
Vee Kachroo, Vice-President, Industrial Products, CN
Edward Meng, Chief Financial Officer, China Gerui Advanced Materials Group
Stephen Montague, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Midrex
Michael J. Smolenski, President & CEO, Coil-Tainer Limited
John Underwood, President, Systems Alternatives International
Yasukuni Yamasaki, President, Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery
Rüdiger Zerbe Member of the Managing Board, SMS Siemag AG

AMM AWARDS FOR STEEL EXCELLENCE

The 2012 AMM Awards for Steel Excellence finalists will be recognized at an exclusive awards dinner and celebration on June 19, 2012 during the Steel Success Strategies XXVII Conference.

Individual tickets will be available when you register for Steel Success Strategies.

Nomination Forms & Sponsorships are available now:

Mary Connors
Phone: 646-274-6250
Email: mconnors@amm.com

FAQ

AMM Events: Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is included in the Registration Fee?
The registration fee includes the admission to the approved conference, conference materials, access to the delegate messenger system and scheduled food and beverage functions.

2. What is not included in the Registration Fee?
The hotel accommodation, incidentals, airport transfers and local transportation are not included in the price of the conference.

3. Delegate Registration Confirmation and Invoice
Upon completion of registration, delegates will receive an email with the details of their registration. Should you require an additional detailed itemization please contact us at events@amm.com.

4. Registration Payment by Credit Card
Please visit our website at www.amm.com/events to make a payment by credit card. Once on the AMM Events homepage please select the conference of interest and then click the registration button. Please complete all pertinent fields and be sure to include the delegate’s unique email address to ensure access to delegate messenger system. Delegate messenger system is only applicable to those who enter a unique email address. If you wish to register over the phone please call (212) 224-3577.

5. Incomplete Payment
To pay your outstanding invoice over the phone please call (212) 224-3577. You must have your customer number when arranging payment in order for the money to be allocated against your invoice. Your customer number will begin with "MB" and is located at the top right hand corner of your invoice. If your balance has an outstanding amount due you will not have access to the Delegate Messenger System until payment is received.

6. Receipts
Once payment is received in full, you will automatically receive a confirmation/receipt to the email address given at registration.

7. Registration Payment by Bank Transfer
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8. Invitation Letter
While AMM Events is not responsible for guaranteeing delegate visa applications, we can provide delegate with visa support letters once we have received full payment please email events@amm.com to request a visa letter application form. You will receive this letter via email attachment within 72 business hours of receiving the information. In all cases we advise you seek recommendation from your embassy.

9. Replacing Delegate
If you are registered for an event and are no longer able to attend, you may substitute a colleague to attend in your place at no extra cost. At no time is it permissible for a colleague to participate during portions of the event. An event delegate registration is for the event in its entirety and is not on an al a carte basis. If you wish to replace a delegate please email events@amm.com.

10. Cancellation
Cancellations received in writing before the cancellation deadline will qualify for a refund minus 10%. Please find the cancellation deadline on the events registration page. No refund or credit will be given on cancellations received after the cancellation. Delegate substitutions will be accepted. If no substitution is provided, a web link to download the speaker presentations will be forwarded to the registered email address after the event, providing the delegate has paid. Along with the conference presentation delegates will also have access to the delegate messenger system pre and post conference.

11. Conference Hotel Fully Booked
Rooms in the conference block are on a first-come basis, so please make reservations early. In the event the conference room block is sold out, please contact events@amm.com if you are still seeking accommodations at the conference hotel.

12. Badge Details
The following details will be printed on your conference name badge: first name, last name, professional title and company. When completing your conference registration be sure to check these fields to guarantee their accuracy. If you require amendments then please email events@amm.com. The size or order of the badge text cannot be changed.

13. Delegate Messenger System (DMS)
This is a secure platform where delegates can communicate with each other pre and post conference. Full instructions and terms of use will be incorporated into your personal delegate messenger account. This service is only accessible once payment has been received. The DMS will be active two weeks prior to the start of the physical conference. The DMS will be available for two weeks after the physical conference concludes. Note that DMS is only accessible with current conference delegate exhibiting a zero payment balance. A welcome email will be sent with full instructions to successfully operate and navigate within the delegate messenger system. If you have additional queries regarding DMS please contact events@amm.com.

14. Delegate List
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The delegate list will be given in the pre-conference email within one week of physical conference start date. An updated delegate list will be present as a hard copy at the event. The final delegate list will be available in the post conference email.

15. Presentations
The information contained in the presentations is privileged and confidential, and is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). Any review, use or distribution by others is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender by return e-mail and delete this message and all copies.

An email will be sent to you after the event informing you when the conference presentations are available. You must complete the short survey in order to download the presentations. Once you complete the survey and click submit you will be directed to the link. Speakers have the right to withhold any information previously presented at the event. Any presentations not currently on the website may not be uploaded at a later date as requested by the speaker.

16. Dress Code
Business attire is appropriate for all AMM events.

17. Sponsorship & Exhibition
If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at an American Metal Market Event please contact Mary Connors at mconnors@amm.com or (646) 274-6250.