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3rd Annual China Summit
A Focus on Free and Fair Trade
September 16 - 18, 2007
, Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City
Sunday, September 16, 2007
4:30
Registration and Exhibits Open
5:30
Welcome Cocktail Reception
Monday, September 17, 2007
7:30
Registration, Exhibits and Continental Breakfast Open
8:30
Welcome Address
David Brooks, Senior Vice President, American Metal Market
8:35
Keynote Presentation
Dan DiMicco, Chairman, President and CEO, Nucor Corporation
9:45
China Overview –Threat or Friend?
Sal Tharani, Associate Global Investment Research, Goldman Sachs
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
Session I: Raw Materials Outlook
Outlook on China's iron ore demand and its impact on world markets
Raw materials access as an influencing factor in future steel expansion projects
Future trends of scrap flow to and from China
Moderator: Scott Robertson, Chief Correspondent Steel, American Metal Market
Barry C. Lynn, Senior Fellow, New America Foundation
Robin Weiner, President, ISRI
Zhongbo Xu, President, Beijing Metal Consulting Ltd.
12:00
Luncheon
David. M. Spooner , Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
2:00
Session II: Running the Numbers
Updates on import and export figures, pricing trends, supply and demand balance for key commodities including steel, stainless steel and aluminum
Moderator: Jo Isenberg-O’Loughlin, Senior Managing Editor, American Metal Market
Michelle Applebaum, Managing Director, Applebaum Research
Eric Yi Li, Vice President, CBI China Co. Ltd
3:15
Coffee Break
3:45
Session III:: Trade Law
The law view on China
A discussion about new cases filed and the likely impacts and outlooks on the industry
A look at a study about government subsidation in China
Moderator: Rory Carroll, Washington Correspondent, American Metal Market
William Barringer, Partner Section Head, Vinson & Elkins LLP
David “Skip” Hartquist, Senior Partner, Kelley Drye Collier Shannon
Tom Howell, Partner, Dewey Ballantine LLP
Lewis E. Leibowitz, Partner, Hogan & Hartson LLP
Alan Price, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
Roger B. Schagrin, Trade Lawyer, Schagrin Associations
5:30
Cocktail Reception
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
7:30
Continental Breakfast and Exhibits Open
8:30
Highlight Address
Chen Haoran, Chairman, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals and Chemicals of Importers and Exporters (CCCMC)
9:00
Session IV: Doing Business in China – Challenges and Opportunities
The challenges and opportunities that exist with China and how companies are dealing with those prospects
Moderator: David Brooks, Editorial Vice President, American Metal Market
Keith Burlingame, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing , Indalex
Feng Li, Vice Chairman, Institute for Enterprise Development
Darcy Ursulescu, Managing Director – China, CAB Incorporated
10:00
Coffee break
10:30
Session V: China Trade Impact on North American Manufacturing
How is China impacting U.S. manufacturing and can North America compete?
Moderator: Rory Carroll, Washington Correspondent, American Metal Market
Tom Danjczek, President, Steel Manufacturers Association
William Gaskin, President, Precision Metalforming Association
Dan Ikenson, Trade Analyst, CATO Institute
Dave Phelps, President, AIIS
Andrew Sharkey, President and CEO, AISI
Frank Vargo, Vice President –International Economic Affairs, NAM
12:15
Luncheon
U.S. Congressman Pete Visclosky (D-IN), Chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus
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