2nd Annual Scrap Conference

November 10 - 12, 2008 , Hyatt Regency Gainey Ranch Resort , Scottsdale , AZ
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
John Harris
Director, Raw Materials, ArcelorMittal

John Harris is a Canadian Professional Mechanical Engineer working for ArcelorMittal as Director, Raw Materials Technical Applications and is currently responsible for all scrap purchases in Canada & USA for company.

For the last eight years, John has monitored and assessed the global scrap markets for the ArcelorMittal Group as well as consulting with individual ArcelorMittal Group plants pertaining to scrap buying, processing, storage and usage. For the last 6 years, after each new steel plant acquisition, John has preformed a total scrap assessment. Subsequently, the action plans from these reports have been implemented and followed up regularly with measured cost savings and further action plans.

As well as the above duties, John marketed and sold all excess ArcelorMittal DRI from all of production operations. This could amount to approximately 700,000mt/year.

Prior to joining Ispat in February 2000, which became Mittal and now ArcelorMittal, John was Corporate Manager for Scrap Operations for Birmingham Steel. He was involved with setting up a scrap purchasing organization at the various plants and took an active part in the purchasing of scrap in the southeastern US. Also during this period, he setup sales and marketing plans for Birmingham’s 50% ownership in American Iron Reduction, a DRI producing facility in Louisiana.

Before Birmingham Steel, John worked for Hoogovens Technical Services as Director Business Development for their International activities. He spent 2 years marketing and selling steelmaking and casting technology in China and India before returning to the Western Hemisphere to concentrate on sales to the North and South American markets.

John began his steelmaking career in operations at Stelco in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in the late 60’s. Here he progressed to become Manager - Open Hearth operations Hilton Works and eventual Manager - Slab Caster operation Lake Erie Works, a new green field site.

John is a graduate of Boston University in Engineering and a long time member of the “Association of Professional Engineers of Canada”. Also John is a past Chairman – IISI Scrap Committee 2003 to 2008 and currently a Director of the Ferrous Division for ISRI.

He resides in Innisfil, Ontario with his wife, which is located approximately 100 miles North of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Tim Brightbill
Partner , Wiley Rein, LLP

Mr. Brightbill represents clients on all aspects of

international trade law and policy including import

trade remedies (such as antidumping, countervailing

duty and safeguards investigations), global trade

policy and trade negotiations, export controls

(compliance and licensing), customs matters and

international e-commerce issues.

Representative Experience

Represents clients in numerous U.S. industries, including steel, lined

paper school supplies, heavy forged hand tools and steel scrap.

Represented coalition of domestic producers in the most

comprehensive trade safeguards investigation in U.S. history,

culminating in successful remedy proclamation by the President.

Edited Trade Remedies for Global Companies, an American Bar

Association book on U.S. and foreign trade remedies, and authored a

chapter on antidumping and countervailing duty petitions.

Represents numerous clients before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

Federal Circuit, U.S. Court of International Trade, U.S. Department of

Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Advises and represents clients before Congress and the Executive

Branch on potential changes to U.S. trade laws, trade remedies and

ongoing trade negotiations, including WTO and U.S. free trade

agreements.

Advised private equity firm on export control and national security

issues involved in multi-billion dollar acquisition of international

satellite company.

Professional Experience

Member, Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Services and Finance

Industries (2007-Present).

Alter Goldstein
Vice President of Export Sales, Schnitzer Steel

Alter Goldstein joined Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. in the year of 2005 as Vice President in charge of steel scrap exports.

Graduating from Brooklyn College in 1964. From 1964 to 1980 he worked for Phillip Brothers in New York and Pittsburgh. Starting as a trainee and ending as the Vice President of the scrap special metal section.

Mr. Goldstein then worked from 1981 to 1997 for various metal companies associated with Glencore Limited in Stamford, Connecticut as the head of International Scrap Trading.

Mr. Goldstein retired at the end of 1997 but, continued to work as a consultant for the metal industry until 2005 when he took over the responsibilities for export sales out of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.

Peter Kakela
Professor , Michigan State University

Dr. Peter J. Kakela is a Professor at Michigan State University, Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resources Studies. He attained his B.S. from Michigan State University, an M.A. from Miami University and a Ph.D at the University of Alberta. He has served as Assistant Professors at Miami University, the University of Manitoba, and he achieved Associate Professor tenure at Sangamon State University. He has been on the staff of Michigan State University since 1978 and promoted to full professor in 1985. He has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards including serving on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Great Lakes/Seaway Review, MSU’s President’s Community Service Award, a Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship, and a National Leadership Fellowship at the Kellogg Foundation. Dr. Kakela is recognized internationally as an expert on the iron ore industry. He has published widely on it, including articles in Science, Land Economics, The Journal of Metals, The Professional Geographer, Engineering & Mining Journal, Skillings Mining Review, Michigan History Magazine, Great Lakes Seaway Review and numerous major reports through World Steel Dynamics, one of the world’s leading steel research organizations and publishers.

He has analyzed the technologic conversion to taconite pellets, the cost of shipping ore on the Great Lakes and oceans, the location advantage of different mines, the vulnerability and closure of mines, and the role government policies play on iron ore production. Since 1982 he has been focusing on economic issues of this basic natural resource industry, especially the production costs at each North American iron mine. Recently he has been analyzing the impacts of rising world iron ore prices and the pricing process.

Brad Winer
Managing Director, Industrial & Building Products Group, McColl Partners LLC

Brad Winer is a Managing Director and Partner of McColl Partners. Mr. Winer serves as the head of the firm’s Industrials & Building Products Group. Previously, Mr. Winer was with Bowles Hollowell Conner/First Union Securities. While at First Union, Mr. Winer executed transactions across a number of industries, including aerospace, distribution, building and forest products, and diversified manufacturing. Mr. Winer previously worked in the investment banking division of Credit Suisse First Boston in New York and was president of Fabric, Inc., a manufacturer of private label housewares. Mr. Winer also worked for Cable & Wireless, Inc. and Arthur Andersen & Co.

Mr. Winer is a certified public accountant and received a bachelor of science degree with a dual major in accounting and finance from Georgetown University. Mr. Winer received a master of business administration degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Thom Romer
Senior Account Executive, PSC Metals

Thom Romer is a Senior Trader for PSC Metals based in Cleveland, OH. Having joined PSC at the end of 2004, Mr. Romer is responsible for commercial activities supporting PSC’s brokerage and scrap sales. Prior to joining PSC, he worked for General Electric for six years.

Mr. Romer holds a B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH and an MBA from Belmont University in Nashville, TN.

Mr. Romer is married to Christina, and they have two young boys.

Paul Shellman
Commodity Risk Management Consultant, NYMEX

Paul is presently advising the CME Group in their development of a North American Steel Contract.

Mr. Shellman has over 25 years of commodity risk management experience dealing with trading, origination, commodity finance, and product structuring. His work spans across physical and financial commodity markets where he has led ventures in North America, Europe and Australia.

Paul's corporate experience prior to his consultancy includes; Koch Industries, where he coordinated the company’s expansion into metals trading; co-founder and managing director at AIDC Metals – an Australian metal trading company; and head of metal derivative trading at Goldman Sachs (J.Aron). He received a B.A. in Economics and International Business from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.

Frank Grisom III
Executive Director, The Hot Briquetted Iron Association

Mr. Griscom is the Executive Director and Chief Administrative Officer of HBI Association Ltd., a not-for-profit corporation whose purpose is to promote hot briquetted iron (HBI) and to assist steelmakers in the safe handling, shipping, and storage of HBI and its effective use. HBIA has its administrative office in Matthews, NC (Charlotte area), and includes in its membership all of the major exporters of HBI. In addition, the leading companies providing process technology, equipment, raw materials, and services for the production, sales, and transportation of HBI are HBIA members. Mr. Griscom has more than 30 years of experience in industrial marketing and marketing communications. He is the author or co-author of more than 50 papers and presentations and a similar number of editorials, feature articles, position statements, and speeches on various direct reduction-related subjects. He served as editor-in-chief of Direct From Midrex for 10 years. Mr. Griscom earned a B.A. degree from the University of Chattanooga (now UT-Chattanooga) and is a member of the Association of Iron and Steel Technology.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Nicholas Sowar
Global Steel Industry Leader, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Nick leads Deloitte & Touche LLP's global steel practice. He has more than 31 years of experience, specializing in manufacturing and distribution corporations and SEC registrants. Nick is partner-in-charge of the Deloitte's global steel practice and is a member of both the Deloitte U.S. Firm's operating committee and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's operating committee for the manufacturing practice.

Nick has served the steel industry for over 25 years. He was the lead client service partner during the formation of the Kawasaki Steel/Armco joint venture, named Armco Steel Company LP, and its subsequent IPO as AK Steel. He has lead M&A due diligence projects at Armco, US Steel and was an advisor to Mittal Steel on its acquisition of Arcelor. Nick serves, or has served, as lead client service partner, or industry advisory partner, for AK Steel, ArcelorMittal, Baosteel, California Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs, Esmark/Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Company, Gallatin Steel, Gerdau S.A. and GerdauAmeristeel, MMK, and US Steel . He also served as the lead client service partner at National Steel Corporation, then a U.S. holding of NKK Steel of Japan, in Deloitte's year long project to review and access operational and internal control environments as required for SEC regulatory remediation.

Nick has been a speaker at steel conferences in Beijing, Moscow, Paris and Shanghai discussing such topics as best practices in M&A activities at steel companies and provided his point of view on the future of the Chinese steel industry.

Educational and professional qualifications

Xavier University, BSBA in Accounting

University of Cincinnati, MBA in Finance

Executive Leadership Programs: Wharton School of Business at the Univ. of Penn and Columbia Business School

Eric Andreozzi
Managing Director, Industrial & Building Products Group, McColl Partners LLC

Eric Andreozzi is a Managing Director and co-founding Partner of McColl Partners. Mr. Andreozzi co-heads the firm’s Industrials and Building Products Group, where his specialties include the following industry sectors: steel products and services and scrap metal recycling. Previously, he was a Director at Bowles Hollowell Conner/First Union Securities, a national investment banking firm specializing in merger and acquisition services for middle-market companies. While at Bowles Hollowell, Mr. Andreozzi was head of the firm’s packaging and forest products group and also executed transactions in the building products, business services, entertainment, healthcare, printing, technology, telecommunications, and textiles industries. Mr. Andreozzi was also a Vice President at NationsBanc Montgomery Securities, where he served in both its corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions groups.

Mr. Andreozzi received a bachelor of science degree with a major in finance from the University of Rhode Island and a master of business administration degree from the

Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.ss

John Anton
Director, Steel Service, IHS Global Insight

Overview:

John Anton is manager of Global Insight’s Steel Service and the ferrous metals industry analyst for the firm’s Cost Information Service. The outlook for steel production is formed by close monitoring of the industry and contact with executives at steel makers and end users. In addition to producing regular forecasts of steel production, demand and price, Mr. Anton is also responsible for managing Global Insight’s relationship with major steel clients, including the some of the largest mills in the United States, Japan, and Europe.

Topics for Discussion:

Anton’s specific issues and areas of expertise include:

• Supply, demand, and prices of a broad range of steel product grades and end markets

• The effects of higher steel prices on downstream supply chains

• Steel industry consolidation, and the impact on supply and prices

• The growing internationalization of steel producers and consumers

• The effects of trade actions and tariffs on the steel industry

Professional and Educational Background:

Mr. Anton joined Global Insight in 1995. Prior to that time, he was in the private practice of law, specializing in small business representation and in criminal defense work. Before attending law school, Mr. Anton worked at the Bureau of Labor Statistics as an Economist/Statistician.

He received a B.S. in economics from the Florida State University and a J.D. from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary.

Public Profile:

In addition to his work with Global Insight clients, Mr. Anton regularly provides steel industry analysis to magazines and dailies such as Purchasing Magazine, Investor’s Business Daily, American Metal Market, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Bloomberg, and Engineering News Record.

Daniel T. Martin
Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Ingram Barge Company

Dan Martin is a 1976 graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration – Economics. In 2004 Dan completed the Advanced Executive Program at Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University.

He began his career in 1976 in the copper industry and joined the barge transportation industry in 1979 where he has held various management positions. Dan joined Ingram Barge Company in 1990 as Vice President, Dry Cargo Sales and has held positions of increasing responsibility. He was named Senior Vice President in 2001 and is currently responsible for all commercial aspects of Ingram Barge Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Since June 2005 Dan has served on the National Coal Council. Members are appointed by the Secretary of Energy to advise, inform and make recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to coal and the coal industry.

In 2007 Dan was appointed by the Secretary of the Army to serve on the Inland Waterways Users Board, an independent Federal advisory committee which makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Army and Congress regarding lock and dam construction and major rehabilitation priorities.

Kurt Nagle
President, American Association of Port Authorities

Kurt J. Nagle is President of the American Association of Port Authorities. Mr. Nagle joined AAPA in 1985 as Director of Membership Services and was promoted in 1987 to Vice President of Membership Services and Administration and in 1989 to Senior Vice President. He was named President in September 1995.

Prior to joining AAPA, Mr. Nagle served as Director of International Trade for the National Coal Association and as Assistant Secretary of the Coal Exporters Association. Previously, he worked in the Office of International Economic Research at the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Mr. Nagle holds M.S. and B.S. degrees in Economics from George Mason University in Virginia.

Brenda Wheeler
Director Metals & Flats, CSX

Date of Employment by CSX (or predecessor): January 30, 1980

Place of Birth: Ashland, KY

Education:

Marshall University, Huntington, WV; Accounting, BA, 1989

Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL; Business Administration, BS, 1991

Chronology Of CSX Employment:

2005-Present Director Car Management

2004-2005 Director Delivery Customer Support

2001-2004 Director Systems & Development

1999-2001 Project Manager - Automation

1997-1999 Director Customer Satisfaction

1990-1997 Manager Customer Service Systems & Development

1987-1990 Manager Transportation Systems & Services

1984-1987 Supervisor Network Control

1983-1984 Supervisor Freight Damage Prevention

1980-1983 Various clerical Division Transportation jobs

Business And Professional Affiliations:

American Equipment Inventory (AEI) Industry User Group – Chair (2003-2005)

CSX Associate Development Program – Program Mentor 5+ years

Professional Accomplishments:

CSX Award of Excellence (2004)

Dennis Wilmot
President, WT&L

Dennis Wilmot is president of WT&L Corp, a logistics provider focusing on helping customers ship product by rail and barge. WT&L supplies the resources allowing companies to outsource multiple functions to WT&L including all activities related to rates, carrier relationship building, customer service, railcar fleet management, and more. Plus WT&L sells and leases railcars to customers structuring both according to customer needs. Dennis has over 31 years of rail transportation experience. The first 11 were with rail carriers followed by 16 with corporations as various logistics positions before starting WT&L in January of 2002. He has a BS in Business Management and certificates in Transportation Management and Vessel Chartering. Dennis is a father of 4 and grandfather of 4 with #5 on the way soon.

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