Steel Success Strategies Online (2020)

Our agenda will cover the key challenges for the global steel industry, examining the priorities for steel giants and other industry-leading experts. Throughout the conference we will be exploring the challenges across the steel supply chain, closely examining the impact of Covid-19 on this market and what the outlook is for 2021, providing crucial insight for you to best position your business during these uncertain times.

Keynote Sessions

Confirmed keynote speakers so far include:

• T.V. Narendran, Global CEO and Managing Director, Tata Steel
• Jeong-Woo Choi, CEO, POSCO 
• Lourenco Goncalves, CEO, Cleveland Cliffs
• Leon Topalian,CEO,  Nucor
• Sanjeev Gupta, Executive Chairman, Liberty
• Mark Millet, CEO, Steel Dynamics

7:30am: Welcome Address
Raju Daswani, CEO, Fastmarkets 

10:10am: Executive Presentation
C. Lourenco Goncalves, Chairman, President and CEO, Cleveland Cliffs 

10:50am: Steel Innovation Panel: Energizing the EV/AV Markets
Analysts expect that 2020 will be a significant year in the evolution of the Electric-Vehicle and Autonomous-Vehicle market, with more than a dozen new makes and models hitting showroom floors. Although improved batteries and longer ranges are undoubtedly helping to drive this growth, so, too, is steel. The panel will explore how sophisticated new grades are making electric vehicles, lighter, safer and more energy efficient.

Moderator:  Ron Ashburn, Executive Director, Association for Iron and Steel Technology
Peter LeBlanc, CMO North America & VP of Automotive Sales, ArcelorMittal
Dean Kanelos, Market Development and Product Applications Manager, Nucor
Bernhard Hoffman, VP Engineering Global Product Development, U.S. Steel
John Catterall, Vice President AISI Automotive Program, AISI Automotive 
Dan Gordon, GM Carbon Sales & Customer Service, AK Steel 

12:15pm: Executive Presentation
Leon Topalian, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nucor 

1.30pm: Leveraging Risk Management Tools and Decision Science to Drive Value in Operations, Finance, Sales and Corporate Strategy

2:45pm - End of Day One of Steel Success Strategies 2020 

Tuesday, October 27 - Timezone: Eastern Time (ET)

7:45am: Keynote Presentation
Jeong Woo Choi, Chairman, POSCO

8:30am: USA & Canada Panel 

10:10am: Steel Processors and Service Providers Panel 

11:10am: Technology Panel: Leveraging Advantage from Cutting Edge Digital Technology and AI

11:50am: Highlight Presentation 

David Burritt, President and CEO, U.S. Steel

12:10pm Technology Panel: The Evolution and Revolution of Advanced Automation 

Moderator: Richard Barrett, Editor, Fastmarkets: Metal Market Magazine
Guillaume Mehlman, President: Steel and Glass, Fives Group
Harald Henning, Director, PSI Metals North America
Tony Klippel, Melt Shop Technology Manager, Gerdau Long Steel North America

12:50pm: Financial Dynamics Panel 

Moderator: Philipp Englin, CEO, World Steel Dynamics
Ira J. Kreft, National Industry Executive, Bank of America
Vince Pappalardo, Managing Partner, Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
Andrew Pappas, Managing Director, BMO Harris Bank
Frederik Weissenrieder, President, Weissenrieder & Co AB 

1:30pm End of Day Two of Steel Success Strategies 2020 

Wednesday, October 28 - Timezone: Eastern Time (ET)

7:45am: Asian Steel Panel 

9.00am: Keynote Presentation
Mark Millett, President and CEO, Steel Dynamics Inc.

9:40am: Steel Industry 2050 Panel
Veteran steel industry experts will debate their vision of how the steel industry will evolve in the coming years. Key questions considered: 

• How will climate change initiatives impact the industry?
• What factors will drive or diminish future steel demand?
• What technologies and initiatives will reshape the global industry?
• Will the industry be under significant threat from alternative materials?

Moderator: John Lichtenstein, Principal, Crucible Consulting
Rod Beddows, Senior Adviser and Co-Founder, HCF International Advisers
Marcel Genet, Founder, Laplace Counseil
Peter Marcus, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics

10:40am: Executive Interview with Gerdau

Interviewer: TBC
Harley Scardoelli, Global CFO, Gerdau
 

11:00am Global Sustainability Panel 

Sustainability executives from the world's prominent steelmaking companies will gather to discuss efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the decades ahead. Key areas of focus will include:

• New technologies and methodologies to reduce carbon footprints
• Managing local government climate policies in a global industry
• Economic impact of carbon initiatives 

Moderator:  Edwin Basson, Director General, World Steel Association

Alan Knight, Head of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development, ArcelorMittal
Martin Pei, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, SSAB 

12:00pm: Technology Panel 

Plant Designs Panel: The Path to Climate Neutral Steel Production: Part 1

Europe’s integrated steelmakers have launched a number of initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, in line with the European Union’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. In the U.S., a predominately EAF-based industry is already ahead of the curve, but further reductions are possible. The panel will look at the processes technologies, enhanced machinery and digital tools that U.S. steelmakers are deploying to address climate challenges.

Moderator: Ron Ashburn, Executive Director, Association for Iron and Steel Technology
Dr. Alexander Fleischanderl, Technology Officer Up-Stream and Head of the Environmental Business, Primetals Technologies
Professor Dr. Pino Tese, President and CEO, SMS Group
Antonello Mordeglia, Member of the Board and Chairman of Danieli Automation, Danieli

12:30pm Technology Panel: Plant Designs Panel: The Path to Climate Neutral Steel Production: Part II

End of Day Three of Steel Success Strategies 2020 and Close of Conference