“CRU conferences offer a consolidated view of the world’s steel industry” (Past CRU Conference delegate)
CRU Events 14th World Steel Conference will give you a comprehensive update and insight into the latest movements of the steel industry brought to you by the leaders in the industry.
Why attend CRU’s 14th World Steel Conference?
- Debate some of the key issues surrounding the steel world today
– will steel demand continue to firm?
– will Chinese exports continue to rise?
– will prices remain volatile?
● Discuss how these vital issues might well be influenced by developments in Brazil and the other fast developing Latin American steel markets in the future
● Take advantage of the unique opportunity to network with senior level delegates from around the world
● Gain a good general insight into the worldwide steel industry by learning about key aspects including raw materials, steel mills, finished products,end-users, pricing and risks, and developing markets
Confirmed speakers:
Jim Lennon, Executive Director - Commodities Research, Macquarie
Bank Group
Roger Agnelli, President/CEO, Vale
Tianwen Huang, President, Sinosteel Corporation
Russell Scrimshaw, Board Director and Executive Director, Finance
and Marketing, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd
Roberto Castello Branco, Director, Vale
Dr Amit Chatterjee, Advisor to the Managing Director, Tata Steel Ltd
Steven Burchell, Group Manager, Steel Business Unit, CRU Analysis
Tom Cutler, Analyst, SwissMarine
John Johnson, Chief Representative, Beijing Office, CRU
Zhang Weixian, Director-President, Sinosteel Brasil Metalurgica Trading Ltda
Robert Edwards, Managing Director, Equity Research, Renaissance
Capital
Philippe Varin, Chief Executive Officer, Corus Group Limited
Sergei Nosov, Russpetstal
Marcos de Albuquerque Contrucci, CIT, Tecno-logos S.A
Robert Hunter, Marketing and Applications of Iron Products, Midrex
Dirk Claessens, Global Business Services, WW Industrial Products
Leader, IBM
Dr John Helmer, Moscow Correspondent, CRU Steel News
Anatoly Ignatusha. Head of Strategy and Investments, Metinvest
Holding Ltd
Andrei Bolshakov, Director of Strategy and Investments, Metinvest
Holding Ltd
José Armando Campos, President & CEO, ArcelorMittal Brasil
Roger Downey, Director, LatAm Mining & Metals Analyst, Credit Suisse
Andrea Gerdau Johannpeter, CEO & President, Gerdau Group
Rinaldo Campos Soares, President and CEO, Usiminas Siderurgicas
de Minas Gerais S.A - USIMINAS; President, IBS
Khayyam Jahangir, Steel Consultant, CRU Analysis
Dr Hans-Ulrich Lindenberg, Member of the Executive Board,
ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
Jim Southwood , President, CRU Price Risk Management
Wolfgang Schmitz, President/Chairman, Nordic Intertrade
Igor Konovalov, Chairman and CEO, Inprom
Wednesday 12 March
Optional visit to Vale's Tubarão Complex in the City of Vitória
19:00-20:30 Welcome Reception Hosted by: Vale
Thursday 13 March
08:00 Registration in the Copacabana Rooms
INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE
Lynette Northey, Chief Executive Officer, CRU Events
CHAIRMAN FOR DAY 1
Jim Lennon, Executive Director - Commodities Research,
Macquarie Bank
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Roger Agnelli, President/CEO, Vale
Session One:
GLOBAL MATERIAL SUPPLIERS IN THE RAW: IS THEIR GRIP
TIGHTENING?
PRESENTATION
Zhang Wexian, General Manager, Sinosteel Brazil Metallurgical Trading Ltd
Coffee Break
AN AUSTRALIAN IRON ORE STORY: A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY
Russell Scrimshaw , Board Director and Executive Director, Finance
and Marketing, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd
PRESENTATION
Roberto Castello Branco, Director, Vale
INDIA'S GOAL OF 180 MILLION TONNE STEEL BY 2020 - IS IT A DREAM OR REALITY?
Dr Amit Chatterjee, Adviser to the Managing Director, Tata Steel
CRU RAW MATERIALS OUTLOOK
Steven Burchell, Group Manager, Steel Business Unit, CRU Analysis
OULOOK FOR OCEAN FREIGHT MARKETS
Tom Cutler, Chief Analyst, SwissMarine
Luncheon sponsored by IBM Global Business Services and CRU Events
Session Two
THE IMPLICATIONS? THE GLOBAL OUTLOOK
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: STEEL INDUSTRY - GLOBALISATION, INTEGRATION, DE-COUPLING MODEL
Philippe Varin, Chief Executive Officer, Corus Group Limited
RUSSIAN STEEL: HOW BIG CAN IT GROW?
Robert Edwards , Managing Director, Equity Research,
Renaissance
Capital
THE CHANGING FACE OF THE CHINESE STEEL INDUSTRY - CHINA'S IMPACT ON GLOBAL STEEL MARKETS
John Johnson, Chief Representative, Beijing Office, CRU
Coffee break
Session Three:
TECHNOLOGY IN STEEL
CAN CHINESE STEEL MILL MANUFACTURERS COMPETE WITH WESTERN TECHNOLOGY IN GLOBAL MARKETS?
Shaochun Chen, Assistant President/Director of Overseas Business Department, CISDI Engineering Co., Ltd.
TECNORED PROCESS - FROM PILOT TO INDUSTRIAL TO LARGE SCALE PLANTS
Marcos de Albuquerque Contrucci, Technical Director, Tecno-Logos
S.A
IRON - 2 SHORT PRESENTATIONS
(1) PRICES - RIDING THE SUPERCYCLE
(2) ENVIRONMENT - THE POTENTIAL FOR MASSIVE DECREASES IN CO2
Robert Hunter, Marketing & Applications of Iron Products, Midrex
STEEL ON DEMAND: HOW STEEL COMPANIES CAN BECOME MORE RESPONSIVE - INVENTORY POLICIES WHICH CAN CHANGE THE INDUSTRY
Dirk Claessens, Global Business Services, WWW Industrial Products Leader, IBM
End of Day one
Dinner on Sugar Loaf Mountain hosted by: Vale
Friday 14 March
CHAIRMAN FOR DAY 2
Dr John Helmer, Moscow Correspondent, CRU Steel News
UKRAINE: STEELMAKING DEVELOPMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES
Anatoly Ignatusha. Head of Strategy and Investments, Metinvest Holding Ltd
Andrei Bolshakov, Director of Strategy and Investments, Metinvest
Holding Ltd
OPENING PRESENTATION
José Armando Campos, President & CEO, ArcelorMittal Brasil Tubarão
Session Four:
STEEL IN LATIN AMERICA - ITS GROWING IMPACT AT HOME AND
ABROAD
PRESENTATION
Roger Downey, Director, LatAm Mining & Metals Analyst, Credit Suisse
PRESENTATION
Andrea Gerdau Johannpeter, CEO & President, Gerdau Group
Coffee Break in the Copacabana Rooms
PRESENTATION
Rinaldo Campos Soares
President & CEO, Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - USIMINAS
THE GLOBAL OUTLOOK FOR THE MERCHANT SLAB MARKET
Khayyam Jahangir, Steel Consultant, CRU Analysis
THYSSENKRUPP CSA - THE BRAZILIAN BASIS FOR THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF THYSSENKRUPP STEEL
Dr Hans-Ulrich Lindenberg, Member of the Executive Board,
ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
Luncheon
Session Five:
RISK AND RETURN: STEEL HEDGING AND TRADING
PRESENTATION
Jim Southwood , President, CRU Price Risk Management
CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL TRADING NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
Wolfgang Schmitz, Chairman, Nordic Intertrade AS
Coffee and Close of Conference
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With China becoming an influential player in global metals, it is absolutely vital to support this hugely important market. CRU Events will therefore be offering Chinese simultaneous interpreting throughout the conference sessions at the 14th World Steel Conference.
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For programme speaking opportunities, please contact Lynette Northey, CEO, CRU Events, on tel: +44 1264 730327 / +44 7879 601579 or email her directly on: lynette.northey@crugroup.com
By sponsoring or exhibiting at this CRU Event, you will raise your company profile and gain unparalleled access to the key decision makers in this industry. You can choose from various sponsorship packages, which include exhibition space, additional events and conference packs.
For sponsorship & exhibition opportunities contact Marilyn Portner on +44 20 7903 2402 or email her directly: email: marilyn.portner@crugroup.com
For more information on this conference, please contact:
Marilyn Portner, CRU Events,
31 Mount Pleasant, London WC1X 0AD, UK
Tel: +44 20 7903 2402
Fax: +44 20 7903 2432
Email: crumetalsevents@crugroup.com
Representante no Brasil
Luiz Compagnoni
Tel: +55 21 2249 1274
Fax: +55 21 2294 1138
Email: luiz.compagnoni@crugroup.com
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