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August 15, 2018
2018 Steel Summit Program
Written by John Packard
Steel Market Update expects to welcome nearly 900 executives to our Steel Summit Conference in Atlanta Aug. 27-29. There is still time to sign up if you would like to be one of them. To register, visit: www.SteelMarketUpdate.com/Events/Steel-Summit or by contacting our office at 772-932-7538.
See the full conference program below:
| Making Sense Out of The Chaos |
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| Monday, August 27, 2018 | |
| 10:00 – 5:30 PM | Registration Georgia International Convention Center – South Lobby |
| Pre-Summit Programs are located at the GICC in Salons 4-5 | |
| 1:00 – 2:15 PM | Q&A on Tariffs, Trade, and Customs Duties Lewis Leibowitz, Attorney The Law Office of Lewis E. Leibowitz Jean Carroll Kemp, Sr. VP Government Affairs & Trade Policy Steel Manufacturers Association |
| 2:15 – 3:00 PM | Digital Transformation of Steel Distribution: Changing the Way Steel Is Bought and Sold in The Digital Age Gisbert Rühl, CEO Klöckner & Co SE |
| 3:00 – 3:15 PM | Break – Sponsored by: Priefert Steel |
| 3:15 – 4:00 PM | Digital Transformation: How to Begin the Process With Implementation Tools for Your Company Stephen Pratt, Chief Executive Officer Noodle.ai |
| 4:00 – 5:30 PM | Networking Reception: It’s All About Building Relationships Sponsored by: Steel Dynamics, Inc. |
| Networking Reception is located at the GICC in Salons 6-8 (Exhibit area) | |
| Tuesday, August 28, 2018 | |
| 7:00 – 8:00 AM | Doors Open at GICC Registration Georgia International Convention Center – South Lobby Coffee & Pastries Salons 6-8 (Exhibit area) |
| 8:00 – 8:30 AM | Welcome to the 8th SMU Steel Summit Conference John Packard, President & CEO Steel Market Update |
| 8:30 – 9:30 AM | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: A World Perspective: Global and North American Economies Keith Prather, Managing Director Armada Corporate Intelligence |
| 9:30 – 9:50 AM | Break – Sponsored by: Midwest Materials, Inc. |
| 9:50 – 10:50 AM | Canada, Mexico, NAFTA and the World: The View for Steel Chris Houlden, Research Manager CRU Philip Bell, President Steel Manufacturers Association Paul Lowrey, President Steel Research Associates, LLC |
| 10:50 – 11:10 AM | Break – Sponsored by: Red Bud Industries |
| 11:10 – 12:00 PM | A Deep Dive on Commodities – Ferrous Scrap, Zinc, Aluminum, and Steel Lisa Reisman, Co-Founder & Executive Editor MetalMiner Peter Meyers, Senior VP of Ferrous Sales & Marketing Metalico, Inc. |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch – Sponsored by: Nucor |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM | The Debate Continues: Steel Industry Forecasts: 2019 and Beyond Timna Tanners, Research Analyst, Metals and Mining Bank of America Merrill Lynch John Anton, Senior Principal Economist IHS Markit |
| 2:00 – 2:30 PM | What Do You Think? Interactive with SMU App John Packard, President & CEO Steel Market Update |
| 2:30 – 2:50 PM | Break – Sponsored by: All Metals Processing and Logistics |
| 2:50 – 4:00 PM | Transportation: Dealing with the Priority Issues Rebecca Brewster, President & Chief Operating Officer American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) Gregg Troian, President PGT Trucking, Inc. Mel Kirk, Chief Technology Officer, Dedicated Transportation Solutions Ryder System, Inc. |
| 4:00 – 5:30 PM | Networking Reception: Making New Friends and Business Relationships Sponsored by: Heidtman Steel Salons 6-8 (Exhibit area) |
| Wednesday, August 29, 2018 | |
| 7:00 AM | Doors Open at GICC Registration GICC – South Lobby Coffee & Pastries Salons 6-8 (Exhibit area) |
| 8:00 – 8:15 AM | Opening Comments John Packard, President & CEO Steel Market Update |
| 8:15 – 9:30 AM | KEYNOTE Presentation: Beware the Straight Line Dr. Alan Beaulieu, President & Principal ITR Economics |
| 9:30 – 9:50 AM | Break – Sponsored by: Union Partners |
| 9:50 – 10:40 AM | One-On-One with John Ferriola John Ferriola, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President Nucor John Packard, President & CEO Steel Market Update |
| 10:40 – 12:00 PM | Manufacturing Forecast: Anything’s Possible, What’s Likely? Kirk Reich, President & COO AK Steel Barry Zekelman, Executive Chairman & CEO Zekelman Industries John Axelberg, President General Stamping & Metalworks Christopher Shipp, Vice President Priefert Steel |
| 12:00 – 12:45 PM | Lunch – Sponsored by: Modern Metals Magazine |
| 12:45 – 2:00 PM | SPECIAL PRESENTATION The State of Fortress America Ron Insana, Business & Political Analyst CNBC A Presentation You Won’t Want to Miss! |
| 2:00 – 2:15 PM | Fireside Chat: How the Combined Companies (SMU & CRU) Will Benefit Your Business Robert Perlman, Executive Chairman CRU John Packard, President & CEO Steel Market Update |
| 2:15 – 2:45 PM | North American Forecast: CRU and SMU Indices Chris Houlden, Research Manager CRU Josh Spoores, Principal Consultant CRU John Packard, President & CEO Steel Market Update |
| 2:45 – 3:00 PM | Conference Concludes: Till the Love Runs Out John Packard, President & CEO Steel Market Update |
