Steel Products
2018 Steel Summit Program
Written by John Packard
August 15, 2018
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 |
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