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SMU Community Chat Webinar: Let’s Talk Post COVID-19
Written by John Packard
May 8, 2020
On Wednesday, May 13, at 11 a.m. ET we will conduct another in our series of free SMU Community Chat Webinars. Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Director of Armada Corporate Intelligence, will join Steel Market Update CEO John Packard as we discuss what a post-COVID-19 world may look like.
Kuehl is known for being both an insightful and an entertaining speaker. He has spoken at a number of SMU Steel Summit Conferences and is well known within manufacturing, fabrication and steel circles.
You can register for this week’s FREE webinar by clicking here.
If you would like to view recordings of past webinars, you can find them in our website. Click on the SMU Community Chat tab on our toolbar, and then the Community Chat Webinars tab in the drop-down screen. There you will find past recordings as well as the link to register for our next webinar.

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