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Tampa Steel Conference: Companies Registered & Agenda
Written by John Packard
January 28, 2021
We continue to receive registrations for the 32nd annual Tampa Steel Conference to be held virtually next week on Feb. 2. We expect over 400 attendees once the conference opens. Here are some of the companies that registered just this week, those with an asterisk (*) next to their name means they have more than one person attending.
BTD, Cambridgeport Air Systems, DOT Metal Products, EXLTUBE*, Hill Manufacturing Inc, Hirsh Industries, LLC, IIMA*, JFE Steel America, Inc., Leedy Manufacturing Company, Metal Products Company, Pacesetter, Port Nola*, Reibus International*, SSAB*, SSY Futures LLC, Steel Dynamics Sales NA, Inc. — Flat Roll Group, Totten Tubes, Inc*, Vision Metals*, Wick Buildings
If you wish to add your company to this list (or your company did not have an * after the name and you believe it should) please click here to register or reach out to conferences@crugroup.com.
Below is the agenda for this year’s event:
8:00 AM – Platform Opens
9:00 AM – Welcome & Update on Port Tampa Bay
- Moderator: John Packard, President & CEO, Steel Market Update
- Speaker: Paul Anderson, President, Port Tampa Bay
9:30 AM – State of the Steel Industry from AISI Perspective
- Speaker: Kevin Dempsey, President & CEO, American Iron & Steel Institute
9:50 AM – Questions & Answers
- Moderator: John Packard, SMU
- Speaker: Kevin Dempsey, AISI
10:10 AM – Break
10:30 AM – Trade Panel Roundtable
- Moderator: John Packard
- Speaker: Phil Bell, President, Steel Manufacturers Association
- Speaker: Lewis Leibowitz, The Law Offices of Lewis E. Leibowitz
- Speaker: Chris Shipp, Vice President Supply Chain, Priefert Manufacturing/Priefert Steel
11:10 AM – Questions & Answers
- Moderator: John Packard
- Speakers: Phil Bell, Lewis Leibowitz, Chris Shipp
11:30 AM – Speed Networking
Your chance to meet face to face and network with your peers from across the steel trade, port, and logistics communities. This has been a highlight in past SMU/CRU conferences and workshops.
12:00 AM – Break
12:40 AM – Keynote Speaker: Leon Topalian, President & CEO, Nucor
01:00 PM – Questions & Answers
- Moderator: John Packard
- Speaker: Leon Topalian, Nucor
01:20 PM – Break
01:40 PM – Macro-Economic Outlook & the New Biden Administration
- Speaker: Dr. Walter Kemmsies, Managing Partner & Chief Economist, The Kemmsies Group
02:00 PM – Questions & Answers
- Moderator: John Packard
- Speaker: Dr. Walter Kemmsies
02:40 PM – Break
03:00 PM – Steel Industry Forecasts (SPONSORED BY REIBUS)
- Speaker: Timna Tanners, Metals & Mining Analyst, Bank of America
- Speaker: Josh Spoores, Principal Analyst, CRU
03:40 PM – Questions & Answers
- Moderator: John Packard
- Speakers: Timna Tanners & Josh Spoores
04:00 PM – Logistics: Ocean and Truck
- Speaker: Rebecca Brewster, President & COO, American Trucking Research Institute
- Speaker: Derek Langston, Head of Research, Simpson Spence Young (SSY)
04:40 PM – Questions & Answers
- Moderator: John Packard
- Speakers: Rebecca Brewster & Derek Langston
05:00 PM – Conference Adjourned
To see speaker biographies click here.
Cost to Attend:
Full price is $150 per person. $125 per person if your company sends more than one person.
SMU and CRU subscribers $125 for one person, $100 per person if registering more than one individual.
To register: CLICK HERE
If you have any questions, please contact: conferences@crugroup.com or events@SteelMarketUpdate.com

John Packard
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