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This Year's Steel Summit Will Be the Biggest Yet!
Written by Laura Miller
August 12, 2023
This week, we eclipsed 1,300 delegates, making this year’s Steel Summit the biggest one yet!
If you haven’t already registered, there’s still time to join the more than 1,300 attendees from over 500 companies that will be in Atlanta for Summit.
The event is Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 21-23, in Atlanta at the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC).
We’ve got a host of great speakers lined up, including leaders from mills, service centers, and end-users, as well as analysts, economists, and more. The agenda for the event can be found here.
We’d love for everyone in the SMU Community to join us to hear the latest economic data, steel price forecasts, and the most important current events happening right now in the industry. And don’t forget the conference provides some of the best networking opportunities out there!
We’re just over a week away from the start of the event on Monday, Aug. 21, so we encourage you to register today and book your travel arrangements, if you haven’t already.
And if you’ve already registered – thank you! Be sure to download the conference app, where you can start networking and planning for the event. You’ll find the agenda, a list of speakers and exhibitors, access to the live Q&A platform, a list of attendees, and more.
Below is a list of companies that have recently registered. Those with an asterisk next to their name are sending more than one person to the event. You can click here for a more complete list that includes all registered companies.
Amsted Automotive, Anderson Trucking Service*, Austal USA*, BMW Group, Brose, Brown Gibbons Lang*, Chamberlain Group, Cincinnati Bulk Terminals/Port of Cincinnati, Controladora Mabe*, Crunch Risk*, Deacero USA*, Dillinger Saarstahl America, Eaton, E-Crane International USA, Enstructure, Richardson*, Gent Commodity USA, Great Lakes Coils*, Helmer Scientific, Trane Life Sciences Solutions, Lakeside Metals*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MetalMax, NextEra Energy*, Overhead Door Corp., QAD Redzone*, Schneider Electric*, South Atlantic Galvanizing*, Stabilus, Steel X – Tensteel, Thurlestone Financial, U. S. Steel
Visit www.events.crugroup.com/smusteelsummit for more information. We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!
Laura Miller
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