SMU Steel Summit 2026: Can’t-miss exclusive interviews

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Revamped Fireside Chat sessions

We’ve made some changes to our fan-favorite Fireside Chat sessions for the 2026 Steel Summit. Our executive and C-suite exclusive interviews will again feature the prominent voices shaping the North American flat-rolled steel market, but with shorter, faster-paced sessions, getting down to brass tacks. Focused on unfiltered conversations getting to the heart of what matters most to the marketplace.

Here’s just a snapshot of our Fireside Chat lineup and what you can expect. But check out the full agenda to see what’s in store at this year’s Summit.

• Barry Schneider, President and COO, Steel Dynamics, Inc.— Get a candid look at steel demand, mill strategy and the outlook for US flat-rolled steel from one of the industry’s leading operators.
• Geoff Gilmore, President and CEO, Worthington Steel—Hear how a major processor is navigating pricing, inventory, and shifting customer demand in a volatile market. And what might be next on its expansion list.
• Noah Hanners, EVP – Sheet Products, Nucor—Get insight into sheet steel supply, pricing discipline, and the key forces influencing the market today.
• Edward J. Lehner, President and CEO, Ryerson—A sharp discussion on the evolving role of service centers and the trends shaping downstream steel distribution.
• Logan Wetekamp, Sr. Specialist, Direct Procurement – Metal Raw Materials, Scout Motors, Inc.—A rare look inside an emerging automaker’s sourcing strategy and what it means for steel suppliers.
• Barry Zekelman, Chairman and CEO, Zekelman Industries—A timely discussion on tubing, pipe, trade and the business forces shaping downstream steel demand.
• George Adams, CEO, SA Recycling—Explore the scrap market, recycled metals trends and the raw material side of steelmaking.

See who’s already attending

25000 Miles Sp. z o.o., 3GM Steel, Inc., A. Duie Pyle, AAON, Inc., ABSteel – Grupo ABX, Ace Steel Supply, LLC, Acero Prime, Aceromex, S.A. DE C.V., Aceroteca Metals LLC, Acuity Brands, Inc, Acuity Inc., ADS, Afam International DMCC, Ag Growth International, Al Ghurair Iron & Steel LLC, Alacero, Algoma Steel Inc., Alliance Family of Companies, Alliance Laundry Systems, Alliance Steel LLC, Alpine, Alro Steel, Altec Industries, Inc., Alter Logistics Company, Alter River Terminals, Aluminum Market Update, Amarr Company, American Alloy Steel, American Construction Metals, American Heavy Plates, American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), American Locker, American Metal Group (AMG), American Metals Supply, Ameristar Perimeter Security, AMG Holdings Plc, AND, ET AL LLC, Andes Coil Processors, Andritz Metals USA Inc., AOC Metal Works, Applied Value LLC, Arbon Steel, ArcelorMittal, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, ARCO Innovations, Arcosa, Arctic Steel LLC, ARKU, Inc., Array Technologies Inc, ASSA ABLOY Door Group, Association of Women in the Metal Industries, Astec Industries, Inc, Atkore, Atlantic Industries Limited, Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc., ATW, Autoliv Ogden Assembly, AZZ Precoat Metals, B&W Trailer Hitches, Bailey Metal Products Ltd, Bank of America, Barclays, Bayou Processing & Storage, LP, Beaver Steel Services, Inc., Beshert Steel Processing, Betco, Inc., Biele S.A.U., Big River Steel, Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel, Bilstein GmbH & Co. KG, BlueScope Buildings North America, BlueScope Coated Products, BlueScope Steel Americas, BMG Latin America, Inc., BMO, BofA Global Research, BofA Securities, Inc., Borçelik Çelik Sanayii Ticaret A.Ş., Borusan Berg Pipe, Inc., Borusan Pipe US, Bradford White, Braner USA, Broan Nutone LLC, Brose North America, Inc, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., Brown Gibbons Lang & Company, Brown Strauss Steel, BTD Manufacturing, Buckeye Metals Ind., Builtech, Bull Moose Tube, Burghardt & Schmidt GmbH, Butech Bliss, C.D. Wälzholz GmbH & Co. KG, Canam Group Inc., Canam Steel Corporation, Carlisle Architectural Metals, Carrier Corporation, Caterpillar, Inc., CBMM North America Inc., Celtic Marine and Logistics, CEMCO, Central States Manufacturing Inc., Centric Pipe, Century Metals & Supplies, LLC., Chapel Steel, Charter Steel Trading, Inc., Chemcoaters, Chicago Tube & Iron, CIH, Citi, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., ClarkDietrich, Cleveland Steel Container, CMC, CME Group, Coilplus, Inc., Collier Metals, Combined Metal Industries, Commercial Metal Forming, Commercial Steel Products, Conklin Metal Industries, Inc., Cooper Consolidated LLC, Copeland, CPKC, CPKC de México, CPKC Railroad, Crowe LLP, Crown Equipment Corporation, CRU, CSN LLC, CSX Transportation, CT.Inc, Curtis Steel Company, CVector Energy Corp., Daikin Comfort Technologies, Daikin North America, Dalco Metals, Inc., Diamond C Trailers, Diamond Manufacturing Company, Dodge Construction Network, Doosan Bobcat, DREWES Logistics USA, Eagle America’s Corporation, Earle M Jorgensen Company, Eastern Drayage, EB Metal Framing, EB Metal US, Eldridge, Elite Steel, Emanate, Emerson, Esmark Steel Group, Esserman Steel Co., Inc., Evapco, Inc., Ezi Metales S.A. de C.V., F.I.M.I. – Fabbrica Impianti Macchine Industriali Spa, Fabricators Supply, Fagor Arrasate (Spain), Fagor Arrasate USA, Inc., Fehr Warehouse Solutions, Felux, Inc., Feralloy Corporation, Ferragon Corporation, Ferrosource LLC, Ficep Corporation, Fifth Third Bank, First Solar, Flack Global Metals, Formosa Global Solutions (FGS), Freight Investor Services, Friedman Industries, Fulton County Processing, Galvaprime, Galvasid, Genesee & Wyoming, Georg North America Inc., Gerdau, GL Precision Tube, Inc., Global Steel Solutions LLC, Goldman Sachs, GrafTech International, Grand Steel Products, Inc., Greenbush Logistics, Greenpoint Metals, Inc., Greif Packaging Germany GmbHm, Greif Packaging LLC, Grupo Acerero, GS Global USA, Haas Door Co., Handy Distribution (ARCO), Hartree Metallia LLC, Hascall Steel, Headwall Partners, Heidtman Steel Products, Inc., Hephaistos Building Supplies, Heritage Capital Group, Inc., Hirsh Industries, LLC, Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, Honda Trading America, HRC Steel Supply LLC, Hunter Engineering, Huntington Business Credit, Huntington National Bank, Hyundai Corporation, Hyundai Steel Company, Ice Industries, Illinois Tool Works (ITW)/Alpine, Imperial Manufacturing Group, Industrial Steel & Fastener Corp, Ingram Infrastructure Group, International Steels Limited, Itl, ITR Economics, ITW, J.P. Morgan, Jaimes Industries Inc, James Steel & Tube, Jefferies LLC, Jemison Metals, Jindal Pipe USA, Inc, Jindal Tubular, John Deere, JOST International, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, JSW Steel USA Inc., Kandil Steel, KASTO Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets, KLB Steel, Kloeckner Metals, KMF, Knapheide, Kocaer Çelik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. ( Kocaer Steel), Lane Steel Co., Lapham-Hickey Steel, Leeco Steel LLC, Lennox International, Liberty Painted Products, Lindsay Corporation, LineSight, Linus Analytics, Lockers Manufacturing, LLC, LockersMFG, Logistec, LOGISTEC Stevedoring Canada Inc., Lozier Corporation, M&M Manufacturing, Inc., Macsteel International USA Corp, Magic Coil Products LLC, Magswitch Technologies, Majestic Steel, Manitowoc Cranes, Marmon Rail, Marubeni-Itochu Steel America Inc., Maxion Wheels, McNeilus Steel, Inc., Medtrade, Inc., Mendritzki Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Metal Center News, Metal Edge Partners LLC, Metal Master, Metal One America Inc, Metal Resources Steel Framing, Metals USA, Meyer Utiltiy Structures, Miba, Mica SteelWorks, Midcontinent Steel & Wire ( Deacero USA, Inc ), Midmark Corporation, MID-SHIP Logistics, MidWest Materials, Mill Steel Company, MISA, Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc., Modern Metals Magazine, Morrison Products Inc., Moss & Associates, MRH LLC, MRIE, National Material Processing, Nelsen Steel Company, Nelson Global Products, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Nippon Steel North America, Nippon Steel Trading Americas, Inc., NLMK, Norfolk Iron and Metal, Norfolk Southern, North American Steel Alliance, North Carolina Ports, North Coast Container, North Shore Steel, North Star BlueScope Coated Products NA, North Star BlueScope Steel, Northwest Pipe Company, Nova Steel Inc., Nucor, nVent, O’Neal Steel, LLC, Ohio Pickling & Processing, Okaya USA, Inc., Olympic Steel, Inc., OMB Treasury, Omco Roll Forming, OmniSource LLC, O’Neal Industries, O’Neal Steel, OpenTug, Opta Group, Optima Steel International LLC, Oregon Tool, OTI, Owen Holdings, Co., Pacific Metals Trading, Inc., PACO Steel & Engineering Corp., Padnos Recycling, Paragon Steel, Pennsylvania Steel Company, Inc., Petrosmith Equipment LP, Phillips Tube Group, Inc., Phoenix Products, Port of Ohio at Pier 48, Port Tampa Bay, Ports America, Preston Publishing Co, Price Industries, Pridgeon and Clay, Priefert, Primetals Technologies USA LLC, Princeton TMX, Promet Steel, Inc., PS Logistics, Rahma Maro, Ram Steel Framing, Ranger Steel, Ratner Steel Supply Company, Red Bud Industries, Reliance Inc, Reliance Sheet & Strip Company, Rheem Manufacturing Company, Risse + Wilke Cold Rolled Steel Inc., Rock Trading Advisors, Ltd, Ruan Transportation Management Systems, Russel Metals, Inc., Ryerson, S&P Global Market Intelligence, SA Recycling, Sage Policy Group, Inc., Salit Steel, Samee Metal Trading, Samuel Son and Co, Samuel Strapping, Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, Schuette, Inc., Scout Motors, Inc., Sea12 Technologies Inc., SeAH Steel USA, Seametal US LLC, Searing Industries, Service Steel & Pipe, Sheffield Steel Inc., Simplify’d Solutions LLC, Slate Path Capital, SLLS, SMS Group Inc., Southern Coil Solutions LLC, Spartanburg Steel Products, SPS Companies, Inc., Square Deal Machining, Inc, SSAB, Standard Iron & Wire Works LLC, State Steel, State Steel Supply Company, Steel and Pipe Supply, Steel and Pipe Supply de Mexico, Steel Coil Store, LLC, Steel Dynamics, Inc., Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA), Steel Manufacturing and Warehouse Company, Steel Market Update, Steel Technologies, Steel Tube Institute, Steel Warehouse, Steelscape LLC, SteelSummit Holdings, Inc., Stella Source, Stellar Industries, Stemcor USA Inc., StoneX Financial Inc., Stout Risius Ross Advisors LLC, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, Sunbelt Group, Superior Duct Fabrication, Superior Steel Supply LLC, TA Services, Target Steel & Target Metal Blanking, Target Steel de Mexico, Target Steel, Inc., Tata International, Tata Metal Lestari, PT, Tata Steel, Taylor Machine Works, Inc., Taylor Steel, Inc., Tennant Company, Ternium Mexico S.A. de C.V., Ternium USA, Inc., Tesla, Tex-Tube and S&P Steel Products, The Association For Iron & Steel Technology (AIST), The Bradbury Group, The Heico Companies, The Infra Group, The Keystone Group, The Law Office of Lewis E. Leibowitz, The Marks Group PC, The Toro Company, tk accelis – Processing NA, tk accelis – Steel Services, tk accelis Trading Canada, tk accelis Trading NA, Toyota Material Handling North America, Toyota Tsusho America, Trade Data Monitor, LLC, Triad Metals International, Trinity Industries, Triple-S Steel Holdings, Inc., TTC, U. S. Steel, UNICOIL, Union Pacific Railroad, Universal Steel, Universal Steel America, Unlimited Logistics, UpVantage Strategies, LLC, Valmont Industries, Inc., Valtir, Venture Steel, Vestil Manufacturing Company, Victory Metals, Viking Materials, Inc., Vision Metals, Wallner Expac, Inc., Webco Industries, Webco Tube, Inc, Wells Fargo, Wesanco ZSI, West Central Steel Inc., Westerman Inc, Whirlpool Corporation, Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Wiley Rein LLP, Wolcott Systems Group, LLC, Worthington Enterprises, Inc., Worthington Steel, Yildiz Demir Çelik, Zekelman Industries, Zf-Lifetec

Spaces are filling up, so be sure to reserve your seat now!

We can’t wait to see you there!

PS – If you are new to Summit, you can check out the agenda here and register here.