SMU Steel Summit 2026: It’s heating up!

The steel industry will converge on Atlanta in around 24 days. They will come from more than 500 companies and 25-plus countries to network, negotiate, exchange ideas, plan, dream and examine what’s a stake, and what lies ahead.

Don’t miss this chance to be in the room with 1,600-plus industry professionals addressing today’s most pressing dynamics and tomorrow’s drivers.

Were on pace for another historic turnout. More than 1,200 steel industry professionals have already registered to attend the Summit on Aug. 24-26 at the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC) in Atlanta.

Who’s coming and who will you meet?

Don’t delay, get networking today. If you haven’t already, don’t forget to download the app—App Store or Google Play—and get instant access to the industry’s largest gathering. Start planning and networking before you arrive, and ensure you’re fully prepared to maximize every moment on site.

2026 agenda highlights

Across three days, SMU Steel Summit will bring the North American flat-rolled steel supply chain together for timely market analysis, executive perspectives, and practical conversations on the forces shaping the year ahead.

Steel outlook: Forecasting the road to 2027

Get the big-picture view on steel pricing, domestic capacity, imports, tariffs, and purchasing strategy. Josh Spoores, Timna Tanners, and John Anton will examine the outlook for sheet steel, while economists Dr. Anirban Basu and Taylor St. Germain of ITR will put steel’s path in the context of the broader economy.

Executive conversations: Strategy from the steel supply chain

Hear directly from leaders making decisions across mills, processors, distribution, automotive and recycling. Featured fireside chats include Barry Schneider, Geoff Gilmore, Edward Lehner, Noah Hanners, Barry Zekelman, Logan Wetekamp, and George Adams.

Trade, Tariffs and the Americas steel equation

Trade policy remains central to steel pricing, market access and investment decisions. The Trade in Transition: Steel, Tariffs and the USMCA panel will feature Philip Bell, Ezequiel Tavernelli, Kevin Dempsey, and Lewis Leibowitz. Expect a focused discussion of Section 232, the evolving USMCA review, the future of regional supply chains, and all things trade.

Demand drivers: Automotive, construction, energy and industrial markets

Explore the end markets that will shape steel demand. Lawrence Burns will deliver a keynote on the future of automobiles and its implications for steel and aluminum, while Mark Strand and Eric Gaus will provide focused outlooks for auto and construction. The program also spotlights plate, pipe and tube demand through a discussion with Rob Simon, Jeff Moskaluk, Doyle Hopper, and Rick Preckel.

The downstream market: Service, inventory and customer strategy

Service centers and processors remain the market’s critical link between mill supply and end-user demand. Jodi Parnell, Ilse Henne, and Thad Solomon will discuss inventory discipline, pricing volatility, tariffs, supply accessibility, and the demand signals emerging across key end markets.

Technology, risk management and steelmaking inputs

See how the industry is applying new tools and managing evolving risks. Gene Marks will provide a practical update on AI and emerging technology for metals businesses, while Emanate AI will explore machine intelligence’s growing role in industrial revenue operations. GrafTech International will examine the graphite-electrode supply chain behind EAF steelmaking. And other pre-conference sessions will cover steel futures and hedging, price-benchmark strategy, M&A activity, and real-world digital transformation.

From market outlooks and trade policy to executive strategy and end-market demand, Steel Summit 2026 offers the conversations and connections needed to navigate a changing steel market.

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, AI in Steel, AkzoNobel, AkzoNobel Coatings, Inc., Al Ghurair Iron & Steel LLC, Alacero, Aleaciones Especiales de México, 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/ Alter Logistics Co, 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, ArcelorMittal Tubarão, 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, Bannockburn Capital Markets, 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, LLC, Century Metals & Supplies, LLC., Challgren International Iron Trade, Chapel Steel, Charter Steel Trading, Inc., Chemcoaters LLC, Chicago Tube & Iron, CIH, Citi, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., ClarkDietrich, Cleveland Steel Container, CloudForge, CloudForge AI, CMC Commercial Metals, CME Group, Coilplus, Inc., Collier Metals, Combined Metal Industries, Commercial Metal Forming, Commercial Steel Products, Conklin Metal Industries, Inc., Controladora Mabe SA de CV, Cooper Consolidated LLC, Copeland, Cox Automotive, 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., Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Diamond C Trailers, Diamond Manufacturing Company, Dodge Construction Network, Doosan Bobcat, DREWES Logistics USA, Eagle America’s Corporation, Earle M Jorgensen Company, Eastern Drayage, Eastern States Steel, EB Metal Framing, EB Metal US, Eldridge, Elite Steel, Emanate, Emerson, Enstructure, 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., Great Circle Shipping Corporation, Great Dane, Greenbush Logistics, Greenpoint Metals, Inc., Greif Packaging Germany GmbH, Greif Packaging LLC, Grupo Acerero, GS Global USA, Gulf Alloys and Metals (FZC) LLC, Haas Door Co., Handy Distribution (ARCO), Hartree Metallia LLC, Hascall Steel, Headwall Partners, Heidtman Steel Products, Inc., Hephaistos Building Supplies, Heritage Capital Group, Inc., Hertha Metals, 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, Kandil Steel, KASTO Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets, KLB Steel, Kloeckner Metals, Klüber Lubrication, KMF, Knapheide, Kocaer Çelik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Kocaer Steel), Lane Steel Co., Lapham-Hickey Steel, Leeco Steel LLC, Lennox International, Leviat, Liberty Painted Products, Lindsay Corporation, LineSight, Linus Analytics, Lockers Manufacturing, LLC, LockersMFG, Logistec, LOGISTEC Stevedoring Canada Inc., London Metal Exchange, Lozier Corporation, M&M Manufacturing, Inc., Macsteel International USA Corp, Magic Coil Products LLC, Magswitch Technologies, Majestic Steel, Major Metals Company, Manitowoc Cranes, Marmon Rail, Marubeni-Itochu Steel America Inc., Maruichi Leavitt Pipe & Tube, Maverick Steel, 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, Midwest Metals, Mill Steel Company, Minova, 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 Steel, Northwest Pipe Company, Nova Steel Inc., NS BlueScope Coated Products NA, Nucor, Nurcan Teknolojik Destekler ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş., 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, OneSteel Trading Inc, 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, Pittsburgh Pipe, 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, Promet Steel, Inc., PS Logistics, Rabobank, Rahma Maro, Ram Steel Framing, Ranger Steel, Ratner Steel Supply Company, Red Bud Industries, Redex USA Inc., Reliance Inc., Reliance Sheet & Strip Company, Rheem Manufacturing Company, Risse + Wilke Cold Rolled Steel Inc., Robert Bosch LLC, 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 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., Signode, 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 Americas, 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, Steelforce America, Steelscape LLC, SteelSummit Holdings, Inc., Stella Source, Stellar Industries, Stemcor USA Inc., StoneX Financial Inc., StoneX Group 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 International Metals (Americas) Limited, Tata Metal Lestari, PT, Tata Steel, Tatmetal, Taylor Machine Works, Inc., Taylor Steel, Inc., Tennant Company, Ternium Internacional S.A., Ternium Mexico S.A. de C.V., Ternium USA, Inc., Terravest Industries, 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 NA, tk accelis Trading Canada, Tosyali Iron Steel Industry Algerie SPA, Toyota Material Handling North America, Toyota Tsusho America, Trade Data Monitor, LLC, Triad Metals International, Trinity Industries, Triple-S Steel Holdings, Inc., TTC, Tufts Grinding, Inc., Tyler Richardson, U. S. Steel, UNICOIL, Union Pacific Railroad, United States Steel Corporation, 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 a place now!

We can’t wait to see you there!

PS – If you haven’t yet, you can check out the full agenda here and register here.