AMM and WSD Steel Success Strategies XXXI

Steel Success Strategies remains the leading conference for the North American Steel industry. For over 30 years American Metal Market and World Steel Dynamics have brought together executives from the biggest players in the industry for networking and debate. 
 
There’s no doubt it has been an incredibly difficult year for the industry, and there are challenging times ahead.  If you’re not constantly learning and adapting your strategy, now is the time to start. Join us in New York City, meet the North American steel industry and hear from market leaders how to gain the competitive edge in these tough times.

Day one
Monday June 13, 2016

10:00am  Registration desk opens 

11:00am  Logistics and transportation

• Moderator: Jo Isenberg -O’Loughlin, Executive Editor, American Metal Market
  Jacques Morrow, Vice President, National Account Solutions, PLS Logistics

11:30am  IT and software

• Moderator: Jo Isenberg -O’Loughlin, Executive Editor, American Metal Market  
  Senior Representative, Crowe Horwath

1:00pm  Lunch

2:00pm  Technology 

• Moderator:  Ronald E. Ashburn, Executive Director, Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST)
• Stephen Montague, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Midrex Technologies, Inc.
• Pablo Duarte, Commercial Vice President, Tenova HYL
• Dale Guidry, President & CEO, TMEIC Corporation
• Joseph Dzierzawski, President & CEO, SMS USA LLC
• Etsuro Hirai, Chief Technology Officer, Primetals Technologies
• Paolo Losso, Vice President Key Account Management, Danieli & C. SpA
• Mike Falk, President, Falk PLI

6:00pm  Welcome drinks reception 

Day two 
Tuesday June 14, 2016

8:00am  Registration desk opens 

8:30am  Welcome      
Raju Daswani, President, American Metal Market

8:45am  Keynote presentation: Death spiral black jack 
Peter F. Marcus & Karlis M. Kirsis, Managing Partners, World Steel Dynamics

9:15am  Keynote speaker 
Mario Longhi, President & CEO, US Steel 

10:00am Networking refreshment break

10:30am  Panel I: International: Oversupply five card stud

• Moderator:  Edwin Basson, Director General, World Steel Association
• Panelists: Andre Gerdau Johannpeter, President & CEO, Gerdau
• Dr. Andrey Laptev, Head of Corporate Strategy, Severstal
• John Lichtenstein, Managing Director, Global Metals Industry Practice, Accenture
• Antonio Marcegaglia, Chairman & CEO, Marcegaglia

1:50pm Keynote speaker  
John J. Ferriola, Chairman & CEO, Nucor Corporation

12:30pm Networking lunch 

2:00pm  Panel II: North America: Steel mills out of chips?

• Moderator:  Jo Isenberg -O’Loughlin, Executive Editor, American Metal Market
• Panelists:  Roger K. Newport, CEO, AK Steel
• Michael Siegal, Chairman & CEO, Olympic Steel
• Dave Stickler, CEO, Big River Steel

3:30pm  Networking refreshment break

4:00pm  Panel III: Steel Marketplace:  Exchange rate and protectionism roulette

• Panelists:   Hernan Guajardo, CEO, Coutinho & Ferrostaal

• Jody Hall, Vice President, Automotive Market, Steel Market Development Institute
• David Paratore, President & CEO, Nanosteel

5:30pm  Networking drinks reception 

Day three
Wednesday June 15, 2016

8:00am  Registration desk opens

8:30am  Panel IV: Scrap, ore and coke: Upping the ante

• Panelists: Francis MacKenzie, President, North Atlantic Iron Corp.
• John Kearsey, Executive Director, Consultancy & Research, Simpson Spence Young

10:00am  Keynote speaker
 Lourenco Goncalves, Chairman, President & CEO, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

10:45am Networking refreshment break 

11:15am Panel V: China & developing world: Risk takers to be winners

• Moderator:  Philipp Englin, CEO, World Steel Dynamics
• Panelists:  George Matta, Director, EZZ
• Li Xinchuang, President & Chief Engineer, China Metallurgical Industry Institute

12:30pm Close of conference and networking lunch