Final Thoughts

This past week I participated in the Cowen & Company conference in New York City and then traveled to Savannah, Georgia to attend the Association of Women in the Metals Industries international conference. Both conferences were well done. I spoke about the Cowen & Company conference in our last edition of SMU. Tonight I wanted to spend some time discussing the AWMI conference and some of the things I learned by attending.

Educate, grow, mentor and network are the four cornerstones of the Association of Women in the Metals Industries (AWMI). Jeff Moskaluk, Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for SSAB, while accepting an award for their support of the AWMI, explained to the group how their company viewed AWMI and used the four cornerstones of the organization. SSAB employees were able to increase their knowledge of the industry, they grew in confidence and were able to take advantage of mentoring opportunities which broadened their capabilities and increased their value to the SSAB organization. Through the AWMI their employees were able to network with other members, guests and speakers which also brought business value to their company. He thanked the group for all of the “free” training their people were able to get through their participation in the AWMI organization.