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    2019 Steel Summit Agenda

    Written by Brett Linton


    We are pleased to unveil the first look at the 2019 SMU Steel Summit Conference program. It has taken six months to get the agenda for this year’s conference to this point. It will be six more months of finetuning before we unleash the speakers, the videos, and the music on those who will be in attendance. Expect more surprises over the next six months as we strive to host the premier steel conference in North America.

    Steel Market Update expects to welcome over 1,000 executives to our Steel Summit Conference in Atlanta Aug. 26-28, 2019. To register, visit: www.SteelMarketUpdate.com/Events/Steel-Summit or contact our office at 706-216-2140.

    See the full conference program below:

    STEEL IN TRANSITION

    New Capacity, Trade, Transportation & Forecasts

    Exclusive Platinum Sponsor – Red Bud Industries
    Monday, August 26, 2019
      
    10:00 – 5:30 PM Conference Registration
    Georgia International Convention Center – South Lobby
    All-Day Beverage – Sponsored by: BMO Harris Bank
    1:00 – 1:45 PM SMU/CRU Proprietary Indices & Forecasts
    John Packard,
    President & CEO
        Steel Market Update
    Chris Houlden,
    Research Manager
        CRU
    Josh Spoores,
    Principal Consultant
        CRU
    1:45 – 2:30 PM Transportation Issues & Solutions
    James Burg, President
        James Burg Trucking Company
    JR Schaaf (Jim), Group VP – Metals & Construction
        Norfolk Southern
    2:30 – 2:50 PM Break
    2:50 – 4:00 PM Steel Distribution & Processing: Demand Perspectives
    Edward J. Lehner, President & CEO
        Ryerson
    John G. Reid, Director, President & CEO
        Russel Metals
    Kurt Russell, President & COO
        Precoat Metals
    4:00 – 5:30 PM Networking Reception: Making New Friends & Business Relationships
    Sponsored by: Heidtman Steel
     
    Tuesday, August 27, 2019
      
    7:00 – 8:00 AM Doors Open at GICC – Registration
    Georgia International Convention Center – South Lobby
    Coffee & Pastries Salons 6-8 (Exhibit area)
    All-Day Beverage – Sponsored by: Magic Coil Products, LLC
    Pastries – Sponsored by: Alliance Steel, LLC
    8:00 – 8:20 AM Welcome to the 9th SMU Steel Summit Conference
    John Packard, President & CEO
        Steel Market Update
    8:20 – 9:20 AM Keynote Presentation: The State of The Industry
    Thomas Gibson, President and CEO
        American Iron and Steel Institute
    9:20 – 9:50 AM Break
    Sponsored by: Midwest Materials
    9:50 – 10:50 AM International Trade: War or Peace?
    Philip K. Bell, President
        Steel Manufacturers Association
    Lewis Leibowitz, Attorney
        The Law Office of Lewis E. Leibowitz
    More speakers to be announced
    10:50 – 12:00 PM Program & Speakers to be Announced
    12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
    Sponsored by: Nucor
    1:00 – 1:45 PM What Do You Think? Interactive with The SMU App
    John Packard,
    President & CEO
        Steel Market Update
    1:45 – 2:25 PM Program & Speakers to be Announced
    2:25 – 2:55 PM Break
    Sponsored by: The American Iron and Steel Institute
    2:55 – 4:00 PM Steel Mills Discuss New Capacity
    John G. Hritz, President & CEO
        JSW Steel (USA)
    Mark Millett, President & CEO
        Steel Dynamics, Inc.
    Ladd Hall, Executive Vice President
        Nucor
    4:00 – 5:30 PM Networking Reception: It’s All About Building Relationships
    Sponsored by: Steel Dynamics, Inc.
      
    Wednesday, August 28, 2019
      
    7:00 – 8:00 AM Doors Open at GICC – Registration
    Georgia International Convention Center – South Lobby
    Coffee & Pastries Salons 6-8 (Exhibit Area)
    All-Day Beverage – Sponsored by: Union Partners, LLC
    Pastries – Sponsored by: Ratner Steel Supply
    8:00 – 8:15 AM Opening Comments
    John Packard, President & CEO
        Steel Market Update
    8:15 – 9:15 AM Program & Speakers to be Announced 
    9:15 – 9:45 AM Break
    Sponsored by: Priefert Steel
    9:45 – 11:00 AM Keynote Presentation
    Dr. Alan Beaulieu,
    President & Principal
        ITR Economics
    11:00 – 12:00 PM The Impact of New Steel Capacity
    Paul Lowrey,
    Managing Partner
        Steel Research Associates, LLC
    Timna Tanners,
    Research Analyst, Metals and Mining
        Bank of America Merrill Lynch Research
    Lynn Lupori,
    Head of Metals Consulting – North America
        CRU
    12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
    Sponsored by: Modern Metals
    1:00 – 2:00 PM Keynote Presentation: Daily Briefing–Politics, Policy and The Economy
    Ari Fleischer,
    Former White House Press Secretary
        Ari Fleischer Communications
    2:00 – 2:30 PM Program & Speakers to be Announced 
    2:30 PM Conference Concludes
    John Packard, President & CEO
        Steel Market Update

     

    Conference Sponsors:

    Exclusive Platinum Sponsor: Red Bud Industries
    Writing Tablet Sponsor: Reibus
    Lanyard Sponsor: Mill Steel Company
    Corporate Sponsor: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
    Corporate Sponsor: Big River Steel
    Corporate Sponsor: Crowe LLP
    Networking Reception: Heidtman Steel
    Networking Reception: Steel Dynamics, Inc
    Lunch Sponsor: Nucor
    Lunch Sponsor: Modern Metals
    Beverage Sponsor: BMO Harris Bank
    Beverage Sponsor: Union Partners
    Beverage Sponsor: Magic Coil Products
    Break Sponsor: American Iron and Steel Institute
    Break Sponsor: Priefert Steel
    Break Sponsor: Midwest Materials
    Morning Pastries: Ratner Steel Supply
    Morning Pastries: Alliance Steel

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