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    Final Thoughts

    Final Thoughts

    Written by John Packard


    I know I speak on this subject a great deal because it is a challenge and an opportunity for the steel industry, and I love challenges. I am counting on you recognizing the opportunities….

    When it comes to the SMU Steel Summit Conference there are two keys to our success: 1) quality content and 2) exceptional networking. When I made the decision to take our conference, which had over 1,100 attendees last year in Atlanta, online to a virtual setting those two keys of success were part of the decision-making process. I would not commit to do a virtual conference unless I was certain that our team (CRU & SMU) could produce a conference people will be talking about months after the event has concluded.

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