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November 14, 2022: European Steel Conference Day 1
6:00p
Welcome Cocktail Reception & Networking Event
Lobby, Melia Milano Hotel
November 15, 2022: European Steel Conference Day 2
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Welcome Presentation
Philipp Englin and John Lichtenstein, World Steel Dynamics
9:15-10:00 AM
Keynote Presentation
Antonio Marcegaglia, Chairman and CEO of the Marcegaglia Group
10:00-10:20a
Coffee and Networking Break
10:20-10:50 AM
Keynote Presentation:
Yuriy Ryzhenkov, Chief Executive Officer, Metinvest
10:50a-12:15p
Panel 1: International Steel: Re-approaching a Rapidly Evolving Global Marketplace
Moderator: TBA
Description: Executive representatives from steelmakers around the world will discuss the evolving environment for global trade and the ultimate impact on European steelmakers. Key considerations will be the impact of the War in Ukraine, environmental protectionism, and the impact of soaring global inflation
12:00-1:15p
Luncheon
1:15-1:45 PM
Keynote Presentation
TBA
1:45-2:30p
Panel 2: Raw Materials: Upstream Supply Chains Under Green Pressure
Moderator: James Moss, Partner, First River Consulting
Description: European steelmakers have announced ambitious plans to radically reduce carbon emissions from their operations. This discussion will focus on the proposed impact on upstream providers to the steel industry. Will the availability of prime grade scrap be plentiful enough? Is there ample supply of DR-grade pellets for the 15 million tons of proposed DRI capacity in the EU? Will energy prices and availability of green electricity sources be able to sustain European steelmakers ambitions?
2:30-3:00p
Coffee and Networking Break
3:00-3:45p
Critical Insights: Energy Crisis in Europe and the Impact on Future ESG Ambitions
TBA
Description: As natural gas and electricity prices shatter previous all-time highs, both the immediate and long-term effect on European steelmaking and manufacturing will be examined. How will distress in European energy markets impact future ESG plans? Will this moment cause an acceleration of innovation or result in a pause in the pursuit of carbon reduction?
3:45-4:30p
Technology Panel 1: Industrial Gas
TBA
Description: Leading executives from top industrial gas producing companies will discuss the roll their companies will play in reducing the steel industry’s overall carbon footprint. The discussion will focus on their company’s efforts to develop industrial scaled hydrogen making facilities—a critical technology for eliminating carbon fuels from the steelmaking process.
Invited Speakers include executives from: Air Liquide and Linde
4:30-5:30p
Technology Panel 2: Steel Equipment Manufacturers
Description: Top equipment manufacturers will discuss the latest innovations in steelmaking technology. Their presentations will focus on the modernization of the steelmaking process and its necessity to reducing the industry’s carbon footprint.
Invited Speakers include executives from: Danieli, Midrex, and Hatch
5:30-6:30p
Technology Panel 3: Steel industry Digitization
Description: Technology companies will discuss the benefits of innovative software for improving the efficiency of global steelmaking operations.
Invited Speakers include executives from: Fives, PSI, ABB, AMI Automation
6:30p
Cocktail Reception
November 16, 2022: European Steel Conference Day 3
9:00-9:45a
Headline Presentation
Mario Caldonazzo, Chief Executive Officer, Arvedi
9:40-10:30a
European Economic Outlook
Chief Economist, Oxford Economics (Confirmed)
10:30-11:00a
Coffee and Networking Break
11:00-12:30p
Panel 3: Carbonless Steel and the Sustainability Challenge
Description: Key sustainability leaders from Europe’s top steel companies will discuss their company’s plans to reduce their facilities carbon footprints. In the context of the current economic and geo-political climate, panelist will discuss the necessity and feasibility of their current plans and discuss how this transformation should impact future European policy and the continent’s relationships with the rest of the global industry.
Invited Speakers include executives from: ArcelorMittal, Tata Steel, SSAB, H2Green Steel, voestalpine, and Salzgitter