Global Steel Events WSD European Steel Conference 2022

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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