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Dec 7 - Dec 8, 2021

2021 Dubai Steel and Raw Materials Hybrid Conference

Rixos Premium JBR Luxury 5 Star Resort Hotel, Dubai, UAE

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The world's leading Steel and Raw Materials Conference

2-Day Event

Discuss the future of the global steel and raw materials market with over 8 sessions and panels over two days.

Global Players

Executives from the MENA region, CIS and Turkey would meet many delegates from North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. The whole market will meet there.

Exclusive Networking

Build lasting connection during our exclusive cocktail reception

Conference Agenda

1st Day

December 7, 2021

Welcome Coffee & Registration

Meet our event concierges in the lobby to pick up your event badge and enjoy the morning networking coffee.

Steel Industry as a Driving Force for Global Development

  • Steel industry performance and its impact on domestic and international economic development
  • Challenges for steel manufacturing post Covid-19 
  • The path towards green steel making: Decarbonization, steel production & environmental impacts
  • Response to global overcapacity
  • Success story: restructuring and modern development strategies
  • Supply chain disruption

Networking Coffee Break

Projects and Investments Outlook

  • Reports by the regions and country-level: which sectors are the best to invest in? What are the potential new projects in 2022? Where is capital being driven?
  • Overcapacity vs. rising demand for new steel plant projects
  • Would leading lenders to the global steel industry continue to contribute more to the green steel projects vs other projects such as coal mines?
  • Financing the steel industry today: opportunities and threats
  • What do we anticipate the M&A market to be in 2022? Are we likely to see higher interest rates in 2022 and if so, what are the potential impacts?

Networking Lunch Break

Overview of Long Products Sector

  • Main drivers for long products market growth
  • Rebars segment benefits amid the expansion of the construction industry and increasing infrastructure projects
  • Insights into steel billets current and future demand 
  • International competition in long steel production
  • Anti-dumping vs. protection policies: what do we anticipate for the impacts of the long steel market

Networking Coffee Break

Review of the Flat Steel Market

  • Current situation on the global flat steel market
  • How will the scarcity of steel slabs affect the market?
  • How will the demand from the automotive industry and ramping up the inventory levels affect the flat steel consumption?
  • Changing dynamics of flat steel capacities through the regions

2nd Day

December 8, 2021

Welcome Coffee

In Focus: Steel Raw Materials Crisis

  • Steel scrap recycling policy across the regions
  • Ferrous scrap pricing trends
  • Scrap deficit in China vs. China's plans to increase domestic scrap: how do we anticipate China's scrap imports to perform in 2022?
  • The China factor & forecast for iron ore spot prices
  • The latest developments in the iron ore industry
  • Indicators of ferroalloys production and consumption
  • Outside the box: regional alternative raw materials, yes or no?
  • Direct reduction's role in environmentally friendly steelmaking
  • DR Grade Pellets: the spike in demand vs. shortening the supply, how can this problem be resolved?

Networking Coffee Break

Analysis of Steel Trading Opportunities and Challenges

  • Regional supply chain disruption vs. trade opportunities
  • What are the strategic risk management factors facing international steel trading: perhaps more hedging? 
  • Constraints and difficulties facing modern distributors and service centres 
  • E-commerce evolution across the global steel industry
  • Trade financing and the credit crunch: Are banks tightening credit lines?

Networking Lunch Break

Finance in the Steel Industry: Steel Derivatives, Hedging and Price Risk Management

  • What are the challenges with the current price environment in the GCC? 
  • Should the steel industry be prepared for potential pricing shifts? What is the best way to hedge against vulnerability? 
  • Analyzing financial and futures markets 
  • Management of price risk using derivatives   

Networking Coffee Break

Technologies & Innovations – The Future of the Iron and Steel Industry

  • Emerging Technologies for iron and steelmaking
  • Presentation of the latest innovative solutions for the steel producers
  • The growing importance of digitalization in the steel sector
  • Next revolution in steel production: would the combination of EAF and DR be the future?
  • More need for Hydrogen to cut emissions drastically or not?
  • And what does it have to do with natural gas prices?
  • EAF: Summarizing the challenges facing DR Pellets feeds 

Closing Remarks & Announcements

Cocktail Reception

Featured Speakers Include

VP Sales, Market Development
United Kingdom

Alberto Xodo, VP Sales at the LME, has worked on various strategic initiatives for the Exchange, including the launch of new contracts, the development of its steel futures market and the launch of the Registered Intermediating Broker membership category. He joined the London Metal Exchange in December 2014 and has been a member of the LME Steel Committee and of the LME Nickel Committee since 2015.
Previously, he was working in the Transaction Services team of PwC with focus on strategy consulting and commercial due diligence for the Financial Services industry.

Director of Market Analysis and Economic Studies
Belgium

Alessandro Sciamarelli holds the position of Director of Economic and Market Analysis at the European Steel Association (EUROFER) based in Brussels, where he carries out economic research and analysis linked to the steel sector. Prior to joining EUROFER, he held for over ten years equivalent positions at other Brussels-based European associations (namely in the mortgage lending sector and the cement sector) and, before that, he worked for the Economic Studies Office of a leading cement and construction group in Rome and for the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in Maastricht. He holds a PhD in Economics (1999) and a degree in political science (1995) from the University of Pisa, Italy. He has dual nationality (Italian and Belgian) and is fluent in English, French and Italian.

Secretary General
India

Mr. Alok Sahay is a steel industry veteran with nearly 38 years of varied experience in the steel industry. His experience includes training at British Steeland tenure as visiting fellow at Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University.

Mr. Sahay has been at the forefront in ensuring trade remedial measures are put in place especially when the Indian steel industry went through a rough patch in 2015-2016. He has worked closely with the steel industry & the Government as one of the core industry representatives to advocate on trade related matters at national and international forums. Mr. Sahay has all through championed the cause of the Steel industry. He also represented India in the first meeting of Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) held at Paris.

In his previous stint at the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) he was instrumental in bringing together R&D establishments of SAIL, the Defence Ministry and other Government units to ensure critical import substitution of products within defence manufacturing. These efforts led to successful launching of fully indigenous warships and warranted that India moves towards Aatmanirbharta in steel requirement for defence sector.

Business Development & Deputy Head of Metallurgy
ABB
Sweden

In his current role, Anders heads up business development for ABB’s Metallurgy team, who provide market-leading electromagnetic stirring and braking solutions to improve cost and energy-efficiency, and end-product quality for arc, ladle and aluminium furnaces, billet, bloom, thick and thin slab casting processes. Anders has held multiple roles within sales and global management at ABB, aimed at enabling safe, smart and efficient operations for metals manufacturers around the world by leveraging technologies from across ABB in tailored performance solutions. Anders holds an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and an M.B.A. from Stockholm School of Economics.

Chief Executive Officer
United Arab Emirates

Dr Ankur Dana is the CEO of DANA Group of Companies (www.danagroups.com). He joined DANA Group’s Steel Coil Service Centre division in July 2005, and was initially responsible for operations for the company. Dr Ankur’s involvement in strategic planning has been critical for the long strides of success DANA Group has taken in the recent years. DANA’s Steel division (www.danasteel.com) transformed it’s operations from a 5000 MTpa Service Centre to a 400,000 MTpa Flat Coated Steel (GI/PPGI/PPAL) products manufacturing facility. 

Prior to his experience in the steel business, Dr Ankur completed his bachelors degree in Medicine and Surgery from India, and also practiced medicine for one year. Later on he also did his Executive MBA from Dubai. 

Dr Ankur Dana was awarded the YUVA RATNA award in 2018 & He has also been recognized & honored as Next Generation Leader by Forbes Middle East Magazine for the last 3 years (2017, 2018, 2019). 

CEO
USA

Mercury Resources provides full supply chain services to the global metals, steel, and industrial commodity markets. Founded in 2016, Mercury Resources has diverse experience providing total solutions to producers, consumers, trading companies and banks involved in the commodity trade space.

Prior to joining Mercury Resources, Anton was Chief Executive Officer of CWT Commodities USA, the North American unit of the Singapore based global logistics and financial services company CWT Limited. Over his career Anton held positions at supply chain management companies and steamship lines including sales and marine operations.

Anton is a frequent contributor in business media including appearances on Bloomberg Television to discuss global supply chain issues.

Anton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Transportation / Business Administration from The State University of New York Maritime College at Fort Schuyler where he also obtained his United States Merchant Marine License as a Third Mate. After his academic career at SUNY Maritime, Anton served as an officer in the United States Navy Reserve.

Anton has lectured at several colleges and universities on the business of logistics including The State University of New York Maritime College, The United States Merchant Marine Academy, and Baruch College of the City University of New York.

Commercial Director Latin America
USA

Commercial Director for Latin America at Leeco Trading (www.leecotrading.com)

President of the Brazilian Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (www.brasil-russia.com.br).

Mr. Rosset has more than 34 years experience in the overseas market.

He worked as Commercial Director for Hyundai Corporation and Commercial Manager for Samsung C&T.

Besides his experience in Korean companies, Mr. Rosset worked for British American Tobacco, LG International Corporation, TDK Electronics, Sharp, Consulate of India and in a cooperative of pork in the south of Brazil named FRIMESA.

He was the Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and member of the American Chamber in Brazil – Amcham in 1989

Partner
Belgium

Arnoud Willems leads the EU trade and customs team and co-founded Sidley’s office in Brussels. Mr Willems represents the interests of companies in high-profile trade matters and advises clients on strategies for solving market access problems and resolving other disputes that affect their business. With respect to the latter, he is a leading advocate of companies challenging EU anti-dumping regulations, with an exceptional success rate in such cases before the national and European Courts. Since 2000, Mr Willems has been continuously involved in anti-dumping cases concerning ferroalloys like silicon, ferrosilicon, ferrochrome and silicon manganese.

Vice President of the Ferrous & Heat Transfer business line
Germany

Attaul Ahmad is the Vice President of the Ferrous & Heat Transfer business line at Metso Outotec. An ardent football fan and a passionate leader, Attaul sincerely believes in the power of sustainable metals/minerals processing technologies, end-to-end solutions, and services. Currently, he and his team are focusing on designing green steel technologies and energy-efficient processes/solutions for the pelletizing and sintering industry.

Prior to joining Metso Outotec, Attaul had donned several hats and excelled in all of them. He had been a successful entrepreneur and an accomplished Supply Chain Leader in Automotive, Gas & Oil Processing and mining industries. He graduated from Hannover University of Applied Sciences and holds an MBA.

Chairman and Managing Director
India

Shri Atul Bhatt assumed charge as the CMD of RINL-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant on 13th September 2021. Shri Bhatt was earlier the Chairman and Managing Director of MECON Limited.

Sri Bhatt graduated from IIT, Delhi (1986) in Chemical Engineering and holds a Post Graduate Degree in Management from IIM, Calcutta (1989).

Shri Atul Bhatt was CMD, Mecon Limited since 01.10.2016. Prior to joining MECON he was Executive Director (Business Development and Corporate Planning) in NMDC and was instrumental in the formulation of Strategic Management Plan 2025 for the Company and was responsible for all mergers & acquisition activities of the Company.

Shri Bhatt has served in Arcelor Mittal as General Manager (Mergers & Acquisition) based in London, UK and also as Country Manager (Iran) based in Tehran, Iran. Shri Bhatt worked in Tata Steel for a number of years, where he started his career as a Graduate Trainee in 1986.

Process Improvement and Purchasing Manager
Turkey

I got my BS degree as an Evironmental Engineer in 2002. Same year I started working at Tezcan Galvaniz (flat Steel sector) in foreign trade operations department. After two years working; I moved to long steel sector and Joined to Çelik Halat ve Tel San A.Ş.’s sales department. In 2011; I was appointed as Sales and Marketing Manager of  Celik Halat. In the beginning of 2018; I came back to flat steel sector again and started working in Galva Metal Sanayi ve Tic A.S. My current position in the company is Process Improvement and Purchasing Manager.

Director
SGX
Singapore

Jin is Director – Commodities at the SGX. His responsibilities include development and enhancement of bulk commodity products focusing on iron ore and coal.

Before joining SGX, he was a trader at Pavilion Gas and Hess Energy Trading Company where he covered LNG and freight. He started his career at Glencore in 2003 where he was on the graduate trader programme in the London office before being transferred to Singapore as a gasoline trader.

Jin has an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University.

Director General
Belgium

After a few years in the banking industry, he joined the steel industry in 1994 as Chief Economist at Iscor Ltd. in South Africa. In 1996 he became Business Unit Manager for coated steel products and flat steel products. He later headed Strategic Initiatives at the company.
Edwin was transferred to Europe when Iscor became a part of Mittal Steel (now ArcelorMittal) in 2004 as a General Manager responsible for Marketing Strategy and was part of the Merger & Acquisition team in Mittal steel. From 2006 until he joined worldsteel, he was Vice President, Commercial Co-ordination, Marketing and Trade Policy at ArcelorMittal.
Edwin joined World Steel Association in August 2011 as Director General.
Edwin received his PhD in economics from Pretoria University. He taught economics at the same university from 1984 to 1990.

Managing Partner
United Arab Emirates

Emre is a seasoned financial expert with over 25 years of global experience in commodity trade finance, wealth management, investment banking, wholesale and private banking across large conglomerates and multinational corporates.

He established his own company Integra Business Consultancy back in 2016 and currently acts as the Managing Director. As a finance and business advisory partner, Integra provides solutions anchored on finance that enable businesses to grow.

Before, he was the SEO of BCP Bank DIFC branch where he setup the Bank from scratch and built its business focusing on Commodity Trade Finance & Wealth Management within typical Swiss context. He moved to Dubai from Turkey where he assumed various roles within Wholesale & Investment Banking division as Senior Relationship Manager and Country Head of Trade Finance in ABN Amro Turkey. He based his career on strong grounds of Arthur Andersen Business Consulting and tourism & land development experience he gained right after his graduation.

Emre holds an MBA from Marmara University and Industrial Engineering degree from METU in Turkey. In his spare time he enjoys photography, fishing, motorcycling and cooking with his wife and his son.

Director - Metals, Mining & Fertilizers EMEA
ING
Netherlands

Erik is Director within ING’s Metals, Mining & Fertilizers sector coverage team for the EMEA region. In addition, he is Steel Lead and as such is responsible for ING’s strategy towards steel. He joined ING in 2010 and the sector coverage team in 2013, where he has structured and executed various large syndicated transactions in the metals and mining sector and for the steel sector specifically. Being responsible for steel, he has been significantly involved in ING’s reporting on the carbon intensity of its lending portfolio, Terra. Seeing the energy transition as the largest challenge for the steel sector, Erik is now leading a new multi stakeholder working group under the flag of the Net Zero Steel Initiative, which will draft a climate aligned finance agreement for the steel sector based on a net zero scenario.

CEO
Morocco

CEO of Maghreb Steel since 2019.
Graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris.
Mr. Senhaji is working in the steel industry for 7 years. Before that, he worked for financial institutions and other industrials producing commodities.

Founder & CEO
USA

John Armstrong is the Founder and CEO of Reibus. The independent SaaS-enabled marketplace that utilizes technology to solve ingrained supply chain problems in the industrial material market. Reibus was built with the goal to transform the performance of all market participants and at the same time to build a company culture full of opportunity so good that all employees say it is the greatest job they have ever had. Born and raised in Scotland, John’s first passion was road cycling, which he had the honor to represent his country at an international level before he started his professional business career.

John’s early career started in the UK with various positions with major corporations such as Sainsburys and Saint Gobain. John was selected for several management training programs during this time, which laid the foundation for his future career development.

John joined Omnimax in 2006 as the Commercial leader for their UK Division and was thrust into the supply chain challenges of the industrial market firsthand. After five successful years in the UK, John was asked to relocate to the US with Omnimax where he continued to build his knowledge of the supply chain and all its challenges holding several roles in Sales, Marketing, Procurement, and Leadership positions.

A constant challenger of the Status quo, John has always been looking for new ways to do things, searching for innovative ways to develop projects, businesses, and people. John credits the many mentors he has had over the years, who took the time to invest in him and help him develop personally, and those who importantly had the patience to forgive his many mistakes.

John’s life and professional experiences combined with his industry expertise and desire to create an amazing working culture led him to founding Reibus in 2018.

Secretary-General
United Kingdom

Prior to joining IIMA in January 2019 John was a Director at the International Council on Mining and Metals for the past 17 years. During his time with ICMM John led the development of the Materials Stewardship concept, an integrated materials management policy that has been implemented by major mining and metals companies as well as being enshrined in national and international government policy.

John was Director for Environment at the Nickel Development Institute (NiDI) from 1997 – 2002 responsible for the development of strategies and programmes to improve the environmental and market performance of the primary nickel industry. Prior to NiDI, John was Director of the European office at the International Cadmium Association.

He has a PhD in earth sciences from the University of Hull and was a post-doctoral Research Associate in Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge, UK.

CEO
United Kingdom

John Banaszkiewicz, commonly known as John B, co-founded Freight Investor Services in 2002, growing the company over subsequent years into one of the world’s leading freight and commodity brokers. He previously spent 11 years at Cargill International in a variety of roles. John’s determination and diligence in building liquidity was instrumental in the creation of the multi-billion dollar FFA and Iron Ore Futures markets.

He can regularly be heard speaking at shipping and financial market conferences worldwide on freight and commodity derivatives. He is married to Tracy, with four children, lives in London, and sits on the board of directors of Burnley Football Club.

COO
Brazil

A Sênior Executive with over 20 years of operations experience, with expertise in management of EPC Project companies as well as industrial business.

Proven performance in linking corporate vision with deliveries of desired results through empowerment, development and utilization of people, process and technology.

A strong motivator and team player with effective leadership, communication, decision making, problem solving and interpersonal skills, together with a corporate focus and a results-driven attitude.

President
China

Mr.Li Xinchuang, Professorate Senior Engineer and Registered Consulting Engineer (investment), enjoying special allowance approved by the State Council, Foreign Member of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. Now he works as Chairman and Chief Engineer of China Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute (MPI), Vice Chairman of China Iron & Steel Association (CISA), Vice Director General of China Energy Conservation Association (CECA), Member of Expert Committee of 14th Five-year National Development Plan and Chief Expert of Research Office of National Air Pollution Prevention and Control Center.
He has participated in and undertaken development planning of China’s iron & steel industry from the “8th Five Year Plan” to the “14th Five Year Plan”, as well as study and formulation of related industrial policies. He has participated in and undertaken development planning for several hundred domestic and overseas iron & steel enterprises, as well as early stage debate for key projects. He has been invited to participate in the 25th China-US Joint Commission on Commerce and Industry and G20 Steel Forum, and in numerous international planning consultation and cooperation negotiation. He has great influence in the industry due to rich experience on large project organization and in-depth research on industrial development and market dynamics.

CEO
Australia

Michael Go is currently the CEO of the Sydney Stock Exchange and has broad experience working in the international financial markets as a Board Member and Advisor to a number of organizations. He is familiar with the challenges and opportunities presented by Mining & Resources Sector, International financial services markets and the changing technology & business, models having been involved in start-ups and high growth businesses challenging traditional models. Michael is involved in funding and developing several start-ups in the Digital & Financial Markets, Clean Energy, Payments, Agricultural Technology and Fund segments. Support and development of the next generation of financial talent and services is a key focus. Prior to SSX, Michael was Head of Trading, Asia Pacific for a multi asset broking firm, having previously held Global Managing Director and C-Suite roles overseeing the Operating and Growth strategies of major Global and Regional Investment and Commercial Banks with responsibility for developed and emerging markets internationally.

CEO
Russia

Born on 3 July 1970 in the city of Kurgan, Russia.

Pavel Shilyaev began his career at MMK in 1993 as a technician to soon become the head of the company’s repairs and maintenance center. In 2011 he was appointed acting Chief Engineer of MMK. The same year he was nominated Deputy General Director of MMK for Production. Since February 2014, Pavel Shilyaev holds the post of CEO of Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works. Mr. Shilyaev is a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the management Board of PJSC MMK.

As a public figure, Mr. Shilyaev is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Region. For the past few years Pavel Shilyaev is a member of the Board of Directors of Credit Ural Bank. In 2020 he was elected Chairman of the Industrial Policy and Ecology Committee under the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Chelyabinsk Region.

Pavel Shilyaev holds a degree in electric drive and industrial automation from the Chelyabinsk State Technological University (1992). In 2006 he completed Performance & Management Course at the Stockholm School of Economics (Russian branch in St. Petersburg)

Chief Business Development Officer
Egypt

Ramy joined El Marakby steel by end of 2016 to participate in the group ambitious growth strategy of reaching 1 million ton per year by 2021.

Prior to that Ramy worked for several local, multinational and international firms within the steel and construction industries for more than 18 years, he started his career in 2003 in Kandil steel before joining Ezz steel in 2005 for 7 years, then he joined Orascom Construction Industries working in its subsidiary (National Steel Fabrication) till 2014 when he joined ArcelorMittal till end of 2016.

Ramy has worked in many fields such as production, quality control, products development, export sales, foreign purchasing and projects management before focusing on strategies related to sales, marketing and business development functions.

He has previously spoken on behalf of the Egyptian steel industry in many events locally and globally.

Ramy holds an MBA ‘12 from the American University in Cairo (AUC) and a Bachelor of metallurgy and material science engineering ‘03 from the Specialized Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering Suez University, Egypt.”

Director for Strategy and Development, Member of Management Board
Russia

Born 1 January 1979.

Graduated from Magnitogorsk State Technical University in 2001 with a degree in economics and management in the metals industry, and in 2005 from the Russian Government Finance Academy in financial management.

Head of the Planning and Economics at Magnitogorskmezhraigas, Chief Economist at Magnitogorsk Energy Company, 1999 — 2003. From 2003 to 2007 he was CEO of LLC Upper Urals Distilling Company Yantar. From 2007 to 2014 Sergei Nenashev served as director of LLC Magnitogorsk Service Centre. From 2015 to 2016, Director for Labor Protection, Industrial Safety and Ecology of OJSC MMK. From 2017 to August 2021 — Commercial Director of PJSC MMK. Since August 2021 — Director for Strategy and Development of PJSC MMK.

CEO
Saudi Arabia

Sharjeel Azhar is the Chief Executive Officer of Saudi based Al-Ittefaq Steel Products Company (Al-Tuwairqi Group), one of the largest private sector steel mills in the GCC with operations in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Pakistan. He has been with the Company since 2012 spearheading its new strategy and reorganization.

Prior to joining ISPC, Sharjeel has an Investment Banking background and has worked in senior positions with several international banks. He joined the Company from HSBC, where he was Director and Head of Strategic Transactions Group, overseeing the M&A and ECM business in Saudi Arabia. He has an MBA and is a CFA Charterholder. He is a member of the Young Presidents Organisation

CEO
Ukraine

Stanislav Zinchenko is the CEO GMK Center, leading industry expert at the Center for Economic Recovery, Chair of the Committee for Environment and Sustainable Development of the European Business Association. Stanislav Zinchenko has 15-year experience in consulting for manufacturing companies. He has expertise in operational management and logistic. Team leader, consultant and analyst in international projects in the field of entrepreneurship, production efficiency, infrastructure, economics. Stanislav has a MA in International Economics at Kyiv National Economic University and also studied economy at University of Konstanz in Germany. He is Certified REFA trainer & consultant at Bundesverband Darmstadt, Hessen in Germany.

Founding Partner
Austria

Mr. Narholz is holding a university degree in Metallurgical Engineering / Energy & Business Administration Management and has 26 years of consultancy, complete plant building, engineering and operational experience with a specific focus on electric steel making, long product casting and rolling. His current positions are: • Founding Partner NPT AG Switzerland • Founding Partner TEC Austria GmbH & TEC Swiss AG His positions held were • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) NORIC Swiss GmbH • Chief Sales Officer (CSO) and Member of the Managing Board of DANIELI Group, • Executive Vice President DANIELI CENTRO MET with global responsibility for the electric steel making and long product casting division of DANIELI Group, • Managing Director of DANIELI Swiss GmbH (in parallel to the listed positions in DANIELI group), • Managing Director and Partner VWN Steel Solutions GmbH/Switzerland • Senior Vice President Sales Siemens VAI Metals Germany (former VAI FUCHS, today PRIMETALS Germany), • Product Manager Mini Mill VOEST Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH / Austria

The Venue

Rixos Premium Dubai JBR

A stylish urban hotspot located in the heart of Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach Residence. Experience trendy living where iconic design meets contemporary luxury, setting up the stage for exclusive and glamorous lifestyle experiences.

Who will I meet at 2021 Dubai Steel and Raw Materials Hybrid Conference?

You will shake hands with representatives from the top steel manufacturing companies, banks and financing services companies, traders, steel end-users, contractors and fabricators, tube manufacturers, steel service centers, technology providers and logistics companies. 

Why should I join the conference?

You will meet both your commercial and learning goals: extend your networks with new partners and customers after a major supply chain disruption during the pandemic, you would also learn more about the biggest news of the industry and the trends of the market (30+ high-profile speakers).

What is the target group for this conference?

MMSteelClub launched this conference to bring all market participants from the MENA region, CIS and Turkey in the same place. However, there will be interested industry players from other regions like North America and Latin America, Europe and Asia. The whole steel world will meet at one spot.

What is a key feature of this conference?

2021 Dubai Steel and Raw Materials Hybrid Conference is distinguished by a relevant and broad agenda, C-level speakers and audiences, exceptional networking experience, unique advantages for in-person or virtual participation, etc.

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