24–26 JUNE 2025 / MARRIOTT MENA HOUSE, CAIRO
CAIRO, EGYPT
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MENA Steel Forum
SCHEDULE
| Tuesday, 24 June 2025 | |
| 08:30–09:30 | Registration and Coffee |
| 09:30–10:00 | Welcome and Introduction AIST MENA Member Chapter Chair Karim Badr |
| 10:00–12:00 | Industry Leader Panel |
| 12:00–13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00–15:00 | Technological Advancements and Innovation in Steel Manufacturing Moderator: Ashraf Hanna, Director Primary Metallurgy, RHI Magnesita |
| 15:00–15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30–17:30 | Green Steel Production and Sustainability Moderator: Karim Badr, Technical Director MENA Region, RHI Magnesita Panelists: Manal Al Badawi, ESG and Sustainability Manager, EMSTEEL Group Soroush Basirat, Energy Finance Analyst, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis Jorge Martínez, Commercial Director, Tenova HYL |
| Wednesday, 25 June 2025 | |
| 09:00–10:00 | Registration and Coffee |
| 10:00–12:00 | Challenges of Foreign Investment in New Steel Projects in the MENA Region |
| 12:00–13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00–15:00 | Young Professionals Session Moderator: Iman El-Mahallawi, Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, and Founding Director of Centre for Renewable Energy, The British University in Egypt |
| 15:00–15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30–17:30 | Stepping Into the Future: Case Studies and Success Stories in Technology Adoption Moderator: Karim Alshurafa, President, Vollmer America, Inc. |
| Thursday, 26 June 2025 | |
| 08:00-14:00 | Plant Tour: Ezz Steel, Sadat City |
| *All times are local to Cairo (GMT +2). All presentations will be in English. Schedule is subject to change and will be updated as additional details are confirmed. | |
