AISTech President's Award Breakfast

PRESIDENT'S AWARD BREAKFAST
TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023 • 8 A.M.


GLOBAL EVENT SPONSORS

The President's Award Breakfast program consists of the presentation of prestigious AIST Board of Directors Awards, including AIST’s Steelmaker of the Year, followed by a keynote presentation.

BREAKFAST SPONSOR

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

“Decarbonization – A Path Forward”
JOHN BRETT
Executive Vice President – Chief Executive Officer, ArcelorMittal North America

John Brett was appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of ArcelorMittal North America in January 2021. He joined the group at former Inland Steel in 1988 as an associate accountant, and progressed to become a manager specializing in financial analysis and systems in 1997. In 1998, he took on the role of controller for Ispat Inland Steel, and in 2005, he was promoted to vice president, finance and planning and controller for Mittal Steel USA. In 2012, Brett was appointed executive vice president finance, planning and procurement for ArcelorMittal USA. Prior to becoming CEO of ArcelorMittal North America, he was CEO of ArcelorMittal USA. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and is a graduate in economics from DePauw University.

TICKETS

The President’s Award Breakfast can be purchased when you register for AISTech 2023.
Single tickets: US$45
Table of ten (10): US$400

PAST KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

2022	Barbara Smith	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Metals Company, "The Modern Steelmaker — A World of Opportunity"
2021	Lourenco Goncalves	Chairman, President and CEO, Cleveland-Cliffs, "American Steel, the Environment and the Next Decade"
2020	Leon Topalian	President and CEO, Nucor Corp., "The Steel Industry in 2020 and Beyond"
2019	David Burritt	President and Chief Executive, United States Steel Corporation, "Steelmaking for the Next Generation"
2018	Roger K. Newport	Chief Executive Officer, AK Steel Corporation, "Providing Innovative and Sustainable Steel Solutions"
2017	David L. Stickler	Chief Executive Officer, Big River Steel, "Big River Steel: A Technology Company That Just Happens to Make Steel"
2016	Mario Longhi	President and Chief Executive Officer, United States Steel Corporation, "The Future of Steel"
2015	Lourenco Goncalves	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, USA, “Global Iron and Steel Outlook”
2014	Mark D. Millett	President and Chief Executive Officer, Steel Dynamics Inc., "Making Money in the Steel Industry is Not a Mystery"
2013	Richard J. Harshman	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Allegheny Technologies, Inc., "Specialty Metals: Creating Value Through Relentless Innovation in a Dynamic, Global Industry”
2012	Joseph Alvarado	President and Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Metals Company, “The Light at the End of the Tunnel”
2011	Frederick A. Henderson	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SunCoke Energy Inc., “Observations Regarding Opportunities for Growth in the Steel Industry”
2010	John P. Surma	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, United States Steel Corporation, “Steel Trends 2010: What Would Father Hogan Say?”
2009	John J. Ferriola	Chief Operating Officer of Steelmaking Operations, Nucor Corp., “Back to the Future”
2008	Robert P. Souliere	President and Chief Executive Officer, ThyssenKrupp Steel USA LLC, “Balancing Global Trends With Regional Markets: ThyssenKrupp Steel’s Strategy for Growth”
2007	Keith E. Busse	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Steel Dynamics Inc., “Out of the Ashes: The 21st Century Transformation of the American Steel Industry”
2006	Guy Dollé	Chief Executive Officer, Arcelor SA, “Industry Consolidation: Value Versus Volume”
2005	Malay Mukherjee	Chief Operating Officer, Mittal Steel, “Steel in the 21st Century: Creating an Attractive and Sustainable Industry”
2004	Rodney B. Mott	President and Chief Executive Officer, International Steel Group Inc., “The Dynamics of Our Industry: Changes, Challenges and Commitments”