EVENT
PROGRAM
TUESDAY, 16 JUNE 2026
8:30 a.m.
Conference Opening
Ronald Ashburn, Executive Director, Association for Iron & Steel Technology
8:50 a.m.
Tech Talk 1
10:05 a.m.
Networking Break
10:30 a.m.
Energy Panel: Steel’s Power Imperative
The accelerating electrification of steelmaking is colliding with real-world constraints on grid capacity and reliability. This panel will examine the growing tension between the industry’s rising power demands and the infrastructure needed to meet them — exploring how alternative energy sources, including renewables, nuclear and distributed generation, are being evaluated as viable pathways to support the next generation of steel production.
11:35 a.m.
Presentation
Lourenco Goncalves, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland-Cliffs
12:10 p.m.
Networking Lunch
1:30 p.m.
Tech Talk 2
2:10 p.m.
Interview
Máximo Vedoya, Chief Executive Officer, Ternium
2:45 p.m.
Interview
Naveen Jindal, Chairman, Jindal Steel
3:15 p.m.
Willy Korf/Ken Iverson Steel Vision Award and Willy Korf Young Excellence Award Ceremony
- Steel Vision Award Recipient
The Gerdau Family
Young Excellence Award Recipient
3:30 p.m.
Networking Break
4 p.m.
Interview
4:30 p.m.
Presentation
Timothy Van Audenaerde, Managing Director, Accenture
5:05 p.m.
Interview
5:35 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2026
8 a.m.
Opening Session
Philipp Englin, Chief Executive Officer, World Steel Dynamics
8:35 a.m.
International Steel Perspectives
A roundtable of global steel industry leaders examining the forces reshaping the industry on a worldwide scale. Discussion will span the evolving geopolitical and trade landscape, the macroeconomic headwinds and tailwinds influencing investment and production decisions, and the shifting dynamics of global steel supply and demand — with perspectives from executives operating across multiple continents and market environments.
Moderator: Edwin Basson, Director General, World Steel Association
9:50 a.m.
Interview
10:20 a.m.
Networking Break
10:55 a.m.
Presentation
Boston Consulting Group, Speaker TBD
11:30 a.m.
Interview
Stefan Rauber, Chairman of the Management Board, Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH & Co. KGaA
12:05 p.m.
Networking Lunch
1:15 p.m.
Tech Talk 3
1:55 p.m.
Interview
Mark Millett, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Steel Dynamics Inc.
2:20 p.m.
Automotive Industry Outlook
An examination of two forces reshaping global automotive and steel demand: the shifting production and market share landscape across USMCA, Europe and China as legacy OEMs face intensifying competition; and the structural advantages driving Chinese OEM growth — including rapid model cycles, vertical integration and evolving materials strategies — and what they mean for steel demand over the next decade.
Abey Abraham, Managing Principal, Ducker Carlisle
2:45 p.m.
Trade Roundtable: USMCA
This roundtable will examine the implications of USMCA renegotiations for the steel industry and its downstream customers — exploring how shifts in trade rules, tariff structures, and regional content requirements are reshaping supply chains across North America and affecting competitiveness for both steel producers and the industries they serve.
3:30 p.m.
Networking Break
3:50 p.m.
U.S. Downstream Sector Panel
The U.S. downstream steel sector is navigating a period of significant structural change. This panel examines how steel service centers are adapting to a shifting policy environment, evolving customer requirements and the growing trend toward consolidation — with perspectives from leading companies on how scale, operational efficiency and strategic positioning are defining the next chapter for the sector.
Panelists:
Geoff Gilmore, Worthington Steel
Edward Lehner, Ryerson
Janice Lee, Partner and Director, Boston Consulting Group
4:50 p.m.
Presentation
David Burritt, President and Chief Executive Officer, United States Steel Corporation
5:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
*This schedule is tentative and subject to change.
