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16-17 JUNE 2026 / NEW YORK MARRIOTT MARQUIS / NEW YORK, N.Y., USA

SPEAKERS

The Global Steel Dynamics Forum's speakers are truly a who's who in global steelmaking. 

LOURENCO GONCALVES

Chairman, President, and 
Chief Executive Officer


MÁXIMO VEDOYA

Chief Executive Officer

NAVEEN JINDAL

Chairman

ANDRЀ BIER GERDAU JOHANNPETER

Chairman of the Board of Directors

GUILHERME CHAGAS GERDAU JOHANNPETER

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

STEFAN RAUBER

Chairman of the Management Board


MARIO ARVEDI CALDONAZZO

Chief Executive Officer

MARK D. MILLETT

Co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer

STEVE LAXTON

President and Chief Operating Officer 

DAVID BURRITT

President and Chief 
Executive Officer


ABEY ABRAHAM

Managing Principal

RON ASHBURN

Executive Director


EDWIN BASSON

Director General

BERK BIRAND

Chief Executive Officer

JULIAN CEJKA

Senior Scientist


UĞUR DALBELER

General Manager at 


JOSEPH DZIERZAWSKI

Vice President of Sales 
and Strategy


PHILIPP ENGLIN

Chief Executive Officer


NAVIT GILL

Vice President – Automation 


GEOFF GILMORE

President and Chief 
Executive Officer

THOMAS KIRK

Chief Executive Officer and Founder

ASTRID KORF-WOLMAN

Board Chair

JANICE LEE

Managing Director and Partner

EDWARD LEHNER

Chief Executive Officer 

JOHN LICHTENSTEIN

Managing Partner

STEPHEN MONTAGUE

Member of the Board

LEE P. MORGAN

Chief Executive Officer and President

KARTHIKEYAN NATARAJAN

Chief Executive Officer


ROLANDO PAOLONE

Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Technical Officer

TIMOTHY VAN AUDENAERDE

Managing Director

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