All SBB Steel Markets Europe participants are welcome to attend this evening hosted by Port of Antwerp.

Keynote speech

Wurth Michel 先生, Member of the Group Management Board, ArcelorMittal

Battered European steel market players are pinning their hopes on some recovery in 2010. Prominent mills, traders, distributors and analysts assess mid-year conditions and prospects through the second half and into 2011.

主席: Mr Mark Wiggett

Where is Europe's steel market heading?

Hamilton Colin 先生, Senior Analyst, Macquarie Commodities Research

European steel trade 2010: mid-term report

Teppati Valerio 先生, General Manager, Carbofer

“Steel market recovery – How far have we come; how much further to go?”

Gasca Mejia Jose F 先生, Managing Director, Coutinho & Ferrostaal GmbH

Destocking, capacity management, financing and the customer interface have dominated steel sector thinking since the market’s “super cycle” evaporated in 2008. So what lessons does the downturn hold? And will the European steel industry ever be the same again?

主席: Mr Siddhartha Sengupta

European steelmaking - from intensive care to recovery position

Barceló Andrés , Director General, UNESID

Managing overcapacity: close it or keep it?

Genet Marcel 先生, Managing Director, Laplace Conseil

Steel distribution adapts to new trading climate

Kirps Georges 先生, Vice-President, Eurometal

Steel stockists head back to the future

Ellermann Oliver 先生, Chairman, BDS (Federation of German Steel Stockists)

The steelmaking raw materials landscape is changing. Iron ore’s supply base looks set to narrow, annual contracts are in retreat and opportunities for price risk management continue to grow. Top speakers provide the latest road map for navigating this sector, as well as updating you on scrap and coal.

主席: Mr Colin Richardson

Where are iron ore fundamentals heading?

Lennon Jim 先生, Executive Director – Commodities , Macquarie Capital (Europe) Ltd

Iron ore pricing breaks the mould

Randall Steve 先生, Managing Director, The Steel Index

Can metallurgical coal supply keep pace with burgeoning demand?

McCloskey Gerard 先生, Founder and Chairman, McCloskey Group

主席: Mr Paul Millbank

Rail deregulation - what does it mean for steel?

Herroelen Pascal 先生, CEO, Xpedys SA

Developments in steel handling in the port

Kerkhof John 先生, Secretary-General, Antwerp Stevedores Association

主席: Mr Antoine Van Schooten

What is the outlook for Europe’s steel trade balance? Are steel imports a real threat or convenient scapegoat? Are protectionism and free trade mutually exclusive? Executives from the steel supply chain head a debate on these core issues.

主席: Mr Richard White

Stoll Gerry 先生, Vice-President, ArcelorMittal

Kirps Georges 先生, Vice-President, Eurometal

Goldcwajg Denis 先生, Trading Director, Nucor Trading SA

Sourmelis Petros 先生, Head of Unit, Industrial Sectors, DG Trade, European Commission

Europe’s steel industry needs growth in regional demand and quality to avoid stagnation. The latest trends and outlook in the key end use sectors provide an accurate pointer to steel’s prospects.

主席: Ms Suzanne Freegard

Paydirt and potholes in EU construction sector prospects

Kretlow Norbert 先生, Equity Analyst, Commerzbank

Europe's auto sector - a bumpy road to recovery

Maher Arthur 先生, Head of European Forecasting, J.D. Power Automotive Forecasting

European capital goods markets: the good, the bad and the ugly

Randall Lisa 小姐, Capital Goods Analyst, Nomura, UK

主席: Mr Roger Emmott