Day 1, May 20, 2024

19:00 - 21:00 Preliminary Registration followed by Gala Dinner (Qureshi Restaurant)

Day 2, May 21, 2024

09:00 - 09:30 Registration. Welcome Coffee & Tea Sponsored by Himalaya Steel (Zaiba Ballroom)

09:30 - 09:45 Conference Opening

Olesia Kosenko, Head of Metal Expert Events

09:45 - 11:00 Keynote Session 1. Panel Discussion. GCC Steel Demand Drivers & Challenges

- Mohammed AlJabr, Saudi Steel Expert

- Venkat AN, Chief Executive Officer, Al Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG

- Ravi Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Sulb Company

Moderated by Yulya Filali Ansary, Editor, World Steel News, Metal Expert

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee-break Sponsored by Himalaya Steel

11:30 - 13:30 Session 2. Changes in MENA & GCC Steel Market Paradigm

- Yuliya Filali Ansary, Editor, World Steel News, Metal Expert – Transformation of MENA Steel Market under Global & Regional Storms

- Abu Bucker Husain, Chief Executive Officer, Al Ghurair Iron and Steel – Flat Steel Market in MENA

- Rajesh Singh, General Manager, United Iron & Steel LLC – New Generation Coated Steel

- Dr. Ruchi Dana, Board Member, Dana Group – Leveraging Industry 4.0 in GCC steel manufacturing for Global Competitiveness

- Iqbal Azim, Board Member, Director-Strategy & Growth, SFS Industries LLC – Steel in packaging: enabling footings towards circular economy. Steel Cans Industry, Tinplate Consumption, Market Outlook, future production within GCC region

13:30 - 15:00 Lunch (Straits Restaurant)

15:00 - 16:30 Session 3. Global Steel Market Developments amid China’s Export Expansion

- Antares Wang, Import & Export Department Senior Manager, Jian Long Group-Fushun New Steel Co., Ltd. – The Role of China Steel Export in World Steel Trade

- Yasin Kanbur, General Manager of Turkey and Middle East, Hangzhou CIEC Group – China Export & Import Market Outlook

- Genco Bolaca, Managing Director, Galex Steel International – Decarbonization and its Impacts on China

16:30 - 17:00 Conference Closing. Networking Coffee & Tea Sponsored by Himalaya Steel