Session Two
THE IMPLICATIONS? THE GLOBAL OUTLOOK

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: STEEL INDUSTRY - GLOBALISATION, INTEGRATION, DE-COUPLING MODEL
Philippe Varin, Chief Executive Officer, Corus Group Limited

RUSSIAN STEEL: HOW BIG CAN IT GROW?
Robert Edwards , Managing Director, Equity Research, Renaissance
Capital

THE  CHANGING FACE OF THE CHINESE STEEL INDUSTRY - CHINA'S IMPACT ON GLOBAL STEEL MARKETS
John Johnson, Chief Representative, Beijing Office, CRU 

Coffee break

Session Three:
TECHNOLOGY IN STEEL

CAN CHINESE STEEL MILL MANUFACTURERS COMPETE WITH WESTERN TECHNOLOGY IN GLOBAL MARKETS?
Shaochun Chen, Assistant President/Director of Overseas Business Department, CISDI Engineering Co., Ltd.

TECNORED PROCESS - FROM PILOT TO INDUSTRIAL TO LARGE SCALE PLANTS
Marcos de Albuquerque Contrucci, Technical Director, Tecno-Logos
S.A

IRON - 2 SHORT PRESENTATIONS
(1) PRICES - RIDING THE SUPERCYCLE
(2) ENVIRONMENT - THE POTENTIAL FOR MASSIVE DECREASES IN CO2
Robert Hunter, Marketing & Applications of Iron Products, Midrex

STEEL ON DEMAND: HOW STEEL COMPANIES CAN BECOME MORE RESPONSIVE - INVENTORY POLICIES WHICH CAN CHANGE THE INDUSTRY
Dirk Claessens, Global Business Services, WWW Industrial Products Leader, IBM

End of Day one

Dinner on Sugar Loaf Mountain hosted by: Vale

Friday 14 March

CHAIRMAN FOR DAY 2
Dr John Helmer, Moscow Correspondent, CRU Steel News

UKRAINE: STEELMAKING DEVELOPMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES
Anatoly Ignatusha. Head of Strategy and Investments, Metinvest Holding Ltd
Andrei Bolshakov, Director of Strategy and Investments, Metinvest
Holding Ltd

OPENING PRESENTATION
José Armando Campos, President & CEO, ArcelorMittal Brasil Tubarão

Session Four:
STEEL IN LATIN AMERICA - ITS GROWING IMPACT AT HOME AND
ABROAD

PRESENTATION
Roger Downey, Director, LatAm Mining & Metals Analyst, Credit Suisse

PRESENTATION
Andrea Gerdau Johannpeter, CEO & President, Gerdau Group

Coffee Break in the Copacabana Rooms

PRESENTATION
Rinaldo Campos Soares
President & CEO, Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - USIMINAS

THE GLOBAL OUTLOOK FOR THE MERCHANT SLAB MARKET
Khayyam Jahangir, Steel Consultant, CRU Analysis

THYSSENKRUPP CSA - THE BRAZILIAN BASIS FOR THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF THYSSENKRUPP STEEL
Dr Hans-Ulrich Lindenberg, Member of the Executive Board,
ThyssenKrupp Steel AG

Luncheon

Session Five:
RISK AND RETURN: STEEL HEDGING AND TRADING

PRESENTATION
Jim Southwood , President, CRU Price Risk Management

CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL TRADING NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
Wolfgang Schmitz, Chairman, Nordic Intertrade AS

Coffee and Close of Conference

 
Many social events will be organised by our local hosts. Vale will be offering a visit to their Tubarão Complex, located in the city of Vitória (50 minutes flight from Rio). There will be a site tour of the complex, including pelletizing plants, iron ore port, stockyards and car dumpers. Flights to Vitória from Rio cost approximately $240 return (journey time 50 minutes).  Delegates are requested to make their own flight arrangements. For further information please contact marilyn.portner@crugroup.com

Vale will also host a dinner on the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain, overlooking the 'Wonderful city' and listening to typical 'Bossa Nova' music.

The conference hotel is now full. There are rooms available at the nearby hotels on Avenida Atlantica: Hotel Pestana - tel: 5521 2548 6332 and Ouro Verde - tel: 5521 2543 4123. To receive a discounted hotel room at these hotels please mention you are a CRU Steel Conference delegate and have been recommended by Luiz Compagnoni at CRU.

As soon as a conference registration is received, Sabine Sebode - sabine.sebode@crugroup.com will contact you with regards to visas. For information on who needs a visa click here

With China becoming an influential player in global metals, it is absolutely vital to support this hugely important market. CRU Events will therefore be offering Chinese simultaneous interpreting throughout the conference sessions at the 14th World Steel Conference.

For programme speaking opportunities, please contact Lynette Northey, CEO, CRU Events, on tel: +44 1264 730327 / +44 7879 601579 or email her directly on: lynette.northey@crugroup.com 
 
By sponsoring or exhibiting at this CRU Event, you will raise your company profile and gain unparalleled access to the key decision makers in this industry. You can choose from various sponsorship packages, which include exhibition space, additional events and conference packs.

For sponsorship & exhibition opportunities contact Marilyn Portner on +44 20 7903 2402 or email her directly: email: marilyn.portner@crugroup.com

Delegate rate before 12 February 08: £845.00 / $1830.00 / €1250.00
Delegate rate after 12 February 2008: £895.00 /$1940.00/ €1320.00

Arrange a Group Booking and Receive up to 20% Discount

By registering a group booking you will enjoy the following discount rates on each delegate:
Second delegate: 10% discount
Third delegate: 15% discount
Fourth delegate plus: 20% discount

Payment for registrations must be received before deadline dates to
qualify for specific fees. Late payments made after the conference will
be subject to an additional administration fee of £60/$120/€90. Please
note dollar & euro fees are subject to change with exchange rates.