7th Far East Steel Conference 2009

7th Far East Steel Conference 2009

28 April 2009 - 29 April 2009

Metal Bulletin Events is proud to announce the Far East Steel 2009 Conference. Join us at this truly multi-national conference to discuss the issues facing your industry, and to find out how you can turn these challenges into opportunities. key issues to be discussed include:

- China’s economic stimulus plan and impact on steel consumption
- Chinese steel export policies and pricing trends
- Chinese steel demand drivers by sectors: long product vs flat product
- Global demand and other Asian steel market outlook
- Industry consolidation
- Raw material challenges faced by steel majors
- Steel futures updates
- Logistics, freight and import/export infrastructure

Two events: one price. When you register your place for Far East Steel 2009 Conference you can attend sessions on the China Iron Ore 2009 Conference as well, giving you a complete overview of the supply chain, allowing you to maximise your time in China and make new business contacts.

Speakers include:

-Jia Yinsong, Inspector, Raw Material Industry Bureau, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology China
-Li Xinchuang, Executive Vice President, Chief Engineer, China Metallurgical Industry Planning & Research Institute, China
- Daniel T. Schweller, Partner - Mergers & Acquisitions, Deloitte, USA

-Tarhan Feyzioğlu
, Resident Representative—China, International Monetary Fund, China
-Wang Yifang, Chairman and President, Hebei Iron & Steel Group Co Ltd, China
-Young-Hoon Lee, Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Strategic Planning Dept,   POSCO, Korea
-Michael Zhu, President, Vale China, China

-BJ Zhuang, Regional Director, Western Australian Trade Office-China, China
-Nicholas J.Sowar, Partner and Global Steel Industry Leader, Deloitte, USA 
-Hitoshi Ito, Chief Representative of China, The Japan Iron and Steel Federation, China
-Yan Qiping, Secretary General, China Association of Metal Scrap Utilization, China
-Stuart Reynolds, Consultant, Author of “Steel and its Raw Materials”, Metal Bulletin Research, UK
-Dr Rod Beddows, Chief Executive, Hatch Corporate Finance, UK
-Robert M. Miller, Senior Managing Director, Miller Mathis & Co LLC , USA
-Peter Kerr-Dineen, Joint Chairman, Howe Robinson and Company, UK
-Shicheng Yang(Simon Young), Deputy Director, Research and Development Centre, COSCO Group, China 
-Zhang Jiaguo, Chief Researcher, Economic Research Centre, China Shipbuilding  Industry Corporation, China
-Senior executive, Minmetals Corporation, China
-Zhang Zaichun, General Manager, Qiangang Company of Qingdao Port (Group) Co Ltd, China
-Peter Malpas, Group Research Manager(Asia/Austriasia), Braemar Seascope Pty Ltd, Australia 
-Dr Hyun Gon Shin, Senior Economist, Center for Global Area Study, POSCO Research  Institute, Korea
-Terance Ko, Director – Management Consulting, Hatch Consulting, China
- Amit Majumdar, Managing Director, Minmet Resources International, India
- Shen Ningwu, Executive Deputy Secretary General, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, China
- Liu Bin,  Deputy Director, Planning Dept., Transportation and Communication Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission, China
-Qin Hong, Deputy Director, Policy Research Centre, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural  Development, China
-Senior executive, Shanghai Futures Exchange, China          
-Gao Zhu, Chairman, Minmetals Futures Co Ltd, and Vice Chairman, Minmetals StarFutures Co Ltd, China