"The world’s foremost gathering of iron ore and steel professionals"

Metal Bulletin Events' biennial International Iron Ore Symposium is the world’s leading Iron Ore event. Every two years, an unparalleled group of distinguished guests gathers to hear from and meet with an industry-leading line-up of expert speakers from throughout the global iron ore community.

In May 2010, the industry’s leading lights will gather in Prague for the 16^th conference in the series. Here they will discuss a turbulent last few years for international iron ore and steel markets whilst looking ahead to much brighter times in 2010-11.

This year, there is much to debate and a world-class faculty of speakers and panellists will address our audience of over 300 attendees, on topics including:

• Stimulus plans and the drivers of recovery in global steel markets
• What is the future of iron ore pricing and the annual price negotiations? Where do the major miners and producers stand?
• Global iron ore derivatives: developments in creating an efficient and flexible price hedging mechanism
• M&A, acquisition finance and strategic vertical integration across the supply chain
• The new dynamics of raw materials supply as steel production moves from developed to developing countries
• Upgrading global dry bulk transportation infrastructure and new investments in seaborne freight
• Plant efficiencies, green technologies and reducing coking coal consumption 

Confirmed speakers to date are:

• Shuijun Feng,Managing Director, Head of Iron Ore Import, Sinosteel Trading Company, China
• Bill Scotting, Head of Strategy, Member of the Management Committee, ArcelorMittal, UK
• Lars-Eric Aaro, President and CEO, LKAB, Sweden
• Abdumalik Mirakhmedov, Vice President, ENRC Marketing AG, UK
• Kamal Naqvi, Director of Commodities, Credit Suisse, UK
• Richard White, CEO, ISSB - Iron & Steel Statistics Bureau, UK
• Magnus Ericsson, Partner and Co-founder, Raw Materials Group, Sweden
• John Macnamara, Head of Structured Commodity Trade Finance, Deutsche Bank, Netherlands
• William Husband, Director, Global Loans, CIS, Barclays Capital, UK
• Neil Goodman, General Manager, Operations & Technology, HIsmelt Corporation, Australia
• Cameron Hunt, Director, MBIO, UK
• Dr. Neil Bristow, Director, H&W Worldwide Consulting, Australia
• Jim Lennon, Head of Commodities Research, Macquarie, UK
• Peter Kerr-Dineen, Joint Chairman, Howe Robinson & Co., UK
• Clive Murray, CEO, London Commodity Brokers, UK
• Karl-Axel Waplan, President and CEO, Northland Resources, Sweden

PLUS! Don't miss out the pre-conference workshop: Introduction to Iron Ore Derivatives

Whether you are a miner, trader, producer, refiner, steel company, purchaser, financier, regulator, shipping company or end-user; Metal Bulletin Events' 16^th International Iron Ore Symposium promises to be the biggest yet and is an event not to be missed for any serious player in global iron ore.

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The workshop is not included in the conference price. If you would like to find out more about or to book, please call +44 (0) 20 7779 7999 or email marketing@metalbulletin.com

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