"New Horizons in Steel Markets" 18th Annual Conference

28 November 2023 / Istanbul Marriott Hotel Asia

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Day 1: Tuesday, November 28, 2023
08:15 - 09:15
Registration desk opens in the lobby
09:15 - 11:00
SESSION ONE: Industry overview

Session language: Turkish

* Simultaneous Turkish-to-English translation is available during the session.

 

Opening of the conference

Turkish steel industry overview
- Dr. Veysel Yayan, Secretary General, Turkish Steel Producers Association (TSPA) 

 

Opening speech by Çolakoğlu Metalurji

- Metin Tayfun Iseri, Business Development and International Affairs Director, Çolakoğlu Metalurji / Chairman, Turkey's Association of Flat Steel Exporters and Manufacturers (YISAD)


Global steel industry overview and outlook 

 

  • Global steel demand overview and outlook 
  • Raw materials markets 
  • Medium-term trends, challenges and opportunities 

 

- Dr. Barış Çiftçi, Director of Industry Analysis, World Steel Association

11:00 - 11:20
Networking break
11:20 - 12:45
SESSION TWO: Global markets

 

Outlook for steel industry in East Asia

Presentation language: English
* Simultaneous English-to-Turkish translation is available during the session.

 

  • Developments in East Asia
  • Opportunities and challenges
  • JFE Steel's approaches

 

- Kazuo Mike Fujisawa, Principal, Global Business Development, JFE Steel Corporation

 

EU steel sector against backdrop of monetary tightening, slashed economic outlook, war

Presentation language: English
* Simultaneous English-to-Turkish translation is available during the session.

 

  • European steel market outlook
  • Expected impact of CBAM 
  • US-EU trade agreement

 

- Alessandro Sciamarelli, Director of Economic Studies and Market Analysis, European Steel Association (EUROFER)

 

Turkey’s flats market: challenges, opportunities and expectations

Presentation language: English
* Simultaneous English-to-Turkish translation is available during the session.

- Anna Voloshenko, Division Head Market Intelligence - Turkey, MENA and Europe, SteelOrbis
 

Predictions of future freight market trends

Presentation language: Turkish
* Simultaneous Turkish-to-English translation is available during the session.

- Hakan Çendik, The Chairman of board for KOSDER, The Association of Coaster Ship owners and Operators (KOSDER)

12:45 - 13:45
Networking lunch
13:45 - 14:55
SESSION THREE: Panel - Developments and expectations in the steel industry

Session language: Turkish

* Simultaneous Turkish-to-English translation is available during the session.

 

Moderator: Mesut Ozdol

- Kursad Aynas, Sales Manager in Pipe-Profile Producers & Re-Roller Segment, Colakoglu Metalurji

- Mehmet Çakmur, Board Member, Kocaer Steel

- Gökhan Mercanlı, Deputy General Manager – Purchasing, Coşkunöz Metal Form

- Asuman Gürsoy, Secretary General, Association of Cold Rolled, Galvanized and Coated Coil Manufacturers (SOGAD)

14:55 - 15:15
Networking break
15:15 - 16:10
SESSION FOUR: Who Takes Care of Your Risks? : Analysis and Management of Political-Economic Opportunities in the Medium Term

Session language: Turkish

* Simultaneous Turkish-to-English translation is available during the session.

 

  • International strategy today in a world caught between chaos and order
  • How to understand order in disorder: Strategy, geopolitics and geoeconomics
  • World of commodities: You may not be interested in politics but politics is interested in you
  • Practical truths I: Where is the world going?
  • Practical truths II: Where is Turkey going?
  • Overcoming uncertainty: How to navigate your path

 

- Professor Ahmet Kasım Han, Global Strategist

16:10 - 16:30
Networking break
16:30 - 17:30
SESSION FIVE: Global and Turkish Economy and Expectations in the Second Century of the Republic

Session language: Turkish

* Simultaneous Turkish-to-English translation is available during the session.

- Erkin Sahinöz, Erkin Sahinöz Academy Founder, Strategic Management Consultant, Former Research Director of the US Federal Reserve

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